Aging Europe: Rising costs threaten EU pensions – DW (English)
Europe’s demographic time bomb has been ticking for decades, with European Union societies ageing and people living longer. Currently, more than a fifth of the European Union’s population is over 65 years old; this figure is expected to reach a third by 2050. The World Health Organization warned last year that in 2024, for the […]
Ex-North Dakota politician admits to traveling to Europe for sex with minor
Former North Dakota Rep. Ray Holmberg, 80, pleaded guilty to traveling to Europe with the intent of paying minors for sex. Holmberg admitted in court that he had paid young male masseuses during multiple trips to the Czech Republic. He was charged with unlawful sexual conduct and child sexual abuse in 2023 but agreed to […]
Powerful ex-lawmaker Ray Holmberg pleads guilty to going to Europe to pay for sex with minor
A prominent former lawmaker who was one of the North Dakota Legislature’s most influential members pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to traveling to Europe with the intent of paying minors for sex. Ray Holmberg, 80, of Grand Forks, was charged in October 2023 with traveling with the intent to engage in unlawful sexual activity […]
Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont returns to Barcelona despite arrest warrant – Europe live | Spain
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Meanwhile, the far-right party Vox has said it will do whatever it takes to have Puigdemont arrested. ‼ #emergency ➡ Igarigavaz Here is a report from Puigdemont’s celebrity circle documenting his activities in Barcelona: “Estamos ante un hecho gravisimo. Haremos todo lo […]
Europe Flights Disrupted Again by Green Extremists
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Flights were suspended at Germany’s busiest airport on Thursday after environmental activists took to the ground on airport grounds, authorities said, with more than 100 flights canceled. Federal police said several protesters entered the airport in the early hours of the morning, German news agency DPA reported. The Last Generation group […]
‘Oil Kills’ protesters disrupt flights at airports across Europe in wave of action | Europe
Environmentalists, campaigning under the slogan “Oil is death”, have been lining runways and grounding flights across Europe as holidaymakers try to get off for their summer holidays. A series of protests took place at airports from Oslo to Barcelona, with activists disrupting flights and demanding that rich, polluting countries phase out fossil fuels by 2030. […]
France’s far right may work with far left to torpedo Macron’s detested pension reform – POLITICO Europe
Speaking on BFM TV, Laurent Jacobelli, a lawmaker and spokesman for the far-right National Rally party, said his party supported the bill. [National Rally’s] program.” Mathilde Pannot of France Unboud said she was confident the bill would pass. “In the last parliament there was already a majority that rejected the retirement age at 64, but […]
Sharon Stone Considering Moving to Europe if Trump Wins
Hollywood star Sharon Stone has revealed that she is considering moving to Europe if former President Donald Trump wins the November election. During an interview on the red carpet at the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily, where she was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award, Sharon Stone did not mention Trump by name, but made […]
Britain behind Europe in arts funding and education, ‘crisis’ report shows | Arts funding
A major arts report due to be published on Monday night says the UK’s cultural sector is in crisis, with levels of investment and development far lower than in many other European countries. The analysis results are as follows: Observer The UK has cut its culture budget by 6% since 2010, while Germany, France and […]
JD Vance nomination puts Europe on notice
When the news broke that former President Trump had chosen Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate, Western pundits and politicians reacted as if the end of U.S. aid to Ukraine was a fait accompli. One senior European Union official said: It’s called a pick American media reported on the incident as a “catastrophe.” […]