The victory of the right-wing candidate George Simion in the first round of Romania’s rerun presidential election has been celebrated by some on the right as a populist victory. By this account, the EU- and NATO-aligned forces that overturned the country’s previous election in November have failed to turn back the growing backlash against the establishment. But a deeper analysis suggests a more complex and troubling picture.
Geopolitics
The Irish Independent: Irish Republican rap group Kneecap investigated by terror police after leading ‘pro-Hamas’ chants at concert
Irish rap group Kneecap has responded after footage from a November performance in London in which they critcised Israel’s genocide in Gaza was referred to UK counter-terrorism police. Read HERE
Finance
Hannah Brenton: Silence speaks volumes as Switzerland still reels from bank meltdown
In Switzerland, no one wants to talk about one of their biggest banks just collapsed. In Politico. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
AP: At least 79 dead after migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing
Another tragedy on the shores of fortress Europe. Read the article HERE.
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