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https://nordictimes.com/europe/anti-christian-hate-crimes-on-the-rise-in-europe/

Europe

Anti-Christian hate crimes on the rise in Europe

Published 27 November 2023
– By Editorial Staff
A recent report by OIDAC Europe shows that anti-Christian hate crimes are on the rise.
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A new report from the observatory on intolerance and discrimination against Christians in europe (OIDAC Europe), which was published last week, shows an increase in the number of hate crimes against Christians in europe over the past year.

The Austria-based non-profit organization OIDAC Europe presented its annual report for 2022/2023 last Friday, on the International Tolerance Day.

Just last year, reliable reports of 748 anti-Christian hate crimes in 30 different countries were received. The attacks included arson, graffiti, desecrations, thefts, physical attacks, insults, and threats.

Discrimination increases

The report further points out that the number of hate crimes committed by radicalized members of ideological, political, or religious groups, which have always expressed hatred towards Christians, is increasing.

OSCE representative and professor Regina Polak at the University of Vienna expressed her concern about the increasing number of attacks on european Christians.

– The increasing number of anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe reported by OIDAC is deeply worrying. It is highly necessary to raise both governmental and societal awareness for this problem and undertake political measures to tackle and combat it decidedly, Polak said in a statement.

Lund, listerby church in ronneby. Photo: Jonas Carlberg/CC BY 2.0

Dismissed from Jobs

OIDAC Europe has also examined various forms of discrimination against Christians. Over the past year, several Christians have been fired from their jobs, suspended, or brought to criminal court for publicly expressing peaceful religious opinions.

Christians who have followed their denominations’ biblical teachings have been prosecuted for alleged “hate propaganda”. Among the most notable cases are British teaching assistant Ben Dybowski and school priest rev. Bernard Randall.

– The criminalization of expressions of mainstream religious teachings – which do not incite violence or hatred – as ‘hate speech’ is dangerous on various levels: It stigmatizes legitimate conscience-related convictions and at the same time weakens the severity of actual incitement to hatred, says Anja Hoffmann, executive director of OIDAC Europe, in a press release.

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https://nordictimes.com/europe/national-conservative-nawrocki-wins-polish-presidency-by-narrow-margin/

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National conservative Nawrocki wins Polish presidency by narrow margin

Published yesterday 9:41
– By Editorial Staff
Karol Nawrocki has profiled himself as something of a Polish Donald Trump, promising to "save Poland".
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Karol Nawrocki, the national conservative candidate backed by the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, was elected Poland’s next president on Sunday. He narrowly defeated the liberal and EU-friendly candidate Rafal Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw, in the second round of voting.

According to the national election commission, Nawrocki received 50.89 percent of the votes, while Trzaskowski received 49.11 percent. Voter turnout was 71.63 percent – one of the highest in Poland’s modern history.

Nawrocki has made a name for himself with a campaign characterized by Catholic values, increased national sovereignty, and a critical stance toward the EU’s growing influence.

He is the head of the Institute of National Remembrance, a state-funded institution that documents crimes committed during the Nazi occupation of Poland and the communist era.

During the election campaign, he tried to present himself as something of a Polish counterpart to Donald Trump and even traveled to the US to meet the American president at the White House.

– President Trump said, ‘You will win’, Nawrocki told the assembled Polish media, according to Reuters.

Both candidates want to rearm

His opponent, Rafal Trzaskowski, a key figure in Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s liberal and EU-friendly Civic Coalition, ran on a platform of further strengthening relations with the EU, easing abortion restrictions, introducing civil partnerships for LGBTQ people, and reforming the judiciary. He received strong support in the big cities, while Nawrocki dominated in rural areas and among older voters.

Both candidates advocate increased defense spending and continued military aid to Ukraine, in response to previous calls from Trump that Europe must take greater responsibility for the NATO military pact.

However, their views differ on Ukraine’s NATO membership. Trzaskowski argues that this is crucial for Poland’s security, while Nawrocki says he does not intend to ratify Ukrainian NATO membership, citing the risk of drawing the alliance into a direct armed conflict with Russia.

At his last campaign appearance on Friday, Nawrocki emphasized the importance of traditional values:

– Poland needs a president who will defend the constitution and our values.

“We will save Poland”

Trzaskowski, in turn, outlined his vision of a Poland even more integrated into the EU apparatus than it is today.

– A modern European Poland that protects freedoms and the rule of law.

When the polls closed on Sunday evening, Nawrocki addressed his jubilant supporters:

– We will win and we will save Poland.

According to analysts, Nawrocki’s election victory will most likely mean a continued conservative course for Poland, with a focus on national independence, self-determination, and a more distant relationship with the EU – in contrast to Trzaskowski’s very explicitly liberal and EU-oriented agenda.

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https://nordictimes.com/europe/orban-eu-leaders-want-to-replace-the-people-of-europe/

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Orbán: EU leaders want to replace the people of Europe

Population replacement in the West

Published 31 May 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Orbán with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
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At the opening of CPAC Hungary 2025 in Budapest, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán launched his vision for “making Europe great again”. With a four-point “patriot plan”, he wants to restore peace, sovereignty, freedom, and security in Europe.

Orbán also pointed out that an organized and systematic population replacement is underway in Europe – and that Europeans today have become strangers in their own cities and communities.

CPAC Hungary is the Central European edition of the American Conservative Political Action Conference, where right-wing politicians, strategists, and opinion leaders gather.

– This is not a gathering of the defeated, but of those who have endured, Orbán said, praising leaders who, according to him, have withstood political storms and directing harsh criticism at liberal and socialist politicians, whom he accused of weakness:

– They cry at the first sign of criticism and hide behind progressive journalists

“Stolen the European dream”

Orbán contrasted his vision with what he called a liberal plan for a post-Christian, post-national Europe, characterized by war, mass migration, and increased central control.

– Brussels has stolen the European dream, he warned, accusing the EU’s left-wing elite of replacing national identity with bureaucratic control.

Orbán’s program is based on four fundamental principles:

  • Peace: “We don’t want the Eastern front”, he said, rejecting Ukraine’s EU membership.
  • Sovereignty: Hungary opposes joint debt and the financing of wars in other countries.
  • Freedom: Political freedom and freedom of expression must be restored.
  • Security: Europe must be protected from mass migration and Europeans must take back their neighborhoods.

“They have destroyed our future”

He also emphasized the importance of local political victories:

– Everyone must return home and win their own battles, he said, highlighting Poland’s upcoming elections as a key issue for Europe’s patriotic movements.

According to the Hungarian leader, the people of Europe dreamed of unity and peace, of a continent where citizens lived in prosperity and security and cooperated with each other – instead of viewing each other as enemies. But today, the grim reality is very different.

– They have destroyed our future. Instead of the European dream, we are receiving a nightmare. Europeans no longer feel safe in their own countries, Orbán stated.

– Not in their own cities. Not on their own streets. They have become strangers in places where, twenty years ago, they felt at home. It’s simple math – their cities are being taken away from them. This is not integration – it is an organized population replacement, he continued.

“Led by lightweights”

The prime minister also pointed out how European companies are going bankrupt, how electricity and gas are becoming more expensive, and how the green transition is killing Europe’s economies.

– It’s slowly becoming a parody, and now, when we should be negotiating trade and tariffs with a heavyweight US president, it turns out that we are led by lightweights”.

Orbán also praised Donald Trump’s return to the White House, which he called “the greatest comeback in the Western world”, and described Trump’s policies as a “truth serum” for peace and stability.

Among other political role models, he mentioned Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who, according to Orbán, “was shot five times and still returned as if nothing had happened”, as well as Andrej Babiš (Czech Republic) and Santiago Abascal (Spain).

“Following our own path”

He also repeatedly criticized the EU political establishment in Brussels, which he accused of wanting to silence dissent.

– The left does not want debate – they want submission, Orbán continued.

The Hungarian leader’s final message was clear:

– The liberal plan leads to a centralized, indebted, war-driven Europe.But Hungarians are a free people – we were born to follow our own
path.

Orbán concluded with a call to Europe’s patriots to take back their continent.

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https://nordictimes.com/europe/german-chancellor-aims-to-build-europes-largest-army-may-reinstate-conscription/

Europe

German chancellor aims to build Europe’s largest army – may reinstate conscription

The new cold war

Published 15 May 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz (CDU).
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The Christian Democrats’ new chancellor in Germany, former BlackRock executive Friedrich Merz, has set the tone for his government by declaring the goal of making the Bundeswehr Europe’s strongest army.

In his first speech to the Bundestag, he emphasized the need for increased military spending – and at the same time opened the door to reintroducing conscription in Germany.

When Merz recently took over as Germany’s chancellor, he quickly made it clear that the military is high on his political agenda, according to reports by Euroactiv, among others. In his first speech to the German Bundestag, Merz emphasized that Germany must “take greater responsibility” for Europe’s security and that the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, should become the continent’s most powerful force.

Merz explained that the government is prepared to allocate more resources where he believes Germany can no longer rely on other countries’ military protection.

– The federal government will provide all financial resources that the German Armed Forces need to become the strongest military in Europe in conventional terms, the new chancellor said in his speech.

Borrowed money to finance

To enable the increased defense spending, Merz’s government has decided to reform the so-called debt brake, a rule that previously limited the state’s ability to borrow money.

Easing these restrictions opens the door to significant investments in both equipment and personnel for the Bundeswehr.

Social Democrat Defense Minister Boris Pistorius welcomed the new investments but warned that the biggest bottleneck now is the shortage of soldiers. The Bundeswehr has struggled for several years to fill its ranks, and recruitment has not kept pace with ambitions.

If it is not possible to attract enough volunteers to the armed forces, the reintroduction of conscription may become a possibility – something that the Merz government is now investigating in more detail.

However, the defense spending plans have met with some resistance from critics who argue that increased military spending risks crowding out other important areas of society, such as healthcare, education, and social security. Others warn that rearmament could lead to increased tensions in Europe and that Germany should prioritize diplomacy and cooperation over military spending.

Merz and his government, however, argue that a strong defense force is essential to safeguarding both the country’s security and its independence.

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https://nordictimes.com/europe/macron-opens-the-door-to-deploying-french-nuclear-weapons-in-other-eu-countries/

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Macron opens the door to deploying French nuclear weapons in other EU countries

The new cold war

Published 14 May 2025
– By Editorial Staff
After the UK's "Brexit", Emmanuel Macron's France is now the only nuclear power in the EU.
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France is prepared to begin discussions with other European countries about deploying French fighter jets armed with nuclear weapons on their territory – similar to what the US already does in certain countries. This was confirmed by President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday.

– The Americans have the bombs on planes in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Macron said in an interview with TF1. The US is believed to have around 50 nuclear weapons stored at the Incirlik air base in southern Turkey.

– We are ready to open this discussion. I will define the framework in a very specific way in the weeks and months to come.

Macron also mentioned three conditions for such a step: that France will not pay for the security of other countries, that it will not be at the expense of the country’s own needs, and that the final decision will always rest with the President of the French Republic in his capacity as commander-in-chief.

France is the EU’s only nuclear power, and since the war in Ukraine broke out, there has been growing debate about extending the French nuclear umbrella to include the Union’s partners.

Poland, which like France is a key ally of Ukraine and a growing force within the EU, has already expressed a desire to be covered by the French deterrent.

– There has always been a European dimension in the consideration of what we call vital interests. We do not elaborate on this because ambiguity goes hand in hand with the deterrent, said Macron.

Concerns about nuclear war

Plans to deploy French nuclear weapons in other European countries have raised concerns among experts and security analysts. Critics argue that such a move risks further inflaming tensions between NATO and Russia and could be perceived as a strategic escalation rather than defensive protection.

In the long run, there are fears that it could contribute to increased militarization and raise the risk of misunderstandings or misjudgments that could, in the worst case, lead to a large-scale nuclear conflict in Europe with devastating consequences – something that several analysts have warned about since the war in Ukraine broke out.

Others are more positive and argue that European countries must face the harsh reality that the major powers already have extensive nuclear arsenals that they have no plans to give up, and that deterrence with their own nuclear weapons is not only necessary but also the most effective way to prevent future attacks.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, France currently has just under 300 nuclear weapons, compared to Russia’s approximately 5,900 and the US’s 5,300. However, it is emphasized that these are qualified estimates and that there is rarely any public data on countries’ nuclear arsenals.

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