From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Fri, 2008-12-19 15:32
A quote from Strange Maps, 15 December 2008
The divide between the (more free-market) PO and the (more populist) PiS almost exactly follows the old border between Imperial Germany and Imperial Russia, as it ran through Poland! How about that for a long-lasting cultural heritage?!?
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Wed, 2008-12-17 13:08
A quote from Bruno Waterfield at his Telegraph blog, 16 December 2008
The French President has lined up with the Euro-MPs who used a private visit to the Czech head of state's residence, on Dec 5, to upbraid Mr Klaus for not toeing the EU line.
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Wed, 2008-12-17 12:38
A press release from Gerard Batten MEP:
SHOWING OF THE FILM FITNA BANNED BY ORDER OF THE CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS
It is with great regret that I have to announce the cancellation of the showing of the film Fitna at the meeting with Mr Geert Wilders MP today at 2pm.
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Tue, 2008-12-16 20:02
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Tue, 2008-12-16 08:21
A quote from ADNkronos, 15 December 2008
Pungent Middle Eastern and eastern cooking odours are now the most frequent cause of quarrels between immigrants and their Italian neighbours, […] The majority of complaints are over the spicy aromas from curries made by Asian immigrants from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Chinese and North African dishes produce the second largest number of complaints, according to the survey.
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Fri, 2008-12-12 10:34
A quote from Ansamed, 10 December 2008
The new citizens of Europe are Turks and Moroccans above all, according to the most recent survey carried out by Eurostat (the European statistics office). The majority of the citizenships granted in the EU in 2006 were to Turkish and Moroccan emigrants.
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Thu, 2008-12-11 04:16
Daniel Cohn-Bendit MEP: I brought you a flag, which – as we heard – you have everywhere here at the Prague Castle. It is the flag of the European Union, so I will place it here in front of you.
It will be a tough Presidency...
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Wed, 2008-12-10 09:13
A quote from Spengler at Takimag, 8 December 2008
Some years ago Cardinal Baffi of Bologna suggested that Europe seek Catholic immigrants from Latin America. In a small way, something like this is happening. Half the working population of Ecuador has left the country, mostly for Spain. From the American vantage point, it may seem odd for the Europeans to wish themselves inundated by Latin American immigrants, but the alternative for Europe is to get immigrants from Africa and the Middle East. All told, Latin American Catholics are a better fit. Most of Europe has reached a demographic point of no return where nothing but immigration will avail it.
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Mon, 2008-12-08 10:01
A quote from Diana West at her blog, 7 December 2008
There are stalwarts clanging bells and ringing alarms in a yeoman effort to preserve liberty in the West – an effort, it should be understood, that is complicated and obstructed at least as much by the cultural relativism that afflicts Western elites as by the expansion of Islam.
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Mon, 2008-12-08 09:33
A quote from the Associated Press, 3 December 2008
Nearly half of Algeria’s young men want to migrate illegally to Europe, a poll published Wednesday suggests. […] Half of these said they were “certain” they’d try to leave. The second half said it was “likely” they would attempt to reach Europe
