From the desk of Fjordman on Fri, 2007-02-02 22:31
This is what mass immigration and anti-discrimination eventually leads to, and some of us strongly suspect that the anti-Christian bias was intentional from the very beginning:
From the desk of Daniel Hannan on Fri, 2007-02-02 22:26
Enjoy your moment, all you apostles of the euro: this is as good as it’s doing to get. The accession of Slovenia last month brought membership of the single currency to 13, and I’m willing to bet that that’s as high as it’ll ever go.
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Fri, 2007-02-02 08:57
A quote from the Copenhagen Post, 1 February 2007
At least one of three would-be robbers shot by a watchmaker plans to file for compensation over his injuries. [...] An attorney for the robber cited wrongful injury, loss of work time and loss of the ability to work as the grounds on which his client's claim is based.
The case made headlines 16 January when the three thieves attempted to rob the watchmaker’s store and threatened him by putting a fake pistol up to his chin. The watchmaker had a real pistol behind his counter, however, and shot the three men, allegedly as they were trying to flee.
The watchmaker was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and is being held in custody by police.
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Tue, 2007-01-30 14:46
A quote from a spokesman of the European Commission in The Daily Telegraph, 30 January 2007
We should always treat surveys [such as the FT-Harris poll which shows that most of the eurozone’s citizens would like to have their old national currencies back] with extreme caution because of the tendency of people to mix things up.
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Tue, 2007-01-30 14:44
Some deliberately want to keep NATO and the EU at a distance from one another. For this school of thought, a closer relationship between NATO and the EU means excessive influence for the USA.
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Tue, 2007-01-30 07:08
It would be good if in countries where elections are due that the EU Constitution doesn’t become such a central topic where firm political positions are taken.
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Tue, 2007-01-30 06:47
A quote from Bernard Lewis in The Jerusalem Post, 29 January 2007
[The Muslims] seem to be about to take over Europe. The outlook for the Jewish communities of Europe is dim. Europeans are losing their own loyalties and their own self-confidence. They have no respect for their own culture.
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Mon, 2007-01-29 19:04
[The comments of French parliamentarian Christian Vanneste on homosexuality] are shocking. They have been condemned by the court. […] These comments are not worthy of the UMP [the governing French “conservative” party, to which both Donnedieu de Vabres and Vanneste belong]. If the UMP authorities decide to exclude him, I think they are entitled to do so.
From the desk of George Handlery on Mon, 2007-01-29 17:30
The phrase “party thoughts” seems to be a misnomer as it insinuates a link between parties and cerebral activity at the primate level. Most political parties, as you might have noticed, do not think clearly. When the term “The Party” applies, regardless of the claimed “infallibility” of Fascists, National Socialists and Communists, it has been brainlessly wrong. Large parties of the other kind (as in “cocktail…”) are no venue to take your brain to. Therefore their consensus might not be worth serious judgment. You also know that if a party unites behind you it might get you, or for that matter the neighbor’s retriever, elected. Large birthday parties – if organized by my generation – are festive reminders that time is running out and that most of those attending will, by checking out, soon prove the validity of this truth.
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Mon, 2007-01-29 14:33
A quote from The Sunday Telegraph, 28 January 2007
The European Commission’s website claims it has 25,000 staff. The British Government thinks the number is about 37,000. But the total employed by the Brussels executive is actually more than 54,000, researchers at the Westminster think tank Open Europe have discovered. [...]
Lorraine Mullally, of Open Europe, said: “The EU discreetly publishes a Statistical Bulletin listing staff levels at its agencies, but when we contacted these agencies directly we found they had far more staff than listed.” Many of the agencies took months to answer requests. One, the European Police College, repeatedly refused to disclose its staff numbers.
