Europe – Blazingcatfur

Europe in Free Fall

On February 14, 2026, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a laudatory speech about Europe and its legacy at the Munich Security Conference. He noted, however, that Europe is weakening. “We don’t want our allies to be weak,” he said.

His remarks initially were well received by the European political leaders and journalists in the room; not for long. Several journalists soon mentioned that, while Rubio appeared friendlier toward Europe than US Vice President J.D. Vance’s had been a year earlier, he was still “arrogant” in presuming that Europe needed advice on how to be stronger.

by Blazingcatfur•August 23, 2026August 23, 2026•0•Europe, European Union

The UN and EU’s Horrific Appeasement of the Iranian Regime’s Tyranny, Betrayal of the Iranian People

The number of executions in Iran has surged dramatically in 2026, accompanied by widespread human rights violations: torture, sham trials, and the systematic repression of dissent.

Iranian authorities have carried out hundreds of executions so far, and it is only August. There were more than 100 in June, with the total climbing past 420 by late July, according to Iran Human Rights and other monitors. Recently a gallows was erected in Isfahan’s public square. Many of these executions appear to be politically motivated, targeting participants in the January 2026 protests that challenged the regime.

by Blazingcatfur•August 1, 2026August 1, 2026•0•EU, Europe, Iran

Canada-EU: Closer trade ties to counter Trump?

The latest salvo in US President Donald Trump’s freewheeling trade war could have disastrous effects for Canadian business. But the new tariff threats may also open up trade opportunities elsewhere, with China and the EU in a strong position to benefit.

Trump’s planned 50% tariff on a range of imported goods ranges from wine to hockey sticks but does not include other key sectors such as energy, potash and fish.

It is expected to impact about 5%, or $20 billion (€17.5 billion) worth, of goods and “the impact could be devastating for the people in businesses involved,” Julian Karaguesian, an economics lecturer from Canada’s McGill University, told DW.

by Blazingcatfur•July 25, 2026July 24, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, EU, Europe, European Union

Do the Math: Why Europe May Not Pull Through

Europe as we have known it for centuries — a civilization founded on a native majority population, a common culture, industrial prosperity, and a certain idea of liberty and property — appears destined to disappear.

This will happen not in some spectacular cataclysm, but through a slow, inexorable erosion, made inevitable by structural trends now too powerful to be reversed in the time it would take to stop it.

Even if, in the years ahead, several European countries bring to power so-called “right-wing” coalitions that have never yet governed, this can no longer substantially alter Europe’s collective destiny. The problem is no longer merely political; it is demographic, energetic, economic, and institutional. These four processes interlock and reinforce one another in a sinister yet terribly efficient mechanism.

Speaking as a Canadian whose own country has begun to mirror Europe annexation by the US has become a more than reasonable proposition.

by Blazingcatfur•July 14, 2026July 14, 2026•0•Canada, Europe, USA

EU defense remains heavily reliant on the United States

EU militaries continue to rely heavily on US weaponry. This was again evident at July’s NATO summit in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, which also included the high-level Defense Industry Forum, at which US companies were able to secure lucrative contracts.

It was also decided that European governments would play a bigger role in producing and maintaining the missiles that are so crucial to the continent’s defense. Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly produce ATACMS missiles in Germany. This is one step towards increasing stockpiles without upsetting the United States, but in the long term Europe is aiming for greater independence.

by Blazingcatfur•July 12, 2026July 12, 2026•0•Europe, NATO, USA

Europe’s Fall to a Second-Class Continent

Europe is upset. They’re very angry. They’re always angry, but the last two weeks they seem to be particularly angry. There are reports at their winter EU summit, they voiced extreme anger at the U.S. in general and [President] Donald Trump in particular.

by Blazingcatfur•July 11, 2026July 10, 2026•0•Europe

German car industry warns of job collapse unless ‘bold decisions’ made to address Chinese threat

The German car industry has warned of a potential collapse of employment in the sector in Europe unless society and workers accept that “bold decisions” are needed to address competition from the Chinese and other rivals.

Volkswagen is preparing to formally propose up to 100,000 job losses, a move that has triggered a wave of protests.

The statement from the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), which appears timed to coincide with this meeting, went as far as to say that handing some of the country’s car plants over to foreign ownership could be a way to save jobs.

I’m sure Carney will do just fine.

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2026July 8, 2026•0•"Canada - China's 24th Province", "China - Communist Slave State", Europe, European Union

‘There Is No Going Back’: The Inside Story of Europe’s Rupture With America

It was almost midnight in Brussels and the leaders of Europe were locked in their fifth hour of an emergency meeting with a single theme for discussion: how to manage a breakup with America.

The new year was only three weeks old and President Trump, after removing Venezuela’s autocratic strongman, had briefly threatened to seize Greenland from Denmark. Around a circular table in the European Council headquarters known as “The Space Egg,” heads of government were venting so emotionally about the 47th president that some of the nearly 30 leaders present would later call the session “therapy night.” There were no cameras or recordings and each of the presidents and prime ministers was told to come alone, no phones allowed, for a moment to speak candidly.

Good for Europe! All the best in your future dealings with Russia and China.

by Blazingcatfur•July 6, 2026July 6, 2026•0•EU, Europe, NATO, USA

Mass immigration has turned the European dream into a nightmare

Once upon a time, there was a magic word that conjured up the liberal dream of passport-free open borders: Schengen.

It is actually the name of a village in Luxembourg where the agreements were signed four decades ago that created an area of free movement for 450 million people across 29 countries. Today, however, the dream has become a nightmare. Illegal migration on a vast scale from outside the EU has forced 10 governments to adopt emergency measures to control their borders with other member states. They include France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands.

by Blazingcatfur•July 3, 2026July 3, 2026•0•Camp Of The Saints, EU, Europe

Hegseth Prepared a Bombshell Plan to Cut Troops in Europe. Then It Got Nixed.

WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was planning to head to Brussels last month to deliver what would be a bombshell announcement in a meeting with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s top military chiefs.

The U.S., he planned to say, was preparing additional cuts to its forces in Europe that would go beyond the canceled deployment of an armored brigade to Poland and the earlier withdrawal of an infantry brigade from Romania, people familiar with the matter said. But Hegseth’s proposal was nixed after it was shared with Marco Rubio—President Trump’s national-security adviser—and other senior officials, the people said.

Or Russia’s plans for Poland were revealed.

by Blazingcatfur•July 3, 2026July 3, 2026•0•Europe, NATO, USA

Brussels Moves To Shut Down Europe’s Biggest Anti-Migration Campaign

Campaigners behind the ‘Save Europe Act’ say the European Commission is preparing to reject their European Citizens’ Initiative after receiving a letter warning that its proposals appear to violate the European Union’s fundamental rights and values.

We’ve got news.

The European Union is threatening to reject the @SaveEuropeAct, claiming that preserving the ethnocultural continuity of Europe’s native peoples is racist and goes against “European values.”

Watch the video to see our response, sign now and join us in Brussels… pic.twitter.com/062fcwOtKY

— Eva Vlaardingerbroek (@EvaVlaar) June 30, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•July 2, 2026July 2, 2026•0•Camp Of The Saints, Europe

Europe Is Hot as Hell. Why Doesn’t It Want Air Conditioning?

PARIS—Luca Funaro, a 32-year-old with a rare genetic illness, suffered through this month’s record-breaking heat wave in his apartment in the French capital without an air conditioning system. His neighbors won’t allow one.

They have refused his requests to install a unit in the courtyard of his building in the Marais, a bustling neighborhood in central Paris. They said the device would be too loud. Funaro, who relies on a wheelchair and breathes with a ventilator, has taken the neighbors to court, his family spending thousands of dollars on a legal battle that has lasted two years and counting.

“If it’s too hot, disabled people get dehydrated, and it’s difficult to breathe,” said Funaro.

by Blazingcatfur•July 1, 2026July 1, 2026•0•Europe

Volkswagen as a Symptom of Europe’s Industrial Decline

Volkswagen is no longer facing a simple internal restructuring. The German group is considering a downsizing plan that could affect up to 100,000 jobs worldwide and lead to the closure of four plants in Germany—Hanover, Zwickau, Emden, and Neckarsulm (the latter associated with Audi) after previously reaching an agreement with unions to eliminate 50,000 jobs by 2030.

The figure places Germany’s largest industrial company in the midst of its most severe labour crisis in decades.

by Blazingcatfur•June 30, 2026June 30, 2026•0•Europe, Germany

Investors Pick America over Europe

The American economy is leaving Europe behind. It is happening in real time, and nothing can stop it. America has chosen the future; Europe has chosen its own demise.

This is not just a slogan. It is the cold, hard truth visible in stack upon stack of economic statistics. The fact that Europe’s political leadership remains blind, deaf, and willfully ignorant of the economic decline of their continent is one of history’s many self-imposed tragedies.

by Blazingcatfur•June 28, 2026June 28, 2026•0•Europe, USA

Do Europe’s populists have a Trump problem?

It seems incredible that what could be described as a ‘he said / she said’ between US president Donald Trump and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has become an international incident. In the aftermath of Trump claiming Meloni ‘begged’ him for a photo at last week’s G7 summit in France (a claim categorically denied by the Italian PM), Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani cancelled his scheduled meeting with US counterpart Marco Rubio next month. The rhetoric between the two countries has only escalated since, with Trump accusing Italy of being an ungrateful ally.

by Blazingcatfur•June 28, 2026June 27, 2026•0•Europe, USA