CrossTalk on EU: Whose values?

We have become accustomed to EU elites messaging the importance of values. Not everyone in the bloc agrees. In fact, a growing number of conservative and populist forces are speaking out against what some call Brussels’ ‘colonial’ outlook. Conservatives and populists talk the language of family and culture. EU elites talk of values to create a European superstate. … Read More >CrossTalk on EU: Whose values?

Slovenian PM says EU’s ‘imaginary values’ could trigger ‘collapse’ of bloc, amid Hungary LGBT row

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa has condemned the EU’s western states for imposing “imaginary European values” without respecting local cultures. Jansa supports Hungary in its fight against LGBT content in schools and TV. … Read More >Slovenian PM says EU’s ‘imaginary values’ could trigger ‘collapse’ of bloc, amid Hungary LGBT row

Nine years after Russia banned foreigners from adopting children, Moscow moves to ban them from using surrogate mothers

A group of MPs is planning to ban single people and foreigners from using Russian surrogate mothers to have children. The legislators claim they are protecting the institution of marriage. … Read More >Nine years after Russia banned foreigners from adopting children, Moscow moves to ban them from using surrogate mothers

My two daddies: Row rages in Latvia over LGBT-friendly children’s books as critics blast initiative ‘imposed by EU elites’

For modern liberals, they are an important step in normalizing different kinds of families. But for others, children’s books depicting gay parents are an attack on traditional values. That’s the debate now playing out in Latvia. … Read More >My two daddies: Row rages in Latvia over LGBT-friendly children’s books as critics blast initiative ‘imposed by EU elites’