The news agency reported on Thursday: “The campaign against Soros in countries formerly dominated by Moscow appears to follow a template set by Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose own crackdown on foreign-funded charities drove Soros’s foundation out of Russia two years ago.

And now, with President Donald Trump in the White House, anti-Soros campaigners in Eastern Europe say they have also drawn inspiration from the United States, particularly from rightwing US media like the website Breitbart, which has long vilified Soros as a liberal hate figure. Breitbart’s former chairman Steve Bannon now serves as a senior White House adviser to Trump.

“Our inspiration comes from the United States, from the American conservative organizations, media and congressmen with the same views, especially the new administration of President Trump,” said Cvetlin Cilimanov, the editor of the main state news agency in Macedonia, who co-founded a group called Operation Stop Soros in January.

Reuters quoted anti-Soros campaigners in Macedonia, Romania, and Hungary accusing Soros of using his Open Society Foundations to create a vast web of front groups that push a globalist agenda.

At that time, the embryonic six-states Europe was called the ‘Carolingian Europe,’ not only because it had pretty much the same shape as Charlemagne’s empire, but it seemed to recall the unity between the Holy Roman Empire and the Church of Rome.”

“On Saturday March 25, Europe’s top brass will meet in the same room to celebrate … with a ‘Rome declaration’ that will set out how to challenge the turbulence ahead,” wrote Chiara Bussi in Il Sole 24 Ore. She adds that Europe is threatened not by war, but by the rise of “Euroskepticism which already has moved London toward Brexit, beginning the divorce process” as soon as the celebrations in Rome end.

He said: “When a body loses its sense of direction and is no longer able to look ahead, it experiences a regression and, in the long run, risks dying.” The Pope went on to condemn anti-immigrant populism and extremism, which he said posed a “mortal threat” to the union.

Prime ministers and presidents from 27 EU members states have gathered in Italy to mark the 1957 founding of the Treaty of Rome, receiving a Papal blessing on the eve of the anniversary. Celebrations around the milestone have been muted by unease within the bloc, mainly due to a number of prolonged economic crises and an unresolved migrant situation. Prime Minister Theresa May did not attend the meeting of leaders at the Vatican.

The addition of Brexit has caused extra strain on relations, with Britain due to trigger Article 50 within days, marking the beginning of divorce proceedings with the EU. The Argentinian-born pontiff told the leaders they needed to promote Europe's "patrimony of ideals and spiritual values" with greater passion and vigour.

"For it is the best antidote against the vacuum of values of our time, which provides a fertile terrain for every form of extremism," he said, mentioning the attack in London this week by a British-born convert to Islam, who killed four people. The pope has repeatedly criticised Europe over the past five years for its perceived lack of vision, drawing the ire of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2014 when he described the EU as an elderly woman who was "no longer fertile and vibrant".

"For someone like myself, it was in 1933, the year of my birth, that Hitler was democratically elected in Germany. He unleashed the most horrendous war. This country played a unique role in securing his defeat. So Germany lost the war. We have just handed them the opportunity to win the peace."

Responding to Lord Heseltine's comments, a UKIP spokesman said: "What an extraordinary thing to say. Has he lost his marbles? I never realised the purpose of Britain's membership of the EU was to stop German domination of Europe. For someone who is deeply pro-European to basically say he doesn't trust the German people not to misbehave shows how utterly out of touch he is with the modern world and the modern, democratic and free Germany."

"If we leave them alone — Bosnia Herzegovina, Republika Srpska, Macedonia, Albania, all those countries — we will have war again. "The president of the European Commission launched the attack on the US president by criticising him for encouraging other countries to copy Brexit.

He then branded Trump's enthusiasm for seeing Britain leave the EU “annoying”, in the interview with the Financial Times. He added it showed the real estate tycoon was unaware of the complicated history of Europe. Mr Juncker also said the US president is scaring Europeans with his rhetoric.

He added: ”For the first time in postwar history we have an American president giving the impression he is not interested in European affairs." At the end of the Cold War in 1991, the break-up of former Yugoslavia led to a brutal ethnic war between Serbs, Croats and Bosnian Muslims. It only ended after a Nato-led military intervention.

In other words, is there continuity between the new fact being reported and old facts that have been proven to be accurate by the passage of time. For example, if a political figure has devoted his life to supporting the fiat-money system and fractional-reserve banking, we are likely to question a report that this person now is promoting banking reform.

It is not uncommon to receive accurate information from unreliable sources. When that happens, and there is no better source for the information, we will use the story regardless of the source. Russia Today is an example of a source that cannot be trusted to report accurately on deeds of the Russian government or of other Leninist countries such as China, Cuba, and Venezuela but, unfortunately, their reports on what is happening inside the US often are more accurate than those from our mainstream media. That is why we sometimes use RT as a source.

Regarding Infowars. I have worked with Alex Jones since about 2005 and have found his information to be amazingly accurate, especially on what is happening inside the US. I see things a bit differently than he does on matters of US foreign policy, but lack of agreement on these issues is no reason to reject everything else he puts into the news stream.

Because of Alex, there now are millions of people who are aware of the forces of global tyranny at work within our own borders. I am grateful that he and his staff continue to deliver accurate news stories on this. Those are the stories we pass along. Those that we question, we skip over.

That’s our policy. If we relied only on sources with which we agree 100% of the time, we would have a very skinny news report. Heck, we even source articles from the New York Times and the Washington Post.

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Rome Treaties, EU leaders will hold a summit in the Italian capital on 25 March with the hope of creating a new positive vision for the Union, which is faced with multiple crises. But the day before, they will meet with Pope Francis in the Vatican.

Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat mentioned on Monday (27 February) a possible meeting with the Pope, which in his words would “provide leadership that politicians miss” in the context of the historic date of the Rome anniversary.

“I do think he [Pope Francis] is the ultimate world leader that within the circumstances has the skills and the vision to say things that transcend the obvious and banalities we all say in politics,” Muscat said. With a smile, he added “this comes from a Socialist”.

Muscat made the remarks at a think tank forum in Valletta dedicated to the EU’s neighbourhood relations, organised by the Jacques Delors Institute (JDI). Yves Bertoncini, director of JDI, told EURACTIV that after Barack Obama left office, Pope Francis was the only moral authority to provide guidance to EU leaders.

Six years earlier, in 1951, the same six nations had established, as a first step towards greater interdependence, the European Coal and Steel Community.

On this 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, I celebrate with Europe. To imagine how far the continent has traveled from the devastation wrought by the Second World War – and the conflicts that preceded it – is to be reminded of the limitless possibilities of history.

Perhaps for younger generations this 60th anniversary evokes little more than a yawn or a sigh. What’s the big deal, they might ask? The answer, pure and simple, is that it is a very big deal.

A continent once ravaged by one war after another, and whose soil has been soaked with the blood of millions – indeed, tens, if not hundreds, of millions – killed because of racial theories, religious disputes, territorial claims, leaders’ megalomania, economic greed, and more, no longer loses sleep fearing a new outbreak of cross-border violence. The very idea of a war between France and Germany, or any other combination of EU members, today is unthinkable.

These are the EU’s greatest achievements – peace, harmony, and coexistence among its members, based on the common foundation of a commitment to democratic values, the rule of law, and respect for human dignity, not to mention the rapid economic development of many EU states that came as a direct result of membership.

Kyodo News reports that 23.6 percent of total respondents admitted to considering suicide – 25.6 percent of women and 21.4 percent of men. The highest number of those saying they had considered suicide were in their 50s, a whopping 30.1 percent. Individuals over 70 were least likely to admit to considering suicide at 19.1 percent.

“Asked how they were able to overcome their suicidal thoughts in a multiple-answer question, 36.7 percent said they shifted their focuses to hobbies or work, while 32.1 percent said they confided in family members, friends or co-workers,” Kyodo reported.

Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, as well as one of the highest life expectancy rates and a notoriously low rate of childbirth. The statistics predict a demographic collapse, particularly in light of the government’s strict limits on immigration. The Japanese government estimates that the national population will drop by 20 million – from 100 million to 80 million – between today and 2065.

In fact, the researchers that conducted this study say that it is almost certain to happen eventually. Of course they probably don’t believe that such an event is imminent or else they would be moving out of the state like so many other people are.

When I came across news stories about this brand new study I was absolutely astounded. Here is a short excerpt from one of them…

"The Big One may be overdue to hit California, but scientists near LA have found a new risk for the area during a major earthquake. They claim that if a major tremor hits the area, it could plunge large parts of California into the sea almost instantly. The discovery was made after studying the Newport-Inglewood fault, which has long been believed to be one of Southern California’s danger zones."