Germany raises financial threshold for non-EU students
From September 2024 onwards, all international students from non-European Union countries applying for a German student visa will have to prove to German authorities that…
France rejects thousands of applications for Olympics jobs
France has rejected thousands of applications for Paris 2024 Olympic Games accreditations over security concerns including the presence of Russian journalists.
‘Cordon sanitaire’ descends on hard-right politicians
Despite their significant gains across Europe, hard-right parties remain relegated to the sidelines within most Member States and the European Union’s institutional structures.
Europe’s largest airports disrupted amid global IT outage
A global tech outage, which appeared to stem from a failed update between Microsoft and global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, was disrupting operations across various sectors…
Macron ally reclaims assembly presidency amidst voting controversy
Yaël Braun-Pivet, from President Emmanuel Macron's centrist Renaissance party, was controversially reelected as president of the French National Assembly after securing 220…
Olympics opening ceremony at risk as dancers threaten strike
In France, summer is the season for strikes, and France's trade union for performing artists, SFA-CGT, has filed a strike notice placing the 2024 Paris Olympics ceremony under…
IN DEPTH: Inside the piggy bank of EU bureaucrats and MEPs
From their basic salaries to extra allowances and benefits, European Union officials and lawmakers can expect to make a decent amount of money from their positions.
Lithuania to end free higher education for Ukrainian refugees
The Lithuanian Government will no longer provide free tuition for Ukrainian refugees - although some universities have vowed to fund Ukrainian students' higher education…
Influencer-MEP puts von der Leyen’s future to the vote on X
Social media influencer-turned-MEP Fidias Panayiotou has let his followers choose whether they wanted to support Ursula von der Leyen as the head of the European Commission…
Macron’s party in crisis; hard-left LFI splits ahead of new French government formation
Several prominent figures and leaders from the French hard-left party La France Insoumise (LFI) have announced the formation of their breakaway political movement, while President…
France’s biggest union threatens protests unless Macron paves way for left-wing government
France's biggest trades union, the General Confederation of Labour (CGT), has threatened national protests if President Emmanuel Macron refuses to call on the left-wing alliance,…
Slovak PM Fico returns to office after assassination attempt
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is back in office after surviving an assassination attempt in May.
National Rally base blames leaders for election defeat
Local members of the hard-right National Rally are unhappy with the party's July 7 election results, with the grassroots reportedly blaming its national leaders for the defeat.
Left pressures Macron to appoint left-wing PM, demands ‘cordon sanitaire’ against RN
As the pressure to form a new French government is increasing, the Left has pushed French President Emmanuel Macron to appoint a left-wing prime minister as well as continue…
France elections: Left-wing surprise win spooks EU markets
While investors and the Eurozone prepared for a hard-right victory on Sunday night, the surprise result spread uncertainty over the country's finances.
French Left and Right urge voters to ignore polls
The French Left and the hard-right party National Rally (RN) both dismissed the latest projections for the next parliament, instead urging the electorate to vote for them…
French elections: End of Macron era will redefine EU politics
As French President Emmanuel Macron's party faces a likely defeat in the snap legislative elections and the hard-right and left-wing opposition forces inch closer to power,…
Russian and Iranian influence networks ‘target French elections’, without much success
Russian and Iranian “influence” networks have targeted voters using multiple tactics amid the ongoing French elections, it was reported.
ANALYSIS France elects: ‘Neither the Left nor the hard-right’ has become a tricky position to hold
Emmanuel Macrons and his allies' "Neither the Left nor the hard-right" campaign faces a tricky situation ahead of the second round of votes on July 7.
Controversy over RN ‘binational ban’ proposal ahead of vote
Roger Chudeau, a National Rally candidate in France, has faced a backlash for proposing a ban on binational French citizens holding key positions inside the government.
Slovakia to restrict right to assembly in response to Fico assassination attempt
The Slovak parliament on June 27 approved a so-called “Lex Assassination”, a package of measures designed to improve security following the assassination attempt on Prime…
Anti-migrant hit song defies censorship ahead of French elections
An anti-migrant electro-dance song titled Je Partira Pas (I won't leave) has taken French social media by storm, despite efforts to ban it.
EU leaders sign new security deal with Ukraine
European Union leaders reaffirmed their support for Ukraine during the European Council summit in Brussels by signing a new security agreement.
France elects: PM Bardella would scale back military support to Ukraine
Marine le Pen, de facto leader of France's hard-right party National Rally (RN), said President Emmanuel Macron would no longer be the sole decision-maker on France's strategic…
France elects: left-wing activists take to social media in desperate attempt to narrow right-wing lead among the young
Internet activism has taken France's electoral campaign by storm with left-wing supporters using social media to reach young voters.
European Commission accuses Microsoft of breaching antitrust rules
The European Commission announced that Microsoft breached EU antitrust rules by illegally bundling its chat and video app Teams with its Office product.
French Assembly faces political deadlock, forecast suggests
French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap election could lead to deadlock.
Binational French citizens to be barred from ‘key jobs’, says National Rally’s Bardella
Jordan Bardella, the President of the French hard-right party National Rally (RN) said binational citizens would be excluded from "key government jobs", if the party were…
Will new MEPs push EP towards a form of ‘participatory democracy’?
Following the 2024 elections, the European Parliament gained fresh faces who are already pushing for a form of "participatory democracy".
Macron increasingly isolated following election gamble
French President Emmanuel Macron is looking increasingly isolated following his June 9 decision to dissolve the French National Assembly after a crushing defeat in the European…