Trump threatens UK with ‘big tariff’ over digital services tax
US President Donald Trump has warned Britain that he will impose a “big tariff” on the United Kingdom unless it scraps its Digital Services Tax, which he says unfairly…
Pope Leo XIV comes out in defence of state borders
Pope Leo XIV has stated that sovereign states have the legitimate right to control their borders, rejecting the idea of uncontrolled entry that could create new injustices.
EU-Funded EV charger appears in Romanian meadow: No road, no cars
More than €100,000 of European Union money has been spent on an electric vehicle charging station that currently sits in the middle of a meadow with no access road, rendering…
LGBTQ channel Rainbow TV set to launch in Hungary
An application has been submitted to Hungary’s National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) for the launch of Szivárvány TV (Rainbow TV), which would become…
UK cyber security centre recommends ditching passwords for passkeys
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) urged Britons and businesses on to move away from traditional passwords and adopt passkeys as the default method of logging…
Russian billionaires see wealth grow by 11 per cent despite war and sanctions
Russian billionaires saw their collective wealth rise by 11 per cent to a record $696.5 billion (€595.31 billion) over the past year, according to Forbes Russia.
Climate protection should not harm economy, says Merz
Reform UK wants ‘patriotic curriculum’ in schools, including King’s portrait and English flag
Reform UK has unveiled education proposals requiring every state school in England to fly the Union Flag and display a portrait of King Charles, while pledging to introduce…
Record number of foreign-born residents in Europe reaches 64.2 million
The European Union’s foreign-born population reached approximately 64.
Ombudsman calls for stronger transparency and accountability as EU complaints surge
The European Ombudsman has highlighted a sharp rise in complaints against EU institutions and agencies in 2025, while urging greater transparency and accountability across…
No Orbán, no problem: Ukraine restarts Druzhba pipeline, EU preliminary approves €90bn loan
The European Union preliminary approved a €90 billion loan to Ukraine after Hungary signalled it would lift its long-standing veto as oil started flowing through the Druzhba…
UK approves total smoking ban for people born after 2008
The UK Parliament has approved legislation that will prohibit the sale of tobacco products to anyone born on or after January first, 2009, creating what the government describes…
ECR warns of population replacement in Europe
At a presentation hosted by Sweden Democrats MEP Charlie Weimers, of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR) in the European Parliament, by the political scientist…
One third of enterprises involved in Russian Su-57 fighter jet production remain unsanctioned
Approximately one third of the 103 enterprises involved in the production of Russia’s Su-57 multirole fighter jets are not subject to sanctions by any country in the international…
New Hungary PM Magyar invites Netanyahu but says he must be arrested if he comes
Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar has stated that his country would be legally obliged to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he enters Hungarian…
Spanish Government urges prisons to facilitate regularisation requests from foreign inmates
The Spanish Government has instructed prisons to actively identify foreign inmates eligible for regularisation and to assist in processing their applications as part of the…
RN chiefs write to French business leaders amid concerns over economic programme
Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen, the co-leaders of France’s Rassemblement National (RN), have sent a joint letter to business executives offering dialogue and pledging…
Wife of Spanish PM risks up to 24 years in jail over alleged corruption
The popular prosecution in the long-running investigation into Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has requested a prison sentence of up to 24 years…
‘Build Chinese cars in Volkswagen plants,’ says Lower Saxony’s PM
The Minister-President of Lower Saxony has suggested that Volkswagen should consider allowing Chinese manufacturers to produce vehicles in underutilised German plants as a…
US Justice Department refuses to help French counterpart investigating X, citing free speech concerns
The US Department of Justice has refused to provide mutual legal assistance to French authorities investigating Elon Musk’s social media platform X.
German survey finds Greens voters least tolerant of differing opinions
Supporters of Germany’s Alliance 90/The Greens are the most likely among the country’s main political groups to say they become annoyed when confronted with opinions that…
French energy giant Engie HQ searched in fresh twist to Dati EP alleged corruption probe
French anti-corruption police have searched the headquarters of energy group Engie, formerly GDF Suez, as part of an ongoing investigation into suspicions that the company…
Lead by example: Suspend Strasbourg EP sessions and save fuel by staying in Brussels, say Dutch MEPs
A cross-party group of four Dutch MEPs has written to European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, calling for an immediate temporary end to the monthly relocation of plenary…
Starmer faces resignation calls as Foreign Office permanent secretary forced out over Mandelson vetting override
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing growing political pressure, including explicit demands for his resignation from all opposition leaders.
France backpedals and cancels low-emission zones for cars
The French Senate has voted to abolish low vehicle-emissions zones (Zones à Faibles Émissions – ZFE), marking a significant reversal of a flagship green policy from President…
Thousands of African migrants flock to Spanish embassies hoping to profit from mass regularisation
Large crowds of migrants, including many from African countries, have formed outside Spanish consulates and foreign embassies across Spain as the government’s new mass regularisation…
One in five British teens afraid to share political views for fear of being ‘cancelled’
A major new survey has found that around one in five British teenagers are self-censoring their political opinions because they fear being “cancelled”.
France to release prisoners to combat prison overpopulation
The French Government is preparing measures for automatic or facilitated early releases of certain prisoners as a way to ease chronic and record-level overcrowding in the…
Ex-French leader Hollande ‘preparing’ to be Socialist President of France again
Former French president François Hollande has stated that he is preparing for a potential return to the Élysée Palace in the 2027 presidential election.
Israeli lawyers file complaint at ICC against Spanish PM for alleged complicity in war crimes in Iran
An Israeli non-governmental organisation has submitted a formal complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague requesting an investigation into Spanish Prime…