Activist Thunberg’s ‘Gaza flotilla’ detours to bring illegal migrants to Europe
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg's ship Madleen has made a detour in the Mediterranean to pick up illegal migrants and bring them to Europe.
European Parliament ECR group is ‘war-minded’ says ejected MEP Kartheiser
Ferdinand Kartheiser, an MEP from Luxembourg, has been booted out of what he says is the "war-minded" the European Conservatives and Reformist (ECR) Group in the European…
Czechia to build new nuclear reactors after high court overturns ruling
Czechia has joined the European countries in re-embracing nuclear energy.
‘We will not let what happened in Europe happen to America’ : Trump on migration
US President Donald Trump has cited Europe's migration situation as justification for his tight border policies.
Activists lobby European Parliament for moratorium on new windmills
A group of activists demanding a stop to the construction of new wind farms and large solar plants in Europe have rallied in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg,…
Illegals who bring in their children ‘should not be penalised’, says EU’s top court
Illegal immigrants should not be punished for clandestinely bringing their children into the country where they end up, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.
New Romanian President Dan aims to boost defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP
Romania's new President Nicușor Dan said he wanted to drastically increase military spending for his country. Dan proposed that 3.
Dutch coalition collapses after Wilders leaves
Geert Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV) has blown up the Dutch Government after the coalition failed to agree on stricter asylum policies.
German court strikes down key element of Merz’s new asylum policy
Berlin Administrative Court has ruled that rejecting asylum seekers at Germany's borders was unlawful without following the Dublin Regulation procedure.
Climate warrior Greta Thunberg sets sail to Gaza
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and 11 others have embarked on a mission towards Gaza, aimed at “breaking Israel’s siege”.
‘Freedom under attack in the US,’ claims German minister
There was a growing risk of a global culture war amid rising anti-freedom tendencies among world powers, warned Wolfram Weimer, Germany's Minister of State for Culture, singling…
France should ‘carve out piece of Riviera for Palestinian State’, says US ambassador
Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, has come out strongly against French calls for the recognition of a Palestinian State, saying France should give away its own territory…
EU ‘Patriots’ rally around Orbán in Budapest
Trumpism appears to have crossed the Atlantic and raised spirits in Europe's nationalist camp, to judge by speakers at the opening day of the CPAC conference in Budapest.
‘Wind energy more expensive, less stable and less secure,’ Swedish report finds
A new study by Swedish think-tank the Scandinavian Policy Institute (SPI) has warned that the promotion of wind power as being cost-effective and reliable was misleading --…
Meta shuts out identitarians and nationalists across Europe
Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, has closed down pages from identitarians and nationalists across Europe.
Romania’s Călin Georgescu retires from politics
Călin Georgescu, who was the leading candidate in last year's Romanian presidential elections until the courts barred him from running, has said he will quit politics.
Wilders threatens to bring down government over asylum seekers
Geert Wilders has threatened to blow up the Dutch government if asylum policies are not drastically tightened.
German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp to be ‘virtually dissolved’
Germany's iconic industrial group Thyssenkrupp will be broken up and turned into a financial holding no longer producing steel.
Council of Europe denounces ‘politicisation’ of ECHR by governments over migration
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has reacted negatively to a letter from nine heads of state who asked the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for more flexibility…
Nine EU leaders call for curbing ECHR protections for criminal migrants
Nine EU leaders, including Giorgia Meloni, Donald Tusk, and Mette Frederiksen, have called for more flexibly interpreting the European Convention on Human Rights to allow…
Citing environmental grounds, Swedish court revokes permit for large wind farm project in Baltic Sea
A Swedish court on May 21 revoked a permit for a large offshore wind farm project, citing environmental reasons.
Angela Merkel criticises tightening of border controls
Germany's former Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised the border policies of the new CDU-led government led by her former rival, Friedrich Merz.
Centrist MEP and Left-group staffer brawl in EP over Gaza
The fighting in Gaza has also spread to the halls of the European Parliament, after a Swedish MEP and a staffer came to blows.
Romanian court rejects Simion’s request for annulment of elections
Romania's Constitutional Court unanimously rejected George Simion's request that the country's presidential elections be annulled.
Tech sector: ‘Cosmetic’ and ‘patchwork’ EU GDPR reform only helps 0.2 per cent of companies
The EU's promised "cutting of red tape" and simplification of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for business actually only offered "cosmetic fixes" and "minor change",…
‘Priceless Dacian art heist ordered by Romanian criminal’
According to several sources in the Netherlands, the theft of the priceless Golden Helmet of Coțofenești and three golden bracelets — irreplaceable Romanian archaeological…
Andriy Portnov, ex-Ukrainian politician, shot dead in Spain
Former Ukrainian politician Andriy Portnov has been murdered in broad daylight in the streets of Madrid.
George Simion demands annulment of Romanian elections
George Simion, runner-up in Romania's May 18 presidential elections, asked the country's Constitutional Court (CCR) to annul the recent elections, accusing France and Moldova…
EU spends more on policing speech than transnational cancer research
The EU has given €650 million to projects combating so-called 'hate speech' and 'disinformation', one third more than it has given to transnational cancer research projects,…
Farmers rally against CAP reforms outside Commission headquarters
A small group of farmers, joined by political speakers and allies from the European Parliament, assembled in Brussels on May 20 to protest against proposed reforms to the…