‘EC tobacco policies will only boost illicit trade,’ expert warns
Government policies on tobacco and nicotine products promoted by the European Commission are inadvertently fuelling the illicit trade, an expert has warned
Polish minister under fire for giggling during EP debate on war in Gaza
Polish minister for European Union affairs, Adam Szłapka, was taken to task in the European Parliament for his antics during the plenary on March 12.
Illegal migration to Europe continues to decline, says border agency
Irregular border crossings into European countries in the first two months of 2025 have gone down by 25 per cent compared to one year ago, according to European Union border…
Romania targets ‘illegal online content’ ahead of re-run elections
The Romanian Government has stated it will step up its efforts to "combat illegal content online".
US imposes sanctions on Swedish criminal Foxtrot gang
The US has imposed sanctions on the Foxtrot Network, a notorious Swedish criminal gang led by Kurdish-Swedish fugitive Rawa Majid, commonly known as "The Kurdish Fox".
Party’s over? Trump threatens to slap 200% tax on European wines and champagne
In response to the European Union's counter tariffs against those imposed by US President Donald Trump, Washington has threatened new taxes on European alcohol.
Former Georgian president Saakashvili sentenced to extra nine years in prison
A Tbilisi city court has sentenced Georgia's imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili to an additional nine years in jail for embezzlement of public funds.
New corruption scandal hits EP: Numerous MEPs allegedly took Chinese bribes
The European Parliament has been hit with yet another alleged corruption scandal centred around foreign influence.
Police raid Munich immigration office over suspected asylum bribery
German police have searched the immigration office in Munich on suspicions that employees there took bribes in exchange for positive asylum decisions.
EU spirits sector rattled by tariff war with US
SpiritsEUROPE, the representative body for the European spirits' industry, has said it was "extremely concerned" by retaliatory tariffs against the US.
Romania: Barred Georgescu’s allies to run for president in his place
George Simion, chairmain of the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) and Anamaria Gavrilă of the Party of Young People (POT), have announced they will run instead of…
Game over for European ‘green’ darling Northvolt
Swedish electric battery battery maker Northvolt has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden after it was unable to find money to pay its taxes.
Dutch reject EC’s debt-driven €800bn rearmament plan
Dutch MPs have voted against the new European Union defence plan, ReArm Europe, because it was based on shared debt among EU countries, raising Dutch concerns about sovereignty…
EC adopts stricter migration policies, embraces ‘return hubs’
Brussels has adopted a new stance on migration - reforming the system of repatriation to make it more in line with Italy's policies under the country's Prime Minister Giorgia…
Dutch newspaper to appeal against judge’s editorial ruling
De Telegraaf, the Netherlands’ largest newspaper, has announced it would appeal a controversial ruling from a judge who ordered it to clarify a comment piece about Hamas…
German Socialist youth oppose coalition talks over migration
Philipp Türmer, chair of the youth branch (Jusos) of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), has threatened to reject the coalition government agreement with the Christian…
Volkswagen profits tumble 30 per cent
Volkswagen's net profit plummeted by more than 30 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year.
US expands global arms dominance as Russian exports decline
According to a report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the US has accounted for more than 60 per cent of European NATO states' arms…
Another hyped ‘green’ sustainable energy company files for restructuring
Danish electrolyser manufacturer Green Hydrogen Systems has announced a plan to file a petition for court restructuring because it could not secure sufficient funding to keep…
Portuguese Government in crisis over PM’s alleged conflict of interests
Less than a year after coming into power, Portugal's Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's centre-right minority government has come under intense pressure and appeared to be…
Italian Government ordered to compensate illegal boat migrants
Italy’s Supreme Court has ruled that the government must compensate a group of illegal migrants who were stranded aboard the Coast Guard ship Diciotti from 16 to 25 August…
Romanian elections favourite Georgescu’s candidacy rejected
Călin Georgescu, frontrunner in the Romanian presidential elections to be re-run in May, has had his candidacy rejected by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) for reasons…
‘Increased defence spending couldn’t come at worse time,’ says ING think-tank
ING Economics, the think-tank of international lender ING Bank, has warned that the planned €800 billion spending spree on defence announced by the European Commission on…
Popular Berlin folk festival cancelled due to risk of car-attacks
A popular folk festival in the Berlin borough of Friedrichshagen, the Bölschefest, has been cancelled because the organiser said he felt he could not guarantee visitors'…
French director guilty of buying apartment with Erasmus+ money
The director of a cultural association in Alsace, northeastern France, has been convicted of diverting €110,500 in European taxpayer's money to purchase an apartment for…
Judge becomes editor in Dutch newspaper Hamas controversy
A Dutch judge has ruled that De Telegraaf, the Netherlands' largest newspaper, must add a clarification to a comment piece about Hamas to prevent readers from misinterpreting…
Lithuania officially pulls out of international convention banning cluster bombs
Lithuania has officially withdrawn from the Convention on Cluster Munitions, an international treaty prohibiting the production and distribution of the controversial weapons.
Nuclear energy ‘could slash electricity bills by 40 per cent’, says Italian energy minister
Italian environment and energy minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin has claimed nuclear energy could lead to a big reduction in electricity bills for Italians: up to 40 per cent.
German Socialists reject ‘de facto border closures’
Lars Klingbeil, the co-chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) and negotiator for the likely new government coalition, has criticised plans from the Christian…
EU rearmament plan is just ‘announcement politics’
Former president of the European Council, Charles Michel, has derided European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's Rearm Europe plan, saying it was "insufficient"…