‘Strict anti-tobacco legislation has backfired,’ KPMG study indicates
European countries have been struggling with illicit tobacco trade but their own policies were making matters worse, a study has shown.
UK multinational’s boss warns half of Antwerp industry set to vanish
Jim Ratcliffe, the owner of UK multinational chemicals and energy giant INEOS, has warned that half of the industry located in Antwerp, Europe's second-largest port, could…
EU defence ‘not enough to deter’ potential adversaries, summit told
Europe's defence capacities and its planned improvements were not enough to scare away its armed adversaries, military experts warned.
Wilders and PVV jump in Dutch polls after leaving coalition
Geert Wilders and his Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) jumped in the election polls after leaving the Netherlands' ruling coalition.
EC funding fuelled ‘green’ NGOs’ litigation against European companies
The European Commission paid activists to target private companies in the courts, expanding Europe's shadow lobbying scandal, according to German news reports.
UK makes solar panels mandatory on most new homes
The “vast majority” of new homes in England will soon be fitted with solar panels as standard, UK energy secretary Ed Miliband has confirmed.
French footballers suspended after refusing to play with LGBTQ+ logo
Several football players in the French top division, Ligue 1, have been slapped with bans for refusing to wear LGBTQ+logos to raise awareness of homophobia.
US sanctions four ICC judges over alleged ‘politicisation and abuse of power’
The US Department of State has sanctioned four individuals serving as judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Billboard Chris arrested in Brussels for wanting to talk about gender ideology
Chris Elston, aka Billboard Chris, who advocated for child protection against "gender ideology", has been arrested in the centre of Brussels for not removing a sign he was…
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.