EU lifts key sanctions on Syria to aid reconstruction and economic recovery
The European Union has suspended a range of sanctions against Syria, aiming to support the country's economic recovery and reconstruction after nearly 14 years of civil war.
EU slaps Russia with 16th sanctions package
The European Union has adopted its 16th Russia sanctions package as Ukraine enters its fourth year of war with Russia.
Germany shifts Right but will get centre-left government
Germany’s election results have delivered a crushing blow to the progressive "traffic light" government.
European Commission drops ‘green’ bias in new EU agriculture programme
In the presentation of its new vision for European Union agriculture and food, the European Commission has announced a notable course correction.
Italian Embassy staff in Bangladesh arrested in alleged visas-for-bribes scandal
Rome Public Prosecutor's Office has uncovered alleged bribery and illicit visa trafficking among staff at the Italian Embassy in Bangladesh.
Germany’s Habeck claims climate protection not cause of soaring electricity prices
According to Robert Habeck, German vice chancellor and economy and climate minister, the country's high electricity prices were driven by fossil fuels, not by ideologically-based…
Billions of euros in frozen Russian assets not so ‘Russian’, Belgian news outlet says
A large portion of the €258 billion being held in Belgium under Russian sanctions has reportedly been found to belong to Western banks and non-sanctioned individuals and…
‘US Democrats at ideological dead end,’ Trump senior adviser tells Brussels Signal
Tim Murtaugh, a top communications adviser with US President Donald Trump during both of the president's election campaigns, has said at a Brussels Signal event the Democrats…
French Development Agency accused of ‘scandalous’ spending by MEP
Sarah Knafo, French MEP and Vice-President of Éric Zemmour's hard-right party Reconquête!
Irish court grants ‘secret order’ for police to search conservative outlet’s X account
An Irish court issued warrants in secret to the Irish police in June who wanted to search for confidential information from the X account of conservative news portal Gript…
The Brussels bonus: €5,000 a month, no questions asked
An investigation has revealed MEPs receive €4,950 per month in general allowances — on top of their salaries, travel expenses and daily allowances — which they could…
Belgian MEP calls on Macron to hand over French nuclear arsenal to EU
Wouter Beke, an MEP for the Belgian Christian Democrats (CD&V), has called for France to hand over its nuclear arsenal to the European Union to form a strong common defence.
Belgian former NATO chief accuses US of ‘high treason’
Willy Claes, a Belgian politician who served as the eighth Secretary General of NATO, has expressed outrage about what he called the end of US solidarity with Europe.
Troubled EU poster child Northvolt has liabilities more than twice as large as assets
Swedish battery developer and manufacturer Northvolt has made massive losses since bankruptcy talks began.
Weeping security conference chairman calls event a ‘European nightmare’
Christoph Heusgen, chairman of the Munich Security Conference, has called this year's edition a "European nightmare" after it became clear the US was pushing for major changes…
Macron’s emergency European defence summit: Many EU leaders not invited
French President Emmanuel Macron has convened an emergency summit in Paris to forge a European response to the US policy shift over the war in Ukraine, although numerous European…
US VP Vance slams Europe over ‘anti-democratic behaviour’
US Vice-President JD Vance has criticised the European Union at the Munich Security Conference, accusing European nations of anti-democratic behaviour.
French PM Macron says European fiscal framework is ‘obsolete’
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Europe to abandon its current fiscal and monetary framework, which he described as “obsolete”.
US VP Vance calls on German parties to work with hard-right AfD
US Vice-President JD Vance has said German politicians should work with all parties, including the hard-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Brussels city swaps ‘patriarchal’ monument for ‘feminist’ construction waste piece
Brussels has ruffled feathers with its decision to replace the stately neoclassic monument “De Rijpheid” (The Maturity) in the city with a modern feminist work made of…
‘Something fundamental has to change,’ says Bavarian leader after alleged migrant attack
Markus Söder, a Bavarian Christian Democrat heavyweight, has blamed an apparent attack in which a man ploughed a car into protesters on the streets of Munich on Germany's…
Future of cigarettes in Europe up in smoke?
As European Commissioner for Health Olivér Várhelyi was working on a new update for the EC's tobacco directive, Brussels Signal took part in a media visit to US multinational…
Left-wing MEPs rail against exhibition commemorating Communist massacre in Yugoslavia
Nine Slovenian and Croatian Socialist MEPs have called for the cancellation of an ongoing exhibition in the European Parliament, commemorating the Foibe Massacres.
Thomson Reuters wins AI copyright ‘fair use’ ruling
Canadian conglomerate Thomson Reuters has received a partial summary judgment in its favour in its copyright infringement lawsuit against Ross Intelligence, an AI start-up.
Industry chief contradicts Scholz: ‘German deindustrialisation is real’
Nicole Grünewald, president of the Cologne Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK Köln), has dismissed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's remarks about the state of the country's…
Slovak PM Fico asks Musk for transparency on USAID funding
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has written an open letter to Elon Musk, the head of the US Department of Government Efficiency, asking for full transparency regarding…
EC found bankrolling pressure groups to lobby against industry
European Union taxpayers' money has been used to fund fringe groups actively lobbying against EU policies.
Romanian police raid home of Georgescu’s campaign manager
Romanian hard-right politician Călin Georgescu has said that Radu Pally, his election campaign manager, had been the target of searches by prosecutors and police.
German government ‘financed mass demonstrations against opposition’, news outlet found
Germany's left-green government has been using taxpayers' money to fund the organisations behind a wave of mass protests against the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Alternative…
Macron announces €109 billion French investment into AI
French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a tech offensive at the Paris AI Summit, promising extensive investment and support for the development of artificial intelligence.