Despite farmers’ protests, EP approves Nature Restoration Act
The European Parliament has given its final blessing to the controversial Nature Restoration Act.
Dutch EV drivers: ‘Don’t charge your cars between 4pm and 9pm’
Electric car charging station managers have been urged by the Dutch grid operator to shut down their services between 4pm and 9pm.
Macron: Sending troops to Ukraine ‘must not be excluded’
French President Emmanuel Macron refuses to exclude the possibility of sending its soldiers to Ukraine.
Sweden to join NATO after Hungary gives green light
The Hungarian Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of Sweden joining NATO, which will see the Nordic country ending a 200-year policy of neutrality.
Dutch Green councillor sues own party over EU alliance with Labour
A local councillor in the Netherlands is taking his own Green party to court, over its alliance with Labour ahead of June 2024's European Parliament elections.
Users keep attacking Google AI-tool, now over its text-only results
Asked who is worse, Elon Musk or Hitler, Google's new artificial intelligence tool Gemini cannot say.
French farmers fair jeers President Macron, but cheers opposition leader Bardella
Angry farmers stormed Paris's annual agricultural fair during President Emmanuel Macron's visit February 24.
Wilders says ‘Turkey should be expelled from Nato’ due to links with Islamic terrorism
Dutch politician Geert Wilders says Turkey should be expelled from Nato. Wilders cites close ties between the Turkish government and Hamas.
Angry residents of France’s Mayotte island target aid workers for ‘helping migrants’
The island, located between Mozambique and Madagascar, has a large number of immigrants: perhaps as many as half its population of 300,000
German, Dutch central banks post big losses, warn of more
The German and Dutch central banks on Friday posted multi-billion euro losses for 2023 and predicted more financial pain ahead, suggesting that they are unlikely to pay dividends…
Prominent academic: ‘All French-speaking parties in Brussels are infiltrated by the Muslim Brotherhood’
The Muslim Brotherhood has achieved so much influence in Brussels that local politicians now need its support to win elections, according to a French academic who researches…
Outgoing Dutch PM Mark Rutte in pole position to lead Nato
More western governments are backing former Dutch PM Mark Rutte for Nato's next secretary-general.
Google stops new AI tool from generating people, after ‘woke’ backlash
Google has stopped its artificial intelligence tool Gemini from generating images of people, after the tool faced widespread criticism for refusing to show white people.
Spyware infestation hits European Parliament defence and security panel
Spyware has been discovered on two mobile phones belonging to MEPs and staff from the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE).
Encryption and child sexual material: Brussels struggling to digest ECHR ruling
"It is clear that the EU should, of course, cease its efforts towards the statutory obligation to decrypt end-to-end communications," Mikuláš Peksa, Czech MEP for the Pirate…
Swedish Security Service warns of threats from Russia, China and Iran
The image of Sweden has become a security issue, according to the Swedish Security Service
MEP criticised by EP President over use of ‘Nazi terminology’
Tom Vandendriessche, an MEP with the ID Group, has been criticised by the European Parliament for referring to the European Union’s proposed Migration Pact as a form of…
Hungary set to ratify Swedish bid to join NATO
Hungary is set to approve the accession of Sweden into NATO.
Italian ship master lands jail term after rescuing migrants and taking them to Libya
The Italian Court of Cassation has sentenced a ship’s master to a year in prison after he rescued 101 migrants from the sea and took them to disembark in Libya without notifying…
Von der Leyen targets second run as European Commission President
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been chosen by her German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to be their lead candidate in June's European election and…
French former Frontex chief joins Le Pen for European Parliament elections
Fabrice Leggeri, who led the European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex between 2015 and 2022, will be a top candidate on France's National Rally list for the 2024 European…
Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian nation to approve same-sex marriage
The Greek Parliament has approved same-sex marriage, despite strong objections from the Christian Orthodox Church.
MEPs express deep concern over rising violent crime in Brussels
In an open letter to Belgian interior minister Annelies Verlinden and Brussels Minister-President Rudi Vervoort, MEPs have expressed their "deepest concerns on the deteriorating…
Rival Eritrean groups set The Hague aflame as riots erupt
Major rioting broke out in The Hague as rival groups of fighting Eritreans destroyed parts of the city.
Controversy over praying imam in Brussels Parliament
A video of a Pakistani Imam singing a sura from the Quran in the Parliament of Brussels is causing an uproar.
ECHR: Laws weakening encrypted communications breach human rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has made a new landmark decision, ruling that laws that weaken data protection violate human rights.
International condemnation for Russia as Navalny dies in prison
Alexei Navalny, main figurehead of Russia's political opposition, has died in jail.
Ireland and Spain push EU on Israel’s human-rights obligations in Gaza
The Prime Ministers of Ireland and Spain have sent a joint letter to the European Union calling for action regarding the “deteriorating” situation in the Gaza Strip.
Former French president Sarkozy given jail term
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to a one-year prison term for illegal campaign finance by the French Court of Appeal, marking a reduction in his…
European Court of Human Rights upholds ban on ritual animal-slaughter
In a landmark case, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that a ban on the ritual slaughter of unanaesthetised animals does not violate the European…