Russia threatens to destroy Europe’s undersea communications cables
Russia says there is now nothing to hold it back from blowing up “its enemies' undersea communications cables”, after accusing the West of being responsible for the destruction…
Deaths on Middle East and North Africa migration routes skyrocket
Almost 3,800 people died on migration routes from the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, the highest number since 2017.
Brussels City receives Tehran’s hardline mayor weeks after EU banned a group he led
Politicians and Iranian refugees have criticised the city of Brussels for inviting Tehran's hardline mayor to City Hall, just weeks after the EU sanctioned a group he led…
Swedish police wrong to ban Quran burning, judges rule
Swedish police were wrong to ban two gatherings earlier this year during which protesters intended to burn the Quran, an appeals court has ruled.
Erdogan demands recognition of Northern Cyprus, tells EU to stay out
Turkish President Recep Erdoğan called on Greek Cypriots to “face reality” and recognise Northern Cyprus, in his first overseas trip since re-election.
French Right-wingers alarmed about ‘Islamist’ participation at European youth-event
The European Youth Event (EYE), organised by the European Parliament in Strasbourg over the weekend of June 9 and 10, has sparked controversy after it included an invited…
Calls to suspend Nicola Sturgeon: ‘This soap opera has gone far enough’
The former leader of the Scottish government, Nicola Sturgeon, has been released without charge following her arrest on June 11, pending further investigation.
Nord Stream sabotage: US intelligence service tip-offs ‘point to Ukraine’
The United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) allegedly told Belgian secret services that the explosions that destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines were the work of…
Learn to live with rats, says Paris city council
In what late film star James Cagney might refer to as a case of, “You dirty rats!
Von der Leyen buckles: EU nature restoration law to be watered down
Critics of European Commission environment plans seem to be getting their way.
Lira plunges as Erdogan appoints first-ever female central bank governor
The Turkish lira has plunged to record lows after President Recep Erdogan named Hafize Gaye Erkan as the new and first-ever female leader of the country’s central bank.
Waiting for the onshore wind revolution? You might have to live for 4,500 years
It will take several millennia to hit UK Government green-energy production targets, according to a report from the left-leaning London-based think-tank the Institute for…
France: ‘Nuclear energy is non-negotiable’
French Economy and Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire, said the role of nuclear power in France is "non-negotiable" and anyone thinking they can reduce it would be “grossly…
EU’s Breton threatens Instagram owner with sanctions after damning article on child porn
Paedophiles have been given free rein on Instagram, it has been revealed. Horrified European Union officials are demanding action.
EU ethics body is ‘toothless bulldog’
Věra Jourová, the Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency, has raised hackles among some MEPs after putting forward a proposal for an inter-institutional…
Australia unhappy with EU trade talks progress, minister goes home
Australia's Trade Minister, Don Farrell, has left free-trade talks in Brussels, telling The Australian Financial Review it was “looking more difficult” to land a deal…
Brussels bar covers up ‘sexist’ wall illustration
An “offensive” cartoon on the wall of a bar in Brussels has been covered with a large canvas sheet by the pub’s new owners who regard it as “sexist” and disrespectful…
Ireland plan to slaughter 200,000 cows in name of EU climate policy
The Irish government is considering killing 200,000 cows in a bid to combat climate change.
Don’t just focus on casualties: Ukraine war is bad for climate, says Dutch academic
The murderous war Russia is waging in Ukraine is not just killing people, it is also ravaging the climate, researchers say.
Euro MPs too weak-willed to regulate themselves, EU watchdog says
Weak-willed Euro MPs have been hammered over their inability to stamp out fraud at the heart of the European Union, such as that revealed in the alleged Qatargate scandal.
Euroscepticism on the rise in Germany
Germans identify less with Europe than in the past, according to a new survey from German public broadcaster ARD.
Fifty police wounded after weekend of far-left rioting in Germany
German police say 50 officers have been wounded after violent rioting erupted in Leipzig at the weekend.
EU to fund ‘Queer Camp’ in Berlin
The European Union is heavily subsidising a summer camp in Berlin focused on sexual orientation.
Only woman in new government of Turkey is Belgian-born hardliner
The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has announced his new cabinet, where the only female will be Mahinur Özdemir Göktas.
Belgium surprises with Iranian prisoner swap: more Europeans freed from jail
On Friday, a week after the Belgian Government negotiated the release of aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele in exchange for a convicted Iranian terrorist, Iran has freed three…
Does Twitter under Musk really believe in free speech?
Twitter has sparked a furore by restricting the launch of the controversial transgender documentary What is a Woman?
EU nations increasingly split on climate laws
Luxembourg Prime Minister, Xavier Bettel, has stepped into the fray over climate policy raging between Belgium's Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo, and Dutch EU Commissioner,…
Hot air from your ‘European bubble’ won’t get us climate results, Belgian PM tells EC green chief Timmermans
Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo, has taken a swipe at the European Commissioner, Frans Timmermans, saying the ‘green’ Dutch politician will be unable to realise…
Riots erupt as German court convicts left-wing extremists of ‘commando-style attacks’
Four far-left extremists, including a female German student, have received jail sentences for a string of attacks on people they saw as belonging to Germany’s neo-Nazi scene.
British airforce recruiters instructed staff to stop hiring ‘useless white male pilots’
Scores of young men are to receive thousands of pounds in compensation after the head of the British Royal Air Force told colleagues to stop hiring “useless white male pilots”…