Right-leaning cardinals frontrunners as Pope Francis’ successor
As Pope Francis remained hospitalised with double pneumonia, the Vatican has started preparations for his possibly imminent funeral.
China’s planned UK ‘mega-embassy’ poses ‘significant security concerns’, warns US
China's proposed new "mega-embassy" in central London posed "significant security concerns" to the UK's financial services sector, a US Congressional China committee has warned.
WhatsApp faces tougher DSA rules while most porn sites do not
In some of the first filings under the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA), the WhatsApp messenger service has topped the key threshold of 45 million users required…
Algeria slams French minister’s visit to disputed Western Sahara region
Algeria has slammed France for sending its culture minister to the contested Western Sahara, calling the move a "blatant disregard for international legality".
Germany’s CDU, AfD boost popularity after joining forces on migration vote, poll suggests
A poll has shown Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz increased his public support ahead of Germany's coming February 23 elections.
Return hubs for failed migrants face “serious” problems, said EU agency
"Return hubs" set up by EU countries to hold failed asylum seekers outside EU borders would face “serious fundamental rights risks", making it difficult for governments…
Commission announces ‘action plan’ for EU health cyber attacks–but no funding
Ursula von der Leyen's European Commission announced an "action plan" January 15 to respond to a sharp rise in cyberattacks against the EU health sector--but the plan did…
Eurozone’s third-straight inflation rise ‘reveals faltering economy’
Eurozone inflation has hit 2.4 per cent on an annual basis in its third straight increase.
New EU crypto rules ‘driving out big coin players’
The European Union's new crypto rules, the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), have triggered fears customers could become exposed to riskier alternatives overseas.
Romania and Bulgaria join Schengen Zone – with border checks remaining
Romania and Bulgaria will both join the Schengen Zone, it has been announced.
Hungary loses €1 billion in EU funds for ‘political reasons’
Hungary will permanently lose €1 billion in European Union funds that had to be allocated by the end of 2024 or be lost.
Beaten Georgian president refuses to leave office as eurosceptic successor inaugurated
Georgia's defeated president Salome Zourabichvili has refused to step down as her eurosceptic successor Mikheil Kavelashvili was inaugurated December 29, claiming she was…
Apple pulls products from EU market as ban on non-USB C connectors takes effect
Apple has pulled all of its iPhone 14, 14 Plus, and iPhone SE products from the European Union market as the bloc's ban on non-USB-C connectors came into effect on December…
Facing elections, Polish PM Tusk vows to use EU Council term to derail EC chief von der Leyen
As Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk prepares to take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1, he has signalled he will contest numerous…
Real name Glucksburg: Former Greek royals’ Frenchified name-change sparks ridicule
As the Greek government allows citizenship for ten members of the former royal family, many Greeks have continued to pour scorn on the family's Christmas decision to award…
EU-Switzerland ‘reset’ deal denounced as ‘submission of Switzerland to EU’
A new agreement between Switzerland and the European Union resetting their relationship appears to face a rocky road to ratification.
‘Give EU members veto on EC decisions’, says AfD’s Weidel
European Union members should have a veto over European Commission decisions, Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Alice Weidel has said.
German Greens call for relaxing EU emissions fines on carmakers
Germany's Greens party economy minister Robert Habeck has called for the relaxing of fines on automotive emissions that were set to hit European Union carmakers with €16…
Austria ‘to deport Syrians’ as other European states suspend processing asylum cases
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime in Syria, a growing list of European countries have suspended processing Syrian asylum cases, with Austria also saying…
EU leaders pledge support for post-Assad Syria amid warnings over new regime’s Islamist leanings
The European Union has hailed the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, with the EU's chief foreign affairs official calling it "a positive and long-awaited development" that…
Alleged Russian spy-ring in UK ‘targeted journalists and Ukrainian soldiers’, Old Bailey told
Alleged Bulgarian spies working for Russia targeted Ukrainian soldiers training in Germany, British prosecutors told jurors at the Old Bailey.
UK Conservative opposition attacks ‘deal close to return Elgin Marbles to Greece’
A deal to send the Elgin Marbles back to Greece from the UK was brought closer after Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, said officials…
France in political chaos after Le Pen and LFI oust PM Barnier
France's National Assembly has ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier, with Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) and La France Insoumise (LFI) finding 331 votes out of 577…
Wilted Greens lose 12 of 13 seats in Irish election
Ireland's Green Party has suffered a crushing defeat in the country's general election, with the government coalition partner losing 12 of its 13 seats.
Ireland’s new hate-crime law gives legal status to 72 genders
Ireland has brought a new Hate Crime Bill into law but leading Irish gay and feminist advocates have said the new legislation was sloppily drafted and "threatens free speech…
Dismay at ‘declining state of menswear in European Parliament’
Men's fashion bloggers and former MEPs have told Brussels Signal of their dismay at what they see as the standard of menswear declining faster in the European Parliament than…
EU’s €5 billion fund to stop irregular African migration has failed, said Court of Auditors
The EU's €5 billion fund to stop irregular migration from Africa has failed to achieve its goal, said the European Court of Auditors in a September 25 report.
Spanish PM Sánchez breaks holiday for Africa trip amid record migrant surge
With numbers of migrants from Africa to Spain more than doubling in the first half of August, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a three-day visit to the continent,…
French PM race heats up after end of Olympic ‘truce’
With France at the end of its so-called Olympic truce or "trêve olympique," President Emmanuel Macron will have to get back to trying to choose a prime minister.
Paris prepares for Olympics with barriers, huge police presence and arrests
As France prepares to host the Olympic Games from July 26, the government of President Emmanuel Macron has put 75,000 police, soldiers, and hired guards on the streets in…