Russia ‘aims to influence European elections to isolate Ukraine’, claims US bigwig
Russia will aim to “manipulate” European elections 2024 to isolate Ukraine, a senior US Government official has claimed.
Argentina’s Milei berates Western ‘Neo-Marxists’ at World Economic Forum
"Neo-Marxists have managed to co-opt the common sense of the Western world and this they have achieved by appropriating the media, culture, universities, and also International…
Europe launches ‘in-depth’ airline safety review
Amid serious and growing airline-industry safety concerns, the European Commission said an "in-depth" review into relevant protocols is underway.
European ‘arrogance’ behind current EU crises, German minister tells WEF
European "arrogance" regarding world order led to the continent's current economic difficulties, Germany's climate change minister said during a World Economic Forum panel…
AfD’s Höcke should lose ‘fundamental rights’, German politicians told
A major player in Germany’s populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party should be stripped of all his "fundamental rights" under the country’s Constitution, politicians…
EU risks being left ‘on its own’ if Trump returns, says Belgian PM
The European Union risks being left "on its own" if the US opts to return Donald Trump to the White House as President, the Prime Minister of Belgium has said.
EU and China trade blows at World Economic Forum
China and the European Union have exchanged verbal blows at the World Economic Forum amid ongoing tensions over trade.
EU is ‘Valley of Death’ for innovators, EC bigwig tells WEF
The European Union is a "Valley of Death" for business innovation, a leading European Commissioner told the World Economic Forum (WEF).
German left-wingers beg Scholz for mass-migration ‘crackdown’
Members of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's left-wing Social Democratic Party (SPD) are pleading with him to crack down on mass migration.
Austrian populist Chancellor on the cards after centre-right comments
Austria could be on the cusp of having its first populist Chancellor, an interview with a senior centre-right politician in the country has suggested.
Berlin gridlocked as farmers vent fury
Germany's capital Berlin came to a "standstill" amid anti-government protests led by farmers.
Is new French Government right-wing? ‘Non,’ insists Cabinet mouthpiece
French President Emmanuel Macron's new Government is not "right-wing", the main spokesperson for its Cabinet has claimed.
Will China try to ‘sow seeds of disruption’ at WEF meeting?
Officials from China are expected to dominate this year's annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
EP publishes report into ‘gendered’ impact of EU inflation crisis
The European Parliament has published a report into the so-called "gendered" impact of the bloc's inflation crisis.
‘EU more food dependent on Russia than before Ukraine war’
The European Union is now more reliant on Russia in terms of food security than it was before the start of the war in Ukraine, the head of a major fertiliser firm has said.
Turkey-EU migrant deal ‘effective despite challenges’, EC insists
The European Union's migration deal with Turkey has yielded positive results despite certain "challenges", the European Commission has insisted.
Biden Government slammed over ‘silence’ on Polish PM Tusk’s media crackdown
"The firing of personnel ...
Potential AfD ban divides public opinion in Germany
Fewer than half of Germans support a nationwide ban on the populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party over allegations it is "extremist", a new poll has shown.
Meta’s Digital Services Act workaround under fire again
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta has been hit with another legal complaint over its attempt to work around new restrictions imposed on it by the European Union’s Digital…
NGOs can ‘police the internet’ with EC blessing
The European Commission has given NGOs the power to patrol the web under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Second Trump presidency ‘could threaten US democracy’, European Parliament research body warns
Trump would probably push for the deconstruction of the American “deep-state”, a move the assembly think-tank claimed could threaten US democracy
Sparks of excitement at VW’s new ‘solid-state’ EV battery
German manufacturer Volkswagen has announced the successful test of an advanced "solid-state" electric vehicle battery that barely degrades.
EC insists it has not screwed up wine-labelling rule change
The European Commission has left a bad taste in the mouths of vintners after publicly insisting it has not botched the implementation of new European Union wine-labelling…
UK launches first investigation into Metaverse ‘virtual rape’ case
British authorities have reportedly launched their first investigation into an alleged "virtual rape".
Britain not sharing intelligence on channel migrant crossings, French authority says
Britain is still failing to appropriately crack down on illegal migrants crossing the English Channel, French authorities have claimed.
Irish State has ‘unintentionally’ boosted ‘fascism’, senior Islamic cleric says
The Irish State has "unintentionally" facilitated the growth of "fascism" in the country, one of Ireland's most senior Islamic clerics has claimed.
AfD ban could backfire, leading Social Democrat warns
Any proscription would likely be met with backlash due to the growing support for the AfD, according to the Government’s Commissioner for East Germany
Most German Leopard 2 battle tanks in Ukraine ‘no longer operational’, Greens say
The majority of the Leopard 2A6 tanks sent to Ukraine by Germany are no longer functioning, a senior politician for the German Greens has said.
Liberals narrowly vote to remain in German coalition
Germany's liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) has narrowly voted to remain in the country's ruling federal coalition.
Danish monarch abdicates, with country set for first King in decades
The Queen of Denmark has announced her imminent abdication later this month.