EU and Ukraine strike a food trade deal
After years of contention over agricultural imports and foods, the European Union and Ukraine finally signed an updated trade agreement on June 30.
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Germany: Former SPD leader Gabriel calls its push for AfD party ban ‘stupid’
Sigmar Gabriel, former long-time leader of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), has criticised its recently adopted resolution to strive for a total ban of…
French Greens MP: ‘Sabotage by environmentalists is legitimate’
French Greens MP Lisa Belluco sparked controversy during a protest in Vienne, France, against the Duplomb Law, which lifted constraints on farmers regarding pesticide…
Want to exercise freedom of speech? Not when European lawfare cuts your throat
It’s no secret that Europe has a serious problem with free speech.
Lithuania’s Socialist PM accused of corruption after news investigation
Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas is facing heat over past business dealings, suspicious loans, and ties to a businessman after a report by investigative…
Belgium imports more Russian gas than before Ukraine war
Belgium imported more Russian gas in 2024 than before Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine.
Berlin Greens want to force landlords to rent flats to welfare recipients
Berlin's local Greens party has proposed a new rental law which would sharply curtail landlords' freedom to rent out their properties.
Spain: with no public funding, The Party is definitely Over now
Spain's populist insurgent Se Acabó la Fiesta party will now lose its public funding, despite receiving three MEPs in European Parliament elections and 2 per cent…
Polish Supreme Court validates election despite PM Tusk’s objections
Poland’s Supervisory Chamber of the Supreme Court has validated the result of Poland’s presidential election of June 1 which saw the opposition Conservative…
Politician behind Italian city’s cyberbullying initiatives exposed as Facebook bully
A councillor in northern Italy's city of Lecco resigned after she was revealed as the author of anonymous, abusive comments aimed at a resident who criticised the…
Kazakhstan officially bans the burqa (and niqab too)
In a move intended to counter radical Islam, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a bill banning women from wearing face-covering veils in public.
Almost three million Germans are unemployed as economic slump drags on
As Germany’s economic malaise persists, the number of unemployed people has climbed by 7 per cent in June compared to a year before.
Free speech or incitement? Glastonbury punk and rap acts ignite political firestorm
Punk duo Bob Vylan and rap group Kneecap’s sets at the 2025 Glastonbury Festival have triggered criminal probes and a revoked US visa, amid accusations of hate…
Philippines and Lithuania ink defence deal against Chinese-led “authoritarian axis”
Lithuania and the Philippines agreed to create a security alliance to counter perceived escalating aggression from China.
Dirty-tricks Tusk refuses to accept victory of Nawrocki in presidential election
Prime Minister Donald Tusk does not back down. On June 1 his candidate for president Rafal Trzaskowski lost the vote to the Conservative Karol Nawrocki.
German court fines woman for picture of left-wing politician with extended right arm
A woman in Bavaria has been fined €2,025 for her poster showing former health minister Karl Lauterbach extending his right arm, insinuating he was performing a…
‘Big beautiful bill’ makes European renewable energy companies’ shares tank
US President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” (BBB) is causing shares to slide in Europe's renewable energy sector.
Austria wants to let police and prosecutors break into suspects’ messenger apps
Austria has announced plans to give public prosecutors and police the remit to spy on suspects’ encrypted messenger communications.
Investors recommend snap Spanish elections after corruption scandals harm economy
US investment banking giant JP Morgan Chase says snap elections in Spain "might lead to a more stable government, which would increase confidence and reduce uncertainty"…
Former Spanish Socialist Party secretary Santos Cerdán held in custody for corruption
Santos Cerdán, a former senior official of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) and close assistant of current Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has been remanded in…
Mitsotakis leads EU corruption-soaked government but von der Leyen does nothing
Greece is bleeding, and the Mitsotakis government is wielding the knife.
Western civilisation inching Mecca-wards: Muslims govern London, soon NY
In November, the world will learn whether its second great Anglophone city is to be governed by a Muslim, following the decade-long triumph of Saddiq Khan in London.
Azerbaijan police raid Russian media bureau in Baku, as relations sour
Police in Azerbaijan's capital Baku raided the local office of Russian state news agency Sputnik on June 30, amid rising tensions between Baku and Moscow.
Tougher Belgian pensions rules backfire, as more people retire younger
Belgium’s effort to push people into working longer looks to be backfiring — at least in the short run.
MEP Vannacci questions value of Italy rearming: ‘Who do we send to fight? Gay pride?’
Roberto Vannacci, a former general and MEP for Italy's right-wing League Party, has stoked controversy by questioning whether Italy should bother purchasing new…
EU wants more Chinese cash and know-how on EV’s but also more control
As Chinese money and technology pour into Europe’s electric vehicle and battery industries, Brussels is torn. It wants the investment – but not the dependence.
German SPD veers further left, jeopardising rearmament plans and demanding ban of AfD
Germany’s Social Democrats are leaning even more towards the Left.
Litmus test for Christian views? Finland’s top court to hear MP Räsänen free speech case
Finland’s Supreme Court is preparing to hold an oral hearing in the high-profile free speech case of former Interior Minister and Christian Democrat MP Päivi…
Dazzling solar panels blind pilots during approach to Schiphol airport
A solar panel park near Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is posing a serious safety risk and disrupting air traffic, according to airport authorities.
More corruption allegations against officials linked to Spanish Socialist Party
New details have emerged in a widening corruption scandal involving individuals linked to Spain's Socialist Party (PSOE).