Vox spokesperson charged with hate speech for naming crime suspects
José Antonio Fúster, official spokesman of the Spanish right-wing Vox Party and deputy in the Madrid Assembly, is being investigated by the Catalan police force…
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US tariffs: EU focuses on single market and could turn towards China
The EU plans on reinforcing trade within its own member states and with third parties such as China, in response to ongoing economic tensions caused by US policies…
German foreign minister’s “self-serving” move to top UN job sparks outrage in Berlin and New York
An unexpected career move by Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s outgoing foreign minister, is angering both UN diplomats and German politicians.
Situation ‘alarming’: Germany lost 120,000 jobs in manufacturing sector in 2024
In its latest job report on March 31, Germany's Federal Employment Agency (BA), announced that German industry lost around 120,000 jobs in the last 12 months.
Setback for Polish PM Tusk as court rejects request to arrest former PiS minister
A Warsaw court has rejected a request by a parliamentary committee investigating the use of Pegasus spyware by the former Conservative (PiS) government to detain…
Global outrage even among the Left over French MP Le Pen’s sentencing
French National Rally (RN) opposition party de facto leader Marine Le Pen's conviction and accompanying ineligibility to run for president has sparked intense reactions…
Unelected judge and prosecutor make Le Pen a martyr
How does this all end?
Outgoing German foreign minister, in surprise visit to Kyiv, warns: ‘Putin playing for time’
Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s outgoing foreign minister, has paid an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
Moldova expels three Russian diplomats for ‘helping pro-Moscow MP flee prison term’
Moldova has expelled three Russian diplomats after it accused Russia's embassy of engineering the escape of a pro-Kremlin lawmaker to prevent him being jailed over…
French judge dismantles democracy to ‘protect’ it from the will of the people
In the puppet comedy film Team America, the counter-terrorist protagonists defeat a group of Islamic terrorists in Paris, accidentally destroying the Eiffel Tower,…
Le Pen: the will of the people of France is now irrelevant
Liberals and judges everywhere will be rejoicing at the elimination of Marine Le Pen from the presidential race for the Élysée, the former because they will happily…
Portugal latest debt-ridden country to reject Frederiksen’s call to ‘spend, spend, spend’ on defence
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen's call on other EU leaders to “spend, spend, spend” on defence and deterrence has seen new resistance from countries like Portugal,…
Austria blasts through Maastricht deficit ceiling as budget shortfall surpasses all expectations
Austria’s public finances have deteriorated faster than even pessimists expected.
Ukraine caught between US mineral protection deal and EU accession
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been accused by President Trump of backing out of the latest natural resources deal with the US, according to a report…
German environmentalists’ legal challenge to Polish deepwater port plan
A German environmental organisation has filed a legal challenge against the decision to grant environmental approval for a deepwater shipping terminal that Poland…
German business demands CDU and SPD coalition talks focus more on economy
Representatives of more than 60 German business associations have signed a joint letter to the leadership of the German Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU)…
The EastMed Pipeline, Greece, Cyprus and Israel: do not let cowardice kill it again
The Eastern Mediterranean is at a crossroads, and the EastMed Pipeline - linking Greece, Cyprus, and Israel in a defiant energy pact - stands as a promise and a…
Poland’s right-wing presidential candidate calls for tuition fees and an abortion ban
Sławomir Mentzen, right-wing Confederation party candidate in May’s Polish presidential election and who had been surging in the polls, has come under fire for…
France’s RN party leader Le Pen found guilty of embezzlement, excluded from presidential elections
National Rally (RN) party leader Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of embezzlement of public funds and was banned from running in elections with immediate execution.
Digital laws will not be watered down, but EU ‘open to review digital regulations’
The European Union was planning a "digital fitness check", aiming to look at ways of reviewing some of its most important tech laws, said European Commissioner…
Opposition says Germany making covert relocations of migrants to Poland
Opposition figures from Poland's Conservatives (PiS) party visited towns on the country’s western border to call on Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centre-left…
Commission ‘green’ shadow lobby scandal slips into mud-slinging match
Left-wing organisations are trying to push back against MEPs who have been critical of lavish and secretive subsidies funnelled to green NGOs, but in doing so the…
Estonia strips Russian and Belarusian citizens of the right to vote
The Estonian parliament has approved a constitutional amendment to strip citizens of aggressor nations from being able to vote in its elections.
Swedish journalist jailed in Istanbul amid protests at city Mayor’s incarceration
Swedish journalist Kaj Joakim Medin, who was in Turkey to cover protests against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest, has been jailed pending trial on terrorism…
Trump ‘pissed off’ with Putin, threatens 25% tariffs on Russian oil
US President Donald Trump has said he was "pissed off" at Russian President Vladimir Putin and would impose secondary tariffs of 25 per cent to 50 per cent on buyers…
Trump knows what he’s doing, tariffs are a honeytrap to lure industries to the States
Is there any rhyme or reason to what seems like the latest episode of "Tariffs Gone Wild"?
Austria caught in longest recession since Second World War
Austria’s economy is deteriorating fast as it enters its third year of recession – the longest period of economic contraction since the end of the Second World…
Financial markets rattled by US reciprocal tariffs
Global markets have been left reeling ahead of a new wave of "reciprocal" tariffs set to be announced next week by US President Donald Trump.
EU sharply trims DMA fines on Apple and Meta, fearing extra US tariffs
The European Commission has indicated it would limit its Digital Markets Act (DMA) fines due in the week starting April 1 on Apple and Meta and drop a separate case…
Finnish Government seeks to extend ban on migrants seeking asylum on Russia border
Finland's right-wing government has asked parliament to extend until the end of 2026 a law that allows it to reject asylum applications from migrants crossing its…