Listen to Vance’s warning: why the cordon sanitaire belongs to the past
To prevent German citizens from fleeing the workers’ paradise in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the communists built a so-called ‘Anti-Fascist Protection…
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Three quarters of Poles do not want the euro, says new poll
A new survey showed that Poles were now more than ever opposed to replacing the national currency, the zloty, with the euro.
China’s economy chief invites EC trade head to jointly resist US tariff threats
China was willing to work with the European Union to resist protectionism, the country's economy tsar told the bloc's trade chief, in an invitation to join forces…
Politico owners Axel Springer hit as board member Varsavsky resigns over its ‘Hamas support’
Martín Varsavsky, a Jewish-Argentinian entrepreneur who since 2014 has been on the board of directors of Axel Springer, the Berlin-based European multinational…
‘Private data and passwords of top US security officials found online,’ says German magazine
US top officials have continued being hit with security leaks: German news outlet Der Spiegel has found that private contact details of US President Donald Trump's…
India navigates shifting steel policies amid US-EU tensions
India’s steel industry has been bracing for further disruption as the US and European Union struggled to resolve their trade differences.
‘Trump tried being nice, now he’s trying aggression’: Henry Olsen
Don't blame US President Donald Trump for the souring of transatlantic relations, Henry Olsen told a Brussels Signal event this week.
German and Austrian interior ministers cancel trip to Syria over terrorism fears
The interior ministers of Germany and Austria, Nancy Faeser of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Gerhard Karner of The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), have cancelled…
Poland wants to redirect EU post-pandemic funds into rearmament
Poland's centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced it wants to channel €7.
Armenian parliament greenlights EU accession Bill
The Armenian parliament has approved a Bill to begin the process of joining the European Union.
Germany’s economy minister says ‘we will not back down’ over new US 25% car tariffs
Germany's economy minister Robert Habeck has said "it must be clear that we will not back down in the face of the USA" after Washington announced new 25 per cent…
It’s too early to jump to conclusions about US foreign policy
The advent of Donald Trump’s second presidency has brought a considerable level of disruption to US foreign policy in a very short space of time.
Germany’s CDU slips in polls after taking Left turn
Germany's electorate has responded negatively to chancellor-in-waiting Friederich Merz's choice to form a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and co-operate…
EU visitors applying for new UK visit requirement complain app does not work
European Union-based travellers have faced a new requirement to pay £16 (€19) for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to visit the UK from April — but…
New EU digital driving licence ‘will erode personal freedoms’
"A digital EU driving licence is on its way!" the European Commission has trumpeted - but experts said national variations in licence rules would cause confusion.
Italy targets Meta and LinkedIn with tax demands amid alleged fraud probe
Italy has handed tax demands to Meta and LinkedIn in the last formal step in an unprecedented VAT claim against the US tech giants that could have repercussions…
JD Vance accused of ‘stalking’ Greenland
Despite strongly negative reactions from European leaders, US Vice President JD Vance has moved ahead with his Greenland visit, upping the geopolitical stakes as…
Arrest warrant leaked in EP-Huawei alleged corruption case
A leaked arrest warrant from the Belgian investigation into the latest European Parliament alleged corruption scandal showed MEPs were suspected of having accepted…
Austria ends family reunification for asylum seekers – but not indefinitely
Austria’s new government has decided to halt family reunification for asylum seekers.
PM Tusk wants self-confessed alcoholic Polish deputy foreign minister suspended
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has asked the foreign minister Radosław Sikorski to suspend the deputy foreign minister Andrzej Szejna following revelations about…
First session of new German parliament opened by Marx fan
The main chamber of Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, has held its first session in the new composition after the February 23 national elections.
AFP journalist jailed as protests against Istanbul Mayor’s incarceration hit sixth day
A Turkish court has detained Agence France-Presse (AFP) photojournalist Yasin Akgul as part of an investigation into protests over the jailing of Istanbul's Mayor…
EU members divided on future of trade with Ukraine
The European Union’s fragmented stance on the future of trade relations with Ukraine contrasts sharply with the country’s urgent calls for continuity.
Blast hits Czech defence group STV facility, police say technical defect likely cause
An explosion hit a facility of Czech defence group STV on Tuesday, officials said, with police saying the blast was likely caused by a technical defect in a production…
Dutch plan to more than double armed forces
Dutch State Secretary for Defence Gijs Tuinman said he aimed to significantly ramp up the country's armed forces, contemplating some "unconventional" measures to…
Michelin CEO tells Brussels Signal: ‘EU overregulation strangling economy and industry’
Overregulation in the European Union is "strangling the economy and industry," Michelin CEO Florent Menegaux has told Brussels Signal.
Poland deports double number of law-breaking immigrants
According to the Polish Border Guard Authority, the number of immigrants deported from Poland for breaking the law has almost doubled in the first two months of…
‘Germany can’t function without migration, given current birth-rate,’ says foreign minister
Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock of The Greens party has called for more migrants to come to her country.
It was always just the US: Europe, a continent unwilling to prepare for war
Europe as a political, cultural and economic entity does not deserve to survive.
Turkey’s Erdogan says protests at Istanbul Mayor’s jailing a ‘movement of violence’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said protests over the jailing of Istanbul's Mayor had become a "movement of violence" and that the main opposition party would…