German pharma giant Bayer must pay US cancer patient almost €2bn
Bayer, Germany’s biggest pharmaceuticals and biotech company, has been ordered to pay a record almost $2.1 billion (€1.
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US and Russia talk about Ukraine war, eye a Black Sea ceasefire
US and Russian officials held talks in Saudi Arabia on March 24 aimed at making progress towards a broad ceasefire in Ukraine with Washington eyeing a separate…
Germany’s likely next chancellor Merz ponders name for new coalition
Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz has been looking for a fitting name for the government coalition he wanted to build.
Greenland PM attacks ‘highly aggressive’ visit of US VP Vance’s wife and security chief
Leading Danish politicians have said there will be “no compromise” on Greenland in response to a high-profile visit by US Vice President JD Vance's wife Usha…
Paris bans cars in 500 extra streets after referendum with 4 per cent turnout
Paris has voted in a referendum to drastically increase the number of car-free streets, although the turnout was extremely low.
EU backs Poland’s tougher migration policy
The European Commission has given the green light to Poland’s clampdown on asylum applications after recognising that the country is facing a unique set of problems.
Turkey’s turmoil and the taboo question: is Islam compatible with democracy?
Turkey’s democratic façade collapsed on March 19, when Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - the West’s secular poster boy - was snatched from his bed in the middle…
Eurozone sees business activity hit seven-month high
Eurozone business activity grew at its fastest pace in seven months in March, supported by an easing in the long-running manufacturing downturn despite slower growth…
EU staff receive 7th salary increase since 2022
Starting in April, approximately 66,000 employees with European institutions will receive their seventh pay rise in just three years.
Germany, UK issue new travel warnings for citizens headed to US
Both Germany and the UK have released new travel warnings for their citizens heading to the US.
Pro-Russia Moldovan MP flees after given 12-year jail term
Moldovan authorities have issued an international wanted notice for a missing pro-Russia member of parliament, who disappeared the day he was handed a 12-year jail…
Algeria tells France they are not taking back violent migrants and France is powerless
A fiery Western leader on immigration is desperate to deport a series of violent criminals southward to a country the West once had great influence over—but that…
Brussels U-turn: Agriculture Commissioner champions farmers’ role, rejects livestock cuts
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen has told Dutch farmers that Brussels would no longer "just focus" on reducing livestock to cut…
Germany’s Greens successfully write ‘net zero’ commitment into Constitution
Germany's Greens party has written a "net zero" commitment into the country’s constitution, which legal experts say could be used in court to make governments…
German police ‘forced to abort missions’ as their electric cars ‘drain too fast’
German police officers have become unhappy about the electric police cars forced on them by the government.
EU steel strategy caught between ‘green’ goals and trade turmoil
The European Union has sought a balance between protecting its producers, securing a "green" future and avoiding a transatlantic clash as the steel industry grappled…
European Parliament accused of restricting funding to right-wing parties
The European Parliament is restricting funding to right-wing parties by selectively enforcing its own rules, it has been claimed.
Commission excludes UK arms manufacturers from EU defence fund but not Ukraine
The European Commission has shut out defence companies from the UK and other third countries from the European Union’s common defence fund.
‘Green’ stocks plummet to lowest levels in years
The S&P Global Clean Energy Transition Index, a key benchmark for clean-energy companies, has dropped by 16 per cent over the past year, despite the so-called "green"…
Whistle-blower killed in Corsica as French Government cracks down on alleged corruption
As the French Government vowed to intensify its crackdown on alleged corruption in Corsica, anti-corruption whistle-blower, farmer and trade unionist Pierre Alessandri…
Aiming for competitiveness at core of European Council meeting
Almost every topic at the European Council on March 20 came down to one thing: competitiveness.
Polish Parliament smear? Surge of support for Confederation’s candidate ‘like Romania’
Szymon Hołownia, the speaker of Poland’s parliament, has questioned the financing of the campaign of the right-wing Confederation party’s presidential candidate…
Tusk accuses opposition of ‘Russian sabotage’ as consensus on Polish defence breaks down
The consensus between the Polish centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the opposition Conservatives (PiS) over Polish defence and security…
Heathrow Airport fire throws air travel into disarray across Europe and beyond
Air passengers have reported "carnage" as a fire closed London's Heathrow Airport, cancelling at least 1,351 flights due to take off or land from Europe's busiest…
German ex-constitutional judge says debt brake reform would be a ‘coup d’état’
Former Federal Constitutional Court judge Peter Huber has sharply condemned the German government's proposed constitutional reform, calling it unconstitutional and…
Anti-nuclear Greens’ MP to oversee French nuclear security
French MP Dominique Voynet, co-founder of The Greens party, former environment minister and long-time outspoken opponent of nuclear power, has been officially appointed…
No more soldiers: European big debt for defence, yet young men are vanishing
One of the biggest problems in today’s politics (at least in the West) is the tendency by politicians to compartmentalise everything.
Merz and his migration promises crushed and humiliated by SPD in coalition talks
The coalition negotiations in Germany between the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) have hit a rough patch.
EU prioritises DMA enforcement despite US tariffs threats
The European Union’s latest enforcement actions under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) have set the stage for a confrontation with some of the world’s largest tech…
EC backs off from slapping US with retaliatory tariffs
Europe's much-debated retaliatory tariffs against US President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium imports have been postponed, the European Commission…