Energy company Statkraft halts all new “green hydrogen” projects
Norwegian energy company Statkraft announced it is putting on hold all development of new projects for producing “green hydrogen”.
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Anti-Semitic protests mar Eurovision song contest kickoff
Protesters demanding Israel be excluded from Eurovision overshadowed the 2025 song contest's May 11 opening parade in Basel, Switzerland.
Cocaine claims are ‘Fake news by enemies’, blasts an angry Paris
A viral video accusing French President Emmanuel Macron of hiding a cocaine pouch during a visit to Ukraine was "fake news being spread by France’s enemies", said…
US and China reach deal to slash tariffs, lifting dollar
The United States and China have agreed to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs in a deal that surpassed expectations as the world's two biggest economies seek…
Poland closes Russian consulate in Kraków, in protest over 2024 Warsaw mall arson
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said Russia's secret services were responsible for a massive fire that nearly destroyed a Warsaw shopping centre in May 2024.
Poland’s gold reserves exceed even those of the European Central Bank
According to the head of Poland's central bank, Poland now holds 509.3 tonnes of gold, more than the gold reserves of the European Central Bank (ECB).
Bulgaria’s government should give their people a voice on the euro
Until fairly recently, it looked like Bulgaria was set to join the Eurozone early next year.
No French nuclear umbrella for Poland in new bilateral defence treaty
Poland has signed a defence cooperation treaty with France that promised joint military exercises and increased military arms sales to Poland but did not provide…
Stand by for the transfiguration of Romania: George Simion
The elections taking place this spring mark the moment of Romania’s genuine transfiguration.
UK PM Starmer inks tariffs deal with Trump
US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have announced a "breakthrough deal" on trade that left in place a 10 per cent tariff on goods…
Lauded EU-Serbia lithium mine plan ‘absurd – with China ties’, says Serbian economist
Serbian economic researcher and activist Alexandar Matković has raised serious concerns about a widely praised lithium mining project in his home country.
EU’s tariffs ‘higher than those of US’, says BMW CEO
German luxury car maker BMW said it expected both Brussels and Washington to back away from escalating trade war threats.
Median German household wealth drops by 15 per cent, says central bank
The median net worth of a German household has dropped from €90,500 in 2021 to €76,000 in 2023, after adjusting for inflation.
Security services ‘involved’ in Polish presidential election campaign
The leader of the opposition Conservatives (PiS) Jarosław Kaczyński says his party would report alleged involvement of the Polish security services in the ongoing…
Ukraine busts alleged Hungarian spy ring
Ukrainian authorities have announced that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) had uncovered an alleged spy network operated by Hungarian military intelligence…
Leo XIV elected: ‘Habemus Papam – We have a Pope’
On May 8, 2025, the world turned its eyes to the Vatican City as white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney, signalling the election of the 267th Supreme…
Polish PM Tusk and German Chancellor Merz at odds over Berlin’s tightening of border controls
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have clashed over the issue of border controls on the German-Polish border during their meeting…
European Parliament approves loosening of emission rules for vehicle manufacturers
The European Parliament has approved a relaxation of emission rules to help manufacturers avoid additional fines, offering relief to the already struggling European…
A 10% rise in electricity prices could kill 1 in 50 manufacturing jobs, say ECB economists
Economists from the European Central Bank (ECB) have calculated what they said was the detrimental effect of lasting high electricity prices on European employment.
German security service unexpectedly suspends ‘extremist’ classification of AfD
German intelligence agency the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has temporarily suspended its May 2 decision to classify the populist…
India’s war on terror: Will the West ‘stand up or kneel ?’
Kashmir burns, and war looms. After the April 22 terrorist massacre in Pahalgam, India strikes back, hammering nine Pakistani sites with “Operation Sindoor.
EU energy policy-makers in the dark due to lack of clear data, conference told
A lack of co-ordination and poor access to energy data has hampered the European Union’s ability to deliver energy security, a think-tank conference was told.
Incoming EU Council president Denmark asked to kick new digital laws into long grass
The European technology industry has urged a pause on the introduction of new digital regulations and demanded the European Union concentrate on implementing existing…
Critics cry foul as Von der Leyen claims EU is ‘still a peace project’
The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has stressed that the European Union remained a "peace project" amid commemorations of the end of the…
Spanish PM champions renewable energy post-blackout
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has doubled down on his plans to expand on renewable energy while continuing to fiercely oppose nuclear power, apparently ignoring…
Chair of US Intelligence group calls for ‘no collaboration’ with Germany over AfD
Tom Cotton, chair of the US Senate Committee on Intelligence, has called for pausing "all intelligence sharing" with German domestic intelligence agency the Federal…
‘FPÖ is not right-wing extremist like AfD,’ says Austrian Chancellor Stocker
Christian Stocker, Austria’s Conservative Chancellor, has said he did not regard the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) as “extremist”.
German government refuses to publish secret ‘proof’ that AfD is an extremist organisation
Germany’s domestic intelligence service, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), has determined that the opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD)…
Jailed Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu’s X account blocked in Turkey
Access to the X account of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, has been blocked in Turkey in response to a legal…
Record-low road deaths in Belgium, but not for cyclists
Fewer people than ever died in traffic accidents across Belgium last year — but in Brussels, it was a deadlier year for cyclists.