Ukraine mulls peg to euro and ditching US dollar as ties to EU strengthen
Ukraine has started to consider a shift away from the US dollar, possibly linking its currency more closely to the euro amid the splintering of global trade and…
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MEPs push for new body to probe EU corruption allegations
A coalition of right-wing and non-affiliated MEPs has secured the 180 signatures required to trigger a vote on the creation of a new committee to investigate corruption…
All that is dire in Britain now was seen in the tawdry way it celebrated VE Day
My first thoughts on hearing news of the (inevitable) retaliatory attacks by India on Pakistan were not on the many unfortunate victims (with many more to come)…
France seeks to raise pressure on Iran over couple’s detention
Supporters of two French citizens held in Iran for three years staged rallies on Wednesday to demand their release as France's foreign ministry said it would soon…
Slovakia and Hungary reject EU plan to phase out Russian gas by end-2027
Slovakia and Hungary May 7, condemned European Commission plans to phase out Russian gas and other energy imports, deepening a rift with Brussels over relations…
New German Chancellor Merz slams US for ‘absurd image’ of his country and support for AfD
Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has come out against the US administration and how he felt it viewed his country, saying he wanted to have a telephone discussion…
French university has funding cut over its ‘Islamo-leftist drift’
All regional public funding to Lyon 2 University has been cut over concerns about "Islamo-leftist drift" within the institution.
New German interior minister orders immediate end to asylum claims at borders
Alexander Dobrindt, Germany’s new Conservative interior minister, has ordered a halt of asylum procedures at Germany’s foreign borders effective immediately…
Germany’s CDU cozies up to left-wing Die Linke after Merz’s chancellorship election misstep
Germany’s Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party has moved closer to the left-wing Die Linke party.
EU’s Russian gas ban relies on its ‘weakest link – traceability’
The European Union’s plan to phase out Russian gas by 2027 hinged on traceability, and that may be its weakest point, experts and officials told Brussels Signal.
Ørsted cancels huge British wind-farm project over soaring costs
Ørsted, the world's biggest offshore wind-farm developer, has decided to drop a major offshore project in the UK, saying it lacked economic sense.
Canton of Zurich offers 90% off for name alterations if combined with change of gender
The Swiss canton of Zurich, an administrative unit of Switzerland, has been offering large discounts on official name changes - if they were combined with a change…
Polish MEP stripped of EP immunity after rash of offensive actions
The European Parliament has voted to strip right-wing Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun of his EP immunity, clearing the way for the Polish authorities to prosecute him…
EU auditors slam ‘weak and insufficient oversight’ of costly Covid recovery fund
In a highly critical report, the European Court of Auditors (ECS) has sharply condemned what it said was the European Union’s lack of oversight in spending €650…
Poland’s Right splits over PiS’ election candidate allegations
The truce between Poland’s right-wing Confederation party, its election candidate Sławomir Mentzen and the main opposition and fellow right-wing Conservatives…
UK-India free-trade deal may offer EU an example of US tariffs relief
Britain and India have clinched a long-coveted free-trade pact after tariff turmoil sparked by US President Donald Trump forced the two sides to hasten efforts to…
Sweden’s Left Party kicks out MP from group over anti-Semitism accusation
Swedish Left Party MP Lorena Delgado Varas has been expelled from the party's parliamentary group after she made several inflammatory remarks on social media.
European car-giant chiefs say EU’s ‘disastrous’ regulations crippling business
The European car market was said to be in great peril because of "green" overregulation from Brussels, killing the industry.
Swedish PM believes NATO defence spending target will hit 3.5 per cent of GDP
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he anticipated that the NATO members' defence spending norm would sharply rise in the short term.
Former leader of Germany’s AfD announces plans to found new party
Frauke Petry, former leader of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, has announced plans to start her own political movement, with the main focus on…
Mainstream media ‘closes ranks around Cardinal Parolin’, despite concerns
Conservative Catholics have warned that the mainstream media was presenting Cardinal Parolin, former Vatican Secretary of State, as the favourite to take over the…
France’s National Rally gets Bardella-boost in polls, outshining Le Pen
New polls in France showed National Rally (RN) President Jordan Bardella gaining traction, outperforming even his political mentor and de facto party leader Marine…
EU’s Russian gas ban in doubt amid bloc unanimity concerns
The European Union's plan to ban Russian gas imports by 2027 was at risk of being derailed by internal divisions and procedural burdens, according to Belgian MEP…
National crisis? Merz struggles to win German chancellorship vote
Friedrich Merz, leader of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, has failed to garner enough votes in the Bundestag to become chancellor of Germany in…
The Right reminds the Left, be careful what you wish for
When the Romanian establishment blocked presidential candidate Călin Georgescu from running, they seemingly believed that they were doing themselves a favour.
Ciolacu resigns as Romania’s prime minister after first-round election result
Romania’s Marcel Ciolacu has resigned as prime minister following the results of the country's presidential election first round, stating that his coalition was…
Collapsed German inner-city bridge may take 10 years to rebuild
An important inner-city bridge in Dresden, Germany, that unexpectedly collapsed late last autumn will probably not be rebuilt before 2035 – despite earlier claims…
Goodbye, now-former German chancellor Scholz!
Olaf Scholz’s tenure as chancellor of Germany has come to a close.
Build a welfare state and your men become parasites not soldiers
Here follows an abstract theory that requires more evidence before it becomes a concrete one: welfare states both by definition and by psychological design are incapable…
Germany’s CDU demands removal of AfD members from public service
The German Office for the Protection of the Constitution's (BfV) decision to designate the right-wing AfD party as “definitely right-wing extremist” has caused…