BP drops ‘green’ ambitions and boosts fossil-fuel production spending
BP has announced it would raise spending on oil and gas to $10 billion (€9.53 billion) a year - and drop its interests in "green" energy.
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French Government puts pro-Milei libertarians under surveillance
Influential libertarian accounts on social media in France are under government surveillance, it has been revealed.
Dutch ‘must pay €195 billion for green energy transition’, says report
The Dutch will have to invest nearly €200 billion over the next few years to keep the power grid running in line with the "green" transition, according to operators.
Trump not ‘aligned with anybody’: how Europe can sell itself to America
In the onslaught of speeches, statements, and executive actions undertaken by the Trump administration, it is understandable that some in Europe may have missed…
France in crackdown on Corsica mafia
France’s Justice Minister, Gérald Darmanin, has announced a crackdown on mafia networks operating in Corsica, marking a major shift in the French state policy.
French MEP Hassan could lose citizenship if found guilty of Hamas ‘apology for terrorism’
French Minister Delegate François-Noël Buffet says he does not rule out removing French nationality from MEP Rima Hassan of La France Insoumise (LFI) if she were…
‘A betrayal of voters’: Austria’s new government coalition pact angers all except the Left
A day after its official announcement, Austria’s incoming government has drawn ire from across the political spectrum.
UK development minister quits over PM Starmer’s cut to aid budget
British international development minister Anneliese Dodds resigned on Friday, February 28, over Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision to slash the foreign aid…
Slovak PM Fico: ‘EU’s democratic system is broken and Romania proves it’
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticised the European Union, arguing that democracy in the bloc was no longer functioning properly.
Germany’s SPD threatens to derail coalition talks over ‘political neutrality’ inquiry
German progressives have been outraged by a requested inquiry into the political neutrality of State-funded organisations, with the Social Democratic Party (SPD)…
Berlin NGOs sue Musk’s X over German election data access
Two Berlin-based NGOs, Democracy Reporting International (DRI) and the Society for Civil Rights (GFF), have sued Elon Musk’s X under the European Union's Digital…
US sees Europe caught in inertia and bureaucracy, obsolete and utterly stunned
JD Vance’s speech in Munich, universally condemned by those accustomed to the bureaucratic doublespeak of the Biden administration, is ultimately just the latest…
‘Russia paid for anti-government f*** PiS campaign in Poland,’ claims broadcaster
Russian intelligence services commissioned individuals in Poland to spray-paint offensive slogans attacking the then Conservative (PiS) government, it has been claimed.
Europe cut out of the negotiating table, and no one who matters cares
Europe no longer has a place at the table. It is that simple.
‘France negotiating Ukrainian minerals deal,’ says defence minister Lecornu
French defence minister Sébastien Lecornu has confirmed Paris was in talks with Ukraine over access to key raw materials, particularly for military use amid growing…
Facebook owner Meta targeted by European online rights activists Ekō
European online rights activist group Ekō has filed complaints with data protection authorities in several European countries about Facebook owner Meta's targeted…
Outrage over Bavaria’s ‘secret list of 200 clearly Nazi-looted artworks’
Bavaria's State Painting Collections has kept an internal list of 200 artworks in its possession that it "clearly" believed were Nazi-looted works, German media…
Democracy in Romania: dissent against the EU is no longer tolerated
If you ever needed proof that democracy in the European Union is now little more than a stage play, Romania has just provided it. The protagonist? Călin Georgescu.
German Government launches initiative to target ‘conspiracy thinking’
The German Government has set up a new advisory office aimed at supporting those affected by conspiracy narratives, misinformation and disinformation.
Hungarian Government plans constitutional change to end Pride march
Hungary said it would amend the Constitution soon to emphasise child protection, a move that paved the way for a ban on the annual Pride march by LGBTQ+ communities,…
Industry chiefs deride EC’s Clean Industrial Deal plan
Industry leaders have poured scorn on the European Commission's Clean Industrial Deal proposal, designed to reinforce European industry and cut energy prices while…
Greek inquiry finds gaps in rail safety, two years after deadly crash
Greece's worst rail disaster in 2023 was due to chronic safety gaps that still need to be addressed to prevent a repeat, Greek investigators said on February 27.
EU ‘helps Putin’s war effort by buying Russian gas’, says EC energy chief
European Commissioner for Energy Dan Jørgensen has said the European Union was “helping Putin finance his war” by continuing to buy Russian gas, despite years…
US stuns the UN: Trump will not vote for impossible return of Ukrainian territory
Childbirth can often be painful, a breach-delivery especially, and what the world is witnessing now is the agonising birth of an entirely reconfigured US foreign…
EC bows to business and dilutes Supply Chain Act before it comes into force
The European Commission has announced a watered-down version of its planned European Union Supply Chain Act after facing criticism from the business community.
French PM Bayrou threatens to ‘end’ immigration deal with Algeria
French Prime Minister François Bayrou has announced that France will push for a "complete review" of the 1968 agreement with Algeria, a deal that granted Algerians…
EC ‘will react firmly’ to Trump’s 25% EU tariffs decision
The European Commission says it will react "firmly and immediately against unjustified barriers to free and fair trade" after US President Donald Trump said his…
Georgescu’s political detention is a fatal mistake for Romania
The most shocking political events took place on February 26 in Bucharest, where the front-runner in Romania’s presidential elections, Calin Georgescu, was seized…
US Secretary of State Rubio snubs EU foreign policy chief Kallas
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has cancelled a planned meeting with the European Union's High Representative Kaja Kallas, leaving her to scramble for talks with…
Romanian election favourite Georgescu detained by police
Romania’s presidential election front-runner Călin Georgescu has been taken in by police for questioning.