First porn app on iPhone under EU rules angers Apple
Apple has criticised a pornography app newly available on iPhones in the European Union, claiming it was "required by the European Commission to allow it".
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Feminism, a triumph of biological illogic over reproductive realities
Those poor, deluded German CDU demonstrators who last week denounced their party – with their winsome SHAME ON YOU placards - for agreeing to AfD demands to cut…
AfD leader’s Hungary invitation shows erosion of German far-right party’s isolation
An endorsement from Elon Musk, €5 million in financial donations this year alone, and now an invitation to meet Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: once…
New Belgian PM wants to cool EU ‘regulatory fervour’, defend Europe within NATO
New right-wing Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said he wants to cool the European Union's "regulatory fervour" to boost corporate competitiveness and that European Union defences…
‘Prepare for war,’ NATO Secretary General Rutte tells members
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has told the military alliance's member states to "prepare for war" and significantly increase defence spending.
Georgian police arrest government opposition leaders at protest
Georgian police have arrested two government opposition leaders during street protests against the ruling administration.
US special envoy Grenell advises Germany’s CDU to ‘purge wokeness’
Richard Grenell, US President Donald Trump’s special missions envoy, has offered the German Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) some "free advice".
Can streets be sexist? EU cities push for more inclusive public spaces
The French Socialist-led city of Nantes has announced plans to revamp public spaces in the name of equality as part of the city 2025 budget.
Ready for an ‘abomination?’ In American history, tariffs have consequences
American tariffs? Let me tell you about those. Move President Trump’s tariffs to one side for now, we will get back to those in a moment.
Belgium gets new government after 236 days of negotiations
Almost eight months after the national elections on June 9, Belgian parties agreed to form a coalition.
German vice-chancellor’s brother under fire for alleged public funds ‘mismanagement’
The younger brother of Germany’s vice-chancellor and economics minister Robert Habeck (Greens), has come under fire for alleged wasteful spending of taxpayer money.
‘Take X down if it refuses to conform,’ says German SDP MP Wiese
German Social Democratic Party (SDP) MP Dirk Wiese has called for using “all measures” against social media platform X under the European Union’s Digital Services…
Austrian Socialists must pay right-wing party leader Kickl damages over ‘false accusations’
Herbert Kickl, leader of Austria's right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ), has won a court case against the Socialist Party of Austria (SPÖ), which now has to pay him…
EU Socialists fined for ‘funding UK Labour Party’
A left-wing think-tank connected to the Socialist faction in the European Parliament, the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), has been fined €35,960.
EC says Poland will not be exempt from EU Migration Pact
The European Commission has said that Poland will not be free of the obligations of the European Union Migration Pact.
Polish PM Tusk’s MPs vote for detention of ex-justice minister in Pegasus case
The Polish parliamentary committee investigating the purchase and use of Pegasus spyware by the former Conservative (PiS) government has voted to have former PiS…
German unemployment hits almost 3 million as job market shrinks
Germany’s economy has continued its downward spiral as official figures from the Federal Employment Agency (BA) have revealed almost three million people were…
Trump plays hardball on tariffs, EU plays pretend
There are few things as predictable in global politics as Brussels being caught off guard.
Orsted replaces CEO as offshore wind industry struggles
Orsted Chief Executive Mads Nipper will step down to be replaced by company insider Rasmus Errboe, the world's biggest offshore wind developer said on January 31,…
Amazon hits reverse and ramps up ad spending on X
US technology giant Amazon has boosted its advertisement spending on social media giant X.
Second ship seized in Baltic Sea cable damage investigation
Norwegian police said on Friday they had seized and boarded a Norwegian ship with an all-Russian crew on suspicion of involvement in causing damage to a telecoms…
France’s Jean-Marie Le Pen’s grave desecrated by vandals
Vandals have desecrated the grave of the recently deceased Jean-Marie Le Pen in the cemetery of La Trinité-sur-Mer (Morbihan) where the co-founder of the French…
Hungary PM Orbán threatens EU veto on Russia sanctions over Ukraine gas blockade
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has issued an ultimatum to the European Union.
German county ‘pays €40,000 per month to monitor aggressive asylum seeker’
Bad Kreuznach county in the German State of Rhineland-Palatinate has been paying €40,000 per month for private security services to monitor an allegedly aggressive…
Germany: firewall against hard-right AfD ‘crumbles’ as CDU spurs protests
In Germany, thousands of protesters gathered outside the Christian Democratic Union's (CDU) Berlin headquarters.
France hands over last army base in Chad
The French army has handed over its last military base near Chad's capital N'Djamena to the country's authorities following a military ceremony.
EU proposes bans on aluminium, video game consoles in new Russia sanctions
The European Commission proposed banning imports of Russian primary aluminium imports and restricting sales of video game consoles to Russia in a 16th package…
Europe’s biggest motorbike manufacturer may move production to Asia
KTM, Europe’s biggest manufacturer of motorcycles by sales, is mulling moving a large part of its production capacity to either India or China, according to company…
Greece outraged over French sales of missles to Turkey
Greek Minister of National Defence, Nikos Dendias, summoned the French ambassador in Athens over a potential sale of Meteor air-to-air missiles to Turkey.
Swedish government admits beiing “out of control” on crime
After over 30 explosions and several fatal shootings in the first month of the year, the Swedish government admitted the country was suffering from a new wave of…