EU forces 10-year-old USB-C charging point on everything mobile
The European Union’s imposition of the USB-C charging port on all items that make modern life possible, and yes explicitly including handheld mobile phones, portable…
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Riots mar New Year’s Eve celebrations in Belgium
Serious unrest erupted over the New Year festivities in parts of Belgium, with migrant youngsters being blamed for outbreaks of rioting, arson and attacks on security…
German CDU leader Merz warns against ‘dangerous spiral of tariffs’
German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz has told news agency DPA he would support a new attempt at talks on a free trade deal with the US.
What will the EU do when cars become commodities?
Volkswagen has defused the labour crisis sparked by its announcement of impending plant closures with a deal that agrees to keep these factories open and reduce…
Romania and Bulgaria join Schengen Zone – with border checks remaining
Romania and Bulgaria will both join the Schengen Zone, it has been announced.
Hungary loses €1 billion in EU funds for ‘political reasons’
Hungary will permanently lose €1 billion in European Union funds that had to be allocated by the end of 2024 or be lost.
Musk tells the truth, Left and Right have failed German nation
Over the last few weeks, the German intellectual class was in absolute outrage: Serial-Entrepreneur and enfant terrible for the status quo elite Elon Musk published…
Scores of Ukrainian and Russian POWs head home after swap
Ukraine and Russia have carried out a new exchange of prisoners of war, with the two sides bringing home a combined total of more than 300 former captives.
Germany says Magdeburg hit-and-run suspect is ‘psychologically disturbed’
The German government has announced that the suspect in the deadly hit-and-run at Magdeburg's Christmas market exhibits "symptoms" of mental disorders, describing…
Russia cuts gas supply via Ukraine as transit deal expires
Gazprom, Russia’s state-controlled gas giant, has announced a significant reduction in gas flows to Europe via Ukraine.
In the Middle East this time, it is all different: Trump is back
Just twenty years ago this week, the world’s greatest scholar of Islam, Sir Martin Gilbert, wrote of George W Bush and Tony Blair that they “may well, with the…
Syria ‘hopes for strategic partnerships’ with Ukraine
Syria hopes for "strategic partnerships" with Ukraine, its new foreign minister has told his Ukrainian counterpart, as Kyiv moved to build ties with the new…
US President Biden pledges billions more in Ukraine aid
The US has announced almost $6 billion (€5.
German opposition chief Merz calls Musk’s support for AfD ‘interference in an ally country’
US tech billionaire Elon Musk has faced criticism from German politicians after expressing support for the right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an opinion…
Hundreds arrested during inauguration of new Georgian President
More than 400 protesters have been arrested in Georgia during a wave of demonstrations against Mikheil Kavelashvili's inauguration as President.
Vienna to keep plaque commemorating Stalin
A plaque on a house in Vienna’s 12th district commemorating Soviet dictator Josef Stalin will not be removed for the time being, the local council has announced.
‘Progressive democracy’ means destroying the power of the people’s vote
If you listen to establishmentarians in Washington and Brussels, liberal democracy is under threat from anti-democratic populist movements.
Populists and Conservatives to face off in Croatia’s second round of elections
Croatia is heading to a presidential run-off marked by stark differences between the two opposing candidates: the social democrat populist President Zoran Milanovic…
Beaten Georgian president refuses to leave office as eurosceptic successor inaugurated
Georgia's defeated president Salome Zourabichvili has refused to step down as her eurosceptic successor Mikheil Kavelashvili was inaugurated December 29, claiming…
Apple pulls products from EU market as ban on non-USB C connectors takes effect
Apple has pulled all of its iPhone 14, 14 Plus, and iPhone SE products from the European Union market as the bloc's ban on non-USB-C connectors came into effect…
Israel slams Poland for refusing Netanyahu safe passage to Auschwitz event
The centre-left Polish government of prime minister Donald Tusk has said that it respects all International Criminal Court (ICC) decisions and warrants, making it…
Part II: Neo-Imperialism is making a comeback, time to choose your hegemon
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Putin: Fico’s Slovakia ‘has offered to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks’
Slovakia has offered to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has claimed.
NATO to ‘ramp-up Baltic Sea operations’ after suspected undersea cables sabotage
NATO has said it will boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage of an undersea power cable and four internet lines.
German President brands Musk’s X a ‘threat to democracy’
Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has branded Elon Musk's X social media platform a potential "threat to democracy".
Facing elections, Polish PM Tusk vows to use EU Council term to derail EC chief von der Leyen
As Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk prepares to take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1, he has signalled he will…
Polish Dominicans protest at police raid on monastery over wanted ex-minister
Polish police have searched a monastery for Conservative (PiS) MP and former deputy justice minister Marcin Romanowski for whom an international arrest warrant had…
New crimes, new fears: German migration and national safety top political debate
Christmas is now a target.
Finland detains Russia-linked oil tanker over suspected deep-sea cable sabotage
Finland has detained an oil tanker with links to Russia over concerns it intentionally damaged several deep-sea cables.
Polish opposition says proposed hate-speech law changes would lead to ‘censorship’
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS) have failed in their attempt in parliament to reject at first reading a bill proposed by the government aiming to widen…