EU antitrust chief says Trump has upended Europe-US relations
The EU's competition chief says US President Donald Trump has upended the "trustful relationship" between the United States and Europe, and that Brussels should…
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Troubled EU poster child Northvolt has liabilities more than twice as large as assets
Swedish battery developer and manufacturer Northvolt has made massive losses since bankruptcy talks began.
Polish minister: ‘Unfair Ukraine peace deal would embolden China over Taiwan’
Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has called US President Donald Trump’s decision to hold direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin a “mistake”.
Ireland, a rich parasite too mean and lazy to defend itself or Europe
The US Vice President JD Vance last week fired a warning shot for Europe’s benefit – not over its bows but deep into its rhetorical engine-room, where it keeps…
Weeping security conference chairman calls event a ‘European nightmare’
Christoph Heusgen, chairman of the Munich Security Conference, has called this year's edition a "European nightmare" after it became clear the US was pushing for…
Italy’s Meloni vows to overcome all obstacles to Albanian migrant deal
Italy's prime minister on February 17 vowed to push ahead with a plan to deport irregular migrants to camps built in Albania, which has been stalled by national…
French Mayor faces prison for refusing to marry illegal migrant under expulsion order
Robert Ménard, the Conservative Mayor of Béziers, is looking at a possible prison term for refusing to officiate the marriage of an illegal Algerian migrant subject…
France’s LFI breaks with Socialists: ‘They are no longer our allies’
Leader of France's La France Insoumise (LFI), Jean-Luc Mélenchon, has officially cut ties between his hard-left party and the Socialist Party, confirming the end…
Austria’s Conservative ÖVP veers to Left after ‘mock negotiations’ with FPÖ collapse
Austria’s next government will most likely be a coalition between the Conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and the Social Democrats (SPÖ), after they…
‘Rules based international order’ is dead, 20th century never coming back
For a moment last week, it appeared that European Union officials finally had realised that the 20th century was never coming back.
US state secretary Rubio says Europe to be part of ‘any real talks’ on ending Ukraine war
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Ukraine and Europe would be part of any "real negotiations" to end the war with Russia.
Macron’s emergency European defence summit: Many EU leaders not invited
French President Emmanuel Macron has convened an emergency summit in Paris to forge a European response to the US policy shift over the war in Ukraine, although…
Doubts surface over continued US military presence in Poland
Pete Hegseth, the US Defence Secretary, has praised Poland’s efforts in ramping up military spending to 5 per cent of its GDP.
Austria’s FPÖ ‘suspects foreign influence’ in coalition talks collapse
After the abrupt end of the coalition negotiations in Austria, representatives of the Freedom Party (FPÖ) have accused foreign powers of playing a part in the breakdown.
US VP Vance slams Europe over ‘anti-democratic behaviour’
US Vice-President JD Vance has criticised the European Union at the Munich Security Conference, accusing European nations of anti-democratic behaviour.
Germany’s Scholz calls for debt-brake reform to boost defence amid US pressure
Germany's outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for reform of the country's "debt brake" to strengthen the country's defence capabilities, citing the shifting…
French PM Macron says European fiscal framework is ‘obsolete’
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Europe to abandon its current fiscal and monetary framework, which he described as “obsolete”.
Haunted by the euro-ghost of Hallstein: the power to collect direct EU taxes
The European Commission finds itself in a bit of a pickle.
US VP Vance calls on German parties to work with hard-right AfD
US Vice-President JD Vance has said German politicians should work with all parties, including the hard-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Brussels city swaps ‘patriarchal’ monument for ‘feminist’ construction waste piece
Brussels has ruffled feathers with its decision to replace the stately neoclassic monument “De Rijpheid” (The Maturity) in the city with a modern feminist work…
French ex-PM Jean Castex questioned over alleged misuse of public funds
Jean Castex, former prime minister of France, has been briefly taken into police custody in Montpellier as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged misuse of…
Russian drone damages Chernobyl nuclear plant’s shelter, Zelenskiy says
A Russian drone caused significant damage to the radiation containment shelter at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy…
Trump targets EU and others in tariffs threat
US President Donald Trump has tasked his economics team with devising a plan to impose recipricol tariffs on every country that imposed duties on US imports in a…
My principles on Ukraine, ‘and if you don’t like them, well, I have others’
After the latest Trump-Putin “pas de deux”, in the ever-evolving theatre of international politics, the diplomatic ballet by European leaders that comes next…
Porsche plans to cut additional 1,900 jobs by 2029
Carmaker Porsche plans to cut an additional 1,900 jobs across the entire company over the next four years after a programme that has already started was determined…
Migrants affected by Valencia floods in Spain set to receive legal status
The Spanish Government said it was set to give illegal immigrants affected by the floods in Valencia legal status.
‘Something fundamental has to change,’ says Bavarian leader after alleged migrant attack
Markus Söder, a Bavarian Christian Democrat heavyweight, has blamed an apparent attack in which a man ploughed a car into protesters on the streets of Munich on…
Polish justice minister suspends prosecutor investigating him and PM Tusk
Poland’s justice minister Adam Bodnar has suspended deputy prosecutor general Michał Ostrowski and launched disciplinary proceedings against him.
Liberal and left-leaning groups appeal to Polish Government for USAID cuts compensation
Poland’s Liberal and left-leaning civil society organisations have appealed to the centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk to make good a shortfall…
Future of cigarettes in Europe up in smoke?
As European Commissioner for Health Olivér Várhelyi was working on a new update for the EC's tobacco directive, Brussels Signal took part in a media visit to US…