Ex-MEP Arena’s son and 14 others arrested in international drug bust
Ugo Lemaire, son of Belgian former Socialist MEP Marie Arena, has been arrested in a major international investigation into alleged cannabis trafficking.
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Switzerland ends aid to Eritrea over refusal to take back asylum seekers
Switzerland has announced it will cancel its development aid payments to Eritrea as of May.
US reasserting their role as the primary superpower with breathtaking speed
As I have written elsewhere, I have always been suspicious of the idea of an emerging multipolar world order.
‘Western companies make billions selling oil tankers to Russia,’ report claims
Western shipowners have earned billions by selling tankers to Russia’s shadow fleet, helping Moscow circumvent European Union sanctions and keep its war economy…
Two-thirds of Poles ‘support border controls inside EU to combat migration’, poll finds
Almost two-thirds of Poles want the reintroduction of border controls within the European Union to combat illegal migration, according to the latest attitude poll…
Austria’s Beer Party calls last orders
The Austrian Beer Party (Bierpartei) has announced it was ending its political aspirations.
Islam critic convicted of hate crimes in Sweden after Quran-burning associate shot dead
Salwan Najem, an Islam-critic whose fellow Quran-burning activist Salwan Momika was shot dead on January 29 in Stockholm, has been convicted of incitement against…
Tusk tries to seduce Trump with US weapons purchase proposal
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has urged the European Union to stay “united” and respond in a “clear and firm” way to US President Donald Trump’s warning…
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".
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…