Zelensky ‘ready for second peace summit with Russia’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would be willing to hold a second peace summit, with Russia present this time, according to a leak from a Ukrainian official,…
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Singapore approves 16 insects for human consumption as EU concerns linger
In the EU, six applications for insects intended to be marketed in different forms have been authorised: Alphitobius diaperinus larvae products, dried mealworms,…
Macron: can’t lead France, so can’t lead Europe, and Scholz will not help
Happy electorates prefer a stable polity and vote for parties offering to preserve it.
French Left must ‘face reality’ over infeasible spending hikes
François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Bank of France, has demanded left-wing policymakers "face reality" and understand further hikes in French spending…
Von der Leyen faces tough task as Metsola emerges as possible EC chief replacement
With a week to go before von der Leyen's future is voted on by the European Parliament, Berlaymont sources expect 15 per cent of her coalition MEPs to vote against…
EU forces changes to iPhone operating system
The European Union is to force through changes to Apple's iPhone operating system iOS to make it compatible with the bloc's anti-trust laws.
NATO raises its tone against China: for America the front is in the East
NATO has raised its tone against China at the current summit in Washington in contrast to the conference held in Madrid on June 29-30, 2022.
Slovak PM Fico’s party likely to remain out of EU parliament alliances
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on July 11 that his ruling party SMER-SSD would stay out of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the European Union…
Biden forges ties with new UK PM Starmer at NATO meeting in Washington
US President Joe Biden warmly welcomed Britain's new Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer at his first NATO meeting in Washington on the 75th anniversary…
US to remain ‘liable’ for climate funding under second Trump presidency, says chief COP negotiator
Yalchin Rafiyev, who will spearhead talks at the COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan in November, said Trump's return, if it happens, would be unlikely to disrupt climate…
Our representative political system undermines itself by failing the people
With a long election period now behind us, we may ask ourselves: what do the recent European, British and French elections tell us about how democratic democracy…
France’s biggest union threatens protests unless Macron paves way for left-wing government
France's biggest trades union, the General Confederation of Labour (CGT), has threatened national protests if President Emmanuel Macron refuses to call on the left-wing…
Poland angry as Hungary blocks €2 billion ‘peace facility’ payments
Poland has reacted with frustration after Hungary blocked a payment of around €2 billion in European Union funds intended to compensate Warsaw for its military…
Israel to recruit ultra-Orthodox individuals for armed forces from August
An Israeli court has ordered that military recruitment from the country's ultra-Orthodox population can go ahead, spurring an angry response from the sector.
AfD’s Höcke hit with criminal probe for allegedly ‘defaming’ Germany
Senior Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician Björn Höcke has been hit with another criminal probe over accusations he "defamed" the State.
Germany and Baltics mull curtailing Hungary’s Council of the EU presidency, though majority support looks unlikely
Germany and the Baltic countries are discussing possible ways to take the presidency of the Council of the European Union away from Hungary, following a "peace"…
The end of ideological politics and the return to empire
These days election after general election only seems to confirm one thing: that ideological politics is dead, and with it, the modern era of politics, full stop.
Polish police to charge motorists for clearing road of climate blockade
A group of motorists who used a fire extinguisher and pepper spray to remove climate protesters blocking a main road in Warsaw on July 9 "will have to face charges",…
Cologne police sees rise of extreme violence connected to ‘Mocro Mafia’
Extreme violence connected to organised crime is reaching new heights in the German city of Cologne.
Overpaid? YouTuber MEP exposes European Parliament gravy train
MEPs' earnings are once again under scrutiny after an exposé published by influencer-turned-European Parliament member Fidias Panayiotou.
French news channel fined €80,000 over negative broadcasts on migration and climate change
Popular Conservative French news channel CNews was fined €80,000 by the country’s media regulator for expressing negative viewpoints regarding migration and…
Polish Konfederacja split between Patriots and Sovereigntists in European Parliament
Polish right-wing populist alliance Konfederacja has reportedly split in the European Parliament, with half of its MEPs to join the new Europe of Sovereign Nations…
Police open hundreds of hate-speech investigations over German ‘meme anthem’
German police forces have launched more than 360 investigations into instances of suspected hate-speech over the playing or singing of a German meme "anthem".
Slovak PM Fico returns to office after assassination attempt
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is back in office after surviving an assassination attempt in May.
Nuclear weapons spending tops $90 billion in 2023
NGOs monitoring the sector say there has been a one-third increase in weapons spending over the past five years by the nine nuclear-armed states modernising their…
German Left demands cordon sanitaire against Patriots for Europe
Germany's ruling left-wing parties demanded a cordon sanitaire against the newly founded Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament.
Elections: steady Britain, shaky France, and the always surprising America
The much and in fact excessively anticipated fear of a lurch to the Right in the French elections has not occurred and the widely anticipated movement to the Left…
Paris prosecutor goes after Marine Le Pen over campaign financing
Marine Le Pen's National Rally has been hit with a judicial investigation into suspicions of illicit financing of her presidential campaign in 2022.
National Rally base blames leaders for election defeat
Local members of the hard-right National Rally are unhappy with the party's July 7 election results, with the grassroots reportedly blaming its national leaders…
Welcome to the European Parliament, Patriots: now reform the unreformable
By the European Parliament’s soporific standards, it was as glamourous an event as you will ever witness.