EU leaders to agree on top jobs, strategic agenda with focus on defence
European Union leaders are to agree on Thursday on the strategic course for the EU and on the people to run its institutions for the next five years, with a special…
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Another brutal shooting in Brussels leaves two dead and two critically injured
A shooting at a bar in Saint-Gilles, Southern Brussels, left two dead and three injured, two of whom are currently fighting for their lives
‘Canary Islands a mess despite what Brussels says,’ migration expert claims
The pressure of illegal migration in the Canary Islands has become "unsustainable", according to Rubén Pulido, a Spanish ex-military immigration analyst.
AfD knows eurosceptical voters don’t want ‘nice’ Right, they want real Right
There are currently three groups in the European Parliament on the right side of the political spectrum: the European People’s Party (EPP), a centre-right establishment…
Six EU nations ‘not yet ready for euro’
Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden are not ready to join the euro currency, despite legal commitments to do so, according to the European Commission's latest…
She’s angry, but Italy’s PM Meloni is short of numbers to veto a second von der Leyen term at EU summit
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will lack the allies she needs for a blocking majority to deny Ursula von der Leyen a second term as European Commission president,…
France elects: left-wing activists take to social media in desperate attempt to narrow right-wing lead among the young
Internet activism has taken France's electoral campaign by storm with left-wing supporters using social media to reach young voters.
Commissioner Reynders defeated in bid for top job at Council of Europe
Brussels Commissioner Didier Reynders, who took a leave of absence without pay to look for a new job, has failed in his bid to become President of the Council of…
Former Polish PM Morawiecki may run for president
Mateusz Morawiecki, who was the Polish prime minister in the last Conservative (PiS) government, said he may run for president in next year’s election and might…
EU will sink under regulation, it must go for innovation and productivity instead
Carl Bildt, a former prime minister and foreign minister of Sweden and senior official in various capacities of the European Union, has long been one of the most…
Sweden Democrats demand seats in next cabinet
Jimmie Åkesson, President of the hard-right Sweden Democrats (SD), has demanded representation in the government after the 2026 election.
European Commission accuses Microsoft of breaching antitrust rules
The European Commission announced that Microsoft breached EU antitrust rules by illegally bundling its chat and video app Teams with its Office product.
Dislike, despise, distrust: what drives French votes
In politics, they say the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Russia bans distribution of dozens of EU news outlets in retaliatory step
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it was banning access inside Russia to the broadcasts of dozens of European Union media outlets in what it said was…
French Assembly faces political deadlock, forecast suggests
French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap election could lead to deadlock.
European Investment Bank to boost defence spending
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it plans to increase its investments in European defence, focusing on elements such as drones, satellites and cybersecurity.
Dutch asylum committee chairman resigns citing ‘not normal’ PVV-led government
Rutger Groot Wassink, chairman of the asylum committee of the Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG), resigned from his post, refusing to work with the new right-wing…
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Sinister, shadowy, German, plutocrat: what is driving European immigration policy
Intellectual colleagues note that mass immigration is causing the pro-European establishment to collapse. Which is a bit dry, but true.
Trump advisers plan to halt US military aid to Ukraine unless Kyiv sues for peace with Moscow
Keith Kellogg and Fred Fleitz, two key advisers to US presidential hopeful Donald Trump, have presented the former president with a plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine…
Russian saboteurs ‘suspected’ over German factory fire
A fire at a factory in Berlin was possibly started by Russian saboteurs, according to security experts.
Ireland fears revenge from Ursula von der Leyen over opposition for second term
Irish government sources feared Ursula von der Leyen would punish its next Brussels Commissioner with a poor appointment, after statements by Fianna Fáil MEPs during…
‘Expel unemployed Ukrainians,’ says prominent German Christian-Democrat
Alexander Dobrindt, Chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU) parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, wants Ukrainians without work to return "to safe areas…
EU to fund aid to Ukraine with €1.4 billion of frozen Russian assets
European Union governments have agreed to allocate €1.4 billion in profits from frozen Russian assets for arms and other aid to Ukraine.
France is a catastrophe of corruption, decay, and cultural deadness
France is dead.
Werner Hoyer, former head of EIB, under EU investigation for alleged corruption
Werner Hoyer, who led the European Investment Bank (EIB) from 2012 to January 2024, is under investigation by European Union prosecutors for alleged corruption,…
Binational French citizens to be barred from ‘key jobs’, says National Rally’s Bardella
Jordan Bardella, the President of the French hard-right party National Rally (RN) said binational citizens would be excluded from "key government jobs", if the party…
Former Austrian Chancellor Kurz warns establishment parties against desire to ‘swing the moral club’
Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz warned establishment parties against the tendency to dismissively judge anyone who does not agree with them.
Don’t call us hooligans: Germany’s AfD set to lead new European Parliament ‘Sovereigntist’ group
Alternative for Germany (AfD) looks set to launch a new group in the European Parliament early in July, Der Spiegel has reported.
Will new MEPs push EP towards a form of ‘participatory democracy’?
Following the 2024 elections, the European Parliament gained fresh faces who are already pushing for a form of "participatory democracy".
Cardinal goes to Ukraine to push for ceasefire, Zelensky won’t be keen
Volodymyr Zelensky is a man who knows what he wants: air defence interceptors, artillery, ATACMS long-range precision-guided missiles, more Stinger anti-aircraft…