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Migration crisis: German minister warns drastic migration reforms are required
German interior minister Nancy Faeser has told the European Commission in a letter that her country cannot handle the migration situation any more and drastic reforms…
Orbán headed to Strasbourg amid veto attempt by opposing MEPs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to address the European Parliament in Strasbourg next week amid attempts by opponents to prevent him coming.
Home affairs Commissioner Johansson ‘closer to NGOs than Member States’ on illegal migration, ex-Frontex boss claims
The European Commission's home affairs tsar Ylva Johansson is closer to pro-mass migration NGOs than to the Member States she is meant to serve, the former head…
Fully rearming Germany ‘will take 100 years’, report finds
Fully rearming Germany could take up to a century if the country continues with its current rate of military production, a report has found.
Poland’s exclusion zone on border with Belarus ‘leads to 64 per cent drop in illegal crossings’
Poland’s interior ministry has reported a 64 per cent drop in the number of attempted illegal crossings by migrants from the country’s border with Belarus since…
Surprise! What Ukraine negotiations really need is …Chancellor Scholz?
The Russo-Ukrainian War has been going for over ten years, and it has been nearly three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of their southwestern neighbour.
Police strike set to aid Extinction Rebellion motorway protest in the Netherlands
The Dutch chapter of Extinction Rebellion (XR) is planning to block the A12 motorway in The Hague on September 14, a date that coincidentally coincides with a police…
France’s National Rally ‘willing to give PM Barnier a chance,’ MEP says
Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) is willing to give France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier a chance, an MEP for the party has said.
Puigdemont set for long-term exile after Spanish court ruling
The former president of Spain's Catalonia region and former MEP Carles Puigdemont is set to remain in exile indefinitely after the Spanish Supreme Court ruled the…
At least three attacks ‘foiled’ during Paris Olympics
French security services have reported they prevented several terrorist attacks during the Paris Olympics and Paralympics Games.
Three old military ‘truths’ shaken by the Ukraine war
Conventional wisdom often gets a bad rap when things go wrong, but it should normally be a source of strength.
Spanish PM Sánchez calls for tariff truce between EU and China
“We don’t need another war, in this case a trade war.
Four million Ukrainians granted temporary protection in the EU
More than four million Ukrainians have been granted temporary protection status in the European Union since Russia's latest invasion of the country began in 2022.
Germany faces a surge in bankruptcies with ‘worse to come’
In the first six months of this year, almost 25 per cent more companies in Germany filed for insolvency compared to 2023, with experts fearing that the worst is…
Reporters say no evidence for Polish claims of ‘thousands of Ukrainians’ joining foreign legion
Reporters have discovered that a "thousands-strong" Ukrainian legion in Poland does not yet exist.
Socialists threaten to reject Ursula von der Leyen’s EC team
Socialists in the European Parliament have warned they may withhold support for the next European Commission unless their key demands are addressed.
Slovakia’s Fico accuses West of ‘tolerating Ukrainian extremists’
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused the West of "tolerating" extremist elements within the Ukrainian military, prompting a backlash from Kyiv.
Gonzalez’ arrival in Spain triggers political dogfight
The Spanish government’s decision to grant asylum to Venezuelan presidential candidate and opposition leader Edmundo González has triggered a political dogfight…
More Congolese athletes go ‘missing’ in Paris after Olympics
More Congolese athletes have reportedly gone "missing" in France following the Olympic games, local media is reporting.
Coup at Greece’s Syriza party sweeps its leader from power
Serious infighting has erupted out in the hard-left Syriza Party in Greece after its central committee removed Stefanos Kasselakis as its leader.
France, Germany, UK condemn Iran over ballistic missiles, target new sanctions
The governments of France, Germany and Britain condemned the transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia, and said they would cancel bilateral air services…
Slovak Government slams reports of EU funds block
Slovakia's Government has blasted reports of the European Commission allegedly planning to block European funds for Bratislava over concerns about "democratic backsliding".
Tusk calls German border controls crackdown ‘unacceptable’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called the unilateral decision by Germany to reintroduce border checks on all its frontiers "unacceptable", adding that it…
EXCLUSIVE: US Congressman makes fresh attack on Breton, warns ‘digital enforcer’ not to censor Americans
A leading US Congressman has accused the European Union's self-styled digital enforcer, Thierry Breton, of failing to alleviate the concerns held by US lawmakers…
EU court fines Apple, Google billions in latest anti-Big Tech offensive
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ordered both Apple and Google to hand over billions of euros in fines and unpaid tax revenue in two separate rulings.
Tensions rise in Brussels over Hungarian threat to bus-in migrants
Politicians in Belgium have become nervous about Hungarian threats to send migrants to the EU capital, with State Secretary for Migration Nicole de Moor, along with…
Austria’s FPÖ surges in the polls but may be kept out of power
Austria's hard-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) has extended its polling lead ahead of the September 29 vote though a power sharing deal with the country's Conservatives…
Draghi’s plan says ‘Europe First’ and load it with debt: who thinks it will work?
Having famously saved the rickety euro from the international bond markets over a decade ago, Super Mario Draghi has now moved on to an even grander project: rescuing…
Left MEP Pappas blasts colleagues over ‘vulgar’ complaint
Greek Syriza MEP Nikos Pappas has hit back at the European People's Party (EPP) after it sent a letter of complaint about him to European Parliament President Roberta…