Leaf it out! Brits may run short of tea due to Red Sea attacks
Britons may start to boil over if the reported possibility of tea shortages come to pass.
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German oil refinery Schwedt ‘guaranteed’ by Poland
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in Warsaw that Poland had "given reassurances" that it will continue to provide the country's Schwedt refinery with crude…
France acts over immigration clashes on Indian Ocean island Mayotte
The French Government will end granting birthright citizenship in Mayotte to make the overseas department less appealing to migrants following large-scale and violent…
Germany may be left ‘ungovernable’ after 2024 elections
The forthcoming 2024 elections in Germany could leave the country "ungovernable", a historian has warned.
Spanish opposition may negotiate ‘conditional pardon’ for Puigdemont
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the leader of the Spanish opposition, would be open to negotiate a “conditional pardon” to former president of the Catalonia region,…
Europe celebrates Carnival and the Year of the Dragon
Across Europe, thousands celebrated Carnival time - and, in some areas, the Chinese New Year.
German Right makes ground in Berlin election re-run
The German Right achieved small but “significant” electoral gains after a partial re-run of the 2021 federal elections in parts of Berlin.
In a further sign of the decay of the EPP, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s hopes of snaffling a top EU job have been dashed
A resolution adopted by the European Parliament on February 7 accuses the Greek government of violating the rule of law, controlling the media, spying on its opponents…
Dutch court says fighter-jet parts for Israel ‘not allowed’
A court in The Hague ruled that the Netherlands has to end exports of parts for US Lockheed Martin F35 fighter jets to Israel, due to "a clear risk of serious violations…
Outrage after Spanish coast officer deaths
Two law enforcement officers from the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) have been killed while on duty in the port of Barbate on the Spanish Atlantic coast.
Orbán: I wanted Ukraine to join NATO in 2008
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has claimed he pushed for Ukraine to join NATO in 2008.
Saryusz-Wolski for European Commission President?
Poland’s former ruling Conservatives (PiS) is pushing for the European Conservative Reformers (ECR) to adopt senior MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski as its candidate for…
Poles apart: Tusk and Duda clash over Trump
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has tweeted that former US president Donald Trump wants to see NATO “attacked” by Russia.
‘Irregular migration’ to Canary Islands spikes by 1,000 per cent
The number of “irregular” migrants arriving at Spain's Canary Islands jumped by more than 1,000 per cent during January 2024 as compared with a year before,…
French professionals and companies increasingly moving to Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
European officials criticize Trump’s NATO comments
Two European officials criticized Donald Trump on Sunday, February 10, after comments the former U.S.
Hungarian president Novak resigns over sex abuse case pardon
Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned on February 10 after coming under mounting pressure for pardoning a man convicted of helping to cover up sexual abuse…
Centre-right’s Stubb wins close-fought Finnish presidential election
Alexander Stubb of the centre-right National Coalition Party narrowly won Finland's presidential election on Sunday, defeating liberal Green Party member Pekka…
EU looks to take pressure off Member States over debt
European Union Member States and MEPs have struck a preliminary deal to ease the bloc's stringent fiscal rules, giving governments more time to reduce debt and incentives…
EU slams Pakistan ‘election violence’ and wants probe into ‘irregularities’
The European Union has condemned what it called "acts of violence, which took place in the lead up to the elections" in Pakistan.
UK port may sue Government over ‘dangerous foreign meat’ risk
The health authority at Britain's port of Dover could bring legal action against the UK Government if it does not reconsider a plan to move checks on potentially…
Little buzz in EC over MEP’s sex-toy query
Brussels is not planning to impose any specific legislation on sex toys in the "near future", the European Commission said.
EU bodies agree stricter rules to protect ‘gig economy’ workers
European Union institutions have reached a provisional agreement on new rules aimed at protecting a subsection of “gig economy” workers within the bloc.
As Polish farmers revolt, PiS demands its own EC agriculture chief resign
Polish farmers blocked roads nationwide protesting against European Union climate policies and the influx of cheap food imports from Ukraine.
Put up, or shut up: US Republicans tell Poland’s Tusk to take US migrants to release Ukraine aid
US Republicans have reacted strongly to what they felt was Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s excoriation of them for rejecting Washington’s aid package for…
Qatargate: ‘Secret recording’ may blow holes in inquiry
A bombshell complaint has caused critics to pile in on the Qatargate cash-for-influence inquiry in the European Parliament.
Foxy business? Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest entry ruffles feathers
The song Zorra, the Spanish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest by the duo Nebulossa, is splitting opinion in Spain.
In the drink? Barclays seemingly caves to pressure over fossil-fuels funding
Barclays, Britain's biggest lender to the oil and gas industry, said it will stop direct financing of new oil- and gasfields and restrict lending "more broadly"…
European Parliament claims Russia has MEP ‘influence agents’ in Brussels
Russia has managed to recruit a number of MEPs as "influence agents" in the hope of disrupting democracy, the European Parliament has claimed.
Assembly on European Regions President on the future of EU cohesion policy
Assembly of European Regions - Committee of the Regions, Brussels