Von der Leyen’s re-appointment as EC chief ‘less likely by the day’
Von der Leyen’s re-appointment campaign "will be much rougher and polarised" than previous races for the post, according to one political scientist
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The rise of the command economy: French defence minister ‘may force firms to make weapons for Ukraine’
French defence minister Sebastien Lecornu said he was prepared to use his powers to requisition industrial capacities or impose priorities to weapon makers to speed…
Migrants are ‘no threat to EU’, says European Parliament home affairs committee chair
Juan Fernando López Aguilar MEP, the chair of the European Parliament’s home affairs committee, is positive about the possible effects of ongoing mass-migration…
Chinese cyber-attackers ‘put European Parliament elections at risk’
Attacks on the Parliament and other European Union institutions have, cyber experts say, grown more numerous and sophisticated since the last EU elections in 2019…
Profits not prices drive renewable development, new book says
In his new book The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won't Save the Planet, Brett Christophers argues there’s a widespread misconception about what’s needed…
Russian Ambassador snubs Polish summons over missile incident on grounds it was ‘immaterial’
Russia’s Ambassador to Poland Sergei Andreev has defied a summons to a meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw at which he was to receive a diplomatic…
Dutch Government ‘pays €4 million a week to put up migrants in hotels’
More than 8,000 asylum seekers are currently residing in at least 50 hotels and holiday parks in the Netherlands at an estimated total cost of around €4 million…
EU members call for revision of anti-deforestation law
A group of EU countries led by Austria is calling for urgent revisions to the bloc's anti-deforestation law set to go into effect at the end of the year, saying…
Germany’s The Left calls for four-day working week
Germany’s Die Linke - The Left - outlined an “ambitious” plan for German workers; the introduction of a four-day week on full pay being one.
EC drops agriculture from climate change plan after farmers’ protests
The threat of renewed protests by farmers will cloud any EU attempts to set climate policy, while "pushback from the agriculture sector will further undermine efforts…
Italy’s Lampedusa island sees sudden influx of migrants
More than 1,700 migrants came to the Italian island of Lampedusa by boat over the weekend of March 23.
Majority of Flemish say separatist Vlaams Belang should be given a chance to govern
A majority in Flanders in the country’s North would like to see the right-wing populist Vlaams Belang party leading the government, according to a newly released…
Swedish rescue workers given bulletproof vests
High crime levels in Sweden are pushing rescue workers to drastic measures; those in the city of Uppsala, near Stockholm, will be equipped with bulletproof vests.
Ahead of EU election, rights groups urge equality drive to counter populists
Anticipating a populist surge when Europeans go to the polls in June, anti-discrimination organisations on Monday urged the bloc's institutions to put equality policies…
Real estate investors turn to lawyers after ‘huge’ CO2 shock
Real estate investors already battered by high-interest rates now face the prospect of significant writedowns triggered by new European regulations.
Ukraine switches off power exports as Russian attacks hit home
Amid a continued Russian bombardment on Ukraine's energy infrastructure that has seen its top power producer DTEK lose 50 per cent of its capacity, Kyiv sharply…
Poland says Russian missile enters its airspace as Kremlin targets Ukraine
Russia violated Poland's airspace with a cruise missile launched at targets in western Ukraine, Poland's armed forces said. "On March 24 at 4:23am (03.
Surprise Korčok victory in Slovakia’s presidential election first round sets up high-stakes challenge for PM Fico
Ivan Korčok, a critic of PM Robert Fico, won a surprise first-round victory in Slovakia's presidential elections March 23, defeating Fico's ally Peter Pellegrini…
EU leaders blast Russia after Kremlin declares ‘state of war’
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov justified what is a change of rhetoric by saying that Western support of Ukraine had morphed his country's so-called "special military…
Russia puts LGBT-movement followers on terrorists and extremists list
The Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation, or Rosfinmonitoring, has put the International LGBT Public Movement on its list of terrorists…
Puigdemont says he would return to Spain after snap elections
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont aims a return to Spain from Belgium in the next few months.
Kremlin central bank chief takes aim at EU over Russian asset confiscation plan
The Kremlin has warned of "catastrophic consequences" should the European Union proceed with plans to confiscate Russian assets held in Western banks.
Russian oil terminals ‘legitimate targets’, Kyiv insists
Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, said Russian oil refineries were legitimate targets for its forces.
FOUL! England football fans’ fury at US giant Nike’s change to jersey emblem
US sports brand Nike is taking flak from football fans in the home of the beautiful game after the commercial giant unveiled the England team players’ new home-shirt…
Pressure mounts on Ukraine to scrap ‘sponsors of war’ blacklist
Ukraine could dismantle within days its "sponsors of war" blacklist, central to Kyiv's campaign to expose companies doing business with Russia, after a backlash…
No majority for EU Nature Restoration law: MS official
There is currently "no majority" for the EU's proposed nature restoration law, a member-state official has said.
German businessman cleared in ‘mocking politicians’ case
Michael Much, a German entrepreneur who had last week faced a €6,000 fine for mocking Green politicians, has been acquitted.
Is the Netherlands set to get a new ‘people’s party’?
Talk of political fragmentation in the Netherlands has been near-constant amid the run-up to the European Parliament elections in June, though Dutch MP Geert Wilders,…
US wants Ukraine to stop hitting Russian oil refineries
The US has urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, warning that drone strikes risk provoking retaliation and driving up global…
Council approves Bosnia accession talks, diluted Gaza deal
Leaders managed to agree on calling for peace in the Gaza Strip, though efforts by countries such as Spain and Ireland to get the Council to officially call for…