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European Parliament backs AI facial recognition ban, though Brussels police are already using it
MEPs at a meeting in Strasbourg rejected amendments to allow the use of facial recognition AI for law enforcement, and supported moves that propose a blanket ban…
Hardline Tehran mayor brought ‘secret agents’ to Brussels
The Islamist mayor of Tehran, Alireza Zakani, invited by State Secretary of the Brussels-Capital Region, Pascal Smet, to City Hall in Brussels on June 13, arrived…
Brussels threatens to break up Google
Google is in the firing line after Brussels Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, on June 14 threatened to break up the global internet giant over what she…
Timmermans on the defensive over EU environmental laws
European Commission Vice-President, Frans Timmermans, claims the Christian Democrats ‘ran away’ from an agreement on environmental legislation, accusing them…
Brexit done? It could take years, say pollsters
While Brexit might to some seem a nightmare that the UK is struggling to awaken from, a new survey suggests that the angst is not being caused by the country having…
European Parliament polarised over Migration Pact
Acrimony filled the Strasbourg plenary hall, as Right and Left lambasted the pact for their own reasons, while the Centre pleaded for constructive support to get…
Russia threatens to destroy Europe’s undersea communications cables
Russia says there is now nothing to hold it back from blowing up “its enemies' undersea communications cables”, after accusing the West of being responsible…
Deaths on Middle East and North Africa migration routes skyrocket
Almost 3,800 people died on migration routes from the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, the highest number since 2017.
Prince Harry, Sebastian Vettel, Greta Thunberg – practice what you preach before lecturing the rest of us
You cannot go far these days in Europe, indeed throughout the West, without being harangued by some celebrity about climate change or social justice.
Pro-Russian hackers target website of Europe’s largest port
The website of the port of Rotterdam was targeted in a cyberattack blamed on Russia-aligned hackers last week.
EU agriculture chief slams boss von der Leyen over farmers’ aid delay
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been accused by one of her own top-ranking officials of dragging her feet over compensation payments to Member…
Brussels City receives Tehran’s hardline mayor weeks after EU banned a group he led
Politicians and Iranian refugees have criticised the city of Brussels for inviting Tehran's hardline mayor to City Hall, just weeks after the EU sanctioned a group…
Germany: small parties facing wipeout under electoral reform
A controversial electoral reform in Germany that threatens to wipe smaller parties from the political landscape has been approved by the Council of Europe.
Putin says Russia thinking of ditching grain deal due to West’s ‘cheating’
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was considering withdrawing from the Black Sea grain deal because the West had cheated Moscow by implementing…
Swedish police wrong to ban Quran burning, judges rule
Swedish police were wrong to ban two gatherings earlier this year during which protesters intended to burn the Quran, an appeals court has ruled.
Will Meloni’s party benefit from Berlusconi’s death?
Berlusconi's death has raised the immediate question of where his voters would go, it appeared on Tuesday.
Poles’ support for Ukrainian refugees slumps
Support among Poles for their Ukrainian guests has slumped dramatically, with many now opposing benefits.
Can Spain’s new Left bloc overcome internal distrust?
Spain's 15 Left-wing parties reached an agreement to run together in July 23's snap general election, against a Right-wing slate currently leading in the polls.
Ukraine NATO rift cools Weimar talks
A split over Ukraine's membership of NATO chilled talks between leaders of the Weimar Triangle in Paris despite unanimous support from France, Germany and Poland…
Ireland: both rolling in cash and crashing hard
Ireland might have recorded the Eurozone's biggest GDP slump last quarter but a healthy cash surplus, the product of huge corporate taxes paid by a handful of US…
Poland ‘won’t comply’ with EU migration pact
Poland would rather pay hefty fines than follow the EU's new migration pact, saying it would not be “dictated to by Brussels”.
Erdogan demands recognition of Northern Cyprus, tells EU to stay out
Turkish President Recep Erdoğan called on Greek Cypriots to “face reality” and recognise Northern Cyprus, in his first overseas trip since re-election.
France’s Macron eyes negotiation phase after Ukraine counteroffensive
By Ania Nussbaum and Piotr Bujnicki
Presidentialism: What Giorgia Meloni has, and other Right-wing leaders would do well to emulate
Many Right-wing populists in the West, from Donald Trump in the US, to Matteo Salvini in Italy, and Marine Le Pen in France, are known for their abrasive and direct…
Investors may exit consumer goods firms over EU deforestation law
By Richa Naidu
French Right-wingers alarmed about ‘Islamist’ participation at European youth-event
The European Youth Event (EYE), organised by the European Parliament in Strasbourg over the weekend of June 9 and 10, has sparked controversy after it included an…
‘Bunga no more’ – Silvio Berlusconi 1936-2023
At the age of 86, Silvio Berlusconi has died following a battle against leukaemia.
Calls to suspend Nicola Sturgeon: ‘This soap opera has gone far enough’
The former leader of the Scottish government, Nicola Sturgeon, has been released without charge following her arrest on June 11, pending further investigation.
Montenegro: pro-EU party tops polls
The pro-European Union party, Europe Now Movement (PES), appears to have gained the majority of votes after Montenegro’s snap national elections on June 11.