Macron government set to force through budget, bypassing parliament
The French Government looks set to bypass its parliament to force through the 2024 budget.
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Rassemblement National leader Bardella to head its European elections list
The President of the right-wing French party Rassemblement National (RN), Jordan Bardella, announced on September 3 that he would head the party's list in the 2024…
EC steps into Ethiopia-Greece school row
The European Commission is reportedly in close communication with authorities amid an ongoing row between the Ethiopian Government in Addis Ababa and the ethnic…
Meta may offer paid-for ad-free Facebook and Instagram services in Europe
Users of Facebook and Instagram might be offered a paid-for version if they want to ditch advertisements.
Ukraine says Russian drones hit NATO member Romania, Bucharest denies report
Ukraine said on Monday Russian drones had detonated on the territory of NATO member Romania during an overnight air strike on a Ukrainian port across the Danube…
Ukraine threatens to sue EU over grain-deal impasse
Ukraine has threatened to sue the European Union over a current impasse regarding the country's grain exports.
MEP rejects claim by Politico he endorsed ‘ill-considered’ pro-Eurofederalism document
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski has repeatedly decried attempts to expand the European Union in the past, slamming the Conference on the Future of Europe as a "Potemkin village…
What Giorgia Meloni can teach Europe’s Right – despite what the mainstream media tells you
A year before the upcoming elections to the European parliament, a silent revolution seems to be taking place in Europe: Right-wing populists are learning to actually…
Farmer-Citizen Movement leader doesn’t want to be Dutch prime minister because she ‘can’t walk in heels’
The Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) in the Netherlands has put forward its primary candidate for the upcoming elections alongside its choice for prime minister and…
EC squirms as journalists ask if executive kept silent about alleged Saudi massacres
The European Commission has been accused of knowing about alleged Saudi atrocities on the Yemen border and doing nothing.
Dutch plans to ‘shrink’ Schiphol airport spurs anger and US sanctions threat
The outgoing Dutch government wants to "shrink" Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
French humanitarian convoy to Nagorno-Karabach blocked by Azerbaijan
A delegation of 15 French representatives visited the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan earlier this week in the hope of reaching the blockaded region of Nagorno-Karabakh,…
Cuban teens say Russia ‘tricked’ them into joining Ukraine war
Two Cuban teenagers claim they have been “tricked” by Russia into joining the Ukraine war.
Presidential term limits are ‘disastrous bullshit’: Macron
Multiple sources have now confirmed that Macron lashed out at the concept of term limits, which are set to prevent him from seeking re-election in 2027.
Spain: Feijóo admits his premiership attempt will likely fail
Alberto Núñez Feijóo has admitted he has little chance of becoming Spanish premier in the immediate future.
Migrants refuse to leave Brussels squat despite court order
Migrants living in a squat in the centre of Brussels have declared they will ignore a court order to abandon the premises.
Demolition threat for UK billionaire’s luxury hotel that hosted key Brexit agreement
A five-star hotel in Surrey, England, that provided the backdrop to the signing of a key Brexit deal, faces demolition after its billionaire owner was found to have…
Ministers call for EU-wide taxes to fund green agenda, rebuilding Ukraine
European Union ministers from a number of national governments have called for the establishment of new pan-European taxes to fund the bloc's “green” agenda,…
Ukraine defence minister may be removed from post amid corruption allegations
Ukraine’s defence minister Oleksii Reznikov is, according to Ukrainian media, on the verge of being removed from his job.
An enduring peace without victory in Ukraine: what it might look like
With the war now past its one-and-a-half year mark and no decisive Russian military defeat or political surrender in sight, the public conversation should start…
‘We are not leaving Europe’, confirms Soros heir
In an opinion piece for US-based news outlet Politico, American philanthropist Alex Soros, who recently took over leadership of the Open Society Foundations (OSF)…
EU imports ‘record volumes’ of liquefied natural gas from Russia
European Union countries have increased imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia by almost half compared to the same period in 2021, according to environmental…
Lithuania summons Vatican representative after Pope Francis ‘praised the great Russian Empire’
The Vatican seems to have some explaining to do in Lithuania after Pope Francis expressed what many felt was a little too much admiration for Russia.
Socialists slam Weber for calling them ‘moralisers’
The European Union’s Party of European Socialists (PES) has lambasted President of the European People's Party (EPP) Manfred Weber for calling its members "moralisers".
Ireland says free speech must be balanced with right ‘not to be misinformed’
Citizens’ rights to free speech must be balanced with their alleged right "not to be misinformed", a senior member of the Irish judiciary has said.
UN sanctions in Mali to end after Russia blocks renewal
United Nations sanctions in Mali will end on Thursday after Russia vetoed a renewal of the regime that targeted anyone violating or obstructing a 2015 peace deal,…
French pupils wearing Islamic dress will be barred from class ‘from September 4’
Children who arrive at schools in France wearing Islamic clothing will be barred from classes "from Monday" September 4, Gabriel Attal, France's education minister…
Controversial book by Italian General now a bestseller
Controversy is the best publicity, or so it appears, as a highly divisive book by an outspoken Italian General is topping an Amazon bestseller ranking.
Polish journalist ‘denied life-saving medication’ in Belarusian jail
Andrzej Poczobut, a journalist for Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza and a Polish minority activist, is being denied life-saving heart medication in a Belarusian prison,…
Nuclear weapons testing ’cause of radioactivity in central European wild boars’, study says
Scientists have found that nuclear testing in the 1950s and 1960s has caused lasting radioactive contamination of wild boars in Central Europe, thus solving the…