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Von der Leyen buckles: EU nature restoration law to be watered down
Critics of European Commission environment plans seem to be getting their way.
Challenges to Poland’s abortion law rejected by European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on June 8 rejected a series of applications challenging legislation on the abolition of eugenic abortions in Poland, on…
Migration Pact: frontline states get more power under draft deal
European Union Member States will gain new powers to return migrants under an EU 'Migration Pact' deal struck late on June 8.
Lira plunges as Erdogan appoints first-ever female central bank governor
The Turkish lira has plunged to record lows after President Recep Erdogan named Hafize Gaye Erkan as the new and first-ever female leader of the country’s central…
Waiting for the onshore wind revolution? You might have to live for 4,500 years
It will take several millennia to hit UK Government green-energy production targets, according to a report from the left-leaning London-based think-tank the Institute…
France: ‘Nuclear energy is non-negotiable’
French Economy and Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire, said the role of nuclear power in France is "non-negotiable" and anyone thinking they can reduce it would be…
Prepare for a long war: With no end in sight the Ukraine war is a generational struggle
As Leopard panzers spearhead what appears to be Kyiv’s long-awaited counteroffensive, expectations of a major Ukrainian victory this year are running high.
Eurozone enters recession
The Eurozone is officially in recession, according to data released by Eurostat on June 8, after the 20-nation bloc suffered two consecutive quarters of economic…
EU’s Breton threatens Instagram owner with sanctions after damning article on child porn
Paedophiles have been given free rein on Instagram, it has been revealed. Horrified European Union officials are demanding action.
EU ethics body is ‘toothless bulldog’
Věra Jourová, the Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency, has raised hackles among some MEPs after putting forward a proposal for…
EP internal newsletter deflects harassment accusations
The European Parliament has denied taking no action to combat harassment, in an internal newsletter circulated on June 7.
EU citizens’ watchdog turns on UK over paperwork delays
The UK government has been left red-faced over embarrassing shortcomings discovered by the watchdog it set up to monitor European Union citizens' rights in the UK…
Nigeria helps repatriate nationals seeking to enter Europe from Libya
Nigeria has received 108 repatriated Nigerians from Libya as part of a concerted effort to reverse mass migration.
Australia unhappy with EU trade talks progress, minister goes home
Australia's Trade Minister, Don Farrell, has left free-trade talks in Brussels, telling The Australian Financial Review it was “looking more difficult” to land…
Brussels bar covers up ‘sexist’ wall illustration
An “offensive” cartoon on the wall of a bar in Brussels has been covered with a large canvas sheet by the pub’s new owners who regard it as “sexist” and…
Meloni pushes Tunisia to accept IMF loan
Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, is urging Tunisia's president to accept the IMF loan conditions to rehabilitate the country's collapsing economy.
Romanian judges say ‘hypocritical’ EU reforms will ‘collapse’ judiciary
Horrified legal chiefs in Romania say European Union-approved reforms have left the "entire" judicial system there "on the verge of collapse".
EC cavalry riding to rescue Tusk?
The European Commission has ratcheted up the pressure on Poland's ruling conservatives by launching legal action over a law establishing a special commission…
Leftist greenery is unscientific and failing – but conservatism goes together with true conservation
Sir Keir Starmer, the British Labour party leader — an organisation organically linked to the country’s major unions — is the latest of many European politicians,…
New EU bank account powers worry privacy advocates
New EU powers over bank accounts could be abused, privacy advocates warn.
Polish PM defies court order to stop lignite mine extraction
Poland’s Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, on June 7 dug his heels in and expressed outrage at a Warsaw court’s decision to suspend a key Polish mining facility’s…
Exclusive: Migration Pact well short of Council majority
The European Union's proposed Migration Pact looks set to fail in a key vote at a meeting of the EU Council of ministers on June 8, according to a source close to…
Ireland plan to slaughter 200,000 cows in name of EU climate policy
The Irish government is considering killing 200,000 cows in a bid to combat climate change.
Don’t just focus on casualties: Ukraine war is bad for climate, says Dutch academic
The murderous war Russia is waging in Ukraine is not just killing people, it is also ravaging the climate, researchers say.
UK still European financial powerhouse
The UK has cemented its role as the financial powerhouse of Europe, extending its lead over France as the most attractive location in the region for foreign direct…
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Libya’s civil war is the progenitor of Europe’s populist wave – the EU elite must help end it or face the inevitable consequences of yet greater mass migration
The savage internal conflict poisoning Libya has been ongoing for more than a decade now.
Euro MPs too weak-willed to regulate themselves, EU watchdog says
Weak-willed Euro MPs have been hammered over their inability to stamp out fraud at the heart of the European Union, such as that revealed in the alleged Qatargate…
Libya’s eastern army deports thousands of Egyptian migrants
Eastern Libyan forces loyal to Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army, have expelled thousands of Egyptians back to their…