Former EC chief economist: ‘If heavy European industry disappears, so be it’
Talk of European de-industrialisation is pure alarmism and lobbying, according to Pierre Régibeau. The European economy should be left to "adjust itself".
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Polish ‘anti-Russian influence’ law amendment not enough for Brussels
The European Commission has signalled its determination to challenge Poland over legislation setting up a special commission to investigate Russian influence.
Chinese ambassador: No peace possible where NATO extends ‘diabolical paws’
Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui is backing Moscow and lays all blame for the war in Ukraine on the West.
German left-wing leader denies links with Turkish paramilitary organisation
The leader of Germany's ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) in North Rhine-Westphalia has denied he has links to a radical Turkish paramilitary organisation.
Banning Quran-burnings would not impede free speech, Danish PM claims
A Danish Government ban on Quran-burning protests would not represent any kind of assault on freedom of speech, the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen,…
Macron attacks French opposition for not being ‘pro-EU enough’
French President Emmanuel Macron has lashed out at the French opposition, denouncing both the Left and the Right in the country as not being “pro-EU enough”.
Italian PM sues Placebo rocker for allegedly calling her a ‘racist, fascist piece of sh*t’
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is suing British rock-band Placebo’s lead-singer Brian Molko for defamation after he allegedly insulted her during a concert…
Ireland ill-equipped to deal with any Russian naval threat
The Irish Prime Minister, or Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar has said his country must "do more" to defend its territorial waters from potential Russian threats.
French Government to give tobacco shops €10k cash injection after rioting
Tobacconist shops in France that fell victim to last month's countrywide riots will be given a cash injection by the French Government, ministers have announced.
German broadcaster caught interviewing own staff in ‘green’ agenda vox pop
A state-funded German broadcaster has been caught interviewing its own staff as part of an alleged vox pop regarding a “green” agenda story.
AFP news agency sues Twitter over copyright issues in EU
The French international news outlet Agence France-Presse (AFP) has pressed charges in a copyright case in France against social media giant Twitter, recently rebranded…
EC insists migrant relocation payments are ‘not penalties’
The European Commission says payments imposed on European Union Member States that reject relocated migrants are not “penalties”.
Delhaize denies European Parliament shop is breaking Belgian law
The Delhaize Shop & Go in the European Parliament in Brussels refuses to take cash, despite a Belgian requirement that all shops do so.
Nigerien junta ‘refuses to give in to any threat’
International pressure on the coup leaders in Niger is mounting.
German Greens booed off at campaign event
Bavarian Green Party leader Katharina Schulze and Green Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Cem Özdemir seem to be unwanted by their own party, having been…
Firefighters don’t need help tackling electric-car blazes, EC says
Firefighters do not need extra help to fight electric vehicle (EV) blazes, the European Commission has declared.
Conservatives are ‘evil’, UK bank staff say in leaked messages
Leaked messages from a British online bank have shown staff members deriding Conservatives as being "evil", a report in the British press has claimed.
Thousands gather as Pope Francis visits Lisbon
Thousands of Catholic pilgrims have gathered in Lisbon over the week starting August 1 hoping to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis.
Six scenarios for peace in Ukraine: a reality-check
Even in the darkest depths of war there has always been, in all ages, some faint hope of peace.
EC rejects calls for tighter rules on lab-grown meat
The European Commission has rejected an MEP's call for tighter regulations on lab-grown meat.
No more ‘with distinction’ degrees in the Netherlands ‘because they cause students stress’
Universities in the Netherlands are ditching the “cum laude” (with distinction) title for the best-performing medical graduates in the hope of reducing pressure…
Online censorship must be left to the EU, Brussels warns France
Efforts to censor the internet in Europe must be left to the European Union and its Digital Services Act (DSA), the European Commission has told France.
Spanish elections: Now Canary Islands MP says SHE is kingmaker
Another kingmaker has emerged in Spanish politics following last month's inconclusive elections: an MP from the Canary Islands.
Drug violence engulfs Brussels: ‘we are at point of no return’
In a report in Belgian news outlet Le Soir, senior police admitted violent crime in Brussels is now rampant: severed fingers, abductions, torture with irons, injury-ravaged…
Germany’s establishment just doesn’t get why the AfD is on the march
According to Robert Habeck, the Green Minister of Economic Affairs, Germany has to prepare for five tough years.
Decades-old EU institution ‘should be abolished as useless’, MEPs say
MEPs from the hard-right Identity and Democracy group have called on the European Union to abolish one of its oldest institutions, which they have described as among…
Germany now the ‘Sick Man of Europe’
Germany has long been regarded as the engine of the European economy but that engine is sputtering and the "Sick Man of Europe" label is starting to stick.
Free-speech defenders warn against a Breton EC presidency bid
Thierry Breton, the EC's current internal market head, is now reportedly using his status as a champion of the bloc's pro-censorship Digital Services Act to spearhead…
Trumpist Republican senator J D Vance has a new fan: Chancellor Scholz
Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz admitted he was "moved to tears" by the novel Hillbilly Elegy, written by a US politician and supporter of former US President…
Irish justice minister told to resign amid violent crime spike
Helen McEntee, Ireland's Minister for Justice, has been told to resign amid a rapid rise in crime in the country's capital Dublin.