Online spending soars ahead of Meta political ads ban
Belgian political parties are pouring money into social media ads. Their move comes before Meta's ban of political adverts comes into force.
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German left-wing MPs banned from parliament for waving Palestine flag
Four members of the Bundestag, the German parliament, have been banned from an ongoing session after waving a large Palestinian flag.
Ukraine drone strikes force Russia to impose fuel export ban
Drone strikes on Russian refineries have forced Russian authorities to introduce a partial ban on diesel exports until the end of the year.
What did the UK get from Brexit? Here are 75 benefits of independence
One of the common cries from unreconciled Remainers in Britain is: “Can you give me just one benefit of Brexit?
Drug tariffs would create ‘worst of all worlds’: Europe pharma group
A European pharmaceutical industry group warned Friday that tariffs on medicines "would create the worst of all worlds", after US President Donald Trump announced…
Ex-president of French football club to run for mayor of Lyon
A former president of French football club Olympique Lyonnais has announced his candidacy for mayor of Lyon in 2026.
Trump ‘making Ukraine Europe’s war’ says Polish PM
Washington is stepping back and pushing responsibility for Ukraine onto Europe, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
‘Reform Strasbourg court of human rights or risk departures’
Overreach by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will push governments to leave, seminar-attendees heard this week.
Football star told to submit online posts for approval after Charlie Kirk backlash
A leading international player with a top German football club has had his social media freedom put under strict limitations.
Apple says EU digital law ‘has brought porn to iPhone’
US multinational Apple says the European Union's flagship Digital Markets Act (DMA) has forced it to allow porn onto its app store.
EU handouts fund Pakistan authoritarian power and drive migrant invasion of Europe
We have sounded this alarm before, but things are getting worse.
Disgraced ex-French president Sarkozy headed for prison
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted of criminal conspiracy and sentenced to five years in prison.
Budapest Pride nominated by Greens for EU human rights award
European Parliament groups have revealed their nominees for the 2025 Sakharov Prize, the European Union’s human rights award. Among the nominees is Budapest Pride.
ECB U-turn: Defence spending ‘now good for growth’
Defence spending can help growth if done correctly, according to the European Central Bank (ECB).
German political heavyweight warns of ‘loss of entire industries’ due to climate targets
A senior German politician has sounded the alarm about what he said would be the catastrophic effects of current climate policy on Germany’s industrial backbone.
Paris debt spiralling out of control, says auditors’ report
A new report by the Court of Auditors has eviscerated the Paris city management over the French capital's financial straits.
Denmark says ‘professional’ behind drone flights over airports
Denmark said a "professional actor" was behind drone flights over multiple airports in a "hybrid attack" designed to create fear.
Stranded trucks start moving as Poland reopens major border crossings with Belarus
Poland has reopened two major border crossings shut ahead of Russian-Belarusian Zapad military exercises.
Trump has just washed his hands of the Ukraine war
Of all of President Trump’s social media posts, it is the one he fired off on Tuesday that future historians may pick as marking the biggest turning point of the…
Former Spanish PM Zapatero faces US sanctions over close ties with Venezuelan regime
Former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, a Socialist, is facing intense criticism over his close association with Venezuela’s authoritarian…
Philippe de Villiers warns: ‘Ignore my immigration plan, face UK-style protest’
If France’s political elite refuses to answer former MEP Philippe de Villiers' call for a referendum on immigration, he warned the anger could spill into the streets,…
Will Hungary ever quit Russian gas?
US President Donald Trump says he may call his “friend” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to make him stop importing Russian energy.
Stellantis shuts down production in European plants due to weak demand
European car giant Stellantis will pause production in its European factories as it continues to struggle with poor sales.
‘Major strategic mistake‘ – CEO of BMW lashes out at EU ban on combustion engines
Oliver Zipse, CEO of German carmaker BMW, has spoken out harshly against the planned total ban for internal combustion engines (ICE) in new cars in the European…
Russia dismisses NATO airspace violation claims as ‘hysteria’
Russia on Wednesday dismissed claims that it breached NATO's airspace as "hysteria", a day after US President Donald Trump said the allies should shoot down Russian…
EU rules risk silencing lawful speech across the globe, Google warns
In a landmark letter written to the US Congress, Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, admitted it had been complicit in political censorship under…
The Strange and Self-Inflicted Death of Tory England
The classic book The Strange Death of Liberal England attempted to explain the rapid decline into irrelevance of the once-powerful Liberal Party.
Polish President Nawrocki at UN backs Trump slamming Europe on climate and migration
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has backed US President Donald Trump’s criticism of Europe’s approach to climate change and migration he made at the UN General…
The determination of Trump means the reviving economic and military power of the US
A variety of events in the last two weeks have accentuated a trend by which the United States steadily enhances its position of leadership and authority in the West,…
EP maintains immunity for left-wing MEP Ilaria Salis despite accusations of violence
A narrow majority in the European Parliament's legal affairs committee has voted against lifting the parliamentary immunity of Italian left-wing MEP Ilaria Salis.