European leaders fail on immigration and growth, the only way up is Trump
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EC quietly downgrades Green Deal
The European Commission has quietly scaled back parts of its flagship Green Deal, softening the emphasis on climate targets as political and economic pressures mount.
Macron still doesn’t get it: All France agrees Macronism must go
The collapse of French Prime Minister François Bayrou’s government did not seem to trouble President Emmanuel Macron.
‘Possibly politically motivated’ arson attack leaves 20,000 Berliners without electricity
Thousands of households in the German capital Berlin have been left without electricity following an arson attack.
Anti-austerity protests in France limited but grim
Nationwide protests in France under the banner of Bloquons tout! (Block everything) have caused difficulties for the police.
France’s ex-prime ministers cost millions and citizens foot the bill
France's former prime minister, François Bayrou, freshly ejected from parliament, insists he will keep “no advantages” relating to his lost position.
Race to bring down EC chief von der Leyen
Left and right-wing MEPs are in a race to unseat the European Commission ahead of a midnight deadline.
Hysterical reactions over Russia’s drone incursion are a disservice to NATO
Europe’s war-party has been hard at work online trying to stir up some kind of “Article 5 response” (i.e.
Oversaturated Spanish electricity grid ‘threatens industrial development’, report says
Spain's Association of Electric Power Companies (Aelec) warned that most of the country's power grid is saturated, hindering the economic development of the nation.
Poland activates Article 4 of NATO treaty in response to drone incursion
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced Poland is triggering NATO’s Article 4 in response to the violation of Polish airspace by drones shot down by Polish…
Sea of red greets Von Der Leyen in European Parliament
Around 50 Members of the European Parliament and several European Commissioners wore red in Strasbourg on September 10 as a symbolic gesture of solidarity with civilians…
The imperious ECJ tells Poland that all rulings from its upper courts can be ignored
On 4 September, in case C-225/22, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared that Polish courts must disregard rulings of higher courts if these…
Swedish defence minister targeted by pro-Palestinian demonstrators
Sweden’s Minister for Civil Defence, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, found himself pursued through the streets of Stockholm by a group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators and…
MEPs ‘regret EU military strategy in Ukraine’, they say – by mistake
Absent-minded MEPs passed a stern motion criticising their own European Union's failed "militaristic strategy" in Ukraine - many of them by mistake.
‘Thousands of fake language and integration certificates circulating in Germany’
Research by German media has revealed that thousands of counterfeit certificates attesting language skills and successful integration into German society may be…
Belgian forces get more ammo, ‘can fight for 20-25 days now’
Ex-Lieutenant General Marc Thys, former Belgian Vice-Chief of Defence, has told local media that the ammunition shortage in the Belgian army has improved.
‘EC paid €600,000 to activist journalists’
After the European elections in 2024, the European Commission transferred more than €600,000 to the journalists' network Project on Reporting on Organised Crime…
Russian drones over Poland shot down
Poland used fighter planes to shoot down drones that entered its airspace during a widespread Russian attack in western Ukraine.
‘We are the people of England, and we have not spoken yet’
This summer has been one of simmering tension in parts of Britain, if, happily, not to the extent many predicted before the break.
Majority of Europeans ‘want EC President von der Leyen out’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is heading into her State of the Union speech with a majority of Europeans wanting her gone.
Flirting with the guillotine: France’s fiasco threatens the EU as we know it
France’s political stage, once a grand théâtre of Molière’s wit, now plays a tragedy.
Socialists secure Norway elections win but Right surges
In a closely contested parliamentary election held, Norway's centre-left bloc, anchored by the Socialist-leaning Labour Party, has secured a narrow victory, claiming…
West cannot win against a unified Russia-India-China axis
In the brutal calculus of international relations, good intentions make poor strategy. The Ukrainian war presents us with this uncomfortable truth in stark relief.
Slovak Government pushes ‘traditional’ constitutional reform on gender ideology
Slovakia's parliament is debating a constitutional amendment to enshrine traditional values on gender and sexuality in the country's constitution.
ECB ‘could intervene amid financial instability in France’
The European Central Bank (ECB) might have to intervene in France following the fall of prime minister François Bayrou because political instability is worsening…
German Socialists want to abolish ‘outdated’ tax advantages for married couples
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is pushing for an end to a regulation that lowers the tax burden on married couples.
Undetected drones enter Polish airspace and crash in east
Two unidentified flying objects have entered Polish airspace from the east and crashed on its territory, without having been detected by air defences.
Poland’s financial rating questioned as result of hole in public finances
The Fitch ratings agency has revised Poland's outlook to "negative" from "stable" citing growing risks to public finances.
Ex-WhatsApp security chief sues Facebook owner Meta
A former top security executive at WhatsApp filed a federal lawsuit alleging that parent company Meta systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated…
Arnhem myth: The huge airborne operation could never have been successful
On Wednesday, September 17th, the monochrome-rainbow fictions of the Great Airborne Thrust for Freedom will once again be celebrated in the Dutch town of Arnhem.