EC rejects claim it approves ‘virtually all mergers’
The European Commission has rejected a charge that "virtually all mergers" between large corporations in the European Union are approved.
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Amazon takes EC to Court on grounds it is being ‘unfairly singled out’
The US company claims its designation as a Very Large Online Platform is based on discriminatory criteria and disproportionally violates the principle of equal treatment…
France may seize most of €1.6m donated to policeman, media claims
The majority of the €1.
Libyans ‘use EU-donated boat to shoot at NGO rescuers’
The Libyan Coast Guard opened fire on an NGO migrant rescue mission from a European Union-donated boat, according to reports.
EU Liberals to ‘Czech-in’ on their allies
A political investigation by the European Parliament-based Renew Europe Group is to be undertaken to evaluate the 'Liberal' credentials of the Czech ANO party.
Dutch Government ‘on the brink’ over migration
The Dutch Government is suffering a major crisis and might even collapse, some say, with Prime Minister Marc Rutte on a collision course with his left-wing coalition…
Meta ‘will not launch Twitter rival Threads in EU’
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will not launch its new short-form blogging app Threads in the European Union, according to reports on July 5.
France living a ‘multicultural nightmare’, says Belgian politician
French citizens were living a “multicultural nightmare” as a result of left-wing immigration policy, claimed a senior Belgian politician.
Visegrad Four fail to agree Migration Pact position
Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary, known as the Visegrad Four (V4), failed to reach consensus on the European Union’s proposed Migration Pact at a summit on…
EC claims 8 per cent staff pay rise is in reality less than 2 per cent
The European Commission was accused on June 26 of downplaying what seem to be recent wage rises of 8.3 per cent for European Union officials.
For the EC, beauty is in the eye of the big-spender
The European Commission is obviously concerned about how members look, having spent more than €2.
France and Italy kiss and make up after heated migrant dispute
French President, Emmanuel Macron, and Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, have buried the hatchet at a meeting in the French presidential palace on June 20…
German government coalition averts collapse, again
Germany's governing coalition has narrowly avoided collapse over the European Union’s new Migration Pact.
British tourists visiting Spain to undergo finance, accommodation checks
British tourists visiting Spain will have to prove they can afford to stay for the duration of their holiday in the sun - and show where they will be based.
European Parliament polarised over Migration Pact
Acrimony filled the Strasbourg plenary hall, as Right and Left lambasted the pact for their own reasons, while the Centre pleaded for constructive support to get…
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.
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…
Meloni in 1 billion euro boost for Made in Italy brand
Italy's cabinet has approved a bill to help Italy's "Made in Italy" companies increase domestic supply chains.
Judges strike down ‘inclusive’ French university statutes on grounds they’re incomprehensible
French words have either male or female gender, which appears to have been a grammatical construction too far for some at the University of Grenoble-Alpes
Reject asylum claims of rioting migrants, Flemish party urges government
Tom Van Grieken, the leader of the Flemish nationalist party Vlaams Belang, has demanded that asylum seekers who start riots have their asylum claims rejected by…
Will the EU’s agreement with Tunisia stem the flow of migrant crossings and save lives?
The European Commission and Tunisia have reached agreement for a partnership to control illegal immigration.
Is the European Commission turning into Kafka’s Castle?
In most of Europe, and for most of its existence, the European Commission has been considered a force for good.
Schengen still not functioning despite end of Covid
Europe's border-control-free zone, Schengen, collapsed during the Covid pandemic as national governments retrenched within more comfortable confines in the belief…
Ukraine War, migrant surge accelerate plans for ‘Fortress Europe’
Faced with a Ukraine War of uncertain outcome and an ongoing surge in migrant arrivals, Europe has decided to fence itself off from the rest of the world.