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…
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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.