Polish court cancels licences of two independent conservative broadcasters
A Warsaw court has revoked the licences of two independent conservative television channels, TV Republika and wPolsce24.
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Croatian government officials arrested over alleged fraud in travel claims
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has opened a criminal investigation against two officials from Croatia’s Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs…
European Court of Auditors slams EU over lack of transparency for NGO funding
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has criticised the European Union for its "opaque" funding practices and "fragmented and unreliable" information.
Calls for Bulgarian minister to resign for allegedly ‘turning blind eye’ to €6m smuggling ring
Bulgaria’s interior minister faced calls to resign after WhatsApp messages revealed officials had allegedly turned a blind eye to a €6 million smuggling operation…
How Europe is squeezing itself in a two-front war
In Europe, scary days are back again. The old continent is facing a two-front war, the most inconvenient position one can imagine.
Romania finds it has hundreds of soldiers working as mercenaries in DRC
Romania’s defence ministry has discovered it has hundreds of soldiers on parental leave and army reservists currently working as highly paid mercenaries in the…
Polish opposition PiS outraged after killer of staff member is released from jail
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS) have expressed fury with the centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk over the release from prison of Ryszard…
Le Pen sentence would mean ‘political death,’ says MEP Garraud
Jean-Paul Garraud, MEP for the French National Rally (RN) party and delegation leader in the Patriots for Europe Group in the European Parliament, has lambasted…
EC admits ‘misuse’ and ‘undue lobbying activities’ in grant awards
The European Commission has admitted that grants from the €5.
EP sides with Polish PM Tusk over removal of opposition MEPs’ immunity
The European Parliament has voted to remove parliamentary immunity from Conservative (PiS) MEPs Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik so they can face criminal prosecution…
German foreign minister’s “self-serving” move to top UN job sparks outrage in Berlin and New York
An unexpected career move by Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s outgoing foreign minister, is angering both UN diplomats and German politicians.
Setback for Polish PM Tusk as court rejects request to arrest former PiS minister
A Warsaw court has rejected a request by a parliamentary committee investigating the use of Pegasus spyware by the former Conservative (PiS) government to detain…
Global outrage even among the Left over French MP Le Pen’s sentencing
French National Rally (RN) opposition party de facto leader Marine Le Pen's conviction and accompanying ineligibility to run for president has sparked intense reactions…
Unelected judge and prosecutor make Le Pen a martyr
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Moldova expels three Russian diplomats for ‘helping pro-Moscow MP flee prison term’
Moldova has expelled three Russian diplomats after it accused Russia's embassy of engineering the escape of a pro-Kremlin lawmaker to prevent him being jailed over…
Austria blasts through Maastricht deficit ceiling as budget shortfall surpasses all expectations
Austria’s public finances have deteriorated faster than even pessimists expected.
France’s RN party leader Le Pen found guilty of embezzlement, excluded from presidential elections
National Rally (RN) party leader Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of embezzlement of public funds and was banned from running in elections with immediate execution.
Opposition says Germany making covert relocations of migrants to Poland
Opposition figures from Poland's Conservatives (PiS) party visited towns on the country’s western border to call on Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centre-left…
Commission ‘green’ shadow lobby scandal slips into mud-slinging match
Left-wing organisations are trying to push back against MEPs who have been critical of lavish and secretive subsidies funnelled to green NGOs, but in doing so the…
Arrest warrant leaked in EP-Huawei alleged corruption case
A leaked arrest warrant from the Belgian investigation into the latest European Parliament alleged corruption scandal showed MEPs were suspected of having accepted…
PM Tusk wants self-confessed alcoholic Polish deputy foreign minister suspended
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has asked the foreign minister Radosław Sikorski to suspend the deputy foreign minister Andrzej Szejna following revelations about…
First session of new German parliament opened by Marx fan
The main chamber of Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, has held its first session in the new composition after the February 23 national elections.
Turkey’s Erdogan says protests at Istanbul Mayor’s jailing a ‘movement of violence’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said protests over the jailing of Istanbul's Mayor had become a "movement of violence" and that the main opposition party would…
Pro-Russia Moldovan MP flees after given 12-year jail term
Moldovan authorities have issued an international wanted notice for a missing pro-Russia member of parliament, who disappeared the day he was handed a 12-year jail…
European Parliament accused of restricting funding to right-wing parties
The European Parliament is restricting funding to right-wing parties by selectively enforcing its own rules, it has been claimed.
Whistle-blower killed in Corsica as French Government cracks down on alleged corruption
As the French Government vowed to intensify its crackdown on alleged corruption in Corsica, anti-corruption whistle-blower, farmer and trade unionist Pierre Alessandri…
Polish Parliament smear? Surge of support for Confederation’s candidate ‘like Romania’
Szymon Hołownia, the speaker of Poland’s parliament, has questioned the financing of the campaign of the right-wing Confederation party’s presidential candidate…
Turkey detains 37 people over social media posts on detained Istanbul mayor
Turkey detained 37 people accused of "provocative" social media posts over the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the government said on March…
French tycoon Bolloré hit with alleged corruption charges
A coalition of 11 West African NGOs has filed a legal complaint against French billionaire Vincent Bolloré, accusing him of corruption, money laundering and handling…
Tusk-controlled Polish election regulator set to cut €6m funding for Confederation party
Poland’s State election regulator (PKW) has refused to accept the right-wing Confederation party’s financial report for the European Parliament elections of…