Macron’s top adviser faces legal action for refusing to testify in public-debt probe
French President Emmanuel Macron’s top adviser, Alexis Kohler, was facing legal action after repeatedly refusing to testify before a French parliamentary committee…
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Qatargate: Italian Socialist MEPs hit with parliamentary immunity waiver requests
The Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office has asked the European Parliament to waive the parliamentary immunity of two MEPs in connection with the Qatargate scandal.
EU prosecutor’s office reports €24.8 billion fraud in 2024, half linked to VAT scams
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has reported a record €24.8 billion in fraud for 2024, more than half of which was linked to cross-border VAT scams.
Alleged terrorist attack in Mannheim leaves two dead, injures dozens
Several people have been killed and more injured in an alleged vehicle ramming attack in the German town of Mannheim in Baden-Wurttemberg.
Tempi rail disaster: Greek Government under fire over cover-up allegations
Major protests have erupted across Greece on the second anniversary of the Tempi rail disaster that left 57 people dead and the government scrambling for cover.
France in crackdown on Corsica mafia
France’s Justice Minister, Gérald Darmanin, has announced a crackdown on mafia networks operating in Corsica, marking a major shift in the French state policy.
Georgescu’s political detention is a fatal mistake for Romania
The most shocking political events took place on February 26 in Bucharest, where the front-runner in Romania’s presidential elections, Calin Georgescu, was seized…
Romanian election favourite Georgescu detained by police
Romania’s presidential election front-runner Călin Georgescu has been taken in by police for questioning.
Serbian police raid NGOs funded by USAID
Serbian police have raided several major non-governmental organisations in search of evidence of financial malfeasance.
Doubts emerge over the ‘integrity of German election results’
Questions are mounting over the integrity of Germany’s snap federal election, with concerns largely focused on the hurdles faced by Germans living abroad.
Poland’s Speaker of parliament proposes breathalyser tests for MPs
The Speaker of Poland’s parliament, Szymon Hołownia, has proposed breathalyser tests for MPs after he expelled one from the chamber for allegedly being drunk…
EU anti-fraud agency says Poland should repay €90m for Ukraine ‘irregularities’
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has recommended that Poland repay €90 million to the European Union for alleged irregularities in the procurement of power…
Italian Embassy staff in Bangladesh arrested in alleged visas-for-bribes scandal
Rome Public Prosecutor's Office has uncovered alleged bribery and illicit visa trafficking among staff at the Italian Embassy in Bangladesh.
French Development Agency accused of ‘scandalous’ spending by MEP
Sarah Knafo, French MEP and Vice-President of Éric Zemmour's hard-right party Reconquête!
Italy’s Meloni vows to overcome all obstacles to Albanian migrant deal
Italy's prime minister on February 17 vowed to push ahead with a plan to deport irregular migrants to camps built in Albania, which has been stalled by national…
Austria’s FPÖ ‘suspects foreign influence’ in coalition talks collapse
After the abrupt end of the coalition negotiations in Austria, representatives of the Freedom Party (FPÖ) have accused foreign powers of playing a part in the breakdown.
French ex-PM Jean Castex questioned over alleged misuse of public funds
Jean Castex, former prime minister of France, has been briefly taken into police custody in Montpellier as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged misuse of…
Polish justice minister suspends prosecutor investigating him and PM Tusk
Poland’s justice minister Adam Bodnar has suspended deputy prosecutor general Michał Ostrowski and launched disciplinary proceedings against him.
Slovak PM Fico asks Musk for transparency on USAID funding
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has written an open letter to Elon Musk, the head of the US Department of Government Efficiency, asking for full transparency…
German Vice-Chancellor accused of plagiarising large part of doctoral thesis
Robert Habeck, Germany’s Vice-Chancellor and economics minister, has been accused of plagiarising major parts of his doctoral thesis.
German government ‘financed mass demonstrations against opposition’, news outlet found
Germany's left-green government has been using taxpayers' money to fund the organisations behind a wave of mass protests against the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)…
EU spending: Who is getting quiet billions from the European Commission?
With President Trump's new administration combing through public spending and finding many questionable uses of taxpayers' money, in particular on payments made…
Belgian anti-corruption chief questioned in raid
Belgian investigators from the General Inspectorate of the Police (AIG), accompanied by a judge, have searched the Central Office for the Suppression of Corruption…
German Greens MEP pleads for EU to replace USAID funding to Hungary
Left-wing German MEP Daniel Freund has taken to social media to plead for the European Union to fill the funding gap left by USAID’s withdrawal from Hungary.
Tusk’s Polish Government pursues Conservative ex-minister: Tell the truth and go to jail?
Poland’s justice minister Adam Bodnar has requested parliamentary immunity be lifted for former defence minister in the last Conservative (PiS) government Mariusz…
Poland’s constitutional court chief accuses PM Tusk of staging ‘coup d’état’
The chief justice of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, or court, Bogdan Święczkowski has sent prosecutors a submission accusing Prime Minister Donald Tusk of…
Germany’s CDU leader ‘under threat of far-left violence’ after migration vote
Friedrich Merz, the lead candidate for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to become Germany's next chancellor, was believed to be at risk of violent attacks from…
‘Test French politicians for drugs,’ says Green party Mayor amid rising drug use in the country
The French left-wing Green Party mayor of Grenoble, Éric Piolle, has been pushing for anonymous drug tests targeting France’s political elite, including ministers,…
Asylum applications plunge in Germany
Asylum applications in Germany fell by 34 per cent last year, the country's interior ministry has said.
Ex-MEP Arena’s son and 14 others arrested in international drug bust
Ugo Lemaire, son of Belgian former Socialist MEP Marie Arena, has been arrested in a major international investigation into alleged cannabis trafficking.