Spanish floods disaster spurs heavy lobbying against Commissioner candidate Ribera
Spain's ecology minister Teresa Ribera is to undergo her hearing for European Commissioner facing a wave of criticism due to her handling of the devastating October…
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Polish TV stations raided by anti-corruption agency
The offices of Polish commercial TV network Polsat and the headquarters of state-owned station TVP have been raided by officers from the Central Anti-corruption…
German Government implodes, new elections expected in early 2025
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has subsequently confirmed that he will call for a motion of confidence in the government in January, a move that is almost certain to dissolve…
Tax fraud investigators search Netflix offices in Paris and Amsterdam
Investigators searched the offices of U.S.
Russia fines Google €18 decillion for YouTube restrictions
Google has been fined an astronomical sum, exponentially greater than global GDP, for refusing to restore accounts of pro-Kremlin and state-run media outlets.
European watchdog finds ‘markings of fraud’ in Georgian elections
Europe Elects, a Germany-based international election watchdog and data analyst, has said it found clear signs of fraud in the Georgian election results.
EPP spending probe reports ‘designed to damage Manfred Weber’
Rumours of an ongoing European Public Prosecutors Office probe of the European People's Party is a "reheated" scandal aimed at undermining party president Manfred…
EU has ‘double standards’ on rule-of-law, says democracy watchdog
The European Union has long loved lecturing others on their behaviour but when it comes to holding itself accountable, the bloc often goes silent.
Weakened Spanish Government could be forced to polls over budget impasse
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's crippled Socialist government could soon come to an end -- that is if hard-left party Podemos holds to its stance of refusing…
An accused cop or soldier, his human rights vanish like a lizard down a crack
Two years ago, Chris Kaba, a black Londoner, professional criminal and violent gang-member was shot dead by a member of the London Metropolitan Police while driving…
Spanish left-wing big-gun resigns over sexual abuse allegations
Íñigo Errejón, spokesperson for the far left-wing party Sumar in the Spanish Congress, has announced his resignation from that position and his seat, and has…
Polish court grants €75,000 bail to priest imprisoned for six months
Father Michał Olszewski, who since March has been held in detention on corruption charges relating to the actions of the previous Conservative (PiS) government,,…
Oaktree-owned Banca Progetto placed under court administration in Milan
Italian bank under court administration for allegedly lending money to a person arrested under mafia charges
Transparency NGO warns of ‘superficial and opaque’ EC hearings process
NGO Transparency International EU has criticised the European Commission candidate audit process, saying it is rushed, superficial and opaque and casting doubt on…
Polish PM ignores anniversary of priest’s Communist murder, but helps ex-secret police
The Tusk government and his political party stayed silent on the 40th anniversary of the killing of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko by the Communist secret police.
Ukraine’s prosecutor general resigns amid draft-dodging scandal
Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said on Tuesday he had resigned to take responsibility for a scandal in which dozens of officials are alleged to have…
Putin it about? Alleged sex-tape recordings of Russian spy with Polish journalists
The Russian spy Pavel Rubtsov, among individuals released as part of the prisoner swap with the US in August, is reported to have recorded several of his "encounters…
Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies
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No Musk? French hard-right MEP slams EP’s ‘lack of transparency’ in Sakharov prize selection
Thierry Mariani, an MEP with France's hard-right party National Rally (RN) and the European Parliament's Patriots for Europe group, has raised concerns about the…
Ukraine’s government alarmed by rising army desertions
In the first eight months of 2024, 45,543 soldiers deserted from the Ukrainian army, according to data leaked by the Prosecutor General's Office and subsequenly…
Azeri’s Aliyev: brutal, murderous but the West says, ‘Look at all his luscious oil’
In principle, we do not like autocrats. We also clearly condemn ethnic cleansing practices.
Hungarians in furious row over EPP’s Magyar in Strasbourg
Amidst the spat Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is having with the EU bubble, there is another, even more bitter fight unfolding, between Orbán and his former…
Macron’s ally faces ‘perjury’ allegations over collusion controversy
The office of France's National Assembly has referred former minister Aurore Bergé to the courts following accusations of "perjury and false testimony" in a case…
Pot, black: Germany’s dodgy infrastructure leaves no space to attack Hungary’s spending
Germany's dodgy infrastructure spending has been put under the spotlight after politicians in the country used similar examples to claim Hungary was corrupt.
Knives out as Eurocrats dogpile Hungary in Strasbourg
Orbán predicted the previous day that his EU presidency presentation in the chamber would be derailed by parliamentarians looking to speak on other issues.
Trouble ahead? EU top court to hear Covid-era Pfizergate case against Commission
The European Court of Justice has announced a November 15 start date for the New York Times' Pfizergate legal case against the European Commission.
Moldova alleges pro-Russian vote-buying scheme ahead of key vote
Pro-Kremlin forces are meddling in Moldova's upcoming presidential election by paying off tens of thousands of voters in a sweeping plot to derail Chisinau's bid…
Spanish MEP admits collecting €100,000 illegally for his electoral campaign
Spanish MEP Alvise Pérez admitted on September 26 he had not invoiced, nor paid VAT, for a €100,000 cash payment he received on May 27 from cryptocurrency entrepreneur…
Hungary’s chief prosecutor seeks to suspend legal immunity of Orban’s chief rival
Hungary's chief prosecutor has asked the president of the European Parliament to suspend the parliamentary immunity of Prime Minister Orbán's main political rival,…
Poland’s state auditor claims 366,000 visas issued illegally
A Polish state audit office (NIK) report, leaked to the liberal daily Gazeta Wyborcza, has alleged mass irregularities in the granting of 366,000 visas to Asians,…