Incoming EU business envoy withdraws from post after criticism
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday her pick for the EU's new business envoy had decided not to take up the post, after critics linked…
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Major fraud allegations spur concern over misuse of EU Covid recovery funds
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has found numerous cases of alleged misuse of European Union Covid pandemic recovery funds - worth billions of euros.
European Parliament sanctions Latvian MEP charged with spying for Russia
The European Parliament has sanctioned a Latvian MEP after Riga's secret service charged her with spying for Russia's FSB security service.
Orban’s new challenger gets green light to run at European elections
A former ally of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Peter Magyar, registered a party late on April 11 to run in the European elections in June, setting out…
AfD backs MEP candidate Bystron over bribery denials in ‘Russian influence scandal’
Petr Bystron, a German Bundestag MP and number two on the AfD's European Parliament June 9 election list, has told his party he categorically denies bribery allegations…
Spanish PM ‘willing to testify’ over corruption scandal allegedly involving his wife
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he was prepared to testify in the opposition-dominated Senate about his wife’s alleged involvement in a corruption scandal.
Northern Ireland’s DUP leader Donaldson steps down after police charges
The leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party Jeffrey Donaldson stepped down on Friday after confirming he had been charged with "allegations of a…
Moldovan court strikes down law barring pro-Russian party from polls
Moldova's Constitutional Court on Tuesday struck down legislation aimed at barring from elections a banned party linked to a fugitive business magnate who supports…
Pressure mounts on Ukraine to scrap ‘sponsors of war’ blacklist
Ukraine could dismantle within days its "sponsors of war" blacklist, central to Kyiv's campaign to expose companies doing business with Russia, after a backlash…
EC threatens Slovakia over dismantling of state anti-graft body
The European Commission said it regretted Slovakia dissolving its dedicated state graft-prosecution unit (USP), warning the bloc "will not hesitate" to act to safeguard…
Polish central bank chief set to be indicted by PM Tusk’s ruling majority
Adam Glapiński, the head of Poland’s central bank (NBP), is in line to be indicted by Parliament and tried by the country’s Tribunal of State, the body responsible…
EC ‘bankrolling dictators’ MEPs claim, as €7.4 billion Egypt deal signed
Senior MEPs accused the European Commission of "bankrolling dictators" after a 2023 migration deal put €150 million directly into the hands of Tunisia's President…
Donald Tusk promised much for his first 100 days – he has achieved little other than administering revenge on Law and Justice
Friday 22 March will mark 100 days of Donald Tusk's government.
From a nonbinary Irish witch to Croatia’s entry about youth having to emigrate – Eurovision still says it doesn’t do politics
Ireland's nonbinary hopeful for Eurovision boasts an OnlyFans account, practises witchcraft, and--something which cannot yet be said of 2008 Irish entry Dustin the…
Horrific video of Belgian prisoner’s ‘torture’ spurs calls for justice minister’s resignation
Footage has emerged showing a man of Indian descent being brutally tortured in a Belgian prison in Antwerp over a period of several days.
EP targets ‘crooks’ over Russian EU-sanction dodging
The European Parliament has approved measures cracking down on "crooks" who allegedly help sanctioned entities, such as Russia, evade European Union sanctions.
European People’s Party MEPs pressure Greens over sex-assault allegations
In a letter leaked to Brussels Signal, 14 MEPs from the European People's Party (EPP) have written to the European Greens' parliamentary leaders Philippe Lamberts…
‘I was poisoned,’ claims senior Qatargate investigator over ‘bar brawl’
An unnamed lead inspector in the Qatargate cash-for-influence inquiry in the European Parliament claimed he and two colleagues were poisoned in an attempted murder.
EP bars lobbyists for Amazon despite US firm’s €18 million ‘influence budget’
The European Parliament has kicked out Amazon lobbyists who had permanent access badges to European Union buildings but had refused three requests to tell a parliamentary…
Italian Army General suspended and demoted over controversial book
Italian Army General Roberto Vannacci has been suspended from employment for 11 months over a "lack of a sense of responsibility" regarding a book he published last…
Prominent academic: ‘All French-speaking parties in Brussels are infiltrated by the Muslim Brotherhood’
The Muslim Brotherhood has achieved so much influence in Brussels that local politicians now need its support to win elections, according to a French academic who…
Don’t send Julian Assange to the United States. That would be a crime – destroying a few Picassos and Warhols is not
A Russian artist, who in the historic way of Russian artists manages to live in Paris, is threatening to destroy pictures by Picasso and Warhol if Julian Assange…
International condemnation for Russia as Navalny dies in prison
Alexei Navalny, main figurehead of Russia's political opposition, has died in jail.
Former French president Sarkozy given jail term
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to a one-year prison term for illegal campaign finance by the French Court of Appeal, marking a reduction…
German Government ‘regularly met news outlet’ that reported ‘secret meetings’ of AfD over migrants
The managing director of Correctiv met officials from the German Government immediately before the supposed "secret meeting" in Potsdam.
Qatargate: ‘Secret recording’ may blow holes in inquiry
A bombshell complaint has caused critics to pile in on the Qatargate cash-for-influence inquiry in the European Parliament.
European Parliament claims Russia has MEP ‘influence agents’ in Brussels
Russia has managed to recruit a number of MEPs as "influence agents" in the hope of disrupting democracy, the European Parliament has claimed.
With war on the horizon, the West’s foreign-aid extravaganza must be reined in
It is no coincidence that Claire Underwood, the lethal power-woman in House of Cards, starts the US TV show as the CEO of Clean Water Initiative, a global development…
Polish Government seems to channel hop on public-media takeover
The Polish Government has turned down requests to release legal opinions it claims were issued before its recent takeover of public media.
In the frame? Italy’s junior culture minister resigns as police look into ‘stolen art’
Italy's junior culture minister Vittorio Sgarbi has resigned amid investigations regarding the acquisition of a stolen 17th Century painting.