Aragón second Spanish region in days to adopt ‘national priority’ clause in PP-Vox deal
Spain's People's Party (PP) and Vox have struck a coalition agreement to govern the northeastern region of Aragón for the next four years, making it the second…
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Channel crisis: UK and France strike new deal
Britain and France have agreed in principle on a major new border security pact aimed at stopping illegal migrant crossings across the English Channel.
UK’s imperilled Starmer fights on, but for how long?
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life over an unrelenting scandal related to the appointment of ex-Jeffrey Epstein associate Peter Mandelson…
ECR warns of population replacement in Europe
At a presentation hosted by Sweden Democrats MEP Charlie Weimers, of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR) in the European Parliament, by the political…
Greek parliament to lift immunity of MPs probed in EU farm scandal
Greece's parliament on Wednesday will vote on lifting the immunity of 13 lawmakers, a move demanded by European and Greek prosecutors investigating a multi-million…
Wife of Spanish PM risks up to 24 years in jail over alleged corruption
The popular prosecution in the long-running investigation into Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has requested a prison sentence of…
Hungary’s election was clean. The campaign was not
I have just returned from Budapest.
Spanish region to apply ‘national priority’ in welfare and housing for first time in the country
Extremadura is set to become the first Spanish region to govern under the principle of "national priority", after Partido Popular (PP) accepted a long-standing Vox…
Top taxes, broken services: Spaniards pay the price of Sánchez’s mass regularisation
The Spanish government has opened a mass regularisation that will hand residence and work permits, together with immediate access to Social Security and regional…
French energy giant Engie HQ searched in fresh twist to Dati EP alleged corruption probe
French anti-corruption police have searched the headquarters of energy group Engie, formerly GDF Suez, as part of an ongoing investigation into suspicions that the…
French police dismantle suspected sham-marriage network in Paris region
French authorities have dismantled a large-scale network of sham marriages operating in the Val-de-Marne department and across the wider Île-de-France region.
Starmer faces resignation calls as Foreign Office permanent secretary forced out over Mandelson vetting override
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing growing political pressure, including explicit demands for his resignation from all opposition leaders.
Austrian police arrest partner of Estonian MP allegedly involved in Ukraine donation fraud
Austrian police have arrested Hennadi Vaskiv, a Ukrainian businessman who stands accused of embezzling almost €1 million in Estonian donations for aid to Ukraine.
Israeli lawyers file complaint at ICC against Spanish PM for alleged complicity in war crimes in Iran
An Israeli non-governmental organisation has submitted a formal complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague requesting an investigation into…
Twelve arrests in raid on suspected international drug-trafficking ring
Europol supported police authorities in Montenegro and Germany in an operation targeting an alleged Balkan drugs cartel.
German Government spent almost €65,000 on Merkel’s hair and make-up since 2024
The German Government has spent €64,677 on hairstyling and make-up services for former chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (DU) since June…
Sounds like revenge: Hungary PM-elect Magyar suspends public TV news and denigrates President
The new Prime Minister-elect of Hungary, Péter Magyar, plans to shut down the news service of state-funded media, labelling them liars and propagandists, and has…
‘Ridiculous’: Tusk’s Polish Government orders criminal proceedings against President Nawrocki’s advisers
Poland’s government-controlled prosecution service has been ordered by the justice minister Waldemar Żurek to begin a criminal investigation against advisers…
Kiev buys Bentleys, why let war put a dent in your mood?
Kiev has become one of the strongest Bentley markets in Europe, according to Richard Leopold, Bentley regional director for Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa.
Wife of Spanish PM charged for alleged corruption
A Spanish investigating judge has formally charged Begoña Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, with four serious offences and ordered the case to…
How the elites govern by ’emergency powers’ instead of democracy: Here is the list
As progressive policies find increasing backlash in western democracies, the growing tendency of the elites is to justify bypassing both public sentiment and political…
SPECIAL What actually happened in the election: Our poll expert takes apart Orbán’s defeat
The magnitude of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s defeat is surprising, perhaps even shocking.
In France, left-wing city officials raise pay, right-wing ones cut it
In Roubaix, the poorest city in France, where almost half the population lives below the poverty line (€1,288 per month), left-wing Mayor David Guiraud of La France…
Orban accuses Hungary opposition of ‘organised’ attempt to disrupt vote
Prime Minister Viktor Orban slammed Hungary's opposition on today, accusing it of trying to disrupt a weekend election in which the nationalist is facing an unprecedented…
Polish PM Tusk reveals security services findings on opposition politicians
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has revealed Internal Security Agency (ABW) findings on funds paid into the accounts of independent foundations headed by opposition…
Our US poll expert in the heart of the campaign: ‘Hungarian election remains a tight battle’
CEGLED – The small, regional town’s Louis Kossuth Square was an ideal place to hear Tisza leader Péter Magyar for the first time.
Opposition leader says personal income tax in Spain can drop if government would steal less
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of Spain’s main opposition People’s Party (PP), has promised to cut personal income tax from the first year of a future PP government.
‘Political revenge’: Romanian broadcaster shut down after challenging election annulment
A Romanian news channel that repeatedly questioned the cancellation of last year’s presidential election has had its broadcasting licence revoked.
German justice minister wants fare dodging decriminalised to ease burden on courts and prisons
Germany’s Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig has come out in favour of decriminalising fare evasion on the country’s public transport system – to ease pressure…
Ex-top aide of Spanish PM set to go on trial for graft
A former right-hand man to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is to go on trial today in a graft case that threatens the Socialist-led minority government.