Second Trump presidency ‘could threaten US democracy’, European Parliament research body warns
Trump would probably push for the deconstruction of the American “deep-state”, a move the assembly think-tank claimed could threaten US democracy
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Vacuous PR? Brussels begs Taylor Swift to get out Europe’s ‘youth’ vote
The European Commission is attempting to engage "youth" with its "European project" ahead of elections to a European Parliament that only 57 per cent of Eurobarometer…
Another Commissioner jumps ship: Reynders hopes to lead Council of Europe
European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders is set to run for the top job at the Council of Europe, becoming the latest EC bigwig to abandon EC President Ursula…
Democracy at the crossroads: Illiberal liberals seem intent on rigging Europe’s elections
From Frederic Bastiat’s The Law to John Rawls’s Theory of Justice, the basic premise of liberal philosophy has always been equality before the law: Freedom and…
Belgian N-VA Party may dump ECR in European Parliament
"We no longer feel completely at home with the ECR," said party leader Jan Jambon.
Hard-right rise could make Europe ungovernable – EU liberals
The European Union could become ungovernable if the hard-Right performs as well in the European Parliament election in June as in November's Dutch vote and as opinion…
In search of reset, Macron names Gabriel Attal France’s youngest-ever PM
French President Emmanuel Macron named 34-year-old Education Minister Gabriel Attal as his new prime minister on Tuesday, seeking to breathe new life into his…
From the United States to Germany, the self-proclaimed defenders of democracy are fast becoming its enemies: They are playing a very dangerous game
A supposedly serious Bloomberg headline is setting the tone for the new year: “2024 is the Year of Elections and That’s a Threat to Democracy”.
‘Opportunist’ Michel hammered over early EU Council exit
President of the European Council Charles Michel has announced he will prematurely resign from office and run as an MEP in the upcoming European Parliament elections,…
Eurosceptics tone down talk of EU exit ahead of projected election breakthrough
Parties that oppose more EU integration have differing opinions over Ukraine but share views on migration and climate-change policy.
Bosnia ‘on brink of collapse’ as EU watches on
The European Union's disengagement from Bosnia has let nationalists “pull the country apart”, analysts have told Brussels Signal
Sunak, ‘running scared’, avoids calling early UK election
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired the starting gun on Britain's next election, saying his "working assumption" was it would take place in the second half of the…
White votes matter too: US Republicans would do better reassuring their core demographic than pursuing the elusive quest for boosting Hispanic support
The GOP’s quixotic quest for the Hispanic vote is as old as the concept of the “Hispanic vote” itself.
Reform UK boss says Farage mulls frontline politics return to ‘save Britain’
Arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage has kept the British Establishment guessing yet again after his ally, the Reform UK leader Richard Tice, revealed the former UK Independence…
Predictions for 2024: This year could see the breakthrough of Europe’s Right, turning the European Parliament into a nightmare for the Left
2023 has been an important year for conservative and Right-wing parties in Europe. 2024, however, will be truly decisive.
Will 2024 be the year in which judicial activism begins to dictate the course of elections?
The attempts to take Donald Trump's name off the US presidential ballot and rumblings about banning the German AfD and Polish PiS parties could be the start of a…
Liberals narrowly vote to remain in German coalition
Germany's liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) has narrowly voted to remain in the country's ruling federal coalition.
AfD’s voter support soars in Saxony poll
A new survey puts Germany’s right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party well ahead of its competitors, polling at 37 per cent.
Macron begs voters not to ‘block’ EU expansion
French President Emmanuel Macron has begged voters not to "block" European Union expansion.
Predictions for 2024: The Good, The Bad and the Wobbly
2023 ended with two ongoing major wars, a worldwide military buildup, a realignment of most of the African continent as captive clients of China and Russia, and…
Predictions for 2024: Wolves to the EU borders, Martin Selmayr to the Vatican, Roman romances
Verhofstadt's gnashers
Stand by for the GenAI elections: regulators powerless to stop AI deepfakes
Early signs suggest an unprepared Europe is about to witness a flood of AI-generated, politically-oriented images and video, just as many go to the polls
Church tallies show clear leader in Congo election race
Election observers from Democratic Republic of Congo’s Protestant and Catholic churches said their parallel count based on a sample of votes cast in the country’s…
Spain: Socialists refuse to join new Pamplona Government after helping oust mayor
The Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) has refused to join the newly installed regional Government in Pamplona, the capital of the Navarre region in the North of the…
Predictions for 2024: The West’s energy crisis may be coming to an end, but Zelensky must look ahead at the coming year with foreboding
As the old saying goes, predictions are always difficult, especially if they concern the future.
Ex-Polish ministers face jail as Tusk’s Government ignores President’s pardon
Two Polish MPs who served as ministers in the previous Conservative PiS government have lost their seats and face jail time after the Speaker of Parliament accepted…
Soccer-UEFA, FIFA breached EU law on Super League, top court rules
UEFA and FIFA contravened EU law by preventing the formation of a Super League, the European Court of Justice said on Thursday, in a landmark ruling that could…
German Industry chief says AfD ‘is harmful to the future of our country’
The president of the Federation of German Industries says AfD is bad for business.
Hundreds of Berlin districts must rerun 2021 national elections, court rules
Germany’s Constitutional Court has ruled 455 districts in Berlin have to hold votes again following chaotic national elections three years ago in the German capital.
Vučić sweeps to victory in controversial Serbian snap elections
Aleksandar Vučić has swept to victory in Serbia's snap elections amid vote-rigging accusations from the opposition.