General strike hits planes, trains and services in Portugal
Widespread disruption hit Portuguese air travel and trains, hospitals and schools today as the unions called the biggest nationwide strike action for more than a…
Elections
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Danish results show voters flee party of PM Frederiksen
Consider Denmark’s recent municipal elections: They have shaken Danish politics ahead of next year’s national election, with all parties in government receiving…
‘No evidence of Russian interference in Romania elections,’ says Liberal candidate
There is "absolutely no evidence" of Russian interference in Romania's annulled 2024 elections.
German State bans AfD members from running for mayor
The German State of Rhineland-Palatinate has banned members of the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) from running for mayor.
Germany subsidised film glorifying Greens party politician with €270,000
German taxpayers have involuntarily co-financed a movie on former vice chancellor and economics minister Robert Habeck of the Greens Party.
Thousands rally in Madrid calling for PM Sanchez to resign
Tens of thousands of Spaniards took to the streets in Madrid yesterday, waving Spanish flags and chanting "Sánchez, resign!" in a mass protest.
Row over pension reform pits Germany’s Merz against his young MPs
A dispute over a reform of Germany’s pension system has escalated into a crisis that threatens to blow apart the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) of Chancellor…
French Greens candidate accuses local party of ‘homophobia’, withdraws from election
Sabrina Decanton, the Greens party (EELV) candidate for the 2026 municipal elections in Saint-Ouen, France, has sensationally pulled out of the race.
Italy’s regional election results may shift right-wing’s stance on EU
Italy's right-wing coalition led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni remains in control at the national level despite the Left winning two of the three regions up…
‘Political earthquake’: Poll shows Bardella clear favourite for 2027 French elections
A new opinion poll conducted by Odoxa-Mascaret has projected that Jordan Bardella, President of France's right-wing National Rally (RN) party, would secure victory…
Musk’s X causes waves worldwide with new location feature
US billionaire Elon Musk's X erupted in uproar after the rollout of a feature revealing an account's location.
Italian PM Meloni in the crosshairs? Alleged plot sparks political storm
An alleged plot to topple Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in favour of a centre-left coalition is shaking Italian politics.
Former Communist elected Speaker of the Polish parliament
The Polish parliament elected as Speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty, the leader of the Left Party, which is part of the centre-left coalition government led by Prime…
German AfD Vice-Mayor to be removed from office after ‘accidental’ election
The right-wing Vice-Mayor of a town in north-western Germany is facing removal from the post only two weeks after she was elected to the office.
Polish opposition PiS slams government after railway hit by saboteurs
Poland's opposition Conservatives (PiS) have criticised the centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk over its handling of national security.
‘EPP joins new right-wing majority’ in European Parliament, say Patriots
Right-wing groups in the European Parliament - the Patriots for Europe, the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ENS) and European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) - voted…
Dutch D66 turns to familiar face to navigate coalition maze
In the Netherlands, after a tight election left no party with a majority, the Social-Liberal D66 party led by Rob Jetten has chosen a familiar figure to guide the…
European Left hails Socialist Mamdani’s New York mayoral victory
Europe’s left-wing leaders are celebrating what they describe as a triumph for progressive politics with the election of Zohran Mamdani, the Socialist candidate…
As French RN party gains support, journalist warns of Hitler-like mistake
A warning about the miscalculation by German elites who believed they could control Adolf Hitler has sparked outcry from the National Rally (RN) party in France.
International Criminal Court ditches Microsoft Office ‘to remain autonomous’
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is to replace Microsoft software with the openDesk software offered by German company Zendis.
Historic low approval rating for French President Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron has cemented his status as one of the Fifth Republic’s most reviled leaders, with a new poll showing his approval rating collapsing…
Georgia’s ruling party wants to ban three main opposition groups
Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party has lodged a constitutional lawsuit to ban the three largest opposition parties.
D66 party wins Dutch elections, ex-EU climate czar Timmermans resigns
In a dramatic comeback, the Liberal Democrats (D66) party has claimed a narrow but decisive win in the Netherlands' snap general election, eclipsing Geert Wilders'…
European Commission denies Digital Services Act is behind Linkedin censorship
LinkedIn’s controversial decision to remove accurate Covid-19 content and suspend related user accounts was not based on the Digital Services Act (DSA) but on…
Dutch parliamentary candidate mistaken for ‘vegan streaker’ in debate mix-up
Kevin Nuijten, a Dutch parliamentary candidate for the Conservative JA21 party, was briefly detained during a live political debate in the city of Tilburg in the…
Germany’s Social Democrats demand wealth tax as voters doubt government will last
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is firing up the class struggle rhetoric.
From Warsaw to Budapest: How Péter Magyar repeats Donald Tusk’s political scenario
On October 23 — the anniversary of the 1956 Revolution — Hungary once again became a place where the nation expressed its attachment to freedom and sovereignty.
UK Labour Party suffers historic defeat in century-old stronghold
The UK's ruling Labour Party has suffered a crushing defeat in local by-elections, losing a "safe" seat it had held for 107 years.
Return of the Visegrad Four: ‘To stop crazy EU ideas’, everything is going to plan
When I interviewed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in July, I asked him, among other things, what his plan was to stop what he considered to be bad EU projects,…
In the midst of political crisis, France suffers humiliation of jewel theft at the Louvre
This weekend’s jewel theft at the Louvre captured the world’s attention.