Sweden Democrats set to double its MEPs, say pollsters
With three MEPs in the current European Parliament, the Sweden Democrats look set to double the number to six in the June elections.
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Dutch MP Baudet threatens to punch Green colleague in the face
Parliamentary debates in the normally staid Netherlands are becoming more feisty of late, with Thierry Baudet of the Forum for Democracy (FvD), threatening March…
Italy’s EU elections: What you need to know
The predicted rise of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) appears likely to provide Commission President Ursula von der Leyen a tempting opportunity…
Denmark’s proposed carbon tax likely to anger farmers and spur coalition turmoil
Denmark's government aims to be the second in the world -- after New Zealand -- to officially set a carbon tax.
France’s Macron says EU-Mercosur proposal is ‘very bad deal’ on visit to Brazil
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday during his visit to Brazil that a potential agreement between the European Union and the South American Mercosur…
European regulators close in on Big Tobacco’s new tea sticks
European governments are weighing the introduction of tougher rules on cigarette makers' new zero-tobacco heat sticks, moving to close the loopholes they were designed…
Pro-Palestinian protesters block NATO general from speaking at Dutch university
Hard-left activists prevented the chair of NATO's military committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, from speaking at an event at the University of Amsterdam March 26.
Italy’s Deputy PM Salvini blasts EC ‘madness’ over ITA-Lufthansa airlines deal
Italian Deputy Prime Minister and transport minister Matteo Salvini is not amused with European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager's objections to German airline Lufthansa's…
Von der Leyen’s re-appointment as EC chief ‘less likely by the day’
Von der Leyen’s re-appointment campaign "will be much rougher and polarised" than previous races for the post, according to one political scientist
The rise of the command economy: French defence minister ‘may force firms to make weapons for Ukraine’
French defence minister Sebastien Lecornu said he was prepared to use his powers to requisition industrial capacities or impose priorities to weapon makers to speed…
Russian Ambassador snubs Polish summons over missile incident on grounds it was ‘immaterial’
Russia’s Ambassador to Poland Sergei Andreev has defied a summons to a meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw at which he was to receive a diplomatic…
EU members call for revision of anti-deforestation law
A group of EU countries led by Austria is calling for urgent revisions to the bloc's anti-deforestation law set to go into effect at the end of the year, saying…
Germany’s The Left calls for four-day working week
Germany’s Die Linke - The Left - outlined an “ambitious” plan for German workers; the introduction of a four-day week on full pay being one.
EC drops agriculture from climate change plan after farmers’ protests
The threat of renewed protests by farmers will cloud any EU attempts to set climate policy, while "pushback from the agriculture sector will further undermine efforts…
Poland says Russian missile enters its airspace as Kremlin targets Ukraine
Russia violated Poland's airspace with a cruise missile launched at targets in western Ukraine, Poland's armed forces said. "On March 24 at 4:23am (03.
Surprise Korčok victory in Slovakia’s presidential election first round sets up high-stakes challenge for PM Fico
Ivan Korčok, a critic of PM Robert Fico, won a surprise first-round victory in Slovakia's presidential elections March 23, defeating Fico's ally Peter Pellegrini…
EU leaders blast Russia after Kremlin declares ‘state of war’
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov justified what is a change of rhetoric by saying that Western support of Ukraine had morphed his country's so-called "special military…
Kremlin central bank chief takes aim at EU over Russian asset confiscation plan
The Kremlin has warned of "catastrophic consequences" should the European Union proceed with plans to confiscate Russian assets held in Western banks.
No majority for EU Nature Restoration law: MS official
There is currently "no majority" for the EU's proposed nature restoration law, a member-state official has said.
German businessman cleared in ‘mocking politicians’ case
Michael Much, a German entrepreneur who had last week faced a €6,000 fine for mocking Green politicians, has been acquitted.
Council approves Bosnia accession talks, diluted Gaza deal
Leaders managed to agree on calling for peace in the Gaza Strip, though efforts by countries such as Spain and Ireland to get the Council to officially call for…
Moldovan Parliament backs bid to join EU, but divisions remain
Moldova's Parliament on Thursday endorsed an appeal to press on with a drive to join the European Union, but the opposition walked out of the vote and separatists…
Apple, Meta, Google to face EU Digital Markets Act probes, sources say
Apple AAPL.O, Meta Platforms META.O and Alphabet's GOOGL.
EU under attack over ‘double-standards’ on Palestine
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Ireland's outgoing Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar have both lashed out at what they said are the…
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…
Belgian ‘terror teens’ also wanted to ‘blow up the Eiffel Tower’
Three Belgian teenagers who allegedly planned to attack a Brussels concert hall are also being accused of scheming to destroy the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Polish farmers dump manure outside Parliament Speaker’s home
Polish farmers continued their protests despite some agricultural organisations signing an agreement with the Government.
June’s EP elections could turn Italy’s PM Meloni into EU kingmaker
Never historically far from centre stage in European politics, Italy also lies right at the centre of the possibly biggest story regarding June's European Parliament…
Danish PM Frederiksen talks tough in hope of a centre-left win
Amid dire times at the ballot box, the European Union's centre-left parties are increasingly looking to Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen for answers.
Belgium: What drives the electorate in the North?
In June, Belgium will simultaneously hold its European Parliament, national, and regional elections, with municipal votes following just a few months later.