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Botswana President threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany amid Berlin’s anti-hunting push
The President of Botswana is threatening to send 20,000 elephants to Germany.
If Russia succeeds in its aggression against Ukraine, the moral implosion of the West will result. Trump is beginning to get this
The Western alliance responded vigorously to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and thoroughly debunked the Sino-Russian background chorus of the time that the Western…
Top German liberal MEP ‘regrets’ support for Von der Leyen’s first EC presidency bid
The delegation leader for Germany’s liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) told Brussels Signal he regretted supporting European Commission President Ursula von…
Qin dynasty China, a presidential assassination and post-Covid Sweden: They all have lessons on administrative reform for the European Union
To dispel the concerns of any reader that this will turn out to be a lengthy piece on the subject of bureaucracy, I begin with an assassination.
Dutch Socialists and Greens mull fusing parties into one new force
Dutch Socialist Party (PvdA) and the Green Party (GroenLinks) are pushing the idea of cementing a union in what could be a fundamental shift in the country's politics.
Separatism: Spain’s never-ending issue
It is nearly seven years since politicians in Catalunya declared their region's independence from Spain, the short-lived announcement being almost immediately annulled…
Two thirds of Poles oppose adoption of the euro, poll shows
According to a survey released over the Easter weekend an overwhelming majority of Poles oppose entry into the common-currency Eurozone, preferring to keep the Polish…
EU troops depart Mali, giving Moscow free rein in the Sahel
The last EU soldier will leave Mali May 18 following a decision not to extend the mandate of the EU Training Mission (EUTM) there.
German teachers should warn students of ‘anti-constitutional’ AfD, head of teachers’ union says
Teachers in Germany should instruct their students about the "anti-constitutional tendencies" of the populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, the head…
Russia ‘could attack NATO troops in Ukraine without triggering wider war’: German parliament report
In an unpublished analysis widely reported by the German media, researchers claim there is no legal issue if an individual NATO country, such as France, decides…
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.
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.