US TV star Tucker Carlson ‘not a fair journalist’, MEP claims
Talking to Brussels Signal, Czech politician Alexandr Vondra criticised the former Fox News TV anchor's interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin as being…
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Hungary set to ratify Swedish bid to join NATO
Hungary is set to approve the accession of Sweden into NATO.
A tale of two energy revolutions: How Germany got it astonishingly wrong and the United States got it astoundingly right. Now the whole of Europe needs to choose
Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities famously begins:
Von der Leyen targets second run as European Commission President
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been chosen by her German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to be their lead candidate in June's European election…
EC launches DSA probe into TikTok over ‘radicalising minors’ concerns
The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into TikTok over fears the platform could be “radicalising minors”.
Separatists gain strength after Galicia elections in Spain
The elections in Spain’s Autonomous Community of Galicia have strengthened the region’s separatist movement.
Azerbaijan ‘desecrating graves in Nagorno-Karabakh’, says Armenian Ambassador
Azerbaijan is desecrating the graves of ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh, according to Tigran Balayan, the Ambassador of Armenia to Belgium and the head of Armenia's…
Azerbaijan ramping up arms purchases: Armenia
Azerbaijan is buying drones and military equipment from abroad amid heightened tensions with Armenia, a senior diplomat has claimed.
Biden bids to smooth Tusk-Duda relationship in Poland as PiS backs Trump
US President Joe Biden has invited both Poland’s Liberal Prime Minister Donald Tusk and its Conservative President Andrzej Duda to visit the White House.
Rival Eritrean groups set The Hague aflame as riots erupt
Major rioting broke out in The Hague as rival groups of fighting Eritreans destroyed parts of the city.
Brussels to Berlin sleeper part of EU night train ‘renaissance’
Night trains appear to be making a comeback across the European Union.
Controversy over praying imam in Brussels Parliament
A video of a Pakistani Imam singing a sura from the Quran in the Parliament of Brussels is causing an uproar.
ECHR: Laws weakening encrypted communications breach human rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has made a new landmark decision, ruling that laws that weaken data protection violate human rights.
Germany and Ukraine sign surprise €1.1bn security pact
Ukraine and Germany have signed a surprise security pact valued at €1.1 billion, authorities from both countries have confirmed.
Farmer protest supporters are ‘poisoning’ political discourse, Antifa minister claims
Germany's interior minister Nancy Faeser has demanded anyone supporting the farmer protests cease doing so, saying the movement was "poisoning" political discourse…
‘All about control’: EP committee approves establishment of Digital Euro
The digital euro passed a key hurdle on February 15, with a European Parliament committee approving a draft opinion backing the European Central Bank's proposed…
Sikorski makes clear Poland won’t let reparation claims get in the way of good relations with Germany
Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski now admits Warsaw cannot legally make reparations claims for Second World War damages from Germany, as the matter was…
Delusions on display: The emptiness of the West’s strategic thinking will be on full show at the 2024 Munich Security Conference
The Munich Security Conference (MSC), which opens this week, is the Davos of the defence and strategic policy world.
Read the latest outpouring in Foreign Affairs – and wonder at the European establishment’s sheer lack of understanding of the United States and Donald Trump
Just as the American Democrats and Never Trump Republicans have been propelled into full panic mode by the high possibility that President Trump will be reelected,…
Most Germans ‘against Ukraine joining EU’, poll reveals
A majority of Germans are against Ukraine joining the European Union, a new survey has found.
Ireland and Spain push EU on Israel’s human-rights obligations in Gaza
The Prime Ministers of Ireland and Spain have sent a joint letter to the European Union calling for action regarding the “deteriorating” situation in the Gaza…
TikTok threatens to censor politicians who promote ‘misinformation’
Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has threatened to censor politicians it deems to be promoting "misinformation" in the run-up to elections in Europe later…
European Court of Human Rights upholds ban on ritual animal-slaughter
In a landmark case, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that a ban on the ritual slaughter of unanaesthetised animals does not violate the…
German Government ‘regularly met news outlet’ that reported ‘secret meetings’ of AfD over migrants
The managing director of Correctiv met officials from the German Government immediately before the supposed "secret meeting" in Potsdam.
Cork city councillors demand action over deteriorating bus services
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Pope Francis will use a coming visit to Belgium to proclaim his message to Europe – but he will avoid the EU institutions
Pope Francis has announced that he will travel to Belgium later this year to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the Catholic University of Louvain or Leuven.
French Council of State rules tighter controls needed over CNews channel
The highest administrative court in France has ruled that the national regulator for audio-visual and digital communication (Arcom) has to tighten its control over…
EU debate on aid for alleged Hamas-linked UN organisation prompts fiery exchanges
The European Parliament saw heated debate on February 13 as MEPs argued over continuing European Union support to a UN aid agency working in the Gaza Strip.
EU claims of Azerbaijani expansionism are ‘baseless’, senior official says
Claims of Azerbaijani expansionism made by certain European Union officials are "baseless", a senior official from the country has told Brussels Signal.
Germany hits NATO spending target for first time since Cold War’s end
Germany has met a NATO alliance target to spend 2 per cent of its gross domestic product on defence for the first time since the early 1990s, a defence ministry…