Mediterranean countries demand action on illegal migration
Migration and interior ministers from the five European Union nations most impacted by illegal migration from the Mediterranean want more help to tackle the problem.
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ANALYSIS: Strained France-Germany ties slow EU decision making
The sight of French President Emmanuel Macron and his cabinet drinking beers on a boat with their German counterparts in Hamburg this week will project an image…
European Union elites are entangled in irrelevant ‘values’ and ‘concerns’
It would appear that even the tectonic shift of Brexit wasn’t enough to get European Union leaders to change their ways.
Armenia fears Azerbaijani invasion ‘within weeks’
Azerbaijan will follow up the capitulation of Nagorno-Karabakh with an attack on Armenia itself, Tigran Balayan tells Brussels Signal.
Islamist terror surge likely in France in 2024, warn intelligence services
A surge of Islamist terrorist attacks is likely in 2024, French intelligence services have warned.
Macron on Azerbaijan: ‘This is not the time for sanctions’
French President Emmanuel Macron said he thinks sanctions against Azerbaijan would be "counterproductive" and "not the best way to protect Armenia and its population".
MEPs push for ban on European airline hand-luggage charges
Airlines operating within the European Union should not be allowed to charge extra for passengers' hand luggage, MEPs have said.
EU debt now Euro 344 billion: auditors
In its latest report, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) said that errors in the spending of funds taken from the European Union budget "increased significantly…
European Parliament demands EU suspends agreements with Azerbaijan
MEPs are demanding that the European Union drop its agreements with Azerbaijan following the tragic events in Nagorno-Karabakh, the majority-Armenian enclave within…
Rifle training for Ukrainian soldiers is not ‘lethal aid’, Irish deputy PM insists
Giving rifle training to Ukrainian soldiers does not constitute a form of "lethal aid", the deputy Prime Minister of Ireland has insisted.
AfD leader in intensive care after alleged campaign-trail assault
A leader of the German populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is in intensive care after he was allegedly attacked on the campaign trail.
The feud intensifies: EC furious after Michel attack on von der Leyen
Council President Charles Michel and EC President Ursula von der Leyen enjoy tearing strips off each other in the public sphere.
Pope Francis’s Laudate Deum is a political exhortation, not a religious treatise
Eight years after the encyclical Laudato Si, Pope Francis published another document, called an apostolic exhortation, to say what has been done - and what has not…
France approves sending military gear to Armenia
France is to deliver military aid to Armenia after the surrender of the de facto republic in Nagorno-Karabach to Azerbaijan.
Fico: I’d rather my party be thrown out of S&D than back Ukraine
Robert Fico, the leader of Slovakia's left-wing Smer party, has said that he would rather see his outfit thrown out of the European Parliament's Socialist (S&D)…
Michel slams von der Leyen over ‘disastrous’ Russia sanctions
"Most of the time, the division of labour between us works well," Michel told Der Spiegel.
EPP upset by grillings as Šefčovič and Hoekstra get committee majority
European People's Party, the European Parliament's largest group, expressed dissatisfaction with the pre-appointment hearings of European Commission nominees Maroš…
Birds of a feather? Putin praises Che Guevara and Fidel Castro
Russian President Vladimir Putin has honoured controversial Latin American Socialist political figures from the past at an International Parliamentary Conference…
Poland’s elections matter way beyond the country’s borders – they could presage a realignment in European politics
2024 EU Elections polls suggest that the national conservatives of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) will be the biggest overall winner, establishing…
Russia says it held talks with U.S. and EU on Nagorno-Karabakh ahead of crisis
Russia exchanged views with the United States and the European Union on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh ahead of the lightning military operation by Azerbaijan…
AfD MEP denounces ‘schizophrenic’ German media allegations
A senior MEP within Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has denounced one of the country's major media outlets as acting in a "schizophrenic" manner…
Charles Michel: ‘Ukraine can be part of the EU in 2030’
President of the European Council Charles Michel is optimistic about Ukraine's European Union prospects and said it could join the bloc in seven years.
Don’t panic! French minister urges calm as bedbug plague bites Paris and Brussels
France's health minister has urged the public not to panic as both France and Belgium succumb to a plague of blood-sucking bedbugs.
EU Media Freedom Act ‘violates founding treaty’, Polish MEP claims
"The European Media Freedom Act tries to bring in provisions that violate the Treaties," Elżbieta Kruk told Parliament.
No deal! Tunisia rejects EU money
European plans to curb the mass influx of migrants coming from Tunisia have suffered a major setback as Tunisian President Kais Saied rejected financial support…
EU could review Azerbaijan ties if crisis worsens according to service paper
The European Union could review ties, including financial aid, with Azerbaijan and sanction individuals if the situation worsens following Baku's military…
Billions in frozen funds for Hungary on table as EU seeks Ukraine support
The EU is considering unlocking billions of euros for Hungary that were frozen over rule-of-law concerns as it seeks to win Budapest's approval for aid to Ukraine,…
Mr U-turn: Climate Commissioner hopeful Hoekstra becomes a born-again environmentalist
The Dutch Candidate for EU Climate Commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, performed a series of U-turns on October 2 as he auditioned for the job in front of Euro MPs.
Is the EU becoming more depressed? And are the lockdowns to blame?
Is the European Union becoming increasingly depressed? Evidence suggests it might be.
Portugal joining the euro was a mistake, MEP says
Portugal's decision to adopt the euro was the "wrong step", a left-wing MEP has said.