Against nuclear power: The most successful brainwashing campaign in modern history
I usually do not write about my home country, Austria, but today I want to make an exception.
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Special investigation: Is anti-Orbán journalism an offshoot of foreign intelligence services?
The release of recordings of conversations between Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov was intended to be the…
Austria’s media regulator sanctions its state broadcaster ORF over pro-Hamas reporting
Austria's state broadcasting behemoth ORF has come under criticism for what regulators call its one-sided reporting on the Gaza war.
Austria says refused US requests for military overflights
Austria has rejected US requests for military overflights of its territory since the start of the conflict in the Middle East in line with its policy of neutrality,…
A €44 billion question: Can Poland be bound without lawful democratic consent?
The controversy surrounding the European Union’s SAFE loan mechanism has revealed something far more troubling than a mere policy dispute over defence financing.
Spain condemns ‘interference’ as US investigates medically-assisted suicide case
The medically-assisted suicide of a 25-year-old Spanish woman has sparked a diplomatic dispute between Spain and the US.
Syrian minister says diaspora in Germany a ‘strategic asset’, rejects repatriations
A Syria’s minister has rejected calls for large-scale repatriations of Syrians living in Germany, calling the community a “strategic asset” for his country.
Brussels court rules Poland must pay for unclaimed Covid vaccines
A Belgian court ordered Poland to pay €1.3 billion for an undelivered shipment of Covid-19 vaccines in a lawsuit filed by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.
‘There is no NATO without the US,’ says Polish defence minister
Poland’s defence minister has warned that there is “no NATO without the US” following comments from US President Donald Trump suggesting that Washington may…
From world order to global jungle
The decline and fall of the so-called post-war rules-based international order has quickly moved from prophecy or speculation to directly observable fact.
Tusk government prepares to defy Polish President and move in judges by force
Poland's centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk is preparing to forcibly install four constitutional court judges.
French MP Arnault accuses ‘far right’ of exploiting Quentin Deranque’s death
French far Left MP Raphaël Arnault accused the country's Right of exploiting the killing of right-wing activist Quentin Deranque for political gain, in an hour-long…
Italian hard-left MEP Ilaria Salis quietly removes parliamentary assistant after police investigation
Italian MEP Ilaria Salis quietly removed one of her parliamentary assistants in the wake of a police document check, carried out at her Rome hotel at the end of…
No show: Hungarian MEP Péter Magyar only votes 1.9 per cent of the time in EP
Hungary's Péter Magyar has recorded the lowest attendance rate of any MEP in the current parliamentary term, showing up for only 1.85 per cent of votes.
Marine Le Pen backs local mayors in removing EU flags from town halls
Marine Le Pen expressed support for mayors from her Rassemblement National (RN) party who have removed European Union flags in recent days from their town halls,…
EU unveils 13th Star flag for ‘Global Partners’
The European Commission has unveiled a “new” 13th star for the EU flag for April Fools’ Day.
Europe doesn’t understand Trump and his politics of results
In Berlin this past Sunday, a sign was hoisted atop the crowd against the blue-grey sky that looks like an oversized meme.
Israel halts all defence purchases from ‘anti-Semitic’ France
Israel’s Defence Ministry director-general Amir Baram has halted all defence procurement from France, a country whose behaviour towards Israel Baram has previously…
No facts, no evidence: How EU establishment journalists invent stories on Hungary and Russia
What is unfolding in Western media ahead of Hungary’s parliamentary elections is not an investigation into possible foreign interference.
Italian police question MEP Ilaria Salis over ‘close ties’ with Antifa
Italian police, responding to a request from German authorities, questioned Italian MEP Ilaria Salis in her Rome hotel room as she travelled to a "No Kings" demonstration.
What? EU’s Ireland supplying Russian military with lethal weapons alumina
So now we know the truth. A Russian-owned smelter on Ireland’s west coast has continued to supply alumina to Russia since the invasion of Ukraine. What? How? Mmm;
AfD leader demands the US withdraw troops from Germany
Tino Chrupalla, federal co-chairman of the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD), demanded US troops stationed in Germany leave the country.
Poland’s intervention in the fuel market meets with EC disapproval
The European Commission has attacked a Polish move to lower VAT on motor fuels to protect consumers from surging prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East.
Israeli police block Latin Patriarch from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, sparking sharp international condemnation
In a move Catholic leaders described as lacking precedent in centuries, Israeli police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and…
War on vaping defies science and reality, leading tobacco researcher warns
A leading addiction researcher warns the European Union is on the brink of a public health blunder, risking reversing decades of progress in reducing smoking–while…
Europe’s pre-revolutionary conditions are taking shape
A few days ago, I had the opportunity to address members of the European Parliament.
Bombshell poll sees right-wing AfD in power in German state for first time
A new voter survey for the east German State of Saxony-Anhalt has electrified right-wingers in Germany, as it shows an option for the Alternative for Germany party…
New far-left French mayor wants to disarm the police, causes exodus of officers
In one of the most contentious starts to a municipal mandate in recent French history, the newly elected far-left mayor of Saint-Denis, a migrant-heavy suburb north…
Is Spain’s amnesty for migrants in conflict with EU law? Lawyers say ‘Yes’
Brussels Signal has obtained a letter sent by the heavyweight Polish legal think tank Ordo Iuris (Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture) to all European prime ministers,…
Polish right-wing leader’s EP immunity removed over Holocaust denial
The European Parliament has voted once again to strip the unaligned MEP and Polish right-wing party leader Grzegorz Braun of his parliamentary immunity.