France slumps into housing crisis, report warns
The French Housing Foundation, formerly known as the Abbé Pierre Foundation, has warned that France was "sinking into a housing crisis, with 4 million people who…
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NGO wants ‘carcinogenic’ non-sugar sweetener banned
Food NGO Food Watch, food consumer app Yuka and the French foundation League Against Cancer have launched a Europe-wide petition calling for a ban on aspartame,…
Berlin daily sex crimes soared by 79% last year, report finds
In Berlin, sexual crimes soared last year, according to local government data.
EU and Starmer plot Brexit ‘reset’ meeting in May
It has been announced that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host European Union leaders at a meeting in May aimed at "resetting" the relationship between London…
Two-thirds of Poles ‘support border controls inside EU to combat migration’, poll finds
Almost two-thirds of Poles want the reintroduction of border controls within the European Union to combat illegal migration, according to the latest attitude poll…
Tusk tries to seduce Trump with US weapons purchase proposal
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has urged the European Union to stay “united” and respond in a “clear and firm” way to US President Donald Trump’s warning…
New Belgian PM wants to cool EU ‘regulatory fervour’, defend Europe within NATO
New right-wing Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said he wants to cool the European Union's "regulatory fervour" to boost corporate competitiveness and that European Union defences…
Georgian police arrest government opposition leaders at protest
Georgian police have arrested two government opposition leaders during street protests against the ruling administration.
Belgium gets new government after 236 days of negotiations
Almost eight months after the national elections on June 9, Belgian parties agreed to form a coalition.
‘Take X down if it refuses to conform,’ says German SDP MP Wiese
German Social Democratic Party (SDP) MP Dirk Wiese has called for using “all measures” against social media platform X under the European Union’s Digital Services…
EU Socialists fined for ‘funding UK Labour Party’
A left-wing think-tank connected to the Socialist faction in the European Parliament, the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), has been fined €35,960.
EC says Poland will not be exempt from EU Migration Pact
The European Commission has said that Poland will not be free of the obligations of the European Union Migration Pact.
Trump plays hardball on tariffs, EU plays pretend
There are few things as predictable in global politics as Brussels being caught off guard.
Second ship seized in Baltic Sea cable damage investigation
Norwegian police said on Friday they had seized and boarded a Norwegian ship with an all-Russian crew on suspicion of involvement in causing damage to a telecoms…
France’s Jean-Marie Le Pen’s grave desecrated by vandals
Vandals have desecrated the grave of the recently deceased Jean-Marie Le Pen in the cemetery of La Trinité-sur-Mer (Morbihan) where the co-founder of the French…
Hungary PM Orbán threatens EU veto on Russia sanctions over Ukraine gas blockade
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has issued an ultimatum to the European Union.
Greece outraged over French sales of missles to Turkey
Greek Minister of National Defence, Nikos Dendias, summoned the French ambassador in Athens over a potential sale of Meteor air-to-air missiles to Turkey.
Member states call on Brussels to use its digital power to curb foreign interference in elections
France, Germany and ten other European countries have urged the European Commission to use all available tools under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to "protect"…
Poland rejects idea of Europe returning to Russian gas to end Ukraine war
Reacting to speculation about the idea of Europe resuming the import of gas from Russia as a way of facilitating a peace deal in Ukraine, Polish officials have reacted…
Norway eurosceptic party to resign from government over the adoption of EU energy policies
Norway's eurosceptic Centre Party will resign from the government on Thursday due to a disagreement with coalition partner Labour over the adoption of EU energy…
How to be great again: Europe’s right-wing must form a cohesive vision
Barely a week goes by where there is not another “Make Europe Great Again” event somewhere on the old continent.
EC President von der Leyen pledges to simplify regulations but holds on to ‘green’ agenda
Termed the Competitiveness Compass, the European Commission has outlined its plans to simplify regulations in a move to boost competitiveness against the US and…
Austria ‘wants to restrict asylum seekers’ access to the health system’, media says
Coalition negotiators from Austria’s hard-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) and centre-right People’s Party (ÖVP) have proposed restricting healthcare benefits for…
Despite Trump’s win, Europe’s populist wave is more vulnerable than ever
One of history’s most powerful drivers of change is the so-called law of unintended consequences.
Musk’s support of European Right is ‘disgusting’, German Chancellor rails
US tech billionaire Elon Musk's support of right-wing politicians in Europe is "disgusting", Germany's outgoing left-wing Chancellor Olaf Scholz has claimed.
EU establishment outrage at ‘Islamophobic’ editorial in news outlet Euractiv
The European Union establishment has reacted angrily over the publication of an "Islamophobic" editorial in legacy "Eurobubble" news outlet Euractiv.
Putin questions Zelensky’s ‘legitimacy’ in new ceasefire push
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Ukraine could find a legal way to hold peace talks with Russia on ending their nearly three-year-old war, but…
Storm over Polish minister’s ‘Auschwitz built by Polish Nazis’ remark
The opposition in Poland has called on Barbara Nowacka, education minister in the Polish Government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, to resign over her remark…
Council of Europe legal body casts doubt on Romanian election annulment
The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters, has raised concerns about the annulment of Romania's presidential elections…
Trump hits Davos with nationalist capitalism, chastened elite forced to accept
Speaking from the White House, President Trump last week sounded a stirring tocsin of nationalist capitalism to the usual audience in the grim Swiss mountain town…