‘Germany will push Trump to rejoin WHO’: German health minister
Germany's health minister has said the outgoing left-wing government will urge the US to rejoin the World Health Organisation (WHO) after US President Donald Trump…
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The new EU defence commissioner, not much money, not much influence
No one knows the hazards of the defence portfolio better than Ursula von der Leyen, whose tenure leading the German defence ministry was marked by a failure to improve…
Former Commissioner Breton says EU should launch ‘tech offensive’
Thierry Breton, former European Commissioner for the Internal Market, has called for Europe to defend its digital sovereignty and maintain unity in the face of challenges…
Qatargate: Former MEP Arena charged with ‘criminal organisation’ membership
Belgian authorities have indicted former MEP Marie Arena for alleged membership of a criminal organisation following a two-year investigation into "Qatargate".
EU hails full implementation of plans to censor ‘digital hate’
Senior Eurocrats have been celebrating the full implementation of its censorship plans aimed at countering so-called "digital hate".
Germany’s US ambassador warns: Trump will ‘undermine democracy’
Germany's ambassador to the US has warned his superiors in Berlin that US President-elect Donald Trump will seek to "undermine democracy" in his second term.
Ex-EC ‘digital enforcer’ Breton taken to task over ‘truthfulness’ on X
Former European Commissioner Thierry Breton has been accused by social media users of having been less than truthful on X.
Poland’s Tusk tells UK’s Starmer of dream for ‘Breturn’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has told British Prime Minister Keir Starmer that he “dreams that Brexit will be replaced by 'Breturn'”.
Musk vs Soros: the internationalists save their outrage for just one
In the theatre of modern politics, where money, power, and influence play out like a high-stakes game of chess, two names consistently rise to the surface of every…
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EU ramps up investigation into X amid feud with Musk
The European Union has ramped up its Digital Services Act (DSA) investigation into the X social media platform amid a growing feud with its owner, Elon Musk.
EU Commissioner Lahbib visits Syria with €235 million support
Hadja Lahbib, the EU Commissioner for Crisis Preparedness and Management, has travelled to Damascus and met with Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of the HTS rebel group that…
Hungary’s Orbán backs US-sanctioned head of secret service
US sanctions against Antal Rogan, head of Hungary's secret service, have sparked controversy but also solidified his role within Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government,…
Are European governments next? Paris joins growing exodus from Musk’s X
The city of Paris has become the latest European municipality to abandon Elon Musk’s social media platform, saying it will close its X account January 20.
Google rejects EU demands for fact-checking
Google has rejected demands by the European Commission to add fact-checking to its search results and YouTube videos as well as to use fact-checking in ranking and…
FPÖ bigwig starts firestorm with call for abolishing EU censorship law
Petra Steger, a leading MEP for the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), has provoked an EU firestorm about censorship and freedom of speech with her calls to abolish…
Former EC tech chief Thierry Breton gets top lobbying job, skipping two-year waiting period
Thierry Breton, the EU's Internal Market Commissioner and tech enforcer until September 2024, has received special approval from the European Commission to start…
EU car industry calls for CO2 fine relief to avoid ‘irreparable’ harm to competitiveness
The European automobile industry has called on the EU to roll back CO2 emission fines to avoid crippling the bloc's competitiveness.
ECHR upholds criminal conviction for malicious obstruction of traffic by unions
The European Court of Human Rights has unanimously upheld a Belgian court decision convicting the Belgian Socialist Union on a charge of blocking roads during a…
NGOs gained influence under von der Leyen, while companies lost theirs
NGOs had much more contact with the European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen, compared with her predecessor Jean-Claude Juncker.
Commission announces ‘action plan’ for EU health cyber attacks–but no funding
Ursula von der Leyen's European Commission announced an "action plan" January 15 to respond to a sharp rise in cyberattacks against the EU health sector--but the…
EU plans to give away €1.9bn in ‘humanitarian aid’ in 2025
The European Union is planning to give away €1.9 billion of taxpayer money in so-called "humanitarian aid" this year, the European Commission has announced.
Wilders: Cut spending on climate policies and Ukraine to fund tax cuts
Dutch hard-right leader Geert Wilders called on his country's government to cut spending on climate policies and the Ukraine war to fund tax cuts.
What did European liberals ever get from trusting Joe Biden?
Next week American President-elect Donald Trump will drop the “elect,” and President Joe Biden will pick up "former” before his name.
Polish opposition conservatives slam Zelensky for interference in presidential poll
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS) have attacked Volodymyr Zelensky after the Ukrainian president had met with the centre-left Tusk government’s presidential…
Eurocrats ignore Trump influence while welcoming Gaza ceasefire
Eurocrats have welcomed the introduction of a ceasefire in Gaza while ignoring incoming US President Donald Trump's influence on getting the deal.
Tusk provides no evidence for claims Russia planned terrorist attacks on airlines
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that Russia had been planning ‘acts of terror’ against both Polish and international airlines, but provided no evidence…
Not such close allies: US restricts AI chip exports to Poland
The US government has decided to exclude Poland from the list of 18 countries given unrestricted access to US AI chip exports, meaning the Poles will have restricted…
Only Europeans have downbeat view of second Trump presidency, poll finds
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Relatives of Israeli hostages say EU not doing all it can for their release
Relatives of 94 Israeli and international hostages still held by Hamas said the EU has not used its influence and resources to bring the hostages home.
EU ‘should have its own regulator-friendly X, TikTok and Instagram’ : Habeck
The European Union should have its own regulator-friendly equivalents to X, TikTok and Instagram, according to the candidate for chancellor of Germany's Greens.