Police raid organisers of Polish independence day march in alleged hate-speech case
Polish police have raided the premises of the organisers of the annual independence day march following allegations of hate speech during the 2018 edition of the…
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Netherlands vows to create ‘credible deterrence’ with rapid armed forces expansion
This decision comes after the new cabinet's commitment to increase defence spending to meet NATO’s 2 per cent GDP target, raising the annual defence budget by…
Macron ‘playing Jurassic Park’ with Barnier PM nomination
The EU's former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has been named France's next prime minister.
EU launches final Vega rocket as space pressures grow
The European Union-backed European Space Agency (ESA) has launched its final Vega rocket as competition in the aerospace sector hots up.
Sweden’s foreign minister Billström announces surprise resignation
Sweden's Minister of foreign Affairs Tobias Billström has said he will leave his post and quit politics altogether.
Arch-Brexiteer Patel dumped in opening vote for new UK Conservative leader
Former UK home secretary Priti Patel's dreams of leading the UK Conservatives are in tatters after she, one of the so-called "arch-Brexiteers", was eliminated in…
‘Von der Leyen to announce Green Deal changes in coming weeks,’ German MEP says
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will announce planned changes to the EU's Green Deal in the coming weeks, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) MEP…
European Parliament fuelling ‘political hysteria’ against Hungary, minister claims
The European Parliament is unjustifiably fuelling "political hysteria" against Hungary over an ongoing row about work visas, the country's European Union affairs…
German CDU members rally against coalition with hard-left leader Wagenknecht
A group of 40 German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) politicians have expressed opposition to co-operating with the hard-left populist party of Sahra Wagenknecht…
Peter Liese MEP: East Germany coalition talks could ‘moderate’ Wagenknecht party
Negotiations to build Right-Left coalition governments in eastern Germany could possibly "moderate" the policies of the populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW),…
Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency sacks official over leak case
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said on Tuesday it had dismissed its first deputy over a suspected leak case inside the body that spearheads…
Finland plans to ban Russians from buying property there
Finland aims to ban Russians from buying property in the Nordic country, a minister with the Helsinki government has said.
Von der Leyen to reward X-bashing Breton with VP promotion, leak claims
Serving alongside him will allegedly be Spain's Teresa Ribera Rodriguez, who will be handed some form of "transition" portfolio, alongside the Netherlands' Wopke…
Kyiv must address WW2 massacre before it can join EU, Polish minister says
Poland's defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz appeared to make Ukraine's European Union accession conditional on "resolving" a dispute with Poland over a…
It is not Russia or greedy industry, it is the ECB that is driving inflation
With inflation stubbornly sitting above the target set by the European Central Bank (ECB), there seems to be no end in sight for the cost-of-living crisis.
‘Europe should develop AI now and regulate later,’ Macron says
Europe should focus on developing its own brand of artificial intelligence (AI) and leave the issue of its regulation for later, French President Emmanuel Macron…
Report blasts Europe’s carbon capture policy
Oil Change International, a non-profit US organisation that focuses on exposing the impacts of fossil fuels and advocates for a transition to clean energy, has issued…
Serbia signs $3 billion fighter-jet deal with France
Serbia has inked a historic deal with French company Dassault Aviation to buy 12 Rafale fighter jets for a total of €2.7 billion.
Ireland ‘looking into legality’ of EU-Israel trade agreement
Ireland is reportedly probing the legality of the European Union trade agreement with Israel ahead of a European Council meeting in September.
Metsola appoints brother-in-law as head of European Parliament cabinet
Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, has appointed her aide and brother-in-law Matthew Tabone as the head of her cabinet, on a monthly salary of…
On the right side of the cordon sanitaire
The French language is on the decline in Europe, but since the last European elections, one phrase has been on everybody’s lips in Brussels: cordon sanitaire.
German leftist party leader Wagenknecht attacked with paint at campaign rally
The leader of Germany's Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) was attacked with pink paint on Thursday at a campaign rally in the Eastern German state of Thuringia, where…
Singer suspended from Royal Swedish Opera over ‘pro-Russia’ comments
Opera singer Mattias Milder has been suspended from the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm following controversial "pro-Russia" comments on social media.
Telegram boss claimed when arrested ‘that he was due to dine with Macron’
Le Canard Enchaîné, an investigative satirical newspaper in France, has reported that Pavel Durov, the boss of Telegram, said he was invited to have dinner with…
Poland’s restriction of access to abortion ‘violates human rights’, says UN
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has stated that Poland is violating women's rights by "unduly restricting…
Environmental NGOs sue EC over aviation and shipping addition to ‘green taxonomy’ system
A group of NGO's have said they are bringing a climate-based case against the European Commission at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) designed to have aircraft…
Could Modi turn out to be Ukraine’s peace guru?
There is a long tradition of Westerners resorting to India to find peace.
EU condemns Afghanistan after it forbids women from talking in public
The European Union has said it was "appalled" by the Taliban's announcement of severe limitations on women's freedom in Afghanistan.
Wilders wants Dutch Government to send Syrians home
Geert Wilders, whose Freedom Party (PVV) party sits in the Dutch Government, has said he wants Syrians to be sent back to their home country.
Macron, Brussels deny involvement in Telegram CEO’s arrest
French President Emmanuel Macron has denied involvement in the arrest of the CEO of Telegram in his country, with officials from the European Commission having also…