Brussels city decision to cancel Belgium-Israel football match sparks controversy
Brussels's local government will not host an upcoming international football match between Belgium and Israel.
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Austrian climate minister: I only choose the rules I like
Austria’s government, a coalition of the centre-right People’s Party (ÖVP) and the Green Party, has never been stable.
EC launches Excessive Deficit Procedure against seven Member States
Seven European Union Member States are under special scrutiny for accumulating increased public debt and deficits.
Brussels retreats: Long-haul flights set to be exempt from emissions monitoring
The European Commission has drafted plans to drop long-haul flights from CO2 emissions-monitoring rules.
German fined €6,000 for ‘violating honour’ of Greens politicians
A German man has been fined €6,000 for insulting The Greens party politicians in his home country.
Budapest defends ‘Make Europe Great Again’ EU Presidency motto
Hungary is aiming to "Make Europe Great Again" as President of the Council of the European Union, the country proclaimed on June 18.
EPP boost after Orbán arch-nemesis joins parliamentary group
MEP Péter Magyar, leader of Hungary's Tisza opposition party, has joined the European People's Party (EPP).
Newly elected MEP passes away nine days after winning seat
Just nine days after the European Parliament elections, the body is already mourning its first loss.
Austrian coalition government survives EU nature law crisis
The country's climate minister, Leonore Gewessler, voted in favour of the new green rules in Brussels despite Austria's government ordering her to abstain.
No agreement yet on EU top jobs despite ‘consensus’
European Union leaders have not yet agreed on who will head the bloc’s major institutions following the European Parliament elections, although there seems to…
Seven European NATO members still fall short of 2 per cent defence spending target
Seven European NATO member countries are still not fulfilling their 2 per cent of GDP defence-investment commitment, according to the latest NATO figures.
EU could use Euro 2024 football contest to implement online spying rules, MEP warns
The European Union could use the cover of the Euro 2024 football tournament to force through a suite of online spying rules, an MEP has warned.
French civil servants ‘will not obey’ hard-right RN if it takes power
More than 200 civil servants in France's education sector have vowed resistance to the hard-right National Rally (RN) ahead of upcoming snap general elections
Austrian coalition on the brink after Nature Restoration Law vote controversy
Austria is facing a political crisis after environment minister Leonore Gewessler of The Greens party voted in favour of the European Union’s Nature Restoration…
EC standstill delays annual rule-of-law report and key comments on Spain
The European Commission's annual report on rule-of-law in the European Union, usually published in June or July, will be delayed "because the Commission is at a…
EP election loss sparks infighting among Germany’s Social Democrats
Germany's ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) is plagued with infighting as a result of losing June's 6-9 European Parliament elections.
Macron introduces Le Pen to Machiavelli
The dissolution of the National Assembly announced by President Macron on June 9th, after the disastrous result of his party in the European election, is no accident.
Reconquête breakaway MEPs will build ‘French Conservative’ party, Bay tells ECR
The four MEPs who broke away from Eric Zemmour's Reconquête party will build a "French Conservative" political party, an internal letter sent to representatives…
Starmer’s ignorance means EU produce deal will come unstuck
Now that the general election campaign is in full flood in the UK, there have in some quarters been high hopes that a new Labour government under Keir Starmer would…
Meloni has ‘abortion’ removed from G7 statement
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appeared to have successfully quashed an element of a contentious G7 statement by removing the word "abortion" from the group's…
Online porn giants ordered to provide EC with DSA conformity details
The European Commission has demanded details from porn websites over their adherence to the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Voters realise Green movement is nothing but an apocalyptic cult
In 2005, an American evangelist called Harold Camping made a startling prediction: the world was going to end on May 21st, 2011.
Greens and Left crushed as Ireland finally finishes EP vote count
The Greens and hard-left have been crushed in Ireland's European Parliament elections after a lengthy vote count.
Bulgaria’s GERB party wins most seats in parliament
Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party won 68 seats in the 240-seat parliament on Sunday and will need at least two coalition partners to form the cabinet, state election…
Italy and France spar over abortion at G7 summit
Italy has demanded the removal of a reference to "safe and legal abortion" from the final statement of this week's Group of Seven summit, diplomats said on Thursday,…
European hard-right finds success among young voters
Europe's hard-right is becoming increasingly popular amongst younger voters, polling surrounding the EU elections has shown.
Conservative struggle: an upset, but not yet an earthquake
After the second battle of El Alamein in 1942, Winston Churchill famously said: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end.
‘Outrageous’ says Orbán as ECJ orders Hungary to pay €200M for ‘violating rights of migrants’
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ordered Hungary to pay €200 million plus a penalty of €1 million per day if it does not comply with the court's ruling of…
Shoving contest breaks out in Italian Parliament
An Italian plenary debate over local autonomy degenerated into a shoving match on June 13.
Influencer-led Spanish party secures three Euro MPs
New party Se Acabó la Fiesta (SALF) has scored a major victory on the European Parliament elections by winning three of Spain's allotted seats.