German minister proposes giving 18-year-olds €20,000 for free
Germany should start handing out €20,000 in cash to citizens when they turn 18 years of age, a government minister has argued.
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Furious Erdoğan says Turkey ‘no longer expects anything from EU’
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey, lambasted the European Union on October 1 over what he sees as European inaction preventing his country from joining…
Irish Deputy PM still has eye on EU top job, party insiders say
Micheál Martin, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister, still has his eye on the position of European Commission President, insiders have claimed.
Polish opposition threatens to purge public TV within 24 hours if elected
The leader of Poland’s largest opposition party, Donald Tusk, has pledged that if he becomes prime minister after the upcoming general elections, he will change…
Swedish Prime Minister calls on army to help fight soaring gang crime
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has called on the armed forces and police to take action following a rise in violent crime .
ANALYSIS: Kosovo shootout sidelines EU diplomacy, creates power vacuum
The deadly shootout in Kosovo on September 24 between heavily armed ethnic Serbs and Kosovar police now gives authorities in the capital Pristina the upper hand…
‘In a nutshell, it’s a win-win,’ Azerbaijani official says of Nagorno-Karabakh occupation
A senior Azerbaijani official claimed his nation's capture of ethnic-Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh will ultimately be for the good of the region.
Perhaps now isn’t the time to be waving the trade war sabre: China, EV subsidies and property market travails
The visit of Valdis Dombrovskis, the EU’s Trade Commissioner, to China and Beijing this week couldn’t come at a worse time for his hosts.
Ukraine denies doing Germany’s bidding to speed up EU accession
The Ukrainian foreign ministry has denied allegations that the country has been persuaded by Germany and France to act against the Polish Government in return for…
Belgian Princess Elisabeth becomes military officer after curtailed training course
Belgian Princess Elisabeth (21) will be made an officer with the Royal Military Academy on the evening of September 26, although she was not being required to complete…
France to pull ambassador and troops out of post-coup Niger
France will pull its ambassador and remaining troops out of Niger in the wake of the July military-backed coup d'etat in the country, President Emmanuel Macron has…
Is Soros funding the crack cocaine of European liberalism?
I’ve never believed that George Soros was an agent of Jewish barber lizard aliens commanded by Klaus Schwab out of a secret underground Swiss bunker carved from…
UK’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla visit France
Britain's King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla are on a state visit to France to underline the friendship between the United Kingdom and France.
Russia confirms peacekeepers killed in Nagorno-Karabakh attack
Russian state officials have confirmed that a number of Russian peacekeepers were killed in an attack in Nagorno-Karabakh.
EU accused of having ‘failed’ over Nagorno-Karabakh
The European Union has "failed" in its attempts to appropriately manage relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan over the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, a senior German…
Belgium pushing for ban on Russian diamonds
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo is trying to convince the diamond industry to take the last step in removing Russian diamonds from the international market.
Putin may not think invading Ukraine was a mistake. Here’s why
One idea that is deeply embedded in the mainstream Western conversation on the Ukraine war is that Putin made a “mistake” in launching his full-scale invasion…
The EU is wide open to Chinese infiltration – and Net Zero has made it worse
In London, the last few weeks have provided a glimpse into the way in which the liberal West has been infiltrated, and to an extent is being subverted by, the Chinese…
China enraged after German minister calls Xi Jinping a ‘dictator’
German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock has labelled Chinese President Xi Jinping a “dictator”, much to the outrage of the Chinese government.
Serbia to raise Kosovo issues at UN after EU peace talks fail
Serbia is to raise its issues with Kosovo at the UN General Assembly on September 19 after the European Union failed to broker an agreement between the two countries.
Brussels terrorists finally sentenced
Seven and a half years after the devastating Islamic terror attacks in the Belgian capital Brussels, the culprits finally know what their punishment is.
How Macron lost Morocco, France’s best ally in Africa
As usual, Emmanuel Macron’s timing was atrocious.
Fury in Beijing as EU announces Chinese electric-car probe
A forthcoming EU probe into Chinese electric cars entering Europe has angered Beijing, with officials and state-run media outlets lambasting the Commission for attacking…
Poland rebuffs von der Leyen on Treaty change
Poland’s ruling Conservative (PiS) party has signalled that a deal involving enlargement of the European Union in exchange for treaty changes that expand the powers…
Spain: Partido Popular calls for street protest against Puigdemont amnesty demand
Spain’s centre-right Partido Popular (PP) has called for citizens to take part in a major protest in the capital Madrid.
‘Humiliated’ European Council chief Charles Michel ‘eyeing a return to Belgian politics’
While he is expected to profile himself as saviour of his troubled homeland, the frequent clashes with von der Leyen are said to be the real motive for the switch.
EC distances itself from leaked plan to weaken Israeli control of West Bank
The European Commission has distanced itself from leaked plans aimed at undermining Israeli control of parts of the West Bank.
‘Shortest Hague career ever’ for spokesman of Dutch NSC party
On September 12, Onno Aerden was installed as the new spokesman for Pieter Omtzigt and his newly formed New Social Contract (NSC) party in the Netherlands.
Food from thin air? Not even Ursula von der Leyen can do that!
The European Commission has been caught falsely claiming that a EU-backed project can create any kind of food "literally from thin air".
EPP press director slams Socialists over warning letter to EC President von der Leyen
The centre-right European People's Party (EPP) has lambasted a warning letter sent by the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) Group to European Commission President Ursula…