Netanyahu’s Likud Party calls Kickl’s FPÖ ‘friend of Israel’
The conference, titled “Islamism and Antisemitism: Threats to Europe’s Freedom”, was staged in Strasbourg on Wednesday by Harald Vilimsky, the FPÖ’s delegation…
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Union Saint-Gilloise shops for a Dutch or German pitch after cities refuse to host Israeli team
Celtic, Real Sociedad and Lech Poznań, Union's three other home opponents in the league phase, may still play there.
Angela Merkel admits Bill Gates used massive pressure on vaccination programmes
Gate's money was not only used for silent donations, but also to wield political power and influence.
Meloni scraps road tax for one year due to high fuel prices
The exemption covers petrol, diesel and hybrid cars of up to 80 kW (109hp) and all motorbikes and mopeds.
Trump threatens tariffs on the EU over Canada ‘associate member’ plan
The US President said he would hit European exports if he judged closer ties between Brussels and Ottawa to be aimed against Washington.
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Nawrocki wants French-style presidential system in Poland
The 47-member advisory body tasked with coming up with a new constitution includes constitutional lawyers, judges, academics and politicians.
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Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi sentenced to 25 years for war crimes
The verdict puts renewed focus on allegations of abuses against civilians, Kosovo’s still-disputed independence and its contested path towards European Union membership.
Dutch man in centre of alleged police brutality turns out to have had drugs on him
Prosecutors say he ran when an officer tried to search him, was caught, resisted and then collapsed. He died at the scene.
Parliament sends mixed health signal as tobacco, alcohol and food rules come under scrutiny
MEPs voted 545 to 47, with 75 abstentions, on September 16 to adopt Parliament's response to the EU's first strategy on cardiovascular diseases.
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Von der Leyen ties her State of the Union agenda to fresh EU revenue
The Commission President asked member states for own resources in the next long-term budget, hours before the Parliament's biggest groups demanded rollbacks.
Spanish police union warns Sánchez’s regularisation could hand papers to four million
Jupol's estimate is that those grants could multiply by four through family reunification under Spain's aliens law, taking the total to four million over the coming…
Von der Leyen proposes emergency framework to speed up returns weeks after Ceuta
The Commission President has set out a plan to suspend standard return procedures in an emergency almost seven weeks after the mass crossings into the Spanish city.
UK migrant return deal with France is costing about €65,500 for each person sent back
About 1,400 people have been removed to France since the pilot began in August 2025.
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Azerbaijani President Aliyev brands European Parliament ‘a den of corrupt officials’
Despite tensions, Azerbaijan remains a key energy partner for the EU Commission’s strategy to reduce dependence on Russia
Von der Leyen announces plan to make Canada the EU’s first ‘associate member’
The European Commission President made the announcement in front of Mark Carney during her State of the European Union address in Strasbourg, France.
Italy eyes end of Schengen suspension on border with Slovenia
The present controls on the land border with Slovenia run from June 19 to December 18, 2026.
Eritrea terror group wanted to kill German police officers
According to the Karlsruhe office, the internationally networked group’s declared aim is the overthrow of the government in Eritrea.
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EU digital identity wallet stalls in 24 member states as Brussels reopens its privacy rulebook
Only Italy reached any scale before the December date, privacy groups challenged safeguards the European Commission had redrafted in committee, and the gap between…
EU waste export ban spares Turkey, its biggest plastic dumping ground
Shipments to Ankara hit a record in 2025, the year before Brussels closes the door on poorer countries.
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Poland’s Orlen loses $230 million in Venezuela crypto oil deal
Tusk said that it was a great pity that at a time "when hundreds of articles in the western press have been praising Poland for its economic performance we have…
French freemasons target Catholic schools before 2027 presidential race
The Grand Orient de France has said schools outside State contract have no place in the Republic, a category that takes in almost all traditional Catholic education.
Dutch sociologist warns for serious societal upheaval due to demographic shift
The total population could nevertheless continue to increase, potentially reaching around 20 million by the middle of the century.
Mbappé and Vinícius take off Ceuta solidarity shirts
The Real Madrid players carried the "Todos somos caballas" shirt half-folded over their shoulders and dropped it before the pre-match handshake.
Morgan Stanley tells clients to short French and Belgian debt
The recommendations come as investors increasingly demand a premium to hold the debt of governments struggling with large deficits and rising debt burdens.
YouGov puts CDU/CSU at record low as talk of replacing Merz grows
The AfD took 43.8 per cent there on September 6, a record for the party in any state election, against 17.2 per cent for the CDU.
Suspected sabotage on the rails halt Dutch trains on Budget Day
Police have opened an investigation, but no group has claimed responsibility.
Von der Leyen is ‘not up to the challenge’, says Charles Michel
A day before the Commission president delivers her annual State of the Union address.
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Bad EU regulation could cost €159 bn per year and 419,000 jobs
According to the study, non-economic priorities can override industrial competitiveness, driving up costs, delaying investment and undermining confidence in EU policymaking.
Member states back cuts to EU staff pay in next long-term budget
Salaries and buildings emerged as the likeliest target for savings as the Irish presidency prepared a fresh offer to national capitals.
Russian frigate fires flares at Danish military helicopter over the Baltic
Copenhagen has summoned Russia's ambassador after one of the flares passed close to the aircraft during a routine patrol off the Danish coast.