Austria set to leave EU Sky Shield defence programme under new government
Austrian coalition negotiators have indicated the country would leave the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) once the new right-wing government takes office.
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EC ‘paid shadow lobby to promote own green policies’, Dutch newspaper claims
Secret contracts between the European Commission and "green" NGOs were part of an alleged "shadow lobbying scheme", Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf has reported.
EU bristles as Trump pulls US out of OECD agreement
The European Union appeared to be annoyed at US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of a global Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development…
Trump pushes for peace with threat of Russian sanctions if Putin declines
US President Donald Trump has suggested that imposing additional sanctions on Russia was "likely" if President Vladimir Putin refused to engage in peace talks.
Tusk orders Polish consulates in US ‘to prepare for Trump deportations’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has asked his foreign ministry to prepare the country’s consulates to assist Polish citizens who might be affected by US President…
Europe as the Cold War order dies: stagnating, fading, failing, lost
Out of the many actions President Donald Trump took on his first day in office, two caught the eyes of Europeans: his announced withdrawal from both the Paris Climate…
German Chancellor tells Musk: Supporting ‘extreme-right’ is not free speech
Germany's outgoing left-wing Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told US tech billionaire Elon Musk that supporting so-called "extreme-right" positions did not count as free…
Trump to stop all aid to Ukraine? Claptrap
The fantasyland of contemporary Western European notions of the Western Alliance was well-illustrated this week by an article published by the former foreign minister…
Greenpeace activists delay EC chief von der Leyen’s WEF opening speech
Greenpeace activists have evaded the World Economic Forum's tight security checks, staging a brief climate change protest outside the main hall of the annual meeting…
‘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…
The Left used to want ‘net neutrality,’ now they want net censorship
Look back a few years and you will see shifts in political positions that fascinate.
Merkel’s former party U-turns, vows de facto ban on asylum seekers
Ex-chancellor Angela Merkel's former party has vowed to implement a "de facto" ban on new asylum seekers to Germany should it win the upcoming snap federal election.
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…
Hard-right Georgescu tops poll ahead of Romanian presidential vote re-run
Călin Georgescu remains the leading contender in Romania’s presidential race, according to a recent poll.
Sex allegations against German Greens MP Gelbhaar ‘fabricated’, news outlet admits
Allegations of sexual misconduct against German Greens MP Stefan Gelbhaar have been retracted after a news outlet that published them admitted they were probably…
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…
EPP wants EU’s ‘bureaucracy burden’ cut to boost competitiveness
The European People’s Party (EPP), the largest group in the European Parliament, has sounded an alarm regarding what it saw as the European Union’s regulatory…
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".
French media mogul Pigasse declares ‘civilisational war’ as Trump returns to power
French business banker and left-wing media mogul Matthieu Pigasse claims the world has entered a "civilisational war" as US President-elect Donald Trump is set to…
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.
Bank of former EU Commissioner Reynders in suspicious funds probe
The Dutch bank ING is under investigation by Belgium's central bank over its handling of potential money laundering activities by former European Commissioner for…
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…