Paris security tightened for Israel v France football match
French interior minister Bruno Retailleau has announced heightened security with "exceptional measures" ahead of the Nations League football match between France…
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‘Ribera or nothing’: Socialists threaten to block EC if MEPs refuse candidate
The European Socialists have adopted an unbending stance: If their Spanish candidate for Commission Executive Vice-President for the Clean, Just and Competitive…
Berlin’s Green Party demands women-only train carriages
Antje Kapek, spokeswoman for transport policy of the Green Party in the Berlin Senate, has said she wanted separate carriages for female passengers in reaction to…
Europe’s choice: win with Trump or “die” alone
“Man’s soul is immortal, his salvation is in the next world,” Cardinal Richelieu once said; “the state has no immortality, its salvation is now or never.
Germany going tech? Vice-Chancellor stranded after government jet breaks down
German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck has reportedly been left stranded at a tech event in Lisbon after the German Government's jet broke down.
JD Vance says leave Musk X alone or the US might not support NATO
Ever since the possibility of a second presidential term for now president-elect Donald Trump first appeared, Brussels has fretted about “Trump-proofing” trans-Atlantic…
Vienna cancels statue of Polish king over ‘Islamaphobia’ fears
Vienna will not honour Jan III Sobieski, the Polish King who broke the Turkish siege of the Austrian capital in 1683, with a statue over concerns to do with Islamophobia.
Polish PM Tusk snubs Sikorski, calls primary to select presidential candidate
Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has suffered a blow after his party decided to hold a primary contest to select the presidential candidate in which…
Germany’s Scholz in danger as insiders eye defence minister for Chancellor
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in danger of being replaced as those within his Social Democratic Party (SPD) reportedly eye replacing him with his government's…
Lithuania ‘may bypass EU’s fiscal rules to boost defence’
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has indicated that his country might disregard the European Union's fiscal rules to strengthen its defence capabilities.
‘Paper shortage should curtail early German election’, official claims
The scandal has drawn ridicule, with commentators labelling it as a symbol for the dysfunctionality of Germany.
Isolationism has never worked for America, EU’s Kallas says
Kaja Kallas, the European Union's incoming foreign policy chief, cautioned on November 12 against making assumptions about what US President-elect Donald Trump…
Romanian presidential candidate Terheș rattles sabre over EU
Romania's presidential election hopeful Cristian Terheș MEP has pledged to turn the screw on the European Union and rearm and rebuild the country in the race for…
Beijing to withdraw from electric car production in Poland over EC tariffs
The Chinese Government is planning to withdraw from producing the B10 Leamport electric car in the Tychy plant in Silesia, southern Poland, in retaliation for Poland…
French legacy media sues X over alleged EU directive disobedience
A group of legacy media outlets in France are suing Elon Musk's X over its alleged failure to obey a European Union directive transcribed into the country's law.
Spanish floods disaster spurs heavy lobbying against Commissioner candidate Ribera
Spain's ecology minister Teresa Ribera is to undergo her hearing for European Commissioner facing a wave of criticism due to her handling of the devastating October…
Macron, Starmer plot to snare Trump over Ukraine war, UK press claims
French President Emmanuel Macron is plotting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to tie down the coming US Donald Trump administration regarding Ukraine, according…
Half of Austrian companies consider leaving as competitiveness nosedives
More than half of Austria’s bigger companies are said to be considering moving their business abroad, according to a new study
Lights, cameral, action! Teen drama TV role for ex-French PM Attal
Former French prime minister Gabriel Attal has appeared as himself in the teen drama series Askip in an episode focusing on school bullying.
Italy plans to restrict nascent ‘cannabis light’ industry
Italy's "cannabis light" industry risks being uprooted this year by Giorgia Meloni's coalition.
Brussels wants ‘teetotal’ clampdown on tobacco
Tobacco is set to become a hot-button issue in the next legislature.
Russian drone strike hits Estonian ambassador’s residence in Kyiv
A Russian drone strike has hit the residence of the Estonian ambassador Annely Kolk in Kyiv.
Brussels pressures China’s Temu over alleged rules breaches
Brussels has been again piling pressure on China's Temu shopping platform, with an alliance of State-level consumer agencies accusing the online site of having broken…
French interior minister wants ‘military style’ supervision for delinquent youths
French interior minister Bruno Retailleau has said he wanted "military supervision" for juvenile delinquents to "strictly supervise" them.
Italy PM Meloni urges EU to focus on itself after Trump’s victory
The EU must focus on setting its own house in order, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on November 8, citing tariffs, competitiveness and defence as the…
Tusk in hot water over alleging Trump was ‘Russian asset’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has denied suggesting US President-elect Donald Trump was a Russian asset despite a video of him making the claim during a Polish…
Europeans must find way to fire EU elites when they screw up
Much of the European commentariat’s theatrical horror at the re-election of Donald Trump smacks of a comfortable smugness that such a dread outcome cannot befall…
Tensions rise between France and Israel after French officials’ arrest in Jerusalem
Diplomatic tensions between France and Israel have deepened following an incident at a Jerusalem holy site under French administration.
Trump wins: time for a new European defence policy?
The European Union faces a crucial dilemma in its attempt to create an independent defence policy.
Israel in shock after ‘anti-Semitic football violence’ in Amsterdam
Reported anti-Semitic violence following a football match in Amsterdam between Dutch team Ajax and Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv has caused shock in Israel and across…