Romania targets ‘illegal online content’ ahead of re-run elections
The Romanian Government has stated it will step up its efforts to "combat illegal content online".
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US imposes sanctions on Swedish criminal Foxtrot gang
The US has imposed sanctions on the Foxtrot Network, a notorious Swedish criminal gang led by Kurdish-Swedish fugitive Rawa Majid, commonly known as "The Kurdish…
Embattled Greek PM replaces ministers after mass protests over fatal train crash
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has named new finance and transport ministers in a reshuffle designed to shore up support for his government after mass…
Polish Government plans online policing during presidential election
The Polish Government, at the request of the European Commission, has presented a plan for monitoring and intervention in online activities during the run-up to…
Portugal may ditch ordering new US fighter jets, citing US foreign policy
Portugal's defence minister Nuno Melo has cast doubt over whether his country would order US fight jet F-35 to update its military capabilities, citing US President…
Le Pen warns of ‘undemocratic verdict’ if banned from 2027 race
Marine Le Pen has slammed the possibility of being declared ineligible to run in France’s 2027 presidential election.
EU defence proposal is just a debt-union, not a serious course correction
It is not entirely without irony that the “The Most Successful Peace Project in the History of Mankind” is currently planning the continent’s most ambitious…
‘EU building too many data centres on vastly overestimated AI economy,’ says report
European Union countries have been building too many data centres because the scale of the artificial intelligence (AI) economy has been vastly inflated, according…
Germany’s BSW party launches legal challenge over alleged election ‘irregularities’
Germany’s left-wing Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) party has said it would take legal action against the results of Germany's federal election on February 23,…
Former Georgian president Saakashvili sentenced to extra nine years in prison
A Tbilisi city court has sentenced Georgia's imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili to an additional nine years in jail for embezzlement of public funds.
New corruption scandal hits EP: Numerous MEPs allegedly took Chinese bribes
The European Parliament has been hit with yet another alleged corruption scandal centred around foreign influence.
MEP says EU must be pragmatic while China has edge over EU billions
György Hölvényi, MEP for Hungary and member of the Patriots for Europe Group, standing rapporteur for education in the Committee on Development, reports exclusively…
Bulgarian prosecutors open probe into European Prosecutor’s office in Sofia
Prosecutors in Sofia have announced they will open an anti-corruption investigation into the European Prosecutor's Office representative in Bulgaria.
Police raid Munich immigration office over suspected asylum bribery
German police have searched the immigration office in Munich on suspicions that employees there took bribes in exchange for positive asylum decisions.
Neutral Austria to buy €4 billion worth of long-range missiles, says defence minister
Austria will spend €4 billion on the acquisition of long-range air defence missiles, Klaudia Tanner, the country’s defence minister, has announced.
The Jeddah ceasefire proposal undercuts Europe’s anti-US hysteria
Western opinion makers frothing at the mouth in recent weeks over “America’s betrayal” and “Trump’s alliance with Russia” will have been dumbfounded…
Romania: Barred Georgescu’s allies to run for president in his place
George Simion, chairmain of the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) and Anamaria Gavrilă of the Party of Young People (POT), have announced they will run…
No military sovereignty? EU defence equipment in US hands heightens concerns
As transatlantic relations have grown increasingly strained, concerns over European military sovereignty have been mounting.
Dutch reject EC’s debt-driven €800bn rearmament plan
Dutch MPs have voted against the new European Union defence plan, ReArm Europe, because it was based on shared debt among EU countries, raising Dutch concerns about…
ECJ Advocate General rules Polish Constitutional court ‘not independent’
Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, or court, (TK) cannot be considered impartial and independent, according to the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice…
EU to impose counter tariffs on €26 billion of US goods
The European Union will impose counter-tariffs on €26 billion worth of US goods from next month, the European Commission said on March 12, ramping up…
Greenlandic election result shows independence top of voters’ concerns
In Greenland's election, the traditionally biggest parties that until recently constituted the government have suffered a major voter backlash.
Portugal’s government loses confidence vote, election looms
Portugal's centre-right minority government collapsed on Tuesday after losing a vote of confidence, with the country now likely to head into its third early general…
Former FPÖ leader HC Strache slams successor Kickl for ‘preventing right-wing coalition’
Heinz-Christian “HC” Strache, the former leader of the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), has lashed out at his successor Herbert Kickl.
Let’s take the EU ‘back to basics’, Conservative think-tanks’ report says
Two European Conservative think-tanks, Polish Ordo Iuris and the Hungarian Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) have published proposals on institutional reform of the…
EC adopts stricter migration policies, embraces ‘return hubs’
Brussels has adopted a new stance on migration - reforming the system of repatriation to make it more in line with Italy's policies under the country's Prime Minister…
Russian-linked group ‘behind attack on X’, cybersecurity expert tells Brussels Signal
The large-scale cyberattack that brought down Elon Musk's X platform was carried out by Dark Storm, a Russian-linked hacker group whose "targets are high-profile…
ECB’s Rehn calls for joint European investment in air defence, drones
Europe must adopt common policies such as joint procurement of air defence equipment and drones to support Ukraine and strengthen its own defence despite large public…
Dutch newspaper to appeal against judge’s editorial ruling
De Telegraaf, the Netherlands’ largest newspaper, has announced it would appeal a controversial ruling from a judge who ordered it to clarify a comment piece about…
Millions on EU defence? Council tells von der Leyen, ‘Yeah, well, gonna think about it’
Since President Donald Trump re-entered the White House, the United States has been sending a clear signal to its European partners: “You need to do more to defend…