Pope to visit the faithful of Belgium, but not the EU institutions, faithful or not
Pope Francis will not visit the European institutions during his trip to Luxembourg and Brussels, which will take place from September 26 to 29.
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Austria’s ÖVP ‘accidentally’ votes to abolish biological sex definition under federal law
The Conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) has said it inadvertently voted into force a change of a federal law that has replaced the definition of biological…
Von der Leyen pledges €10 billion from EU funds for post-floods reconstruction
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has promised €10 billion worth of assistance as she visited Poland in the wake of the floods that engulfed large…
Hungarians fear new Commissioner may be demoted to overseeing EU animal welfare policy
Hungarian diplomats are getting ready for a fight in the European Parliament to stop their designated Commissioner from losing the health part of the EU Health and…
Poll shows public confidence in German Government down to 3 per cent
A poll by the Allensbach Institute, a German public opinion research institute, has shown that only 3 per cent of respondents believe the ruling left-wing coalition…
EU auto industry calls for urgent relief as sales plummet
European car sales have continued to decline with the major markets in the European Union being hit hard, including a noticeable drop in electric vehicle sales.
Belgian MEP Botenga questions ‘crazy’ severance pay of EU President Michel
Belgian Communist Party MEP Marc Botenga has called for an end to European "exit allowances", citing what he called the "indecent golden parachute" of European Council…
Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, raising Russian ire
Artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers have been diverted by European customers to Ukraine and New Delhi has not intervened to stop the trade despite protests…
European Union: it has become illegal to fight illegal immigration
Neither the massive arrival of boats to the Canary Islands, the Solingen attack, nor the election results in Thuringia and Saxony are surprising or political earthquakes.
Western, Russian nuclear industries still intertwined, report says
The Russian and Western nuclear industries remain dependent on each other, a situation that has shielded Russia from European sanctions, an industry report said…
Brussels mayor praises ‘fantastic’ Salaam-cola: the drink that ‘doesn’t support genocide’
Brussels mayor Philippe Close and his Socialist Party have faced criticism over promoting an alternative, pro-Palestinian soft drink brand.
Brussels to take money from Hungarian funds
The European Commission says it will take the money out of European funds meant for Budapest after the deadline for the payment of a migration-related fine expired.
The missiles of September
The missile story that gripped Western attention last week is very revealing for the state of our “strategic” thinking.
EC throws cold water over Dutch migration opt out request
A request from the Dutch government for an opt-out from European migration rules is virtually impossible in the near future, according to the European Commission.
Google wins EU antitrust fine fight but setback for Qualcomm
Alphabet unit Google won a legal challenge on Wednesday against a €1.49 billion ($1.
Estonian professor stripped of ‘Emeritus’ status for attending Russian conference
Estonia's Tallinn University has revoked the Emeritus status of Rein Müllerson, an internationally recognised expert in international law, following his participation…
Belgian Deputy PM condemns strike on Hezbollah as ‘massive terror attack’
A major assault on Hezbollah has been labelled a "massive terror attack" by Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Green MP Petra De Sutter.
Zelensky criticises Polish airport security over detention of Ukrainian boxing champion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly criticised Polish airport security forces who detained the Ukrainian world heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr…
German State TV said actor who turned against AfD during show was ‘ordinary citizen’
An amateur actor who underwent a radical change of heart regarding the hard-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) during a TV show was described as a "clerk"…
Germany will take 40 years to regain its 2004 capabilities in tanks, 100 years in howitzers
Here is something from one of my Bush-Republican friends, one of those American Republicans who hates Trump but will not desert the party.
Macron’s impeachment proceedings pass first step
A proposal to impeach President Emmanuel Macron has passed a key hurdle in the French National Assembly, winning the approval of its executive bureau.
Waging lawfare: Italian prosecutors try to imprison a democratically-elected leader
In 2019 Matteo Salvini, then Italy’s Interior Minister, blocked a boat from the pro-migrant NGO Open Arms charity from docking in Italy.
Von der Leyen stamps authority on new European Commission team
In unveiling her new European Commission team, Ursula von der Leyen has asserted her political authority on Brussels.
Meta bans Russian state media networks over ‘foreign interference’
Meta has announced it will bar Russian state media outlets including RT and Rossiya Segodnya from using its Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp services.
Tusk admits to legal shortcuts designed to reform judiciary ‘in order to avoid EU intervention’
Poland's PM Donald Tusk has admitted to taking legal "short cuts" in his battle to reform the country's judiciary.
Zelensky and Sikorski clash in Kyiv over Ukraine’s EU accession
Ukraine's timetable for EU accession talks was unrealistic, Poland's foreign minister Radosław Sikorski told President Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to…
Distraught Polish mother breaks down in tears during TV interview about jailed priest son
Grażyna Olszewska, mother of jailed Polish priest Father Michał Olszewski, broke down in a television interview over her son's treatment in prison.
Hundreds of thousands sign Macron’s impeachment petition
More than 300,000 thousands people have signed the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) petition calling for French President Emmanuel Macron's impeachment, the party…
Spaniards in Venezuela held over alleged ‘plot to murder’ President Maduro
Authorities in Venezuela have detained two Spanish nationals on charges of alleged “terrorism” and attempting to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro.
Europe does not define, defend or duplicate itself: on it goes to doom
The first page of Draghi report on the wretched future of Europe provides an unintentional insight into why the SS EUtanic is heading for the iceberg.