US debate: even Democrats say Biden cannot go on like this
As long-time readers of my column know, I have something of a soft spot for Donald Trump, so I think it is only fair to give the first word to those who do not suffer…
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EU: Three top jobs, three scandals
The European Council has agreed on the names that will determine the path of the European Union for the next five years - and all three are surrounded by scandals…
Polish Conservatives pressure Italian PM Meloni with threat to quit Parliament ECR group
The Polish Conservatives (PiS), the second-largest party in the European Conservative Reformers (ECR), have threatened to leave the European Parliament group.
National Rally seen winning 37 per cent of popular vote in first round of French snap election
An opinion poll published in newspaper Les Echos on June 28 said French hard-right party National Rally (NR) further rose in its forecast and may reach as much…
Support for Farage’s Reform UK party drops after Ukraine comments, latest poll shows
Support for former arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage's Reform UK party has dipped, according to the latest BMG Research poll.
Nation-state or Islamic Republic of France, Houellebecq’s question
Nine years ago, Michel Houellebecq wrote Submission, one of the most influential novels of modern French literature.
AfD MEP Bystron: new police searches
Newly elected MEP Petr Bystron, second on the German party Alternative für Deutschland's (AfD) candidate list for the European Parliament ballot of June 6-9, has…
France elects: PM Bardella would scale back military support to Ukraine
Marine le Pen, de facto leader of France's hard-right party National Rally (RN), said President Emmanuel Macron would no longer be the sole decision-maker on France's…
Blueprint for US defence policy under a second Trump administration
As the opinion polls continue to favour a presidential comeback for Donald Trump at the November elections, the question of what he would actually do in his second…
Poland and Baltic countries call for strengthened EU border with Russia
Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have called upon the European Union to establish a ground defence line along its Eastern border with Russia and Belarus.
EU leaders to agree on top jobs, strategic agenda with focus on defence
European Union leaders are to agree on Thursday on the strategic course for the EU and on the people to run its institutions for the next five years, with a special…
‘Canary Islands a mess despite what Brussels says,’ migration expert claims
The pressure of illegal migration in the Canary Islands has become "unsustainable", according to Rubén Pulido, a Spanish ex-military immigration analyst.
AfD knows eurosceptical voters don’t want ‘nice’ Right, they want real Right
There are currently three groups in the European Parliament on the right side of the political spectrum: the European People’s Party (EPP), a centre-right establishment…
Six EU nations ‘not yet ready for euro’
Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden are not ready to join the euro currency, despite legal commitments to do so, according to the European Commission's latest…
She’s angry, but Italy’s PM Meloni is short of numbers to veto a second von der Leyen term at EU summit
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will lack the allies she needs for a blocking majority to deny Ursula von der Leyen a second term as European Commission president,…
France elects: left-wing activists take to social media in desperate attempt to narrow right-wing lead among the young
Internet activism has taken France's electoral campaign by storm with left-wing supporters using social media to reach young voters.
Commissioner Reynders defeated in bid for top job at Council of Europe
Brussels Commissioner Didier Reynders, who took a leave of absence without pay to look for a new job, has failed in his bid to become President of the Council of…
Former Polish PM Morawiecki may run for president
Mateusz Morawiecki, who was the Polish prime minister in the last Conservative (PiS) government, said he may run for president in next year’s election and might…
Sweden Democrats demand seats in next cabinet
Jimmie Åkesson, President of the hard-right Sweden Democrats (SD), has demanded representation in the government after the 2026 election.
European Commission accuses Microsoft of breaching antitrust rules
The European Commission announced that Microsoft breached EU antitrust rules by illegally bundling its chat and video app Teams with its Office product.
Russia bans distribution of dozens of EU news outlets in retaliatory step
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it was banning access inside Russia to the broadcasts of dozens of European Union media outlets in what it said was…
French Assembly faces political deadlock, forecast suggests
French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap election could lead to deadlock.
European Investment Bank to boost defence spending
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it plans to increase its investments in European defence, focusing on elements such as drones, satellites and cybersecurity.
Dutch asylum committee chairman resigns citing ‘not normal’ PVV-led government
Rutger Groot Wassink, chairman of the asylum committee of the Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG), resigned from his post, refusing to work with the new right-wing…
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Sinister, shadowy, German, plutocrat: what is driving European immigration policy
Intellectual colleagues note that mass immigration is causing the pro-European establishment to collapse. Which is a bit dry, but true.
Russian saboteurs ‘suspected’ over German factory fire
A fire at a factory in Berlin was possibly started by Russian saboteurs, according to security experts.
Ireland fears revenge from Ursula von der Leyen over opposition for second term
Irish government sources feared Ursula von der Leyen would punish its next Brussels Commissioner with a poor appointment, after statements by Fianna Fáil MEPs during…
‘Expel unemployed Ukrainians,’ says prominent German Christian-Democrat
Alexander Dobrindt, Chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU) parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, wants Ukrainians without work to return "to safe areas…
EU to fund aid to Ukraine with €1.4 billion of frozen Russian assets
European Union governments have agreed to allocate €1.4 billion in profits from frozen Russian assets for arms and other aid to Ukraine.
France is a catastrophe of corruption, decay, and cultural deadness
France is dead.