Netherlands’ Wilders drops ‘unacceptable’ legislative proposals in bid to please
In a move designed to appease his colleagues, Geert Wilders and his Freedom Party have formally withdrawn three controversial legislative proposals.
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Funeral scuffles heighten Albania-Greece tensions
The funeral of the grandmother of elected ethnic Greek mayor Fredi Beleri in Himarë, Albania, has intensified the strained relations between Greece and Albania.
2024 could be the year the European consensus is finally shattered by a continent-wide populist surge
The confidence of European elites was shaken in 2023 as national populist parties surged in popularity across the continent.
Pro-Palestinian protestors crash opening party for Belgian European presidency
A party to celebrate the start of Belgium's presidency of the European Union was disrupted by activists shouting pro-Palestinian chants and waving Palestinian flags.
French PM ‘in firing line’ as Macron reshuffle rumours abound
French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne is tipped to lose her job as President Emmanuel Macron promises what looks like another Government reshuffle.
‘Opportunist’ Michel hammered over early EU Council exit
President of the European Council Charles Michel has announced he will prematurely resign from office and run as an MEP in the upcoming European Parliament elections,…
Russian politician threatens Lithuania and Poland with ‘cutting new corridor to Kaliningrad’
Senior Russian politician and former diplomat Dmitry Rogozin wants his country to “cut a corridor” to link Russia with Kaliningrad, sandwiched between Lithuania…
Eurosceptics tone down talk of EU exit ahead of projected election breakthrough
Parties that oppose more EU integration have differing opinions over Ukraine but share views on migration and climate-change policy.
Man ‘shot with Italian MP’s gun’ at New Year’s Eve party
A male guest was shot with a gun belonging to one of Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni's MPs at a New Year's party in the town of Rosazza, in Northern Italy.
Portuguese ex-PM suspected of corruption: local press
Portugal’s former prime minister António Costa, whose government had to resign in November over suspected nepotism and corruption, is now in the crosshairs of…
Macron’s ‘fantastical’ plan to expel foreigners derided by French auditors court
The latest report from the French Court of Auditors is scathing about President Emmanuel Macon's immigration plans.
Albania faces funeral controversy over Himare’s ethnic Greek mayor
Himarë, Albania The funeral of ethnic Greek mayor's grandmother in Himarë, Albania has intensified the strained relations between Greece and Albania.
What would Napoleon do? Brandy trade war breaks out between EU and mean-spirited China
China said it will investigate brandy products in containers containing less than 200 litres from the EU, without naming any companies
EC insists it has not screwed up wine-labelling rule change
The European Commission has left a bad taste in the mouths of vintners after publicly insisting it has not botched the implementation of new European Union wine-labelling…
Furniture giant IKEA pulls advertising amid Polish TV ‘takeover’
Conservative Poles have begun boycotting Swedish furniture giant IKEA after its decision to withdraw advertising from a Polish TV station.
Serbian army’s call-up push ‘no spark for conflict’, says defence chief
Serbia's defence minister Miloš Vučević has denied that a re-introduction of the draft will raise tensions in the Balkans.
Sink or swim: EU Migration Pact in choppy waters
The European Parliament and European Council are in a race to approve the EU Migration and Asylum Pact before June's European elections.
Bosnia ‘on brink of collapse’ as EU watches on
The European Union's disengagement from Bosnia has let nationalists “pull the country apart”, analysts have told Brussels Signal
Italy’s Deputy PM Salvini to sue journalists over corruption accusations
Matteo Salvini, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Transport and Infrastructure Minister, announced he and his partner Francesca Verdini are filing lawsuits against…
Albania’s ex-leader swears revenge for house arrest
Albania's former prime minister Sali Berisha has sworn revenge on sitting Prime Minister Edi Rama over his house arrest, which began on December 30.
Sunak, ‘running scared’, avoids calling early UK election
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired the starting gun on Britain's next election, saying his "working assumption" was it would take place in the second half of the…
White votes matter too: US Republicans would do better reassuring their core demographic than pursuing the elusive quest for boosting Hispanic support
The GOP’s quixotic quest for the Hispanic vote is as old as the concept of the “Hispanic vote” itself.
Poland will not accept EU Migration Pact, says Tusk
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said his Government will not accept the forced migrant-relocation mechanism proposed by the European Union - though his…
Britain not sharing intelligence on channel migrant crossings, French authority says
Britain is still failing to appropriately crack down on illegal migrants crossing the English Channel, French authorities have claimed.
Is złoty doomed? Eurozone entry debate kicks off in Poland
Influential Polish daily Rzeczpospolita is leading the charge for the country’s entry into the Eurozone.
Meloni sees Italy growing faster than EU partners this year
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she sees scope for Italy’s economy to grow faster than the European Union average this year, and looked forward to likely interest…
Basque Country: Local initiatives and authorities battle tourism pressure on housing
Basque Country, France.
Politics trumps art: Tusk Government drops ‘anti-European’ Venice Biennale paintings for refugee film
'It's censorship' says cancelled curator as Tusk government replaces Poland's submission to the world cultural exhibition, which was selected under former prime…
Reform UK boss says Farage mulls frontline politics return to ‘save Britain’
Arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage has kept the British Establishment guessing yet again after his ally, the Reform UK leader Richard Tice, revealed the former UK Independence…
After a top EU job, Mr De Croo?
De Croo, one of the bloc's key leaders since his country took over the rotating EU Presidency, says the EU cannot keep up with increasing demands for funding and…