Europe needs new leadership: von der Leyen has been a failure
Ursula von der Leyen has this morning delivered her State of the Union speech. Despite what she said, the picture is not pretty.
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Climate-loving EC President von der Leyen took almost 60 private-jet trips in two years
The European Commission's climate-loving President Ursula von der Leyen took almost 60 separate private-jet trips over the past two years, German news outlets have…
Breton takes victory lap after Apple finally bows to EU regulations
Brussels internal market supremo Thierry Breton has taken a victory lap online after Apple bowed to European Commission demands that all smartphones ship with the…
Why has James Bond turned into a hectoring EU technocrat?
James Bond is back. But rather unexpectedly he seems to have adopted the attitudes of a vexed Left-leaning European Union lawmaker.
The State of the Union is this: it is a sham democracy
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will use her State of the Union speech in Strasbourg today to laud her achievements over the last four years and…
‘Humiliated’ European Council chief Charles Michel ‘eyeing a return to Belgian politics’
While he is expected to profile himself as saviour of his troubled homeland, the frequent clashes with von der Leyen are said to be the real motive for the switch.
EC considering new limits on fast-growing chicken
The European Commission is considering the possibility of imposing limits on the farming of certain types of chickens, it has confirmed.
EC distances itself from leaked plan to weaken Israeli control of West Bank
The European Commission has distanced itself from leaked plans aimed at undermining Israeli control of parts of the West Bank.
Forced sterilisations in the EU: MEP calls for action
The European Union must take action against the forced sterilisation of disabled people within the bloc, an MEP has said.
‘Shortest Hague career ever’ for spokesman of Dutch NSC party
On September 12, Onno Aerden was installed as the new spokesman for Pieter Omtzigt and his newly formed New Social Contract (NSC) party in the Netherlands.
Polish minister says unilateral extension of Ukraine grain ban ready to be enacted
Polish economic development minister Waldemar Buda said a decree for Poland to unilaterally extend the grain embargo on Ukraine beyond the European Commission’s…
Climate activists must be called to account for the growing anti-Semitism within their movement
Anti-Semitism is becoming en vogue again in Europe, and once again the far Left and the far Right found their common ground: Hatred towards Israel and everything…
Belgian MEP Marie Arena says she knows nothing about cash stash found in son’s flat
Arena said she wanted to reach out to her voters who "trusted the causes I championed.
EU lambasts Russian elections in Ukraine as Moscow claims 70 per cent turnout
The European Union has lashed out at Moscow for holding Russian elections in occupied parts of Ukraine.
Around 200k Ukrainian men have ‘dodged draft by migrating to Germany’
Around 200,000 men have managed to avoid Ukraine's draft by fleeing to Germany, official government statistics appear to show.
European Ombudsman hammers EU over Qatargate scandal
Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly addressed the anti-corruption measures taken as a result of the Qatargate scandal and found that too little had been done.
EU predicts German recession as bloc lowers growth estimates
The European Union has openly predicted that Germany's economy will end 2023 in recession, with Eurocrats shrinking growth estimates for the entire bloc on September…
EU Regions form alliance to boost semiconductor production
The European Committee of the Regions, in collaboration with the Free State of Saxony, has introduced the European Semiconductor Regions Alliance (ESRA), a political…
EC: ‘no position’ ahead of Ukraine grain ban deadline
The European Commission has “no position” on an extension of the Ukraine grain ban, only five days before it is to due expire.
EU not planning ‘Big Tech’ crackdown despite European court tracking ruling
The European Commission is not planning any Big Tech crackdown despite a ruling by the Luxembourg Court of Justice (ECJ) banning tracking under certain circumstances.
Leader of Belgium’s Christian Democrats wins drag-queen contest
A Belgian TV show aired on the evening of September 8 has raised eyebrows after participants were transformed into unrecognisable drag queens.
Big spender Tusk vows to prosecute his foes in election manifesto
Tusk's Civic Platform party-led alliance has accused a number of ruling Polish officials of engaging in criminal activity, up to and including violating the country's…
Food from thin air? Not even Ursula von der Leyen can do that!
The European Commission has been caught falsely claiming that a EU-backed project can create any kind of food "literally from thin air".
European Parliament to debate ‘controversial’ kiss in Women’s World Cup
The European Parliament has added the “controversial” kiss at the FIFA Women's Football World Cup Final on August 20 to its list of items to be debated at Strasbourg's…
‘Russia will be happy if you don’t succeed in joining EU,’ Borrell tells Georgia
Russia "will be pleased if Georgia fails in joining the European Union", EU foreign minister Josep Borrell told press in the Caucasian country’s capital, Tbilisi,…
A summer among the énarques: In this world nothing goes better with an infinity pool than a virulent dose of anti-Americanism
As an end-of-summer holiday, it was unexpected - and decidedly welcome.
EC insists it is pushing Palestine to accept LGBTQI+ rights
The European Commission has insisted that it is working to get Palestine's Islamist-leaning government to accept LGBTQI+ rights.
Renew calls for ‘cordon sanitaire’ against ‘anti-European’ parties ahead of 2024 European Parliament elections
The declaration is an opening salvo ahead the 2024 European Parliament elections, as the Parliament's third-biggest group assembled in Vienna to decide its party…
European rabbis denounce use of ‘genocide’ label for Nagorno-Karabakh crisis
Some 50 rabbis from throughout Europe have denounced the use of the term "genocide" to describe the activities of Azerbaijani forces towards Armenians living in…
Ryanair boss gets the cream cake treatment
Climate extremists threw cream cakes at Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary in Brussels on September 7.