EU enlargement high on agenda of 2024 Presidency
Belgium’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Hadja Lahbib wants European Union enlargement to be prioritised during the six-month Belgian Presidency of the Council of…
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EPP press director slams Socialists over warning letter to EC President von der Leyen
The centre-right European People's Party (EPP) has lambasted a warning letter sent by the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) Group to European Commission President Ursula…
Macron under pressure from both Left and Right on immigration bill
French President Emmanuel Macron’s government is coming under fire from both the Left and Right over its new immigration reform bill.
Brussels will not pull aid from Uganda over anti-gay law
The European Union will continue providing Uganda with aid despite the East African country's new anti-gay law, the European Commission has confirmed.
Le Pen niece tops Zemmour’s Reconquête! list ahead of European Parliament elections
Marion Maréchal announced on September 6 that she will head the list of right-wing firebrand Éric Zemmour, leader of the Reconquête! (R!
Von der Leyen tells anti-wolf supporters she is ‘collecting data’ ahead of expected cull push
Ursula von der Leyen took time out from a meeting with fellow German politicians to update supporters about a potential EU-wide wolf cull on September 6.
Europe needs to get serious about its capacity for independent military action
For hardcore Eurofederalists the military question is foundational to their vision of a United States of Europe.
EXCLUSIVE: EU President Charles Michel’s penchant for luxury watches
The EU President was spotted shopping for an 18-karat yellow gold Ellipse Jumbo model, in excellent condition, worth €22,000.
EU court backs Frontex in Syrian man’s ‘pushback’ damages case
Judges have found against a Syrian migrant who claimed his family were victims of “pushbacks” and sued for damages.
‘Timmermans effect’ already spluttering as Dutch eye elections
Timmermans, the European Commission's former vice-president, is planning to be the figurehead of a Dutch election programme backed by a combined list of Socialists…
Cuba is deeply involved in the Ukraine War on Russia’s side – and that’s cause for concern
Cuba has been flying under the radar among a small axis of nations who have supported Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.
EC reshuffles as Vestager eyes top job at European Investment Bank
Margrethe Vestager has taken leave from her role in the European Commission to try for the presidency of the European Investment Bank (EIB).
Qatargate: ‘In 10 years I have never seen so much pressure’
In a two separate interviews, Belgian federal prosecutor Frédéric Van Leeuw and former lead Qatargate investigator Michel Claise have unveiled the problematic…
Musk dodges designation as EU labels TikTok, Facebook owners as digital ‘gatekeepers’
US billionaire Elon Musk and his X social media platform, formerly Twitter, appear to be off the hook for now with the European Commission leaving the company outside…
Socialists warn von der Leyen ahead of State of the Union speech
Coming a week ahead of von der Leyen's much-hyped State of the European Union speech on September 13, the letter touches on what S&D says are emerging cracks in…
Poland threatens to extradite Ukrainian draft dodgers
Poland has threatened to extradite all Ukrainian men of military age who have illegally left Ukraine to escape mobilisation.
European Commission hands Turkey €800 million in latest refugee payment
On September 6 and 7, the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi will visit Turkey to discuss bilateral relations and cooperation,…
MEPs unconvinced as ECB pushes ‘digital euro’
European Parliament members remain unconvinced about the benefits of a “digital euro” despite the best efforts of the European Central Bank.
France has the ‘dumbest Left in the world’, Socialist Party official says
A senior member of France's Socialist Party has lambasted his own side of the political spectrum, claiming on September 4 that France has the "dumbest Left in the…
Hungarian opposition oligarch Varga buys shares in key Polish paper from Soros
Pluralis, a media investment company controlled by an arm of US-based Soros Fund Management, has sold shares it recently purchased when taking control of Poland’s…
Catalan separatist Puigdemont demands amnesty in exchange for support for Sánchez
The Belgium-based fugitive also demanded the Spanish Government “forgoes the use of the justice system” against the separatist movement.
Summertime and the quizzing is easy for EC candidate Ivanova
Hearing participants seemed to be going through the motions.
Ukrainian politicians told to boycott Polish events over grain ban
Parliamentary deputy Mykola Kniazhytskyi told Brussels Signal that Ukrainian politicians will be absent from gatherings including the Karpacz Economic Forum in Poland…
EC denies backing ‘international vaccination passports’ for future pandemic
The European Commission has denied backing the implementation of "international vaccination passports" for any future worldwide pandemic.
Polish opposition assembles army of monitors ahead of national elections
Poland’s main opposition block led by Donald Tusk said it will have in place more than 50,000 observers monitoring the general elections set to take place in the…
What is up with Brussels’ silence over Nord Stream revelations that ‘all evidence’ indicates Ukraine placed the explosives?
You would have thought the Brussels-based media would be salivating and all over the latest breaking story from Germany.
Another Commissioner to jump ship?
It looks like yet another member of the von der Leyen may be set to jump ship.
EC President escalates EU ‘war on wolves’
Having until now enjoyed strict protections under EU law, the growth of wolf populations throughout central Europe has resulted in increased attacks on livestock…
Eurobarometer surveys are ‘biased towards pro-EU elite stances’
The European Union's Eurobarometer surveys are biased towards the bloc's own agenda, a report has claimed.
Macron government set to force through budget, bypassing parliament
The French Government looks set to bypass its parliament to force through the 2024 budget.