Deadly fire in Antwerp apartment block kills five, many injured
Several people suffered major burn injuries, and others were treated for smoke inhalation.
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France heads for post-Macron era on April 18 and May 2
France will elect a new president on April 18 and May 2, 2027, concluding Emmanuel Macron's decade in power and heralding a highly unpredictable political contest.
Ex-Commissioner Oettinger criticises EC’s economic track record under von der Leyen
He stressed that in the last decade, the GDP of China has grown strongly, while the US remained stable, but the GDP of Europe dropped.
Coordinated firebomb attacks target Greece’s governing party in Thessaloniki
The most serious attack hit the Charilaou district at about 4.35am, where a fire thought to have been started by a gas canister spread to two cars and two motorcycles.
Raids in Europe over alleged embezzlement, RN is targeted
EU prosecutors are conducting raids across France and other countries as part of an investigation into alleged misuse of EU funds by the far-right Identity and Democracy…
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Tusk’s prosecutors launch probe against chief justice of Poland’s Supreme Court
Kapiński, who was appointed by the opposition Conservatives (PiS) aligned President Karol Nawrocki.
Retailleau vows to end birthright citizenship as he targets RN voters
"Immigration is not an opportunity but a burden; it costs us far more than it brings us," he said.
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Hard left MEP Manon Aubry under fire for elite lifestyle
The French politician campaigns on attacking billionaires and is often seen in shirts with the print "tax the rich".
Sinkevičius becomes Lithuania’s third Social Democrat prime minister
The renewed government now comprises the Social Democrats, the Democrats "For Lithuania" and the Lithuanian Farmers, Greens and Christian Families Union.
Hungary’s parliament votes to abolish Orbán’s sovereignty office
The body held wide powers to scrutinise organisations, media outlets and individuals suspected of serving foreign interests.
EU backs coordinated, cost-conscious enforcement of anti-‘greenwashing’ rules
The agreement sets shared criteria for how national regulators enforce the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive.
ESN group affirms commitment to European values amid ongoing scrutiny
“Europe needs a new direction — a Europe of free and sovereign nations, where decisions are taken as closely as possible to the citizens”.
AfD leader vows to restore German-Russian ties when she becomes chancellor
Alice Weidel said Germany must seek a pragmatic reset with Russia.
Commission puts cost of Montenegro’s EU accession at ‘less than a coffee’
The seven-year package, reported to be worth around €3.2 billion, is built on the assumption that the small Balkan country joins the European Union in 2028.
Czech human rights advisers resign, claim government is undermining independent oversight
The Babiš government rejected criticism arguing that placing the agendas within individual ministries will make the system more efficient and improve accountability.
Morocco World Cup win sparks fresh unrest in Dutch cities
In The Hague's Schilderswijk district, home to one of the country's largest Moroccan populations, fans waved flags, set off fireworks and danced in the streets.
Spain receives nearly 1.3 million applications in migrant regularisation drive
One of the largest regularisation programmes in recent European history.
Ireland’s EU presidency set to cost around €185 million
To prepare, the country has doubled its permanent representation in Brussels to about 250 officials.
Fujimori wins Peru presidency as defeated rival rejects result
Fewer than 50,000 votes separated the two. The result laid bare a polarisation that has run through every recent Peruvian election.
Vatican accuses EU of double standards on war
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Rome censorship: Exhibitors must sign a certificate of political purity before book fair
Paper First will no longer exhibit at Più Libri Più Liberi, Rome's annual fair dedicated to small and independent publishers.
Balázs Orbán leaves MCC as Hungary’s new government targets Fidesz-era foundations
Hungary's largest conservative foundation faces losing its independence under Péter Magyar's reforms, prompting its chairman to step down in protest.
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Spain’s opposition accuses Sánchez of ‘manufacturing voters’ through naturalisation law
PP and Vox say a citizenship law for the descendants of emigrants is being used to engineer a friendlier electorate before the next general election.
Austrian Supreme Court: Ryanair must scrap unfair booking fees
The ruling covers a wide range of charges that the court found to be either intransparent, grossly unfair, or both.
Berlin Greens want to allow head and neck tattoo’s for police officers
Current Berlin police guidelines strictly prohibit openly visible tattoos, particularly on the head, neck, hands and lower arms.
European Commission only allows air conditioner for higher ups
The 13-storey building houses around 3,000 employees on the lower and middle floors, while von der Leyen’s office is on the 13th floor.
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Ukrainian death threats against President Nawrocki and warnings of war on Poland
Zelensky also pulled out of attending a conference on the recovery of Ukraine held in Gdańsk last week.
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Ireland takes the EU chair, caught between Brussels’s rules and Washington’s capital
The rotating presidency of the Council finds a small state arbitrating between the rulebook with which Brussels disciplines Big Tech and the capital on which its…
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US marks 250 years of independence in Brussels as left-wing groups protest
Climate and left-wing groups marched on the Parc du Cinquantenaire in protest at the US Embassy's "250 years of independence" celebration.
EU green investment flagship InnoEnergy faces EPPO fraud investigation
Since 2010, the Netherlands-based organisation has received around €760 million in EU public funding through the EIT.