UK secret service ‘let double agent commit murder during The Troubles’, report says
Britain's domestic intelligence agency MI5 allowed a double agent to commit murders during three decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland and then evade…
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Poland offers Ukraine MiG fighters, wants drone and missile technology in return
Poland has entered into talks on donating more MiG-29 fighter aircraft to Ukraine, with Warsaw expecting in return to receive access to drone and missile technologies…
Allied military support for Ukraine at lowest level since war started
Europe’s military assistance to Ukraine is losing momentum, with new allocations in 2025 on track to fall to their lowest level since Russia’s full-scale invasion…
Exclusive: Brothers of Italy seeks to bridge diverging US and EU interests
Despite speculation that Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni -- a politician with a famously close relationship with US President Trump -- is now adopting a more…
How will Europe respond?
Without any doubt, this time Europe really has arrived at the proverbial crossroad.
Ex-AfD MPs found Javier Milei Institute for ‘radical deregulation’ in Germany
A team including several current and former right-wing MPs from Germany and Austria has founded a new think-tank that aims to push deregulation to the top of the…
EU authority sanctions the Left over financing of non-EU national party
European Union watchdog, the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations (APPF), has sanctioned the European Left (EL) party in the…
Conservative gatherings spark fierce debate in Italy’s culture war
In Italy, the cultural war is no longer just a metaphor.
Ryanair to cut 1m passengers from Belgium over doubling of aviation tax
Irish airline Ryanair will cut more than one in five flights in Belgium in response to the Belgian Government's decision to double aviation tax to €10 per passenger…
Three face German court on Russia spying charges
Three men went on trial in Germany today, accused of tailing a former soldier for Ukraine on behalf of a Russian intelligence service for a possible assassination…
European Commission denies EU-funded NGOs ‘infiltrated by Hamas’
The European Commission has stated that reports alleging Hamas infiltration of EU-funded NGOs lack substantiated evidence, claiming that existing safeguards are…
‘Curb your enthusiasm’ Polish opposition tells PM Tusk over EU Migration Pact
Poland’s opposition has reacted with scepticism to the European Union’s decision to allow the country not to have to receive migrants redistributed as part of…
One machine gun available: Ireland left Zelensky unguarded on his visit to Dublin
Odd how headlines get chosen.
European leaders rally behind Zelensky as Trump’s Ukraine peace plan ruffles feathers
European leaders put on a show of support for Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky as they expressed scepticism about parts of the US proposal to end Russia's nearly…
EU leaders see Trump’s new security strategy as ‘interference’
Transatlantic tensions flared again as European Union leaders reacted sharply to the new US security strategy.
Meloni ditches Trump-supporting CPAC in Italy amid US-Europe tensions
Italy’s ruling party, Fratelli d’Italia (FdI), led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, is opposing the possibility of hosting a future edition of the US Conservative…
Water leak at Paris Louvre Museum soaks valuable books on ancient Egypt
A water leak at the Louvre Museum damaged several hundred books held in the library of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities.
Italy’s Left splits over anti-Semitism bill, exposing deep ideological fault lines
A legislative push against anti-Semitism has blown up into a fierce internal fight within the Italian Left.
IMF issues warning over EU’s push to tap frozen Russian assets
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged European leaders to respect national and international law regarding their plans for using Russian assets.
Support for EU ‘Polexit’ at historic high, latest opinion poll shows
According to an international survey, support for Poland leaving the European Union has reached 25 per cent of surveyed voters.
Polish PM Tusk claims ‘Russian influence’ blocked crypto-currency legislation
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk failed in his attempt to overturn the opposition-aligned President Karol Nawrocki vetoing a bill designed to regulate the domestic…
Poland’s Sikorski tells Musk ‘Go to Mars’ after he calls for end of EU
Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski told Elon Musk to “Go to Mars” after the US billionaire called for the European Union to be abolished.
EU’s crackdown on X shows desperation not strength
The recent rabid, full-on attack on Elon Musk's X by the European Commission represents a new chapter in Brussels’ attempts to purge the public square of inconvenient…
‘No evidence of Russian interference in Romania elections,’ says Liberal candidate
There is "absolutely no evidence" of Russian interference in Romania's annulled 2024 elections.
MEPs demand urgent investigation into EU-funded NGOs ‘infiltrated by Hamas’
A group of conservative European lawmakers are demanding an urgent investigation into revelations showing that European Union-funded NGO's were under the spell of…
Flood of EU money headed for Bosnia ahead of bloc membership
Bosnia and Herzegovina has moved a step closer to receiving almost €1 billion in European Union funds after the European Commission approved its programme of reforms…
German city in GDPR probe after wishing citizen ‘happy birthday’
The German university town of Tübingen in Baden-Wurttemberg is facing investigation for a potential violation of the European Union’s General Data Protection…
Is Europe kaput? Washington says this is Europe’s last chance to choose
The Trump administration's 2025 National Security Strategy dropped last week, and if you are in Brussels or Berlin, you might want to pour yourself a stiff drink…
German parliament quietly lifts ban on business-class flights for MPs
Germany’s 630 MPs may once again book business-class tickets at the taxpayer’s expense – if the flight lasts more than two hours.
European Commission opens anti-trust probe into Meta
The European Commission has launched an anti-trust probe into Meta Platforms targeting the company’s rollout of new artificial-intelligence (AI) tools inside WhatsApp.