In trade as in defence, the US is strong and the EU is weak
The new US-EU trade deal has spawned a legion of critics who allege European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen cravenly capitulated in the face of American…
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Poland mulls suspending visa-free Schengen access
Poland is considering the possibility of suspending visa-free travel for citizens of certain countries within the Schengen Area.
Lithuanian PM resigns amid corruption probe
Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas resigned on July 31 amid an ongoing investigation into potential financial crimes by firms linked to him.
‘Screening failure’: French university expels Gazan student over alleged anti-Semitic posts
A Palestinian woman from Gaza has been expelled from France’s Sciences Po Lille after authorities accused her of allegedly posting anti-Semitic and pro-terror…
Wannabe “revolutionaries” need a serious plan
In Europe’s summer heat, talk of civil war and regime change is spreading like wildfire and reaching new heights of intensity every week.
UK: Rotherham police allegedly sexually assaulted abused children
Five women who were sexually assaulted as children by Asian gangs in the UK have accused police officers in Rotherham of also allegedly abusing them during that…
Unlike Meta, Google signs EU AI Code of Practice but warns it could ‘cripple EU tech ambitions’
US tech giant Google has agreed to sign the European Union’s new AI Code of Practice.
Ryanair says dropping three French airports over ‘harmful’ tax
Irish airline Ryanair said on July 30 it was dropping three French airports over a "harmful" tax hike on air tickets and urged Paris to change course.
Tension between ‘anti-democratic’ ECB and staff committee grows
Dialogue between the European Central Bank (ECB) senior managers and its staff committee has become tense, with the latter accusing the ECB leadership of being "anti-democratic"…
British PM Starmer says UK ‘will recognise Palestinian State unless Israel agrees Gaza ceasefire’
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK would formally recognise the State of Palestine in September unless Israel took various "substantive steps", including…
New UK Online Safety Act triggers digital content restrictions
The day after the UK’s Online Safety Act came into force, protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers were effectively erased from public view for youngsters…
France to air-drop aid into Gaza
France will air-drop aid into Gaza in the coming days, a diplomatic source said on Tuesday, as UN-backed experts warned the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory…
Co-leader of German Green Youth calls for armed struggle against AfD
Armed resistance against a possible right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) government might be needed, according to Jette Nietzard, co-leader of the youth wing…
Romanian Vice PM resigns after being named in corruption case
Romanian Vice Prime Minister Dragoș Anastasiu has been forced to resign over a high-profile corruption case.
Every metric in British life reeks of necrosis
Jericho did not fall simply because of the trumpets, and Britain is not falling simply because of its utterly contemptible Labour government.
Italian police roll up massive illegal tobacco factory
In a significant blow to organised crime and illicit trade, Italy's financial police has uncovered one of Europe’s largest illegal cigarette production plants.
US tech firms could leave EU over DSA, Republican lawmakers warn
US tech giants will abandon the EU if the Digital Services Act (DSA) is not amended, three members of a visiting Republican congressional delegation told Brussels…
Export-oriented Belgium badly needs free‑market reform, reports warn
Even while Belgium's economy remains focussed on exports, its internal market suffers from excessive regulation, fragmented governance, and blurred public‑private…
As Bulgaria enters the euro, Greece’s pricey tragedy calls for caution
Welcome, Bulgaria, to the eurozone’s arena.
Tariff in EU-US deal ‘burdens’ German carmakers: industry group
The 15-per cent tariff that the United States will apply to exports of cars from the European Union as part of a new deal "burdens" Germany's carmakers, an industry…
German SPD politician steps down after drawing swastika on ballot beside AfD candidate’s name
The deputy speaker of Baden-Württemberg's parliament announced his resignation from that office after drawing a swastika on a ballot during an anonymous vote.
US flattens EU: Brussels is too weak to be a pole in a multipolar world
The trade deal on July 27 between America and the European Union was disastrous for Europe. The Financial Times described it as “the EU to Trump’s steamroller.
Is an ‘uneven’ EC-US tariffs deal better than no deal?
After tense negotiations with the US, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emerged from a last-minute meeting in Scotland with a preliminary trade…
Polish Speaker of Parliament claims he was pressured to ‘stage a coup’
Szymon Hołownia, Poland’s parliament Speaker and leader of Poland 2050 party, claimed he was pressured to stage a "coup" to stop Karol Nawrocki, the opposition…
No progress in EU-China talks as tensions mount
EU-China talks stalled this week amid growing global tensions and an unwillingness to compromise on either sides.
European Taxpayers’ Association files complaint against two ex-commissioners over NGO funding
Former climate change commissioner Frans Timmermans and former environment commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius are the subject of an official complaint by the European…
Germany says no plans to recognise a Palestinian state ‘in short term’
Germany said on July 25 it had "no plans to recognise a Palestinian state in the short term," after President Emmanuel Macron said France intended to do so in September.
German environmentalists obtain court injunction suspending construction of Polish container port
A regional administrative court in Warsaw has granted an initial injunction suspending the construction of a Polish deep-water container port near the German border…
Macron announces France will recognise Palestinian State
France will recognise a Palestinian State in September at the UN general assembly, President Emmanuel Macron said.
Is civil war coming to the West?
Is the West on the brink of civil war? A question that would have seemed absurd a decade ago, is becoming ever more prevalent.