Călin Georgescu arrested in early hours with huge police force
Officers of the organised-crime and terrorism directorate and the national police executed five home-search warrants in Bucharest, Mogoșoaia, Ciolpani and Buftea.
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CDU crisis: Party leadership closes ranks behind Merz after state election rout
Senior Christian Democrats have backed the Chancellor at a crisis meeting in Berlin while conceding the party must change as Alternative for Germany surges in the…
French debt heads for highest level in nearly half a century
The finance ministry has forecast public debt close to 120 per cent of GDP this year as Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu struggles to get an austerity budget through…
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Meloni announces foreign student cap and burqa ban in Italian schools
Rome says newcomers must learn the national language, understand local culture and follow its rules, as demographic shifts reshape classrooms and the wider population.
Berlin crime boss appears at Die Linke election party after party’s city-wide win
Issa Remmo was “pleased about Die Linke,” that he felt supported by a German party for the first time.
Brussels holds firm on Arctic drilling moratorium despite Norwegian pressure
The European Union's opposition to new oil and gas projects in the Arctic is set to survive a revision of its strategy for the region, despite lobbying from Oslo…
Putin’s United Russia sweeps Duma vote
A Just Russia was on course to drop out of parliament after falling below the 5 per cent threshold, according to partial results.
Merz refuses to change course after CDU is wiped out in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The Christian Democrats have failed to win seats in a German State parliament for the first time in their history.
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Moody’s downgrades Poland’s credit rating as rearmament-fired debt mounts
Fears of imminent armed conflict are on the rise, while the country is hampered by political gridlock between a government and President engaged in an uneasy cohabitation.
Die Linke wins Berlin election as CDU vote collapses
The far-left party has doubled its support in the German capital and could lead a new city government with the Greens and the Social Democrats.
AfD wins Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as Merz’s CDU crashes out of parliament
The right-wing party has topped the poll in the northeastern German state for the first time, ending almost three decades of Social Democrat dominance.
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On the brink of war? Europe’s leaders press on towards confrontation with Russia
Germany counted hospital beds for wounded troops, Lithuania mapped escape routes and Britain asked households to stock tinned food.
Macron orders infrastructure shield against Russian attacks and calls G7 energy meeting
"The Russian hybrid threat against Europeans and against France has intensified," he said.
Burnham presses for deeper EU ties as Ireland’s Martin visits Manchester
The British Prime Minister has used his first meeting with the Taoiseach since taking office to look ahead to a UK-EU summit, as London lobbies for relief from the…
Austrian Social Democrats sink to record low in polls
A string of recent surveys place the SPÖ well below its result at the September 2024 National Council election, when it took 21.1 per cent.
Brussels admits Canada’s ‘associate member’ status has yet to be defined
The Commission insists the formula proposed for Ottawa is not accession and points to next month's summit as the first real test.
French TV channel apologises after documentary shows French nuclear missile hitting Tel Aviv
The clip ran in Rafale, drones et canons : la révolution des armes françaises, a documentary on modern French weaponry first broadcast on September 1.
European Parliament calls for front-line anti-drug police to be classed as ‘high-risk’
Parliament wants more money, vessels and legal cover for the officers confronting trafficking networks in European Union waters.
Romanian president nominates MEP Mureșan as prime minister
Siegfried Mureșan accepted at once, stating: Romania needed “a credible government as soon as possible”.
Hungarian government accused of erasing 1956 as House of Terror closure is branded ‘a crime against remembrance’
Culture minister Zoltán Tarr dismissed the museum's founding director and locked its doors on September 15, then promised a free reopening 24 hours later.
Two thirds of French voters back Le Pen’s ‘national priority’
A large majority of those questioned by Ipsos said the National Rally is right to want certain benefits reserved for French citizens.
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European Parliament holds Morocco responsible for the Ceuta invasion
The Strasbourg text told Rabat that any challenge to Spanish sovereignty was incompatible with its status as a partner of the Union.
Metsola floats Australia and New Zealand as next EU ‘associate members’
The European Parliament President has described the untested status as a third way between full membership and candidate status.
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Polish right-wing MPs call for Independence Day march in Ukraine’s Lviv
The idea has been slammed by members of Prime Minister Donald Tusk's ruling coalition and called "madness" and "gross stupidity".
Trump hails ‘major progress’ towards permanent US base in Poland
The US President credited Karol Nawrocki as Warsaw said two sites remained in contention and a decision was expected within weeks.
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Zelensky’s former press secretary barred from European Parliament after criticism of his policies
Iuliia Mendel was due to speak on peace and diplomacy at an ESN event in Strasbourg, alongside AfD and Weltwoche figures.
Carney welcomes EU ‘associate member’ offer but leaves the terms to Brussels
The Canadian Prime Minister told MEPs that Ottawa was not seeking full membership and that any final deal would go before Canada's parliament.
Left bloc officially wins Swedish elections, PM resigns
About 50,000 votes separated the two blocs in a country of 10.6 million. Turnout was 84.8 per cent.
Millions of euros intended for security in Brussels misused, including for Disney trip
Since 2012 the Brussels-Capital Region has received €55 million a year from the federal government to cover security costs tied to European events.
Ghent students walk out after honorary vice-rector condemns Cofnas ‘lynching’
Professor Freddy Mortier, a honorary vice-rector and professor in ethics , used the platform to call out colleagues who had ganged up on Cofnas.