Elon Musk, George Orwell, and the abuse of language: what the tech billionaire can learn about the cisgender wars from the novelist’s essay
On June 21 Elon Musk tweeted that the words cis and cisgender “are considered slurs on this platform”.
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Green groups put brakes on Germany’s biggest classic-car rally
It looks like the end of the road for Germany's biggest vintage-car rally, which has been cancelled just days before it was due to take place, amid environmental…
As much as Europe’s liberal elites abhor America’s divisive abortion fights, they are here already
Abortion has been a hugely divisive issue in the United States ever since the 1973 Roe v Wade judgment fifty years ago.
EU climate chief fears green deal risks hit from ‘culture wars’
The European Union’s landmark green deal is at risk of being dragged into the “culture wars,” said the bloc’s climate chief Frans Timmermans as he warned…
Belgian Socialist leader says he’s bisexual in controversial YouTube video
Conner Rousseau, the leader of Vooruit, Belgium's Dutch-speaking socialist party, announced publicly on June 15 that he is sexually attracted to men and women.
Private cars of German police officers sabotaged during far-Left riots
Riots involving hundreds of far-Left radicals in Leipzig, Germany, protesting at the conviction of the activist known as 'Lina E', resulted in what a German police…
French Right-wingers alarmed about ‘Islamist’ participation at European youth-event
The European Youth Event (EYE), organised by the European Parliament in Strasbourg over the weekend of June 9 and 10, has sparked controversy after it included an…
Meloni’s party seeks to ban mosques in warehouses and garages
The Brothers of Italy party of Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has proposed a new law to ban mosques set up on sites such as industrial warehouses and garages…
Learn to live with rats, says Paris city council
In what late film star James Cagney might refer to as a case of, “You dirty rats!
Challenges to Poland’s abortion law rejected by European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on June 8 rejected a series of applications challenging legislation on the abolition of eugenic abortions in Poland, on…
Brussels bar covers up ‘sexist’ wall illustration
An “offensive” cartoon on the wall of a bar in Brussels has been covered with a large canvas sheet by the pub’s new owners who regard it as “sexist” and…
Fifty police wounded after weekend of far-left rioting in Germany
German police say 50 officers have been wounded after violent rioting erupted in Leipzig at the weekend.
EU to fund ‘Queer Camp’ in Berlin
The European Union is heavily subsidising a summer camp in Berlin focused on sexual orientation.
Only woman in new government of Turkey is Belgian-born hardliner
The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has announced his new cabinet, where the only female will be Mahinur Özdemir Göktas.
Moldovan accession ‘possible despite Transnistria’
The Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria, still internationally recognised as part of Moldova, will not be an obstacle to Moldova's European Union membership,…
Riots erupt as German court convicts left-wing extremists of ‘commando-style attacks’
Four far-left extremists, including a female German student, have received jail sentences for a string of attacks on people they saw as belonging to Germany’s…
British airforce recruiters instructed staff to stop hiring ‘useless white male pilots’
Scores of young men are to receive thousands of pounds in compensation after the head of the British Royal Air Force told colleagues to stop hiring “useless white…
‘Funny cartoons’ screening lands Belgian pub owner with six-month prison sentence
Two people have been jailed in Belgium for screening what they described as “funny cartoons that you can find everywhere on the internet”, adding the images…
German depiction of Poles as Catholic homophobes triggers ire of ambassador
Poland’s ambassador to Germany has lodged an official protest about content on a German government website portraying Polish Catholics as homophobes.
German depiction of Poles as Catholic homophobes triggers ire of ambassador
Poland’s ambassador to Germany has lodged an official protest about content on a German government website portraying Polish Catholics as homophobes.
EU slaps Meta with record €1.2 bn fine over privacy violations
The European privacy regulator has handed a record-breaking €1.2 billion fine to Meta, formerly Facebook.
Ukraine plan to give rights to LGBTQ partners of war casualties
Ukraine’s parliament and government have brought forward proposals to ensure the rights of same-sex partners of those injured or deceased in service.
Half of Poles agree with PM on reintroduction of death penalty, survey suggests
Almost half of Poles agree with their prime minister’s declaration that the death penalty can be justified for the most serious crimes, according to a survey.
Gay Christ exhibition in EU Parliament causes uproar
Not art but “vulgarity and disrespect,” was the reaction from Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini to a European Parliament art exhibition.
University of Lyon gets into hot water with ‘inclusive’ law exam
France’s University of Lyon is facing criticism for incorporating “invented” and “inclusive” language into a law exam, thereby rendering it “unreadable”.
Irish Government urges schoolteachers, hospital staff to enforce gender policy
Ireland’s national government has encouraged officials to enforce gender-neutral policy in hospitals and schools, according to media.
Birth control pill in Italy set to be made free
The Italian Medicines Agency (Aifa) has given the green light for free birth control pills for women of all ages.
Pregnant trans man travels from Belgium to the Netherlands to have crowdfunded abortion
A Brussels-based trans man has had a crowd-funded abortion in the Netherlands after being refused an abortion in Belgium.
Surrogacy in Italy: Meloni’s ‘universal crime’
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called surrogacy a “universal crime”.
Europe remains silent as Islamic extremism grows in Libya – Christians face growing persecution
The EU is failing to quell the surge in Islamic extremism on the other side of its shores in Libya, as Libyan authorities have started a campaign to persecute Christian…