New French Minister targeted over past opposition to gay marriage
France's new Government under openly gay Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has some other notable figures in its ranks causing feathers to be ruffled.
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Welsh petition gathers steam, calls for country to change name ‘Cymru’
Wales, United Kingdom. A petition to change the official name of Wales to the Welsh Cymru is gaining momentum.
Artificial wombs are about to be with us: This could transform the abortion debate
Let me first introduce you to a photograph that will puzzle you.
‘Russian disinformation’ over Prague shooting spurs Czech calls for gun-law change
Russia has been accused of spreading online disinformation after the mass shooting in Prague, claiming the perpetrator was a Ukrainian refugee.
Pro-Palestinian protestors crash opening party for Belgian European presidency
A party to celebrate the start of Belgium's presidency of the European Union was disrupted by activists shouting pro-Palestinian chants and waving Palestinian flags.
UK launches first investigation into Metaverse ‘virtual rape’ case
British authorities have reportedly launched their first investigation into an alleged "virtual rape".
Irish State has ‘unintentionally’ boosted ‘fascism’, senior Islamic cleric says
The Irish State has "unintentionally" facilitated the growth of "fascism" in the country, one of Ireland's most senior Islamic clerics has claimed.
Politics trumps art: Tusk Government drops ‘anti-European’ Venice Biennale paintings for refugee film
'It's censorship' says cancelled curator as Tusk government replaces Poland's submission to the world cultural exhibition, which was selected under former prime…
Left-wing French LFI MP deletes ‘anti-Semitic’ tweet
David Guiraud, an MP with La France Insoumise (LFI), referred to "Celestial Dragons", rich and privileged characters in the Manga series One Piece, to apparently…
Danish monarch abdicates, with country set for first King in decades
The Queen of Denmark has announced her imminent abdication later this month.
Let’s stand up for Christmas
With Europe’s Christian identity in the crosshairs, Christmas is under fire, both literally and metaphorically.
See Pedro Roldán and understand: Whatever sophisticates might tell you, the basis of European culture is religion
An exhibition of sculptures by the Baroque artist Pedro Roldán has just opened in Seville. Anyone with an eye to see should be delighted.
Von der Leyen’s revenge? EC calls for wolf protection to be diluted
The European Commission has called for legal protections for wolves to be diluted.
Post-Gaza, wokery on American campuses is at last being challenged. But the cure might make matters worse
“In this world,” the old Benjamin Franklin adage goes, “nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
Hey Rishi, leave those kids alone: The British Prime Minister’s proposed ban on under 16s accessing social media shows how the UK is squandering its Brexit freedoms
In his desperation for any good news and for something, anything, to shift his dial of misery the UK Prime Minister is chucking policies at the wall like an amateur…
Poland violated rights of woman who wanted abortion, ECHR rules
Poland violated the rights of a pregnant woman by interfering in her ability to get an abortion, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled.
Parties unite to push for Frisian language
Friesland, Netherlands. The Dutch government is not the only body that is set for renewal this winter.
Bulgaria dismantles monumental reminder of Soviet Army
Bulgaria has started taking down a 45-metre monument to the Soviet Union's army that had dominated the skyline of Sofia for almost 70 years.
MEPs scupper ‘geo-blocking’ film and TV streaming crackdown in last-minute reversal
MEPs have shot down a proposed ban on “geo-blocking” film and television programmes within the European Union at the last minute, voting through an amendment…
Polish far-right firebrand MP expelled from Parliament after dousing Hanukkah candles with extinguisher
Polish Confederation party MP Grzegorz Braun caused outrage in Parliament by taking a fire extinguisher off the wall and using it to snuff out Hanukkah candles,…
President of Veneto, Italy, supports foundation to fight femicide
Veneto, Italy Luca Zaia, President of Veneto region has said that his region is ready to support a foundation to combat femicide.
Spain’s Puigdemont locks horns with EU’s Borrell again, this time over ‘sexist speech’
Spanish Junts leader Carles Puigdemont has grilled the European Commission on "sexist speech" by Josep Borrell, the EU's top diplomat.
Reliving the Odyssey among Greece’s vast island network
Few people appreciate just how enormous Greece’s network of islands is.
Not only minorities are victims: Violence is violence, even if those attacked are Right-wing and white
In a surge of violent attacks, conservative and far-Right politicians are being targeted by extremists all around Europe. The trend is becoming worrying.
Belgian terror expert: ‘Brussels not safe’ to celebrate Christmas and New Year in
According to Pieter Van Ostaeyen, a Belgian terrorism expert, the European capital will not be a safe place to celebrate the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s…
Euro MPs want regulation of music streaming to ‘protect diversity’
MEPs sitting on the Committee on Culture and Education bemoaned the lack of bureaucratic influence in the sector, voting in favour of demanding EU action by 23 votes…
The Left’s Goliath is beating the Right’s David where it really matters
“If voting could change anything they'd abolish it,” was once a catchy quip used by cynics to justify their apathy and non-participation in elections.
Six teens in court in connection with beheading of French teacher
Six teenagers were due to go on trial behind closed doors on November 27 in connection with the beheading of French history teacher Samuel Paty in 2020, a murder…
Could the tide be turning in favour of Europe’s Judeo-Christian tradition – thanks to the insanity finally being called out?
We live in a post-Christian world, we are increasing told, with Western society having swallowed the “God is dead" proclamation from German philosopher Friedrich…
Ireland to vote on removing reference to women’s interests from Constitution
Ireland will vote on removing the special protection of women's interests from the country's Constitution, the island's paper of record has confirmed.