EP awards Sakharov Prize to Venezuelan opposition leaders
The European Parliament has handed its annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez for…
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Von der Leyen attacks nationalism, embraces ‘Europeanism’, wants ‘new wind of change’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has outlined her vision for the European Union at the inauguration ceremony of the College of Europe campus in…
Left-wing MEP Salis: a target of ‘Orbán’s authoritarian regime’ or a ‘common thug’?
Illaria Salis, an Italian left-wing MEP associated with Antifa, has outlined her defence following the announcement of the Hungarian authorities' request to revoke…
Italian left-wing judiciary under fire regarding political criticisms of PM Meloni
A top Italian magistrate has faced criticism after sending an email where he described Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as "dangerous" due to her political…
Putin it about? Alleged sex-tape recordings of Russian spy with Polish journalists
The Russian spy Pavel Rubtsov, among individuals released as part of the prisoner swap with the US in August, is reported to have recorded several of his "encounters…
Unelected ex-eurocrat speaks: EU regulation of X ‘saves democracy’, Thierry Breton claims
Breton’s criticism of Musk’s handling of X has sparked criticism from many within the sector, who see Musk as a visionary and Breton as an out-of-touch bureaucrat.
Poland’s ruling party attempts to stop opposition-backed Independence Day March
Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, an ally of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, has refused permission for a group allied with the Polish Right to hold the annual…
Nazi-communist-fascist-whatever: this is what establishment panic looks like
Last week, The Atlantic magazine published a piece with a bold headline: “Trump is speaking like Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini.
Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies
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German security agency pledges allegiance to Antifa, despite its links with violent extremists
One of Germany's state-level security agencies, meant to prevent extremism and espionage, has announced it is in solidarity with Antifa, a far-left political movement.
US elections: Democrats hoping to gain ground with overseas voting
In the lead-up to the US elections, the Democratic Party has been trying to increase voter turnout by courting citizens living abroad.
European Parliament ‘dropping gender-balance rules to keep hard-right out of power’
The European Parliament is dropping rules on gender balance to prevent the hard-right from holding any position of power, three female MEPs have claimed.
Council of Europe commission report is a punch on the nose for Tusk’s justice minister
The Venice Commission, an advisory body of the Council of Europe, has analysed the legal reforms being proposed by Polish justice minister Adam Bodnar, and has advised…
‘Stay Calm’: Strasbourg plenary ends in chaos after train locomotive ‘explodes’
The European Parliament's plenary session in Strasbourg ended in chaos on October 10, with EP staff begging Eurocrats to "please stay calm" after a locomotive appeared…
EU pulls financial support from Georgia over ‘democratic backsliding’
The European Commission is pulling back €121 million in assistance for Georgia after the country voted for some laws the EU opposed.
American success traces back to its European roots, whether US patriots like it or not
In 2003, neoconservative thinker Robert Kagan published a book titled, "Of Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order.
AfD representatives most likely targets of political violence
More than half of all recorded physical attacks on politicians in Germany have been against those from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, newly released data…
Tusk calls it ‘militant democracy’ as he rejects and violates decisions by the courts
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has now made it official: he and his government are applying the principles of “militant democracy” to defend liberal democracy…
Thuringia’s Interior Minister wants to ban AfD after parliamentary chaos
The interior minister of Germany's state of Thuringia has called for banning the Alternative for Germany (AfD), after a tumultuous opening session of the state parliament.
German court rules teacher’s dismissal legal over ‘loyalty’ to constitution
A German court has upheld the dismissal of a trainee teacher for failing to prove her "loyalty" to the country's constitution.
Big apes, but not small humans, come under protection of Spanish law
The Spanish government is planning a law to give the “hominid family of primates” – that is, to you and me, big apes – protection from experimentation and…
All Irish parties must push for reunification, EPP’s Varadkar says
All parties in Ireland must promise to push actively for the reunification of the island, the country's former European People's Party-aligned Taoiseach (Prime Minister),…
EU policy on Iran ‘expected to get tougher’
Alejo Vidal-Quadras visited the Brussels Signal studio to discuss the report 'Europe’s Failed Policy Towards Iran'.
Meloni outlines plan to avoid ‘inevitable decline of the West’
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has outlined her plan to save the West from "inevitable decline" at the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards in New York.
Irish President accuses Israeli embassy of ‘leaking letter’ to Iranian counterpart
Irish President Michael D Higgins has claimed that a letter he wrote sending the incoming Iranian President "best wishes" was leaked by the Israeli embassy.
France’s new right-wing government faces immediate turmoil
France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier has revealed the new government's political orientation.
European Parliament finds right-wing majority on Venezuela vote as ‘cordon sanitaire’ cracks
The first cracks in the European Parliament's "cordon sanitaire," the refusal to work with hard-right parties, appeared on September 19 after a vote on democracy…
German State TV said actor who turned against AfD during show was ‘ordinary citizen’
An amateur actor who underwent a radical change of heart regarding the hard-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) during a TV show was described as a "clerk"…
Meta bans Russian state media networks over ‘foreign interference’
Meta has announced it will bar Russian state media outlets including RT and Rossiya Segodnya from using its Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp services.
Tusk admits to legal shortcuts designed to reform judiciary ‘in order to avoid EU intervention’
Poland's PM Donald Tusk has admitted to taking legal "short cuts" in his battle to reform the country's judiciary.