Merz and his migration promises crushed and humiliated by SPD in coalition talks
The coalition negotiations in Germany between the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) have hit a rough patch.
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Antifa extremists destroy climbing route put up by FPÖ chief Kickl in Austrian Alps
Unknown perpetrators have sabotaged a climbing route first explored by Herbert Kickl, leader of the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), in the Styrian alps.
Turkey detains 37 people over social media posts on detained Istanbul mayor
Turkey detained 37 people accused of "provocative" social media posts over the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the government said on March…
Polish minister rules out migrants checks on his country’s border with Germany
Poland’s deputy internal affairs minister has told the country’s parliament there was no way Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government would introduce border…
German left-wing extremist ‘Lina E’ given five-year jail sentence
A final verdict has been given in Germany against "Lina E", a violent left-wing extremist.
Belgian Flanders region slammed over ‘housing policy failures’
The Belgian region of Flanders was not doing enough to address the affordability of housing for vulnerable groups, according to a ruling by the European Committee…
Where is democracy? Unelected establishment judges now stand against elected populists
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a right-populist walks into office. The unelected judiciary says, “We’re investigating you!”
The end of Franceafrique? Mali leaves Francophonie organisation
Mali's foreign minister has announced that the country will leave the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), following Niger and Burkina Faso.
Europol: ‘EU crime groups increasingly working with Russia’
Organised crime groups in the European Union have been increasingly working with Russia to attack critical infrastructure and public institutions in the bloc, according…
Hungary passes law to ban Pride march, sparking protests
Hungary's parliament has passed a law to ban the annual Pride march by LGBTQ+ communities, triggering the blockade of a bridge in central Budapest in protest against…
Austrian court orders public health insurance to pay for trans woman’s beard removal
A court in Vienna, Austria, has ruled that the country’s public health insurance must pay for the removal of facial hair from a trans woman who was born as a biological…
Anti-abortion protest in Poland shut down because of picture of a foetus
A Polish court has upheld a decision by the Mayor of Toruń to stop an anti-abortion protest over the display of a picture of a foetus.
EU and Soros-funded NGO accuses Italy of ‘undermining democracy’
According to the Civil Liberties Union for Europe, Italy, along with Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovakia, have been contributing to a "democratic race to the…
Paris police evict migrant-occupied cultural centre, sparking backlash
Paris Police have cleared out the Parisian cultural centre La Gaîté Lyrique that was occupied by more than 400 migrants, sparking anger from the Paris Mayor's…
Irish politicians’ anger as Trump meets martial arts champ McGregor on St Patrick’s Day
Irish mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor has drawn praise from US President Donald Trump on a St Patrick's Day visit to the Oval Office, when the Irishman…
Armies that do real fighting do not employ women as infantry or submariners
The recent inquest into the suicide of a young female soldier in the British Army nearly four years ago has generated vast amounts of adverse-publicity for the army.
‘Give us back the Statue of Liberty,’ demands French MEP
French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann has called on the US to return the Statue of Liberty to his home country over dissatisfaction with the policies of the administration…
Telegram founder Durov allowed to temporarily leave France
Pavel Durov, the owner of social media platform Telegram, has been allowed to temporarily leave France where he has been charged over alleged failures in content…
Irish family ejected from Washington event after protest over ‘transgender ideology’
Three members of a well-known Irish evangelical Christian family were forcibly ejected from a St Patrick's Day gala dinner in Washington, which Ireland's Taoiseach,…
Illegal migration to Europe continues to decline, says border agency
Irregular border crossings into European countries in the first two months of 2025 have gone down by 25 per cent compared to one year ago, according to European…
Romania targets ‘illegal online content’ ahead of re-run elections
The Romanian Government has stated it will step up its efforts to "combat illegal content online".
German high school accused of requiring pupils to attend Ramadan ceremony
A public high school in Berlin has come under fire for allegedly requiring its pupils to attend a Muslim celebration on the occasion of Ramadan.
French TV host sues left-wing LFI party over alleged anti-Semitic poster of him
French right-wing host Cyril Hanouna has announced he would sue left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI) over an alleged anti-Semitic poster of him used to advertise…
Pro-abortion activists set up Warsaw clinic in defiance of Polish law
A non-governmental organisation has opened Poland’s first ever abortion clinic despite Polish legislation that severely restricts abortion rights and protests…
Europe wants Trump to stand with them? Try free speech and toleration of dissent
European elites are furiously angry about President Donald Trump’s rapid shift away from the traditional transatlantic relationship.
ECJ Advocate General rules Polish Constitutional court ‘not independent’
Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, or court, (TK) cannot be considered impartial and independent, according to the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice…
French senate offers farrago of nonsense, a degenerate view of Western alliance
Few things could illustrate more clearly the total failure of the Euro-federalists to understand the legitimate political and strategic interests of the United States…
Let’s take the EU ‘back to basics’, Conservative think-tanks’ report says
Two European Conservative think-tanks, Polish Ordo Iuris and the Hungarian Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) have published proposals on institutional reform of the…
EC adopts stricter migration policies, embraces ‘return hubs’
Brussels has adopted a new stance on migration - reforming the system of repatriation to make it more in line with Italy's policies under the country's Prime Minister…
Russian-linked group ‘behind attack on X’, cybersecurity expert tells Brussels Signal
The large-scale cyberattack that brought down Elon Musk's X platform was carried out by Dark Storm, a Russian-linked hacker group whose "targets are high-profile…