NGO wants ‘carcinogenic’ non-sugar sweetener banned
Food NGO Food Watch, food consumer app Yuka and the French foundation League Against Cancer have launched a Europe-wide petition calling for a ban on aspartame,…
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Asylum applications plunge in Germany
Asylum applications in Germany fell by 34 per cent last year, the country's interior ministry has said.
Berlin daily sex crimes soared by 79% last year, report finds
In Berlin, sexual crimes soared last year, according to local government data.
Switzerland ends aid to Eritrea over refusal to take back asylum seekers
Switzerland has announced it will cancel its development aid payments to Eritrea as of May.
Two-thirds of Poles ‘support border controls inside EU to combat migration’, poll finds
Almost two-thirds of Poles want the reintroduction of border controls within the European Union to combat illegal migration, according to the latest attitude poll…
Islam critic convicted of hate crimes in Sweden after Quran-burning associate shot dead
Salwan Najem, an Islam-critic whose fellow Quran-burning activist Salwan Momika was shot dead on January 29 in Stockholm, has been convicted of incitement against…
First porn app on iPhone under EU rules angers Apple
Apple has criticised a pornography app newly available on iPhones in the European Union, claiming it was "required by the European Commission to allow it".
Feminism, a triumph of biological illogic over reproductive realities
Those poor, deluded German CDU demonstrators who last week denounced their party – with their winsome SHAME ON YOU placards - for agreeing to AfD demands to cut…
Georgian police arrest government opposition leaders at protest
Georgian police have arrested two government opposition leaders during street protests against the ruling administration.
Can streets be sexist? EU cities push for more inclusive public spaces
The French Socialist-led city of Nantes has announced plans to revamp public spaces in the name of equality as part of the city 2025 budget.
EC says Poland will not be exempt from EU Migration Pact
The European Commission has said that Poland will not be free of the obligations of the European Union Migration Pact.
Amazon hits reverse and ramps up ad spending on X
US technology giant Amazon has boosted its advertisement spending on social media giant X.
German county ‘pays €40,000 per month to monitor aggressive asylum seeker’
Bad Kreuznach county in the German State of Rhineland-Palatinate has been paying €40,000 per month for private security services to monitor an allegedly aggressive…
Swedish government admits beiing “out of control” on crime
After over 30 explosions and several fatal shootings in the first month of the year, the Swedish government admitted the country was suffering from a new wave of…
Meta settles with Trump, pays $25m in account bans case
Facebook owner Meta has agreed to pay €25 million (€24.
How to be great again: Europe’s right-wing must form a cohesive vision
Barely a week goes by where there is not another “Make Europe Great Again” event somewhere on the old continent.
Quran-burning activist Salwan Momika shot dead in Sweden
Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee in Sweden who became world-famous after carrying out several Quran burnings, has been shot dead.
German ‘cordon sanitaire breaks down’ with migration vote, claims Left
The German Bundestag – the main chamber of parliament – has voted in favour of a proposal by the Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party for stricter…
Dutch police arrests three over theft of priceless Romanian gold masterpieces
Dutch police have arrested three suspects over the theft of golden archaeological masterpieces from Romania.
Austria ‘wants to restrict asylum seekers’ access to the health system’, media says
Coalition negotiators from Austria’s hard-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) and centre-right People’s Party (ÖVP) have proposed restricting healthcare benefits for…
EU establishment outrage at ‘Islamophobic’ editorial in news outlet Euractiv
The European Union establishment has reacted angrily over the publication of an "Islamophobic" editorial in legacy "Eurobubble" news outlet Euractiv.
Storm over Polish minister’s ‘Auschwitz built by Polish Nazis’ remark
The opposition in Poland has called on Barbara Nowacka, education minister in the Polish Government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, to resign over her remark…
Irish government pours money into Soros-backed sex workers ‘anti-Whorephobia’ group
The Irish Government funds the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI), an organisation backed by billionaire George Soros.
Polish PM Tusk’s anti-PiS legal policy sees alleged killer’s conviction overturned
A court of appeal in Poland has overturned a life sentence for an alleged serial killer originally convicted of having murdered three women in order to take control…
French PM Bayrou says ‘country overwhelmed by migration’
France's centrist Prime Minister François Bayrou has spoken of what he said was growing unease among citizens about the influx of migrants to the country.
Germany’s SPD warns of ‘firewall collapse’ as CDU/Greens may vote with AfD
In an open letter, Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) has urged the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Greens to resist any form of co-operation with the…
Polish minister calls for Tesla boycott amid Musk’s support for Germany’s AfD
Poland’s sports minister Sławomir Nitras has said that no self-respecting Pole should buy a Tesla vehicle.
German CDU politician allegedly killed by Guinean migrant
A local politician from the German conservative CDU party was reported to have been stabbed to death allegedly by a migrant from Guinea.
Germany bars radical climate activist from becoming schoolteacher
The German state of Bavaria has banned a Marxist climate activist from working as a schoolteacher.
Jews thrown out of Holocaust memorial event after Irish president compares it to Gaza
On Sunday, January 26, a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Dublin was overshadowed by an incident involving a 37-year-old Israeli woman residing in Ireland.