German teachers warn against lowering voting age as youth shifts Right
A German teachers' union has warned against lowering the voting age to 16 for national elections, shortly after polling data showed that the youth in the country…
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Meta gets 11 EU complaints over use of personal data to train AI models
Meta was hit with 11 complaints on Thursday over proposed changes that would see it use personal data to train its artificial intelligence models without asking…
Violence in Germany: AfD candidate victim of second Mannheim stabbing
"The dissolution of borders has turned Germany into a battlefield of violent criminals against whom the State is clearly powerless," one MP told Brussels Signal.
Facebook owner Meta fined for censoring right-wing MEP
Facebook owner Meta has been fined almost €28,000 after it censored a right-wing MEP in Belgium.
Belgian Liberals advertise on Grindr for EU elections
In a search for votes for the European Parliament elections in June, the Belgian Liberal Open VLD party is advertising on the gay dating app Grindr.
French Senate backs curbs on child sex transitions
French Senators voted in favour of the introduction of measures curtailing child-gender transitions, prompting an outcry from the political Left.
NGOs vow to defy Georgia’s Foreign Agent law amid Brussels threats
Around 200 NGOs in Georgia said they would defy the country’s new Foreign Agent legislation amid threats from Brussels that the law could "harm Georgia's EU aspirations”.
Slovenian police raid Nova24 media days before European Parliament elections
Opposition MEP Milan Zver said the raid represented a "severe breach of independence" of the media as well as a "political misuse of the police”.
Hard-right Eurodance craze spreads despite Germany threats
A hard-right Eurodance craze is rapidly spreading through Germany, despite attempts by the political mainstream to threaten would-be partygoers with job loss, fines…
India is a democratic success: globalists are so annoyed
India, the largest democracy on earth, is heading to the polls right now.
New EU embryo law draws ‘human trafficking’ criticism
Newly approved European Union legislation regulating the trade of embryos has been compared to the legal regularisation of "human trafficking".
Macron: ‘Democracy is in crisis’
French President Emmanuel Macron said he wanted to "get involved" in the European Parliament elections in June "to unmask the ideas of the National Rally".
Georgia accuses European Commission of assassination ‘threat’
The European Commission has denied issuing any form of "threat" to see Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze shot over the country's anti-foreign interference…
‘French media illegally discriminates against political Right,’ report finds
Reconquete MEP Nicolas Bay told Brussels Signal that everyone was well aware that the "so-called ‘public service’ media in France is a mouthpiece for the political…
Germany: Two more politicians attacked amid ‘spiralling’ political violence
Two more politicians have been attacked amid "spiralling" political violence in Germany.
EU to consider banning anonymity online and MEPs from using ‘hate speech’
The European Union is to consider implementing a de facto ban on online anonymity, as well as prohibiting elected MEPs from using so-called "hate speech".
AfD politician hospitalised after alleged attack in pub
An Alternative for Germany (AfD) party member with the regional state Parliament in Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania was hospitalised after what is alleged to be…
Belgium’s BPost says Conservative-leaning magazine ‘too political’ to work with
Belgian Post Group (Bpost), the country's leading postal service with the Belgian Government as majority shareholder, is refusing to work with Doorbraak, a right-of-centre…
Warsaw Mayor bans display of Christian crosses on public buildings
The Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski banned the display of religious symbols such as Christian crosses from the city hall and other public buildings, making the…
Poland, like an ex-colony, will not stand up as sovereign state
In economic theory, the term “middle-income trap” describes a scenario where a country struggles to ascend beyond a certain developmental threshold.
French police kill man who set fire to Rouen synagogue
French police in Rouen shot dead an armed man who set fire to the city's synagogue, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and local officials said on Friday.
Spain: PSOE is the ‘hegemonic, systemic party’, says PM Sánchez
While establishment parties are under pressure in many European countries, in Spain, the Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) is proving its resilience once again.
France bans TikTok in New Caledonia amid ‘foreign interference’ claims
Authorities say that the unprecedented move is an attempt to curb ongoing violence on the overseas French territory, with pro-independence protesters having seized…
Eurovision: bring back the beautiful women and handsome men
Shortly after the Second World War, European nations decided that their only fields of future confrontation should be culture and sports.
Dutch debate about political pressure in science cancelled due to political pressure over Israel
An event at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has been cancelled over the stance on the conflict between Israel and Palestine of two leading academics who were due…
AfD regional leader fined for using ‘Nazi’ slogan
Björn Höcke, a regional leader of the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, has been fined for using a "Nazi" slogan.
Socialists turn on Greens’ Brussels mobility project
With around three weeks to go to June’s Belgian national elections, Brussels Socialists are distancing themselves from the Greens, trashing its flagship Good Move…
German MP proposes complete ban on populist AfD party
A senior German MP says he will propose a complete ban on the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
EP activates army of online creators to push youngsters to vote in June
More than 100 social media content creators were invited to the European Parliament in Brussels for a Content Creator Summit in a bid to promote the EP elections…
Low growth and welfare cuts push Attal Government to the brink
Near-zero growth, coupled with savage welfare cuts and broad perceptions of fiscal mismanagement, look set to push French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's government…