‘Uterus renting is inhuman,’ says Italy PM Meloni
Surrogate parenthood is an "inhuman" practice that treats children as "supermarket products," Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said, urging Parliament to…
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Brussels mayor ‘collaborating’ with extremists to disrupt conservative event
Brussels' socialist mayor is "collaborating" with extremists on the political Left to disrupt a conservative conference, organisers of the event have claimed.
EU officials push youngsters to counter ‘populist’ surge
EU officials are rallying young voter turnout in the hopes of countering a potential surge of Europe's "populist" movements.
Von der Leyen’s ‘reluctance to debate damages democracy’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been criticised by the European Greens group over her aversion to debate.
Where do you fit in? Today’s four schools of thought on strategic policy: Post-Modern Globalists, the Multipolarity School, the Eurasianist School, and the Classical Primacy School
The Western conversation on statecraft and defence in our times appears to have reached new peaks of strife, cacophony and sheer multiplicity and divergence of views…
French teen feminist arrested over ‘Foreign rapists out’ protest
A 19-year-old girl has been arrested by police in France for holding up a sign calling for the expulsion of foreign rapists.
Left and Right agree as EP election guidelines receive rare cross-party support
In a rare display of unity, all 10 of the European Union's bloc-wide political parties endorsed a European Commission-backed code of conduct for the 2024 European…
Irish leader resigns and youngest-ever PM appointed amid EU-linked legislation pressures
Ireland's Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar has officially resigned his position amid growing concerns nationally about European Union-linked legislation.
Germany should consider ‘amnesty’ for COVID offences, MP says
The German Government should consider an "amnesty" for people who broke lockdown rules over Covid, a senior MP has said.
The tractor referendums: The EU has a choice – more democracy, or more farmer protests?
When a European leader calls a national referendum he is confident he will win, you should picture the old Road Runner villain Wile E Coyote holding a lit stick…
Biden administration issues statement ‘supporting’ EU Digital Services Act
US President Joe Biden's administration has been accused of issuing a statement "supporting" the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA), despite repeated warnings…
EU leaders, Blinken pledge continued support for Armenia amid regional tensions
The United States and European Union will continue to support Armenia and ethnic Armenians from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, leaders from both sides of…
Internal report finds Dutch left-liberal D66 party ‘too pedantic’ and ‘too woke’
In the Dutch elections in November last year, the left-liberal D66 got hammered and lost most of its seats in Parliament.
‘Hundreds’ of German police under investigation for alleged ‘extremism’
“Hundreds” of police officers in Germany are said to be under investigation for alleged "extremism", according to German media.
French 13-year-old girl ‘savagely attacked by teen gang for being a disbeliever’
A 13-year-old French schoolgirl was so severely beaten up by a gang of other teens she had to be placed in an induced coma.
Trump’s Bibles: The ridicule that the Republican candidate has received for hawking the Holy Book illustrates how his liberal opponents don’t understand America
Donald Trump is selling Bibles (“It’s my favourite book”), $59.
Polish Government proposes prison for LGBT defamation
The proposed legislation has been piloted by deputy justice minister Krzysztof Śmiszek of the Left party, which is part of the coalition Government with Prime Minister…
France creates ‘national mobile force’ as radicalised students threaten schools
France's schools now face such security dangers from radicalised students that education minister Nicole Belloubet has announced the deployment of a "national mobile…
German teachers should warn students of ‘anti-constitutional’ AfD, head of teachers’ union says
Teachers in Germany should instruct their students about the "anti-constitutional tendencies" of the populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, the head…
Spain was hours from banning Telegram because judge ‘did not know what it was’
Spain, which was at the point of banning the Telegram app this week, backtracked on the decision after searches for VPNs skyrocketed.
Paris headmaster resigns after death threats for asking student to remove her veil
A Paris headmaster resigned on March 26, after receiving death threats for asking a student to remove her veil before taking an exam.
Pro-Palestinian protesters block NATO general from speaking at Dutch university
Hard-left activists prevented the chair of NATO's military committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, from speaking at an event at the University of Amsterdam March 26.
European Parliament art collection now worth €14 million
The Parliament spends around €10,000 taxpayers' money every year "investing" in artists chosen by its officials.
Kurds and Turks battle in the streets of Belgium as ethnic tensions flare
Kurds and Turks have been fighting in the streets of Belgium streets in recent days, causing strained relations between both communities to sour further
Swedish rescue workers given bulletproof vests
High crime levels in Sweden are pushing rescue workers to drastic measures; those in the city of Uppsala, near Stockholm, will be equipped with bulletproof vests.
Ahead of EU election, rights groups urge equality drive to counter populists
Anticipating a populist surge when Europeans go to the polls in June, anti-discrimination organisations on Monday urged the bloc's institutions to put equality policies…
Russia puts LGBT-movement followers on terrorists and extremists list
The Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation, or Rosfinmonitoring, has put the International LGBT Public Movement on its list of terrorists…
FOUL! England football fans’ fury at US giant Nike’s change to jersey emblem
US sports brand Nike is taking flak from football fans in the home of the beautiful game after the commercial giant unveiled the England team players’ new home-shirt…
Polish farmers dump manure outside Parliament Speaker’s home
Polish farmers continued their protests despite some agricultural organisations signing an agreement with the Government.
The West won the World Wars and the Cold War. We must win today too – but to do so Europe must rediscover its belief in democracy
It seems that every month the European project becomes more beleaguered.