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Belgian humanitarian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele is returning to his home country after an “excruciating” jail spell in Iran where he was subjected to “inhumane…
The well-known climate activists Letzte Generation should be regarded as a criminal group of “mafia-like clans” that threaten democracy and “merely wants to…
Two people have been jailed in Belgium for screening what they described as “funny cartoons that you can find everywhere on the internet”, adding the images…
Poland’s ambassador to Germany has lodged an official protest about content on a German government website portraying Polish Catholics as homophobes.
German police have detained three further suspects linked to an alleged far-right plot to topple the government in an armed coup, the federal prosecutor said on…
Riots against police broke out in Cardiff, Wales, on Monday night after a fatal road accident involving two teenagers.
Roman Protasevich, a dissident journalist, has been pardoned by the Belarusian authorities, reports the state-run Belta News.
Poland’s ambassador to Germany has lodged an official protest about content on a German government website portraying Polish Catholics as homophobes.
Euro MPs on a visit to Warsaw accused Poland’s education minister Przemysław Czarnek of behaving in a “brutal and aggressive” manner towards them, according…
The European privacy regulator has handed a record-breaking €1.2 billion fine to Meta, formerly Facebook.
Protesters in Bulgaria threw red paint at the building of the representation of the European Commission in Sofia during a “March for Peace and Neutrality” on…
Ukraine’s parliament and government have brought forward proposals to ensure the rights of same-sex partners of those injured or deceased in service.
Almost half of Poles agree with their prime minister’s declaration that the death penalty can be justified for the most serious crimes, according to a survey.
Not art but “vulgarity and disrespect,” was the reaction from Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini to a European Parliament art exhibition.
Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur who declared himself a staunch advocate of free speech, has found himself facing a barrage of criticism for censoring his…
Profiteering pasta producers and war in Ukraine blamed for price spikes impacting Italian appetites
France’s University of Lyon is facing criticism for incorporating “invented” and “inclusive” language into a law exam, thereby rendering it “unreadable”.
Three Euro MPs have been accused of using hate speech by female colleagues.
Town halls across France will be obliged to display both the French and the European flag under newly approved legislation.
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Ireland’s national government has encouraged officials to enforce gender-neutral policy in hospitals and schools, according to media.
EU diplomats have de-platformed an Israeli minister by cancelling the event he was due to attend, according to reports.
Financial stress, declining readerships, shrinking advertising and the the pandemic have left Greece’s legacy media on the brink, according to Reporters Without…
There were surreal scenes at the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
More and more, European countries are running out of medicines. Common medications like antibiotics or painkillers for children are in short supply.
Labour Day in France was disrupted by protests against the controversial pension reforms pushed through by the Élysée Palace.
The Italian Medicines Agency (Aifa) has given the green light for free birth control pills for women of all ages.
The parliament of Brussels is planning legislation that will make it impossible for landlords to evict tenants who are behind on their rents.
The European Commission has to protect freedom of speech—by limiting it, according to the Commissioner responsible for media freedom and fundamental rights.
The EU’s energy transition policy is “not serving the people” and its raft of new rules about CO2 emissions are being used “to control people,” Dutch MEP…
