Eight French airports hit by security alerts
Eight French airports faced security alerts on Wednesday and several were evacuated for checks, the DGAC aviation authority said, and the Palace of Versailles closed…
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EC tells Member States to ‘fast-track’ EU online censorship powers
The European Commission has told European Union Member States to "fast track" the bloc's online censorship powers under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Crisis in French left-wing alliance over refusal to label Hamas ‘terrorists’
The Socialist Party (PS) in France has voted for a "moratorium" on its participation in the New People's Ecological and Social Union (Nupes), the French left-wing…
Irish Government’s anti-meat tweet deleted amid farmers’ outrage
A tweet encouraging the public in Ireland not to eat meat was axed by a state agency of the Irish Government after a backlash from farming organisations in the country.
Westminster Declaration: academics sound alarm at increasing censorship
More than 100 prominent intellectuals and academics have written a collective statement, called the Westminster Declaration, regarding threats against free speech…
Brussels ignores Israel, demands censorship of Hamas
The European Commission has ignored anti-censorship pleas from Israel, stating that footage depicting Hamas "atrocities" and "war crimes", or anything to do with…
Israeli Ambassador rejects EU censorship of Hamas ‘war crimes’
The Israeli Ambassador to NATO and the European Union, Haim Regev, has rejected an EU push to have Hamas atrocities censored online.
Big Tech bosses can ‘no longer hide’ from EU censorship, Breton says
Big Tech bosses can "no longer hide" from the European Union's censorship drive, said European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton.
TikTok fights back over €345 million teen privacy fine in EU
TikTok, the Chinese-owned video—sharing platform, is fighting back in the courts after regulators in Europe slapped it with a €345 million data privacy fine…
Dutch Greens and Socialists want to ditch the monarchy
A majority of Dutch Green (GroenLinks) and Socialist Party (PvdA) coalition members want to get rid of the Dutch monarchy.
Venice mayor suspends electric bus service after two accidents
Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro announced a ban on La Linea's electric buses following two accidents involving its vehicles, one of which resulted in the deaths of 21…
Left-wing councillors snub Rotterdam vote on condemning hatred of Jews
A number of council members left a Rotterdam municipal council meeting when a vote was tabled on the condemnation of hatred against Jews.
Pro-Palestine protests erupt across Europe amid ‘day of jihad’
Pro-Palestine protests have erupted across Europe amid calls from Islamic militants for a worldwide "day of jihad".
Monarchy is outdated, says Belgium’s Prince Laurent
Prince Laurent of Belgium, brother of current King Philippe, said in an interview that the monarchy is a "medieval institution".
EU turns screw on X over alleged ‘hate speech’ as censorship crusade expands
The European Union has launched a preliminary investigation into Elon Musk's X over claims it allowed "hate speech" and other forms of "illegal content" on the site.
Teacher killed in knife attack in school in northern France – BFM TV
A teacher was killed and several people injured in a knife attack in a school in the northern France city of Arras on Friday, BFM TV said.
France orders ban on all pro-Palestinian protests
France's interior minister Gérald Darmanin ordered local prefects via Telegram to ban all pro-Palestinian demonstrations and to arrest all troublemakers.
X bends to Brussels’ will over Israel-Hamas censorship demands
Elon Musk's X has kowtowed to Brussels after the European Union’s censorship tsar Thierry Breton demanded a clampdown on "illegal" content linked to the Hamas…
Brussels put ‘democratic process at risk’ with plan to axe Palestine aid: Billy Kelleher MEP
Speaking in the Brussels Signal studio, Kelleher described the announcement to cut aid made by Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi…
Lawfare reaches Poland – if Civic Platform win on Sunday, prepare to see its opponents put on trial
When we observe the Polish public debate, we are struck by the brutality of the confrontation between Civic Platform (PO) and Law and Justice (PiS).
EU threatens Musk with ultimatum to censor ‘disinformation’ on X
The European Union has issued X owner Elon Musk with an ultimatum, ordering the tech billionaire to censor so-called "disinformation" or face being sanctioned under…
Vienna Beer Party, on promise of more ale for all, polls at historic highs
The Beer Party in Vienna, or Bierpartei, is polling at 12 per cent, its highest and a score that would make it the third party in the Austrian city.
Members of Timmermans’ party demand more pro-Palestinian line
Dutch politician and former European Union deputy Frans Timmermans is facing heat over his vocal support for Israel following the Hamas terrorist attacks that began…
German police arrest members of Reichsbürger group accused of coup plot
German police conducted raids and arrested members of a far-right group that had sought to violently overthrow Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and kidnap the…
Europe’s capital needs media to challenge the status quo: That’s why Brussels Signal is launching
Access to information - and indeed the dissemination of it - has been massively democratised over the last quarter century.
European hard-Left condemns EU leaders’ support of Israel
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MEPs push for ban on European airline hand-luggage charges
Airlines operating within the European Union should not be allowed to charge extra for passengers' hand luggage, MEPs have said.
Sacré bleu: ‘No English in adverts!’ demand defenders of the French language
A campaign is underway in France against the use of English in advertisements.
Birds of a feather? Putin praises Che Guevara and Fidel Castro
Russian President Vladimir Putin has honoured controversial Latin American Socialist political figures from the past at an International Parliamentary Conference…
European Socialists are ‘cowards’
European Socialists are cowards, former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls told a Brussels soirée last week.