Prospective Dutch finance state secretary out for lying over studies
A nominee for Dutch State Secretary of Finance tasked with overseeing a contentious reform of taxes on unrealised gains, has stepped down following revelations that…
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Two associates of Belgian ex-minister Reynders charged in money-laundering probe
Two longstanding associates of former Belgian foreign minister and ex-European commissioner for justice, Didier Reynders, have been formally charged with money laundering.
Norwegian ex-PM Jagland charged with corruption over Epstein links
Former Norwegian prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been formally charged with “aggravated corruption”.
Polish President and opposition question Polish participation in EU’s rearmament loans programme
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS) and President Karol Nawrocki have raised objections to proposals from the centre-left government, led by Prime Minister…
Illegal aid? Right-wing news site complains over subsidy for Austrian state broadcaster
The publishers of right-wing Austrian news site Unzensuriert (Uncensored) have filed a complaint with the country’s media regulator.
European Commission raided by Belgian police over real estate deal
Belgian police have conducted searches at multiple European Commission buildings in Brussels.
Norway police search ex-PM Jagland’s properties in probe over Epstein links
Norwegian police said today they had searched properties belonging to former prime minister Thorbjorn Jagland following the launch of a corruption probe over his…
EU Court of Auditors sees ‘systemic weaknesses’ in €650bn Covid fund fraud detection
Despite attempts by the European Commission to tackle fraud in its €650 billion Covid recovery fund, the current situation still has too many gaps and shows "systemic…
Alleged rapist given seven-year jail term released in Berlin due to procedural error
An Afghan man sentenced to seven years in a German prison for alleged rape and battery has been released from custody after a judge at a Berlin court failed to write…
Council of Europe lifts immunity for ex-leader over Epstein ties
The Council of Europe today lifted diplomatic immunity for its former secretary general, Thorbjorn Jagland, who is being investigated for his ties to US sex offender…
France seeks probe after diplomat cited in Epstein files
France's foreign minister has requested a probe after the name of a French diplomat on leave appeared in numerous emails to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Whereabouts known: Poland seeks European arrest warrant for ex-justice minister Ziobro
Prosecutors in Poland have submitted a request for a European Arrest Warrant against a former Polish justice minister who is facing multiple charges in his home…
Macron locking down key institutions with allies before elections, opposition claims
France’s opposition has accused President Emmanuel Macron of deliberately locking down key state institutions as the country edges closer to the 2027 presidential…
Mandelson’s serpentine charm bewitched halfwit Starmer
The small picture is of an ailing British government heading for existential meltdown.
Macron says Epstein affair ‘mainly concerns’ US after ex-minister steps down
French President Emmanuel Macron Monday has distanced the counntry from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, saying it "mainly concerns" the US.
Polish court sanctions arrest of former justice minister Ziobro
A Warsaw court has sanctioned the pre-trial detention of Zbigniew Ziobro, a former Polish justice minister in the last Conservative (PiS) government.
Epstein files: Pressure on French ex-minister Lang to quit as head of Paris-based Arab World Institute
Pressure is mounting on France’s former Socialist Party culture minister Jack Lang to resign as President of the Arab World Institute (IMA) after his name appeared…
German AfD party politician arrested in parliament over business in Belarus
In an unprecedented scene at Germany's Saxony Landtag, or parliament building, Alternative for Germany (AfD) state parliamentarian Jörg Dornau was detained by police…
Italy vows no operational police role for ICE at Olympics
Agents from the US immigration enforcement agency ICE will have no operational role in the Winter Olympics, Italy's interior minister said Wednesday, two days before…
Polish PM Tusk announces probe into Epstein and alleged Russian ties
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced his centre-left coalition government is forming a special task force to examine any Polish links to the Jeffrey…
Blair to Starmer, the UK’s serial decay led by despicable PMs
The Chinese certainly know how to turn the screw.
Swedish UNHCR chief resigns after Epstein files reveal she visited pedo island
The latest unsealing of millions of documents from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation has triggered a wave of resignations and apologies across Europe, with Scandinavian…
UK’s Mandelson quits Labour over new reports of Epstein links
Former British ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson quit the Labour Party yesterday, seeking to avoid causing it "further embarrassment" after newly released…
French ex-senator Guerriau jailed for drugging female MP
French former senator Joël Guerriau has been convicted of drugging a female MP with ecstasy, intending to sexually assault or rape her.
Germany sent abroad more than €500m in child benefits in 2025
The German state has paid out a record sum in child benefits to recipients abroad in 2025, latest numbers by the Federal Employment Agency (BfA) show.
‘Not a single euro more’: Austria’s FPÖ demands halt to Ukraine aid
The right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) is calling for an immediate end to all aid from Austria to Ukraine, complaining that the country had “long since turned…
Senior German AfD politician demands reparations from Poland for Nord Stream destruction
One of the founders of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has called on Poland to pay his country €1.
Deceased Swedish diplomat suspected of sending ‘dickpic’ to Russia
A now-dead senior diplomat at Sweden's Ministry for Foreign Affairs is suspected of having emailed explicit nude photographs of the country's then-newly appointed…
Zelensky’s former top aide charged on multi-million euro ‘green’ embezzlement allegations
Ukraine's anti-corruption authorities have charged a former senior aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky with embezzlement and money laundering in a scheme tied to…
Poland to end preferential treatment of Ukrainian refugees
The Polish Government has prepared legislation to end special support for Ukrainian refugees put in place in 2022 following the onset of war with Russia.