Musk weighs in via video at German party AfD’s conference
US tech billionaire Elon Musk has appeared in a video call at the election campaign kick-off of the Alternative for Germany Party (AfD), again showing his strong…
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Germany’s CDU announces plan for push-backs at the German border
Germany’s Conservative CDU party has announced it was taking a tougher course on illegal immigration into the country.
Romanian Conservatives step down ‘to support Georgescu’ in re-run elections
Romania's Conservative party AUR has announced it will pull out of the forthcoming re-run of the country's presidential election to support the winner of the previous…
Polish opposition proposes limit on Ukrainians’ rights to child benefit
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS) party has submitted a parliamentary bill aiming to restrict the eligibility of Ukrainian families for the country’s main…
The Left used to want ‘net neutrality,’ now they want net censorship
Look back a few years and you will see shifts in political positions that fascinate.
Merkel’s former party U-turns, vows de facto ban on asylum seekers
Ex-chancellor Angela Merkel's former party has vowed to implement a "de facto" ban on new asylum seekers to Germany should it win the upcoming snap federal election.
Hard-right Georgescu tops poll ahead of Romanian presidential vote re-run
Călin Georgescu remains the leading contender in Romania’s presidential race, according to a recent poll.
French media mogul Pigasse declares ‘civilisational war’ as Trump returns to power
French business banker and left-wing media mogul Matthieu Pigasse claims the world has entered a "civilisational war" as US President-elect Donald Trump is set to…
Tusk’s government to indict Conservative ex-PM over attempt to hold postal ballot
Poland’s justice minister Adam Bodnar has asked parliament to lift the immunity of former Conservative (PiS) prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki, so he could face…
Educare interruptus: Tusk pulls out of sex education reform after coalition split
New sex education classes for Polish school children will be optional rather than compulsory, Donald Tusk's government declared January 16.
EU plans to give away €1.9bn in ‘humanitarian aid’ in 2025
The European Union is planning to give away €1.9 billion of taxpayer money in so-called "humanitarian aid" this year, the European Commission has announced.
France’s first trans mayor resigns, citing “toxic” environment
France's first transgender mayor Marie Cau, who was elected in 2020, has resigned from office citing a "toxic" environment and transphobia.
German army withdraws from Twitter/X
Germany's defence ministry and army announced they were ending their activities on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
Polish opposition conservatives slam Zelensky for interference in presidential poll
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS) have attacked Volodymyr Zelensky after the Ukrainian president had met with the centre-left Tusk government’s presidential…
All parties except AfD to push on with German energy transition
Energy policy has figured highly in Germany's February 23 elections, the country's first since Berlin severed ties with Russia, its long-time gas supplier.
Police officers who join Alternative for Germany face ‘termination’
Members of Germany's federal police active in the hard-right "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) party risk disciplinary procedures and an end to their employment, leaked…
Trump remembers Reagan: let the hostages go or ‘Hell to pay’
Despite the slightly pathetic effort of the departing Biden regime to claim that it is the diligence of the president and his secretary of state that has brought…
NATO to deploy ships, aircraft in Baltic Sea after cable breaches
NATO countries will deploy frigates, patrol aircraft and naval drones in the Baltic Sea to help protect critical infrastructure and reserve the right to take action…
Germany’s CDU leader, ahead in polls: industry more important than climate protection
Friederich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democrats in Germany's coming elections, said industry was more important than climate protection.
German state spy agency head says his agency is too neutral on AfD
The head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency in Thuringia has criticised his own service for staying too neutral on the right-wing Alternative for Germany…
German legacy parties have ‘one shot left’ to prevent 2029 populist landslide
Germany's legacy parties have just "one shot left" to prevent a populist landslide in Germany's 2029 federal election, a senior member of the Christian Democrats…
French hard-left LFI readies for possible early elections
French hard-left party La France Insoumise (LFI) has been gearing up for a potential early presidential elections in France, campaigning to secure elected officials'…
Poland’s ruling majority threatens ‘invalidation’ of upcoming election result
Szymon Hołownia, the Speaker of Parliament in Poland, has issued a warning to the opposition-backing President Andrzej Duda, demanding the President's backing for…
Hard-left in violent protests as AfD convention in Germany opens
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has held its party convention in Riesa, Saxony, where violent protests by hard-left demonstrators broke out.
Croatia’s Milanovic to win presidential vote, preliminary result shows
Croatian President Zoran Milanovic won a second term in the largely ceremonial post, a preliminary result based on vote count in 98.
Weidel and Musk: she is personable, reasonable but shows no charisma
If a key characteristic of revolutionaries is their ability to talk for hours without end, then the Alternative for Germany’s Alice Weidel is many things, but…
French trust in President Macron and PM Bayrou hits rock bottom, survey shows
French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister François Bayrou have been suffering from plummeting public confidence.
‘Only the AfD can protect German Jews,’ party leader Weidel tells Musk in podcast
Only the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is capable of protecting the country's Jews, its leader Alice Weidel has told Elon Musk.
Danish Socialists want donation cap to prevent ‘Musk-Style’ influence in politics
The Danish eco-socialist party, Enhedslisten, is pushing for a 20,000 kroner (€2.
German inquiry into whether Musk-AfD podcast would be an ‘illegal donation’
Germany's parliament is reported to be investigating whether an upcoming online conversation between US tech guru Elon Musk and the head of the Alternative for Germany…