European politicians reject re-election of Maduro in Venezuela
MEPs from both the European Conservative and Reformists (ECR) Group and the Patriots of Europe (PfE) have signed a statement rejecting the results announced by Venezuela’s…
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Germany’s hard-left Wagenknecht presses potential allies on Ukraine anti-war stance
German political parties are said to be open to co-operating with the hard-left party of Sahra Wagenknecht in regional government coalitions, but she has made it…
Puigdemont pledges ‘imminent return to Spain’
The exiled former president of Spain's Catalonia region, Carles Puigdemont, has promised to return to Spain.
Spanish MPs deported from Venezuela after failed attempt to observe elections
An official delegation of MPs from Spain’s centre-right Partido Popular (PP) have been deported from Venezuela.
EU and US concern at Venezuela election results amid alleged fraud
The European Union and the United States have expressed concern over Venezuela's presidential election results amid allegations of fraud.
German publisher drops Vance’s book Hillbilly Elegy over alliance with Trump
German publishing house Ullstein Buchverlage has sparked outrage by deciding against a reprint of the sold-out German translation of Hillbilly Elegy, the 2016 autobiography…
French TV channel hosting right-ring show taken off the air by regulator
The French TV channel C8, known for airing the popular right-wing show Touche pas à mon Poste hosted by Cyril Hanouna, will cease operations by 2025 following a…
Macron refuses to appoint left-wing PM candidate
French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that his centrist government will remain in power until the end of the Olympic Games after refusing to appoint a left-wing…
German Christian Democrat leader wants to work with hard-left to block AfD
Markus Söder, leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria, wants its allied Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to work with the hard-left Sahra Wagenknecht…
Just one third of SPD would support Scholz as next chancellor, poll reveals
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz does not enjoy widespread support among the German Socialists of the SPD party, according to the latest Forsa poll.
EU leaders glum as pro-Europe Biden drops out of race
European leaders have been unsettled by the decision of US President Joe Biden, who was heavily engaged with Europe, to pull out of the US presidential race.
‘Cordon sanitaire’ descends on hard-right politicians
Despite their significant gains across Europe, hard-right parties remain relegated to the sidelines within most Member States and the European Union’s institutional…
US losing interest in the EU at ‘critical’ time, Poland fears
European nations need to do more to show the US the EU is still its most "important and reliable ally", argues Poland's government.
Macron ally reclaims assembly presidency amidst voting controversy
Yaël Braun-Pivet, from President Emmanuel Macron's centrist Renaissance party, was controversially reelected as president of the French National Assembly after…
Poland’s opposition followed ECR majority in opposing von der Leyen
Poland's PiS MEPs voted against Ursula von der Leyen in the European Parliament’s ballot on her future.
Meloni’s party claims to have voted against Von der Leyen
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni's party Fratelli D’Italia (Brothers of Italy) voted against a second term for Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission,…
Von der Leyen retains EC presidency despite MEP protests
Ursula von der Leyen has been reappointed as the European Commission president, with a revolt by several MEPs not being enough to unseat the German politician.
President Trump would push to restore conservative rule in Poland, says Republican advisor
If elected for a a second term, Donald Trump will work with Polish President Andrzej Duda and the Conservatives (PiS) to ensure Poland has a conservative President…
The meaning of Trump’s epic brush with death
Crooks failed to kill Trump, despite giving it their (sorry, his) best shot.
Nordic MEPs declare against von der Leyen ahead of knife-edge reappointment vote
"People voted for change... Despite this, Von der Leyen has demonstrated a willingness to continue governing with liberals and socialists."
ECJ vaccines ruling will hurt von der Leyen in Strasbourg vote, say MEPs
Ursula von der Leyen will be hurt by a July 17 European Court of Justice ruling criticising her lack of transparency when awarding vaccine contracts, her MEP critics…
EPP sides with the Left over the Patriots in the European Parliament
MEPs from the European People's Party sided with the European Parliament's Left parties on July 16 in excluding the Patriots for Europe and Europe of Sovereign Nations…
Nigel Farage is clamouring to reform the UK electoral system – but that would be a disaster for the Right
This month’s UK general election has produced the most distorted electoral results ever.
Estonian PM Kallas steps down to go to Brussels
Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas, has resigned to take up the post of High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, sparking something…
Trump’s choice of JD Vance as running mate gets mixed response in Poland
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s pick for vice-president, Senator JD Vance, has raised some eyebrows in Poland.
Populist-right in Europe needs its own Project 2025
Every four years, European media reports breathlessly on the latest happenings in America’s presidential elections.
Albania grants leave to jailed ethnic Greek mayor for European Parliament opening
Fredi Beleris, an ethnic Greek who won local elections in Albania but was arrested on charges of vote-buying, has been granted a five-day leave from prison to attend…
Influencer-MEP puts von der Leyen’s future to the vote on X
Social media influencer-turned-MEP Fidias Panayiotou has let his followers choose whether they wanted to support Ursula von der Leyen as the head of the European…
German Christian Democrats and Greens ‘plotting new government coalition’, outlet claims
Bild - owned by media firm Axel Springer - claimed senior figures from both parties have held clandestine meetings, reportedly coinciding with a sudden thawing of…
Threatened with death, Trump roars out, ‘Fight, fight’
There is still a lot of speculation about the wannabe assassin of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.