‘Green Pope’ Timmermans in pole position to lead Dutch elections alliance
Timmermans was nominated by an internal commission that saw him as the ideal candidate to "spread the common ‘green’ and social philosophy" of the cooperating…
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European Space Agency issues warning over space debris build-up
The European Space Agency (ESA) warned in its annual report that near-Earth space is increasingly filling up with destructive, fast-moving pieces of defunct satellites…
Poland’s ruling PiS targets Tusk with series of election-day referendum questions
Poland’s Conservative ruling PiS party leader has decided to table more than one question at a referendum on October 15, the date of the Polish general election,…
Focus moves to Spanish King as PP eyes minority government
Alberto Núñez Feijóo is gunning to become the King's pick for PM amid claims his centre-right Partido Popular has garnered enough support to form a minority government.
Ecuador assassination prompts state of emergency ahead of vote
Ecuador’s president declared a 60-day state of emergency in the Andean nation after the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, calling…
Niger junta arrests son of ambassador to France amid corruption claims
The son of Niger's ambassador to France Aïchatou Boulama Kané has been arrested in the country's junta-controlled capital Niamey, the official has confirmed.
Antifa calls on activists to make life ‘a living hell’ for AfD members
A German branch of the radical-left movement Antifa has published a list of home addresses of local politicians belonging to the hard-right Alternative für Deutschland…
Polish election date set amid predicted swing to the Right
The leaders of the EU’s mainstream have not hidden their desire to see the back of the PiS government.
Polish PM wants debate with Weber rather than German ‘mouthpiece’ Tusk
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has challenged German MEP Manfred Weber to a debate ahead of autumn general elections in Poland - instead of opposition…
Poland ponders border closure over ‘Wagner infiltration fears’
Polish deputy foreign minister Paweł Jabłoński has told US broadcaster CNN that the Polish Government is considering closing the country’s border with Belarus…
Spain elections: Vox backs Feijóo unconditionally in bid to stop ‘enemy’ separatists
Spain’s Conservative party Vox has offered parliamentary support to the centre-right Partido Popular in order to block its "enemies" - regional separatists - from…
German Greens booed off at campaign event
Bavarian Green Party leader Katharina Schulze and Green Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Cem Özdemir seem to be unwanted by their own party, having been…
Spanish elections: Now Canary Islands MP says SHE is kingmaker
Another kingmaker has emerged in Spanish politics following last month's inconclusive elections: an MP from the Canary Islands.
Germany’s establishment just doesn’t get why the AfD is on the march
According to Robert Habeck, the Green Minister of Economic Affairs, Germany has to prepare for five tough years.
Alternative für Deutschland lead candidate calls for abolition of 80 per cent of EU ‘structures’
German right-wing party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has chosen Maximilian Krah as its “Spitzenkandidat”, or lead candidate, for the European Union elections…
Spanish elections: blocs now tied after overseas votes, leaving Puigdemont as kingmaker
The tallying of votes from Spaniards abroad has changed the distribution of seats in the Spanish Congress to the disadvantage of the Socialist Party and Spanish…
European Space Agency: Is it the one part of the European project that can still inspire?
It’s rare that you meet someone who finds space exploration boring.
European Parliament to get 15 more seats though national governments are not happy with transnational lists
The European Parliament looks to receive up to 15 new seats.
Overseas votes could tip the balance in Spanish government negotiations
Spain has started counting votes from its Embassies and Consulates abroad on July 28, votes that could alter the results of the Spanish general election.
Have we reached peak Net Zero?
That loud noise you hear may be the sound of the Net Zero agenda crashing.
Germany and France confront Poland over Ukrainian grain embargo
France and Germany have publicly voiced their opposition to Poland and four other neighbours of Ukraine being allowed to continue a grain embargo on the embattled…
Spain’s fate may be decided in Waterloo
Talks aimed at the formation of a Spanish coalition government are currently underway in Waterloo, Belgium.
German Christian Democrat leader under fire as party fights over AfD cooperation
Friedrich Merz, the parliamentary head of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, is fighting to retain leadership of his party after calling for cooperation with…
Spanish elections: Catalans ‘to seek independence’ in exchange for support for Sánchez
Following Spain’s inconclusive general election on July 23, the two largest separatist parties in the Spanish region of Catalonia have pledged to support another…
Tusk calls for march against Polish abortion laws ahead of national elections
A political storm has erupted in Poland over a woman being interrogated by the police after she took an abortion pill.
Germany’s Christian Democrats fall out over proposed cooperation with AfD
Infighting has erupted within Germany's Christian Democrat parties over a proposal that they should be willing to cooperate with the populist AfD, which is gaining…
Bittersweet victory for Spanish centre-right
Alberto Núñez Feijóo's centre-right Partido Popular (PP) has triumphed in Spain's general election though his result has fallen short of the party’s expectations.
Timmermans to quit Brussels to lead Socialist-Green bloc in Dutch elections
Frans Timmermans is set to leave his post as European Commission vice-president and return to Dutch politics as head a Socialist-Green bloc currently leading in…
Swedish Embassy in Baghdad stormed and set on fire
Hundreds of Iraqis stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad on July 20, enraged by the Quran burnings that have taken place in the Scandinavian country.
Italian politicians furious after migrant-rescue boat captain becomes MEP candidate
Politicians from Italy's ruling political parties expressed outrage after Carlota Rackete, the captain of a controversial migrant-rescue ship, became a candidate…