Poland’s main opposition party Conservatives PiS in danger of splitting
The former Polish ruling party, currently the country’s largest opposition party, the Conservatives (PiS) is in turmoil following a decision by its former prime…
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NATO’s death and what it would mean for Europe
The mess we are in is getting deeper.
Italy backs PM Meloni over Trump in Pope dispute, new poll shows
A strong majority of Italians have sided with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni amid rising tensions with US President Donald Trump.
UK PM tells social media bosses to step up child online safety
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer today hinted at possible measures limiting children's access to social media, as he met senior tech figures and warned: "Things can't…
France backpedals and cancels low-emission zones for cars
The French Senate has voted to abolish low vehicle-emissions zones (Zones à Faibles Émissions – ZFE), marking a significant reversal of a flagship green policy…
EU age verification app to launch but concerns remain
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the Euroopean Union’s long-planned age verification app is now "technically ready to use", marking…
France to release prisoners to combat prison overpopulation
The French Government is preparing measures for automatic or facilitated early releases of certain prisoners as a way to ease chronic and record-level overcrowding…
What the EU elite know as Magyar surrenders to Brussels: Populism is nothing without sovereignty
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‘We no longer have the same relationship’: Trump targets Meloni again as US-Italy rift deepens
Tensions between Washington and Rome continue to escalate, as US President Donald Trump once again launched an attack on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
‘Dangerous times’, but Western nationalism is not dead yet
When a party loses an election, they usually seek to determine what went wrong, almost inevitably coming up with two solutions for the next one: Back off or double…
Italy Deputy PM Salvini signals shift away from Trump but faces internal resistance
Italian Deputy Prime Minister and League party leader Matteo Salvini is reconsidering his political alignment with US President Donald Trump.
Polish MP unfurls Israeli flag with swastika in parliament
Konrad Berkowicz MP, who sits in the Polish parliament for the right-wing Confederation Party, displayed an Israeli flag marked with a swastika during his speech…
US and Catholic Church must maintain a united front against ‘the Antichrist of our time’
The intemperate exchange between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV over the weekend said nothing flattering or even positive about either of them.
‘Road maintenance overlooked in debates on CO2 emissions,’ say roadmakers
Poorly maintained roads are costing Europe billions, boosting emissions and endangering lives, according to industry leaders and policymakers.
Trump launches public attack on Meloni over Iran war, NATO and Vatican row
US President Donald Trump has launched an unusually sharp public attack on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, marking a notable deterioration in relations between…
Pro-Russian festival in Italy triggers EU pressure on Meloni over Russian media ban
Pina Picierno, Vice-President of the European Parliament and a senior member of Italy’s Democratic Party, has called on the Italian Government to strengthen enforcement…
Italy suspends defence co-operation with Israel amid criticism of wars in Iran and Lebanon
Italy has suspended its defence co-operation agreement with Israel following a sharp escalation in political tensions between the two countries
‘Greenpeace abusing EU’s Anti-SLAPP to escape accountability’, says Consumer Choice Centre
The US-based Consumer Choice Centre (CCC) has warned that activist groups risk turning the European Union’s new anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation)…
UK approves German takeover of Telegraph newspaper
The UK government today gave the green light for German media group Axel Springer to buy British newspaper The Telegraph, ending a drawn-out pursuit of the 170-year-old…
French state ditches US tech over data-grab fears
France is "reducing the state's extra-European digital dependencies" with its latest move to switch from Windows to Linux's operating system on ministries' workstations.
US outrage at Polish parliament Speaker calling Trump ‘irrational leader of chaos’
Włodzimierz Czarzasty, the Speaker of Poland’s parliament and leader of the Left Party, a coalition partner of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, has called US…
The piffle from von der Leyen: ‘The Union grows stronger’
Last weekend, on nearly opposite sides of the EU, two states revealed how the cumbrous juggernaut of the union is not working. No, sorry, cannot be made to work.
Soft democracy, no vote? Labour setting up UK to align with EU in string of sectors
Ministers in the UK Labour government are set to introduce a bill that would enable the country to align with evolving European Union regulations in selected areas…
Will Hungary’s PM elect Magyar keep promise on extraditing indicted Polish opposition politicians?
Peter Magyar, the leader of the Tisza party which won the Hungarian parliamentary election yesterday, has confirmed that he intended to make Warsaw the first international…
Harsh criticism of coalition partner creates rift in Germany’s ruling CDU party
A rift has opened up in Germany’s ruling Christian Democrat Union party (CDU) in recent days, following harsh words of criticism by economics minister Katherina…
Italian, US bishops defend pope after Trump’s outburst
Catholic bishops from the United States and Italy defended Pope Leo XIV after a blistering attack by US President Donald Trump, who accused the pontiff of being…
Former Berlusconi partner launches ‘Gay Conservatives’ initiative to bring LGBT representation into Italy’s right
Francesca Pascale, a former long-time partner of the late Italian tycoon and former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, has launched a new initiative called “Gay…
Polish PM Tusk claims President Nawrocki and opposition a ‘Putin front’
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has accused the country’s President Karol Nawrocki and right-wing opposition parties of being part of a “Putinist front”,…
EU may suspend Venice Biennale funding over planned Russian participation
The European Commission has launched a procedure that could lead to the suspension or withdrawal of European Union funding for the Venice Biennale.
Our US poll expert at the heart of the Hungarian election: “Change or stability?”
BALATONFURED – This prosperous town takes its name from the idyllic Lake Balaton. After Sunday’s vote, it may metaphorically have a new nickname: Tiszatown.