Brussels enters Catalan amnesty battle: ‘serious concerns’ about draft law
European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders has written to Spain’s acting government expressing “serious concerns” over a potential new amnesty law for Catalan…
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YouTube, TikTok face EU requests for details on measures protecting minors
Google's YouTube and TikTok will be asked by EU industry chief Thierry Breton to explain how they protect children from illegal and harmful content on their platforms…
Turkey says EU is ‘unjust and biased’ on membership bid
The European Commission's annual report on Turkey's long-stalled EU membership bid is "unjust and biased", the Turkish foreign ministry said.
EU reform and enlargement are separate, Commissioner insists
The EU's enlargement Commissioner insists expanding and reforming the EU are separate issues, as the Brussels executive recommends moving forward with the accession…
France’s immigration bill tilts Right as worker permit clause dropped
France's much-debated immigration bill has veered towards the right as senators removed an article that would have facilitated residency permits for undocumented…
Unions to stage mass EU protest over austerity measures
Unions are organising a mass protest in Brussels over what they call a new round of EU austerity.
Russia is a permanent existential threat to Poland. Can Tusk be trusted with its defence?
Dmitry Medvedev, the former president of Russia and deputy chairman of Russia’s security council, last week released an 8,000-word rant against Poland.
Polish truck drivers block Ukrainian border over ‘unfair competition’
Polish truckers blocked three major border crossings with Ukraine on Monday, protesting "unfair competition" from Ukrainian lorry drivers.
All political advertising to be labelled under tough new EU rules
Draft rules demand political advertising be marked with a clear label stating who funded it, and how much they paid
Are we all Germans now? The ARC conference suggests European conservatism is pushing aside the Anglo-American tradition
The philosopher Leo Strauss once wondered if a country can lose a war militarily and still win it spiritually, meaning that while its arms could not overcome the…
Erasing Anne Frank: What the renaming of a German childcare centre tells us about the state of European politics
The silencing of history is a problem that we have become very used to in the UK.
Germany’s Scholz agrees on tougher migration policy with state leaders
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who seeks to reduce the number of asylum seekers and stem support for the far-right, agreed on a tougher migration policy and new funding…
The Gaza conflict could reshape EU politics – and the EPP and S&D are panicking
The Gaza conflict has a direct spillover effect in Europe: Unrest and insecurity are on the rise.
Belgian minister sparks ire after refusing to call Hamas a terrorist group
Belgium’s climate minister Zakia Khattabi has caused outrage by saying she did not want to call Hamas a "terrorist organisation".
Is the Kremlin deliberately stoking anti-Israel sentiment in Western Europe?
In the streets of London, hundred thousand-strong mobs bay for Jewish blood under cover of “humanitarian concern” for Hamas-held Gaza.
Spain: Sánchez set to strike amnesty deal with Puigdemont
Pedro Sánchez is set to reach an amnesty agreement with Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont, which would secure Sánchez the needed parliamentary votes to become…
Macron’s ‘multi-speed’ EU is ‘anti-European’, says MEP
Macron's "multi-speed EU" is an "anti-European project", according to left-wing Romanian MEP Mihai Tudose.
Germany needs the draft back, says army boss
Germany should reintroduce conscription to strengthen its military, says the president of the German Armed Forces Association.
EU weighs advancing Ukraine’s membership bid as Russia war drags on
The European Union executive is expected to recommend taking Ukraine one step closer to becoming a member of the bloc this week, according to EU officials, a coveted…
New deputy speaker of the Slovak parliament removes EU flag from his office
Ľuboš Blaha, the newly elected deputy speaker of parliament in Slovakia, is beginning his tenure with some symbolic and controversial gestures.
EU lost €5 billion-plus in misused funds, bloc’s chief prosecutor reports
The European Public Prosecutors Office (EPPO) said that the European Union budget lost more than €5 Billion in misused funds.
Montenegro’s new government aims to join EU but depends on pro-Russia bloc for support
Montenegro's new Prime Minister Milojko Spajić is introducing anti-corruption courts to speed up hoped-for European Union accession.
All 27 EU Member States back UN call to end US-Cuba embargo
The UN General Assembly, with the support of all European Union Member States, has issued a resolution calling on the US to end its trade embargo on Cuba.
In diamond centre Antwerp, Russian gems are already shunned
Only a few weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Antwerp-based diamond dealer Thierry Tugendhaft started receiving calls from big jewellers in Paris…
Cancel culture has now reached Poland — the EU machine can relax and celebrate
The astounding appeal appeared in the pages of Poland's largest daily newspaper.
Bulgaria’s seventh election in two years brings more instability to a rickety power share
In Bulgaria's seventh major election in a rocky two years, its two government power-sharing partners are now squaring up in run-off municipal elections on November…
Advantage UK if Germany bails on fighter-jet project with France, says British ex-minister
Any decision by Germany to jettison its €100 billion fighter-jet project with France and remove its veto on a UK-Saudi aircraft deal would be "advantageous" to…
Putin’s embrace of Hamas is the ultimate warning for Europe’s remaining Russophiles – there is no conservative case for cosying up to the Kremlin
The unspeakable atrocities perpetrated on October 7 by the inhuman ISIS/Hamas brutes were evidently welcomed in Moscow as a boost to Russia’s fortunes.
Germany bans Hamas and affiliate Samidoun
German interior minister Nancy Faeser has imposed a ban on Hamas and affiliate organisation Samidoun.
Leaked papers show Kosovo ‘willing to compromise with Serbia’
Leaked documents from the Kosovo Government show the country assenting to a key compromise with Serbia.