French Government to give tobacco shops €10k cash injection after rioting
Tobacconist shops in France that fell victim to last month's countrywide riots will be given a cash injection by the French Government, ministers have announced.
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EC insists migrant relocation payments are ‘not penalties’
The European Commission says payments imposed on European Union Member States that reject relocated migrants are not “penalties”.
Delhaize denies European Parliament shop is breaking Belgian law
The Delhaize Shop & Go in the European Parliament in Brussels refuses to take cash, despite a Belgian requirement that all shops do so.
Nigerien junta ‘refuses to give in to any threat’
International pressure on the coup leaders in Niger is mounting.
EC rejects calls for tighter rules on lab-grown meat
The European Commission has rejected an MEP's call for tighter regulations on lab-grown meat.
Online censorship must be left to the EU, Brussels warns France
Efforts to censor the internet in Europe must be left to the European Union and its Digital Services Act (DSA), the European Commission has told France.
Decades-old EU institution ‘should be abolished as useless’, MEPs say
MEPs from the hard-right Identity and Democracy group have called on the European Union to abolish one of its oldest institutions, which they have described as among…
Free-speech defenders warn against a Breton EC presidency bid
Thierry Breton, the EC's current internal market head, is now reportedly using his status as a champion of the bloc's pro-censorship Digital Services Act to spearhead…
Trumpist Republican senator J D Vance has a new fan: Chancellor Scholz
Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz admitted he was "moved to tears" by the novel Hillbilly Elegy, written by a US politician and supporter of former US President…
Drone strikes, space flights and social media: Europe increasingly reliant on Elon Musk
European governments are becoming increasingly reliant on Elon Musk, with the US tech billionaire holding a near-monopoly on a variety of major services.
Recruitment slumps among EU armed forces despite government campaigns
A number of military forces across the European Union are struggling to attract recruits, despite concerted multimedia campaigns.
This can’t go on: the Ukraine war and our complacency
The Ukraine war hit its 520th day of bloodshed and mayhem on July 28 as the EU Parliament and most other EU institutions broke up for their summer recess.
Poland protests Belarusian helicopters entering its airspace
Polish broadcasters reported flights of helicopters over the Białowieża forest area near the Polish-Belarusian border.
Ukraine says Poland asking it to ‘commit suicide’ over grain embargo
Poland is asking Ukraine to "commit suicide" with its request for Kyiv to accept European Union import restrictions on Ukrainian grain, a senior official within…
Greens ban local cooperation with Germany’s AfD after ‘first-name terms’ beer outings
Ricarda Lang, the co-leader of Germany's Green Party, has banned cooperation between her group and the populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) amid controversy…
Islamic states to lobby Brussels in bid to ban Quran burnings
The IOC is calling on the EU "to take the necessary measures to prevent the recurrence of such criminal acts under the pretext of freedom of expression".
Mali, Burkina Faso threaten war against nations challenging Niger coup
Attempts to undermine the military coup in Niger will be seen as "a declaration of war", junta governments operating in Mali and Burkina Faso have stated
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…
Have Brussels zebra crossings been ‘hijacked’ by ideologues?
"A pedestrian crossing has one and only one objective: to secure pedestrian crossings," said one Brussels mayor.
EU defends Libya aid amid claims it funds ‘crimes against humanity’
Brussels has attempted to play down the concerns aired by the United Nations regarding human rights abuses in the country, with officials insisting that continuing…
Niger halts exports of uranium and gold to France
Niger has turned more hostile towards the West, and France in particular, after the African country’s military coup d'état on July 26.
German Green minister’s plea to opposition over ‘right-wing populism’
Green minister Robert Habeck has begged Germany's most popular opposition party to avoid embracing right-wing populism
Europe was made on the pilgrim road to Santiago de Compostela: you wouldn’t know it going off the current state of EU politics
The recent death of John Brierley, who through his guidebooks became a Camino de Santiago institution, reminded me about the various, intriguing ways in which the…
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.
Poland and Lithuania threaten to close borders with Belarus after arrival of 1,200 mercenaries
Lithuania’s deputy interior minister Arnoldas Abramavičius said his country and Poland are mulling a decision to shut their borders with Belarus if the pair decide…
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.
Belgian MEP Kanko cleared of harassment charges
Charges of “improper behaviour” levelled at Belgian MEP Assita Kanko have been dropped, she announced on July 28.
Britain will rejoin the EU ‘at some point’, says Tony Blair
Britain will end up rejoining the European Union sometime, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has said.
Has Russia identified a weak spot on Nato’s eastern flank? The drone strike on Reni port was a political attack on Romania
One of the most significant events of the war took place last week – in the least-known corner of Ukraine.
Azerbaijan blocks humanitarian convoy to Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan is barring an Armenian humanitarian convoy from entering the blockaded region of Nagorno-Karabakh, according to latest reports.