Parliament groups join forces in opposition to migrant pact
Parties in two groups in the European Parliament, the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) and Identity and Democracy (ID), say the upcoming EU migrant pact…
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European countries scramble to evacuate citizens from violence-torn Sudan
European countries are hastily organizing the evacuation of their nationals from Sudan, where heavy fighting seems to be intensifying.
Twitter checkmarks: EU leaders move from blue to grey
Twitter has discontinued its blue checkmarks amid clamour and concerns of increased risks of impersonation and misinformation, but users following the biggest Brussels…
Surrogacy in Italy: Meloni’s ‘universal crime’
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called surrogacy a “universal crime”.
It’s not just Twitter: EU’s Digital Services Act could force out smaller platforms
It’s not just social media giant Twitter that could fall foul of new regulations under the European Commission’s forthcoming Digital Service Act (DSA).
EU prepares nuclear sanctions against Russia
The European Commission is working on the EU’s 11th round of sanctions against Russia in response to the war against Ukraine.
Ukraine criticises EU failures on ammo plan
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says he is frustrated at the slow pace of EU ammunition deliveries as national capitals bicker over which factories should…
European migration deal threatens to topple Swedish Government
The Sweden Democrats are up in arms about the EU’s draft ‘migrant pact’.
Tunisian President orders arrest of prominent Muslim Brotherhood leader
A Tunisian judge on April 17 ordered the arrest of Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda party, on charges of conspiring against the…
MEPs deny claims they are Putin’s ‘henchmen’
MEPs have dismissed a study claiming they are among the most "pro-Putin" politicians in the European Parliament.
Spitzenkandidat stillborn?
The so-called Spitzenkandidaten system for electing the next European Commission President seems to be dead and buried, according to the vice chairman of the European…
More children and more women at work: Meloni’s new fertility policy
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called again for a reversal of country's rapidly declining fertility rate at the opening of the Salone del Mobile fair in Milan…
Qatargate suspect Kaili says she’ll stay in Belgium to clear her name, wants to return to work
Qatargate suspect and former European Parliament vice president Eva Kaili says she will fight to clear her name in Belgium and will not return to her homeland until…
Questions swirl after shooting of senior EU official in Sudan
The condition and whereabouts of a top EU official shot in Sudan were still unclear on April 19 amid continuing fighting in Khartoum.
Europe remains silent as Islamic extremism grows in Libya – Christians face growing persecution
The EU is failing to quell the surge in Islamic extremism on the other side of its shores in Libya, as Libyan authorities have started a campaign to persecute Christian…
Italy’s President tells EU to revise ‘prehistoric’ migrant treaties
Italian head of state Sergio Mattarella said on April 18 that the EU needs to revise its migrant treaties so that arrivals are handled jointly rather than by single,…
Gazprom says Europe set to struggle to fill gas storage for next winter
It will be very difficult for Europe to refill its gas storage to last year’s levels after the continent ended the winter heating season with relatively low stockpiles,…
More headaches for EC President von der Leyen as Pfizer lawsuit asks if she ‘destroyed official documents’
A Belgian lobbyist is suing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over SMS exchanges she allegedly had with Pfizer's chief executive, asking whether…
Is the European Commission turning into Kafka’s Castle?
In most of Europe, and for most of its existence, the European Commission has been considered a force for good.
Poland and Hungary defy EU on Ukrainian grain
Unilateral action on trade by European Union member states is unacceptable, a European Commission spokesperson said on Sunday, after Poland and Hungary announced…
European Commission sidesteps Pentagon leaks
The US is getting it in the neck from its European allies over recent intelligence leaks about the war in Ukraine.
Is Macron just being a Gaullist?
Although France’s influence on the world stage has shrunk, French Presidents have a habit of still taking on larger-than-reality personas
Brussels: nest of spies
A spy, according to the New Oxford American Dictionary, is “a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements and plans of an…
Kosovo-Serbia tensions flare again despite EU-mediated deal
Car number plates might seem a flimsy pretext for a geopolitical standoff but a renewed rise in tensions in Kosovo have been triggered by a dispute about where cars…
Can the booze industry kill off EU warning labels for a second time?
The wine and beer industries successfully killed off the first European Commission attempt to slap warning labels on their products – back in 2007 – and the…
Do EU officials really have cushy jobs?
European Union officials, and those of the European Commission in particular, reputedly have cushy jobs.
European Commission swivels in attempt to arm Ukraine without using the EU budget
The European Union is by law prohibited from arming Ukraine, though anyone watching the manoeuvrings of the Brussels institutions would be forgiven for thinking…
Should the EU give lectures on morality to the rest of the world?
There used to be an EU official whose sole job consisted of trying to convince non-EU countries to drop the death penalty.
Do personalities make EU politics?
What weight do personalities have in the design and implementation of European Union policies?
People will revolt against a European superstate, Polish PM warns
People will revolt against any attempt to turn the European Union into a superstate, the Polish Prime Minister warned on March 20.