MEPs call on Slovenia to respect victims of Communism
MEPs have urged the Slovenian Government to do more to remember victims of Communism.
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Whether hard power or soft power, Europe is no longer there
This week marks the latest NATO summit.
City of Berlin rescinds ban on headscarves for teachers
The city government of Berlin has agreed to abolish a law which forbids schoolteachers from wearing Islamic headscarves in school.
Former French PM de Villepin launches new Humanist France party
Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin has launched his own political movement - Humanist France.
No to history, no to tradition, no to morals: Europe now forces its new ideology
Today, 24 June, is St John the Baptist’s Day.
German court overturns ban on ‘far-right magazine Compact’
A German court on June 24 overturned a ban on the "far-right Compact magazine", which had been imposed by the government last year.
EU, Canada sign defence deal on eve of NATO summit in The Hague
Canada and the European Union signed a defence and security pact as the transatlantic partners sought to better confront Russia, with worries over US reliability…
The truth about NATO: ‘Double-dealing, deceit, smarmy incompetence’
When and if President Trump addresses the NATO conference that begins in The Hague today, I trust that he’ll announce the withdrawal of the US from the alliance.
Anti-Israel activists damage Belgian defence firms supplying Ukraine
Anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian activists carried out co-ordinated action against two Belgian companies —OIP in Tournai and Syensqo in Haren — accusing them of…
France: stagnation or worse
France, once the steady top performer of the eurozone, has fallen behind.
German who ‘insulted’ ex-minister fined for social media posts
Stefan Niehoff, 64, whose home was raided last November after he reposted an “insulting” meme on X, has been found guilty on “speech crime” charges and fined…
Exclusive: Minister says EU energy policies frustrate Member States’ efforts to lower prices
Csaba Lantos, Hungary’s Minister for Energy, tells Brussels Signal that plans by the EU for a full embargo on Russian energy will lead to a price explosion across…
Macron and EU urge Iranian ‘restraint’ after US bombing raid
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Tehran to de-escalate and "exercise the utmost restraint" after US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in a call with his…
Pro-Palestinian activists break into UK’s largest air base
Pro-Palestinian activists broke into the UK's largest air force base in southeast England and vandalised two planes in an act condemned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer…
Dutch Greens and Socialists want to cut supplies for Israel’s Iron Dome
The Dutch Green Left and Labour Party (GL-PvdA), which formed a "unity list" under the leadership of Frans Timmermans, has demanded an embargo on parts used by Israel's…
St John of Patmos saw it coming: EU digital identity will know everything
In Patmos, where the Evangelist John foresaw a “mark” controlling trade, a shopkeeper scans her phone to pay taxes.
EU’s Kallas, France, Germany and UK to hold talks with Iran over Israeli conflict
The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas plus foreign ministers from the UK, France and Germany are to hold nuclear talks with their Iranian counterpart…
EU now the union of genital mutilation and castration for children
A rather petty algorithm brought to my screen a Le Monde article (Europe’s most discredited newspaper, second only perhaps to El País) lamenting the “odious…
Tribute to former UK PM Thatcher in European Parliament renamed by French left-wingers
French left-wingers in the European Parliament have renamed a room dedicated to the memory of former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher because, they claimed, she…
EC says Chinese online giant AliExpress ‘must do more to protect customers’
Chinese online giant AliExpress must do more to protect consumers from illegal product sales, the European Commission said, an interim finding that could open the…
US mulls visa restrictions on European officials for ‘censoring speech’
US Department of State officials have warned Irish regulators that if they censor speech, they could face visa restrictions.
EP postpones immunity vote for MEP accused of hammer attack
Ilaria Salis, accused of being part of a gang that allegedly attacked an unarmed man from behind with a hammer, has retained her immunity as an MEP after the European…
EU position on Iran-Israel war excludes regime change
The European Union insisted diplomacy, not regime change, was its only strategy for dealing with Iran, even while Washington signalled it wanted Tehran to surrender.
Austrian politicians are threatening gun controls after school shooting
On June 10, Austria suffered one of the deadliest school shootings in its history when a man killed 10 people and injured 11 more at his former high school before…
Spanish judges and prosecutors threaten to strike over government reforms
Major Spanish associations of judges and prosecutors called for a demonstration outside the Supreme Court on June 28, warning that a strike would follow on July…
‘Stop the Rich’: Activists plan march in Brussels’ wealthiest district
A group of activists said they planned to march through one of Brussels' most affluent districts, the Prince d’Orange neighbourhood in Uccle, under the banner:…
Trump says EU ‘has not offered fair trade deal’ and quits G7 summit early
US President Donald Trump said the European Union had yet to offer a "fair deal" on trade, as Washington negotiated tariff agreements with friends and foes alike.
‘Left-wing extremists’ torch dozens of Amazon vans in Berlin
Unknown perpetrators have set fire to dozens of delivery vans in two coordinated attacks in Berlin in the morning of June 17.
French Green Party leader warns of ‘ecocide’ in Gaza
French Green Party leader Marine Tondelier has claimed an "ecocide" was taking place in Gaza.
Fruitcake intellectuals who don’t care about ‘thought’
In Italy, self-styled “intellectuals” have recently been commemorating the centenary of The Manifesto of the Anti-Fascist Intellectuals in 1925.