EU sharply trims DMA fines on Apple and Meta, fearing extra US tariffs
The European Commission has indicated it would limit its Digital Markets Act (DMA) fines due in the week starting April 1 on Apple and Meta and drop a separate case…
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Finnish Government seeks to extend ban on migrants seeking asylum on Russia border
Finland's right-wing government has asked parliament to extend until the end of 2026 a law that allows it to reject asylum applications from migrants crossing its…
Listen to Vance’s warning: why the cordon sanitaire belongs to the past
To prevent German citizens from fleeing the workers’ paradise in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the communists built a so-called ‘Anti-Fascist Protection…
Three quarters of Poles do not want the euro, says new poll
A new survey showed that Poles were now more than ever opposed to replacing the national currency, the zloty, with the euro.
Politico owners Axel Springer hit as board member Varsavsky resigns over its ‘Hamas support’
Martín Varsavsky, a Jewish-Argentinian entrepreneur who since 2014 has been on the board of directors of Axel Springer, the Berlin-based European multinational…
‘Private data and passwords of top US security officials found online,’ says German magazine
US top officials have continued being hit with security leaks: German news outlet Der Spiegel has found that private contact details of US President Donald Trump's…
‘Trump tried being nice, now he’s trying aggression’: Henry Olsen
Don't blame US President Donald Trump for the souring of transatlantic relations, Henry Olsen told a Brussels Signal event this week.
German and Austrian interior ministers cancel trip to Syria over terrorism fears
The interior ministers of Germany and Austria, Nancy Faeser of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Gerhard Karner of The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), have cancelled…
Poland wants to redirect EU post-pandemic funds into rearmament
Poland's centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced it wants to channel €7.
Armenian parliament greenlights EU accession Bill
The Armenian parliament has approved a Bill to begin the process of joining the European Union.
New EU digital driving licence ‘will erode personal freedoms’
"A digital EU driving licence is on its way!" the European Commission has trumpeted - but experts said national variations in licence rules would cause confusion.
JD Vance accused of ‘stalking’ Greenland
Despite strongly negative reactions from European leaders, US Vice President JD Vance has moved ahead with his Greenland visit, upping the geopolitical stakes as…
Arrest warrant leaked in EP-Huawei alleged corruption case
A leaked arrest warrant from the Belgian investigation into the latest European Parliament alleged corruption scandal showed MEPs were suspected of having accepted…
PM Tusk wants self-confessed alcoholic Polish deputy foreign minister suspended
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has asked the foreign minister Radosław Sikorski to suspend the deputy foreign minister Andrzej Szejna following revelations about…
Michelin CEO tells Brussels Signal: ‘EU overregulation strangling economy and industry’
Overregulation in the European Union is "strangling the economy and industry," Michelin CEO Florent Menegaux has told Brussels Signal.
It was always just the US: Europe, a continent unwilling to prepare for war
Europe as a political, cultural and economic entity does not deserve to survive.
Are Europe and the US headed for a divorce? Or would that be folly?
If the United States and Europe were a married couple, you would probably say they are headed for a divorce.
Greenland PM attacks ‘highly aggressive’ visit of US VP Vance’s wife and security chief
Leading Danish politicians have said there will be “no compromise” on Greenland in response to a high-profile visit by US Vice President JD Vance's wife Usha…
EU backs Poland’s tougher migration policy
The European Commission has given the green light to Poland’s clampdown on asylum applications after recognising that the country is facing a unique set of problems.
EU staff receive 7th salary increase since 2022
Starting in April, approximately 66,000 employees with European institutions will receive their seventh pay rise in just three years.
Pro-Russia Moldovan MP flees after given 12-year jail term
Moldovan authorities have issued an international wanted notice for a missing pro-Russia member of parliament, who disappeared the day he was handed a 12-year jail…
Brussels U-turn: Agriculture Commissioner champions farmers’ role, rejects livestock cuts
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen has told Dutch farmers that Brussels would no longer "just focus" on reducing livestock to cut…
European Parliament accused of restricting funding to right-wing parties
The European Parliament is restricting funding to right-wing parties by selectively enforcing its own rules, it has been claimed.
Commission excludes UK arms manufacturers from EU defence fund but not Ukraine
The European Commission has shut out defence companies from the UK and other third countries from the European Union’s common defence fund.
Aiming for competitiveness at core of European Council meeting
Almost every topic at the European Council on March 20 came down to one thing: competitiveness.
Tusk accuses opposition of ‘Russian sabotage’ as consensus on Polish defence breaks down
The consensus between the Polish centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the opposition Conservatives (PiS) over Polish defence and security…
German ex-constitutional judge says debt brake reform would be a ‘coup d’état’
Former Federal Constitutional Court judge Peter Huber has sharply condemned the German government's proposed constitutional reform, calling it unconstitutional and…
Anti-nuclear Greens’ MP to oversee French nuclear security
French MP Dominique Voynet, co-founder of The Greens party, former environment minister and long-time outspoken opponent of nuclear power, has been officially appointed…
No more soldiers: European big debt for defence, yet young men are vanishing
One of the biggest problems in today’s politics (at least in the West) is the tendency by politicians to compartmentalise everything.
EU prioritises DMA enforcement despite US tariffs threats
The European Union’s latest enforcement actions under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) have set the stage for a confrontation with some of the world’s largest tech…