Pension protests pressure Belgian government talks
Belgian political parties currently negotiating over forming a government faced a new challenge with protests and strike action in Brussels on January 13 over pension…
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EU blasts Biden administration’s decision to restrict AI chip exports
The European Union has blasted the Biden administration's decision to impose export restrictions on high-powered microchips used to power artificial intelligence.
Poland denies blocking Slovak politicians’ flight through its airspace
Poland has denied reports that it blocked a flight taken by a Slovakian delegation to Moscow from crossing its airspace.
Polish Government aims for power to block social media content
The Polish centre-left coalition government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk has proposed legislation that would grant a state agency the power to block social…
German hard-right AfD party dissolves ‘radical’ youth branch
At its party conference, the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has decided to drop its youth organisation and create a new one.
Meta CEO Zuckerberg calls on Trump to ‘end EU fines’
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has ignited a transatlantic debate over the treatment of US tech companies in Europe.
EC backs ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu ahead of possible Poland visit
The European Commission has said it supported the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of his…
Hard-left in violent protests as AfD convention in Germany opens
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has held its party convention in Riesa, Saxony, where violent protests by hard-left demonstrators broke out.
Weidel and Musk: she is personable, reasonable but shows no charisma
If a key characteristic of revolutionaries is their ability to talk for hours without end, then the Alternative for Germany’s Alice Weidel is many things, but…
Musk adviser says Italy’s data sovereignty would be ‘guaranteed’ in Starlink deal
An Italian representative for US billionaire Elon Musk's aerospace ventures has said Italy would retain full control over its data in any potential agreement with…
EU hands €3bn to Ukraine in loan backed by seized Russian assets
The European Union has sent €3 billion to Ukraine in the form of a cash loan that is to be repaid via seized Russian assets.
Protests erupt in Austria as right-wing coalition talks begin
In Vienna, Austria, talks between the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the Conservative People's Party (ÖVP) on forming a government coalition have officially…
French flu Epidemic: Hospitals activate emergency ‘White Plan’
In response to a surge of flu cases across France, hospitals have activated the emergency "White Plan".
EC and European Council chiefs target Trump and Musk
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa have sent a joint statement to the US President-elect Donald Trump…
Polish PM Tusk ‘guarantees Netanyahu safety to visit Auschwitz’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has pledged that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not be arrested if he chose to attend the commemoration of…
EU warning to airlines about Russia after Azerbaijan plane crash
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has warned non-European carriers not to fly within western Russia airspace due to the risk of being unintentionally targeted…
French express deep concern over EC’s ‘dependency on Microsoft’
French authorities are reported to be concerned about "the potential risks associated with the use of US-based solutions" for handling European Union digital data.
Censorship fog descends on Europe, world cut off
A performative fury erupted across Europe when the dread Elon Musk not only endorsed Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD), but agreed to host an extended interview…
‘Only the AfD can protect German Jews,’ party leader Weidel tells Musk in podcast
Only the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is capable of protecting the country's Jews, its leader Alice Weidel has told Elon Musk.
Meloni’s flirtation with Starlink riles Italian opposition
Italy's potential use of Elon Musk's SpaceX's Starlink satellite service for strategic communications has raised concerns among opposition figures over a possible…
France’s borrowing rates soar as financial problems spook investors
Investors seem to growing increasingly anxious over France's financial situation.
Greenland, Canada, Panama: Trump wants them, but can he take them?
This is the kind of news that makes a journalist shiver in excitement. What a story.
Germany pushing for EU to relax sanctions on Syria
Germany is leading European Union discussions on easing sanctions imposed on the Syrian government of toppled President Bashar al-Assad and aiding the country's…
Slovak PM Fico says Russian gas supply ‘secured’
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico says he has secured guaranteed gas supply from Russia just before Ukraine halted the transit of gas from the country at the…
US set to give $500 million more in military aid for Ukraine
The US was expected to announce $500 million (€484.
EU threatens Meta with fines after Zuckerberg backs Trump
The European Union has threatened Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta with fines of up to six per cent of the global turnover of the platform.
Left-wing German anti-discrimination commissioner calls for government to quit X
German Federal Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Ferda Ataman has called on her government to leave social media platform X.
EU car makers turn to Tesla and Polestar for carbon credits to avoid fines
In a bid to comply with the European Union’s increasingly stringent CO2 emission targets, several European car manufacturers have been purchasing carbon credits…
US Ambassador to Hungary commits “a low-level slander” as he leaves
I need to write about David Pressman, the outgoing US ambassador to Hungary. This is an unpleasant job.
Italian journalist Sala freed from Iran prison and flying home
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been freed from detention in Iran and is flying home, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office said on Wednesday.