Puigdemont’s return to Spain sparks Barcelona police ‘cage’ operation
Mossos d'Esquadra, Catalonia’s regional police, on August 8 activated a "cage" operation lasting more than three hours to capture the region’s former president…
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EC and NGOs left smarting over attacks on Poland for jailing Russian spy
NGOs and the European Commission have egg on their faces after they lambasted Poland over the imprisonment of Pavel Rubtsov, a Russian spy who was part of the recent…
Irish regulator takes X to court over Grok AI
Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) is taking the Twitter International Unlimited Company to the country's High Court over its "Grok" artificial intelligence,…
Now youth frisbee gets political: Israeli team forced out over ‘security threat’
Israeli teens in Belgium to take part in an international frisbee tournament have been forced out after pro-Palestine activists campaigned against their presence…
French imports of Russian LNG soar in first-half 2024
French imports of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) are surging and feeding into an increase in exports of Russian LNG to the rest of Europe.
Polish man to stand trial over assault on Denmark’s prime minister
A Polish man will stand trial in Denmark on Tuesday over an attack on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in central Copenhagen in early June, facing charges of assaulting…
Conservative Dutch broadcaster ON suspends its own chief
Ongehoord Nederland (ON), a Conservative Dutch public broadcaster, has ousted its own president and founder, Arnold Karskens, citing serious complaints about his…
A mother, a widow, cut off her head and French culture finds it amusing
The opening of the Paris Olympic Games turned the state-murder of Marie Antoinette in 1793 into a comic opera and marked another milestone in the cultural death…
EC torpedoes TikTok rewards programme in latest DSA purge
The European Commission has taken down a TikTok rewards programme amid fears it could have been operating in violation of the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA).
Poland releases Russian spy as its own journalist remains in Belarusian jail
Poland was lavished with praise by the US administration after it consented to the release of a Russian spy from a Polish prison, helping broker the biggest prisoner…
Brussels ‘co-ordinating’ oil embargo on Hungary and Slovakia, claims minister Szijjártó
Brussels is behind Ukraine's attempt to block oil from entering Hungary and Slovakia, Budapest's foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, has claimed.
‘EU values economic interests over rule of law and democracy,’ claims Balkans expert
The EU-Serbia lithium deal, aimed at reducing Chinese influence, faces sharp criticism over Serbia's rule of law issues and the EU's perceived prioritisation of…
Tusk Government accused of push to sell-off State rail assets to Germany
The centre-left Polish Government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been accused by the opposition Conservatives (PiS) of attempting to sell-off the assets of…
EU’s ‘degrowth’ means rich stay rich, the poor are made even poorer
It is hard to distinguish whether an action is driven by malice or incompetence when the results are the same.
German politicians uneasy after Biden’s Russia-West prisoner swap
Politicians in Germany have been left uneasy by a prisoner exchange spearheaded by US President Joe Biden in which a convicted Russian killer was released.
Who’s who in Russia-West prisoner exchange
An exchange involving 24 prisoners has taken place in Turkey - the first since the last major swap between the West and Russia in 2010 of 14 prisoners.
Destroying the world in French style, anything goes, nothing stands
What we saw a week ago at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympiad did not just come out of the blue.
EU implements AI Act amid push to ditch fax machines
The European Union's landmark AI Act has come into force amid efforts by regional governments to phase out the fax machine.
EU foreign service’s Mora slammed for photo with terrorist leaders
Enrique Mora, Deputy Secretary-General of the European Union’s External Action Service (EEAS), has been criticised after he posed for a group photo together with…
AfD politician fined €50,000 for calling journalist a ‘fascist’
Stephan Brandner, a politician with the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, has been fined €50,000 for referring to a journalist as a "fascist".
Farage: success now, but does he have the discipline to lead in the future?
In between the questions raised at Westminster by the huge majority of the new Labour government and the broken remains of the Conservative party, there is one other…
Hungary slams EPP accusation of ‘enabling Russian espionage’ as ‘childish lies’
The Hungarian Government has responded to criticism from the European People's Party (EPP) in the European Parliament of Budapest's new visa policy for Russian and…
Paris, Barcelona and Brussels ‘worst European capitals for robberies’
The European cities suffering the most robberies are Paris, Barcelona and Brussels, according to statistics published by Eurostat and the UK police.
Estonia to strengthen borders amid ‘hybrid warfare threats’ from Russia
Estonia's newly elected government has strengthened the country's border security amid hybrid warfare threats from Russia.
Breton is back: France approves outgoing Commissioner for second term
Breton had been Commissioner for Internal Market during the last legislative session, with the Frenchman pushing through two important pieces of digital legislation:…
Patriots demand answers over ‘disgusting’ plan to censor Musk’s X
The Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament has demanded that the European Commission provide details of what it claimed was a "disgusting" plan to…
Aiming for EU membership, Moldova plans Transnistria reintegration
Moldova is trying to advance Transnistria's economic and political reintegration.
France recognises Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara
French President Emanuel Macron has recognised Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Saraha region, thus fuelling political tension with Algeria.
Meloni responds sharply to Von der Leyen on freedom of expression in Italy
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been quick to respond to the rule-of-law report published by the European Commission, which accused her of eroding freedom…
In Depth: EU leaders shift to security over environmental concerns
The 2024-2029 Strategic Agenda, crafted in 2023 and endorsed in June 2024 by European Union leaders, has offered a glimpse into the bloc's forthcoming priorities.