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French cosmetics industry worries it could be targeted in any US-EU trade war
The French cosmetics industry has braced for three potential outcomes as a trade war between the US and the EU looms.
Left-wing MEPs rail against exhibition commemorating Communist massacre in Yugoslavia
Nine Slovenian and Croatian Socialist MEPs have called for the cancellation of an ongoing exhibition in the European Parliament, commemorating the Foibe Massacres.
Austrian coalition government talks collapse
Austrian government coalition negotiations between the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the Conservative People's Party (ÖVP) have failed.
Hungary’s Orbán calls Germany’s Weidel a ‘brave freedom fighter’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, standing next to Alice Weidel, co-chair of Germany’s hard-right AfD, at a joint press conference in Budapest has said he…
Donald copies Donald: Polish PM calls in billionaire to cut red tape
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has drafted in billionaire countryman Rafał Brzoska to head a task force to deregulate the economy as part of the government’s…
The centre-right across the West are being replaced by the populist-right
Nearly everywhere in the West, the centre-right is being replaced as the “mainstream” political party by the populist-right.
Slovak PM Fico asks Musk for transparency on USAID funding
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has written an open letter to Elon Musk, the head of the US Department of Government Efficiency, asking for full transparency…
US VP Vance slams EU censorship at Paris AI Summit
US Vice-President JD Vance has used his first foreign trip in office to criticise the European Union’s AI regulations, warning that excessive oversight could hinder…
Trump’s plan for Gaza: a new start on an intractable problem
There have been the predictable negative reactions around Europe about President Trump's comments on Gaza, and particularly the proposal effectively to remove the…
EC found bankrolling pressure groups to lobby against industry
European Union taxpayers' money has been used to fund fringe groups actively lobbying against EU policies.
German Vice-Chancellor accused of plagiarising large part of doctoral thesis
Robert Habeck, Germany’s Vice-Chancellor and economics minister, has been accused of plagiarising major parts of his doctoral thesis.
Polish minister Sikorski accuses opposition PiS of being ‘US lackeys’
Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has lashed out at the opposition Conservatives (PiS) for being "lackeys" of US President Donald Trump’s administration.
Romanian police raid home of Georgescu’s campaign manager
Romanian hard-right politician Călin Georgescu has said that Radu Pally, his election campaign manager, had been the target of searches by prosecutors and police.
Polish opposition reports museum to prosecutors for allegedly ‘selling child porn’
Poland’s main opposition Conservatives (PiS) have reported Warsaw city’s Museum of Modern Art (MSN) to prosecutors for allegedly displaying and selling child…
Israel’s Likud party joins Patriots.eu in European Parliament as observer
The European Parliament right-wing alliance Patriots.eu has announced that Israel’s Likud party has joined its ranks as an observer member.
EU not all over by any means, but the old order is remorselessly receding
The war has begun. Hungary's Viktor Orbán has nailed his theses to the door. They are simple. The bureaucrats of Brussels have destroyed Europe.
‘Let’s buy California from Trump’ – Danes push back at Trump’s Greenland dream
A group of Danish citizens has launched an initiative to buy California from the US and transform it into a Danish territory as a response to US President Donald…
German government ‘financed mass demonstrations against opposition’, news outlet found
Germany's left-green government has been using taxpayers' money to fund the organisations behind a wave of mass protests against the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)…
Romania’s outgoing president quits to pre-empt impeachment bid before election re-run
Romania's outgoing centrist president, Klaus Iohannis, resigned on Monday as opposition hard-right parliamentary parties planned to have him impeached.
Friction between FPÖ and ÖVP in Austria coalition talks, leaked document shows
Confidential protocols from the Austrian coalition negotiations between the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the Conservatives (ÖVP) have been leaked to the…
Austrian security agents raid home of British activist over alleged Hamas membership
Austrian State security services have raided the Vienna home and studio of Richard Medhurst, a self-described "independent journalist" and pro-Palestinian activist.
USAID in the EU: this is not development assistance, it is ideological warfare
For years, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has quietly funnelled millions into European Union countries under the pretext of promoting democracy,…
Polish police ‘detain pensioner who criticised pro-Tusk charity chief’
A squad of three policemen, including the deputy chief of city police, have detained a pensioner after raiding her home because of a social media message, it has…
Trump appoints anti-Tusk conservative hawk as US ambassador to Poland
US President Donald Trump has named Thomas Rose as ambassador to Poland.
The Soviet Union erased Russia’s history as a European cultural nation
A crucial rule of successful diplomacy is that one does not have to approve of one enemy’s actions, but one does have to understand what motivates them.
EU spending: Who is getting quiet billions from the European Commission?
With President Trump's new administration combing through public spending and finding many questionable uses of taxpayers' money, in particular on payments made…
Germany’s CDU, AfD boost popularity after joining forces on migration vote, poll suggests
A poll has shown Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz increased his public support ahead of Germany's coming February 23 elections.
EU and Canada defence spend up by 20% in 2024, says NATO chief Rutte
Defence spending by NATO's European members and Canada was 20 per cent higher in 2024 than the previous year, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said, ahead of a…
Germany allegedly bans ex-Shah of Persia’s son from Munich Security Conference
Reza Pahlavi, son of the former Shah of Persia and a prominent representative of the Iranian opposition, has accused the German foreign ministry of banning him from…