Austria ‘wants to restrict asylum seekers’ access to the health system’, media says
Coalition negotiators from Austria’s hard-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) and centre-right People’s Party (ÖVP) have proposed restricting healthcare benefits for…
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Despite Trump’s win, Europe’s populist wave is more vulnerable than ever
One of history’s most powerful drivers of change is the so-called law of unintended consequences.
Musk’s support of European Right is ‘disgusting’, German Chancellor rails
US tech billionaire Elon Musk's support of right-wing politicians in Europe is "disgusting", Germany's outgoing left-wing Chancellor Olaf Scholz has claimed.
EU establishment outrage at ‘Islamophobic’ editorial in news outlet Euractiv
The European Union establishment has reacted angrily over the publication of an "Islamophobic" editorial in legacy "Eurobubble" news outlet Euractiv.
Committee says Qatargate investigations ‘all above board’
A Belgian intelligence board has stated that the methods of information gathering used by the Belgian intelligence and security agency (VSSE) in the context of the…
What does Germany think about being a nation — strong, assertive or weak?
Elon Musk’s recent address to the AfD party in Germany has reignited a centuries-old debate: What kind of Germany does Europe truly need?
EPPO indicts suspected ‘€297m VAT fraud’ ring-leader
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has filed an indictment in Latvia against the suspected ringleader of the latest large-scale alleged VAT fraud scheme…
Putin questions Zelensky’s ‘legitimacy’ in new ceasefire push
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Ukraine could find a legal way to hold peace talks with Russia on ending their nearly three-year-old war, but…
Serbian PM Vučević resigns amid mass protests and corruption allegations
Serbia's Prime Minister Miloš Vučević has announced his resignation, stating he did not want to fuel social tensions further after protests engulfed the country.
Storm over Polish minister’s ‘Auschwitz built by Polish Nazis’ remark
The opposition in Poland has called on Barbara Nowacka, education minister in the Polish Government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, to resign over her remark…
Council of Europe legal body casts doubt on Romanian election annulment
The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters, has raised concerns about the annulment of Romania's presidential elections…
Trump hits Davos with nationalist capitalism, chastened elite forced to accept
Speaking from the White House, President Trump last week sounded a stirring tocsin of nationalist capitalism to the usual audience in the grim Swiss mountain town…
‘We are not at war but we are not at peace’: Report rates Russia as ‘greatest EU threat’
A report led by the Institute for Security Studies and the European University Institute has raised alarm over the potential chaos the European Union could face…
Polish PM Tusk’s anti-PiS legal policy sees alleged killer’s conviction overturned
A court of appeal in Poland has overturned a life sentence for an alleged serial killer originally convicted of having murdered three women in order to take control…
US does not want to defend Europe any more, but Europeans say ‘Ho-hum’
If you have paid attention to European defence issues and NATO conversations these past few weeks, you’d have thought that something got into the water in the…
Germany’s SPD warns of ‘firewall collapse’ as CDU/Greens may vote with AfD
In an open letter, Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) has urged the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Greens to resist any form of co-operation with the…
Denmark boosts Arctic defence spending by $2.1 billion, responding to US pressure
Denmark said it would spend 14.6 billion Danish crowns ($2.
Polish minister calls for Tesla boycott amid Musk’s support for Germany’s AfD
Poland’s sports minister Sławomir Nitras has said that no self-respecting Pole should buy a Tesla vehicle.
Trump effect in Poland? Opposition candidate takes shock poll lead
Karol Nawrocki, the main opposition Conservatives (PiS) candidate in May’s Polish presidential election, has according to the latest opinion poll taken a shock…
Jews thrown out of Holocaust memorial event after Irish president compares it to Gaza
On Sunday, January 26, a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Dublin was overshadowed by an incident involving a 37-year-old Israeli woman residing in Ireland.
Now is the ‘best time’ to negotiate independence from Denmark says Greenlandic MP
“This is the best time to push for independence from the pressure of the United States,” declared pro-independence Greenlandic MP Kuno Fencker.
Thousands protest in Slovakia over PM Fico’s government
Thousands of people protested on January 26 in the central square of Slovakia's Bratislava against Prime Minister Robert Fico's government and what they saw as its…
Polish PM Tusk moves to control national election certification process
Poland’s parliament has passed a bill changing the judicial process for the validation of this May’s presidential election.
Protests erupt as Greeks accuse authorities of Tempi train tragedy cover-up
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered on January 26 outside the Greek Parliament in Athens, demanding justice for the 57 victims of the 2023 Tempi train disaster.
Vienna Greens politician accused of trying to influence upcoming city vote
The Greens party in the Austrian capital Vienna has been trying to fire its only city councillor of Turkish descent.
For the EU elite, a lesson in how an American succeeds, no credentials needed
Anyone who still doubts that Donald Trump has a wicked sense of humour need only consider his chosen ambassador to the EU, Andrew Puzder, recent CEO of the Hardee’s…
‘EU should mull stationing troops in Greenland,’ says bloc’s military chief
The European Union’s top military official, Robert Brieger, has suggested that EU nations should station troops in Greenland following the example of the US.
Focus moves on to Timmermans’ honorary degrees after ‘shadow lobbying’ scandal
Former Brussels 'green' chief Frans Timmermans received an honorary doctoral degree from the Dutch Technical University of Delft after the European Commission authorised…
Musk weighs in via video at German party AfD’s conference
US tech billionaire Elon Musk has appeared in a video call at the election campaign kick-off of the Alternative for Germany Party (AfD), again showing his strong…
Priceless Romanian gold masterpieces stolen from Dutch museum
Several golden archaeological masterpieces from Romania have been stolen from a Dutch museum.