EC to give Turkey €1 billion to support Syrian refugees
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has offered Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan €1 billion in support to help Syrian refugees.
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German ‘push for peace in Ukraine via food security’ alongside military aid to Kyiv
According to a report allegedly written by a German diplomat at the country's embassy in Moscow, Berlin plans to work for peace between Ukraine and Russia under…
EC demands end to Portugal’s ‘discriminatory’ rule on museum entry
The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Portugal, calling on the country to end its "discriminatory" policy on admission fees for…
EU opens investigation into TikTok over Romania election interference
The European Commission opened formal proceedings on December 17 against social media firm TikTok over its suspected failure to limit election interference, notably in…
Georgescu: Judges who cancelled Romania elections ‘will not find refuge even in hell’
Călin Georgescu, who was looking set to win the Romanian elections until the country's top court annulled the result of the first round of November 24, said those…
Polish PM Tusk launches probe into alleged Russian hackers in last election
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced a state probe into alleged Russian interference in last year’s parliamentary elections.
Reconquête chief Zemmour: ‘Le Pen shot herself in the foot by toppling Barnier’
The head of France's Réconquête Party, Éric Zemmour, says Marine Le Pen and her National Rally party (RN) made a mistake by voting down Michel Barnier as prime…
EU must rebuild Syria or Syrian immigrants will stay in Europe
Thirty-three years ago, Jacques Poos, President of the Council of the EU, announced that the impending civil war in Yugoslavia was “Europe’s hour” to take…
Moldovian presidential election: Three accused of alleged vote-buying face trial
The District Prosecutor’s Office of Hîncești municipality in Moldova has announced that three individuals accused of electoral corruption will face trial.
French opposition slams new PM Bayrou as he skips emergency Mayotte meeting in Paris
France’s left-wing opposition has accused newly appointed Prime Minister François Bayrou of being an “illegitimate part-time Prime Minister” for prioritising…
Georgia is Russia’s legit area-of-interest: what is the EU trying to do there?
Perhaps fully 98 per cent of the population of the EU is unaware that the plan to admit the former Soviet state of Georgia into the union is proceeding, just as…
Did the US pressure Romania to re-run its presidential election?
The outgoing US administration of President Joe Biden publicly expressed concern about the progress of the Romanian elections days before that country's Constitutional…
Sweden slams German ‘green’ energy policy reliance on ‘weather gods’
The recent spike in energy prices has caused diplomatic friction between Sweden and Germany, with Sweden's Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch pointing the finger at…
Brexiteers voted ‘Out!’ but are left still tied to foreign regulators they did not elect
Sir Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, is starting to slide the United Kingdom back into the EU.
Reynders subject of second report about alleged money laundering
Didier Reynders, who was European Commissioner of Justice under EC President Ursula von der Leyen until recently, is the subject of more allegations of money laundering,…
Moody’s hands France surprise downgrade over deteriorating finances
Credit ratings agency Moody's unexpectedly downgraded France's rating on Friday, adding pressure on the country's new prime minister to corral divided lawmakers…
EC ‘illegally targeted adverts at citizens using sensitive personal data’, watchdog finds
The European Commission has lost a case before the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), which ruled that the the EC had "illegally targeted advertisements…
French Trotskyist party leader brands alleged US CEO killer Mangione a ‘vigilante’
Nathalie Arthaud, leader of the French Trotskyist party Lutte Ouvrière (LO), has branded Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson,…
NGO halts use of migrant boat ‘due to restrictive Italian laws and policies’
NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has announced it will cease its operations using the boat Geo Barents due to strict Italian laws that have made its operation "impossible".
German AFD’s Weidel and CDU’s Merz tie for top spot in poll for future chancellor
According to a new poll from INSA, a German political and market research institute, Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader Alice Weidel and Christian Democratic Union…
Norway mulls cutting electricity links with Europe over price spikes
The spike in European electricity prices on December 12, caused primarily by German electricity imports, has sparked anger throughout northern Europe.
Poland ‘will not send troops to Ukraine even after ceasefire’, says PM Tusk
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that Poland had no plans to send its troops to Ukraine if a ceasefire were reached.
To express ourselves as we please, that is what elites fear most
TikTok, the Chinese-owned short-form social media platform, has lately been in the spotlight on both sides of the Atlantic. Not without good reason.
EU agrees to grant Romania and Bulgaria full Schengen membership
On December 12, EU interior ministers approved Bulgaria and Romania for full membership in the border-free Schengen Area.
Austrian parliament waives immunity of FPÖ leader Kickl over perjury allegation
The lower house of Austria's parliament voted to lift the parliamentary immunity of Herbert Kickl, leader of the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ).
Polish opposition Conservatives win court battle over their state funding
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS) won a Supreme Court battle against the country's election regulatory body which reinstates the party's state funding.
Bribe people €1,000 in fuel to buy electric cars, German Green ministry suggests
Germany's Green-led ministry for economic affairs has argued in favour of bribing consumers with €1,000 in fuel credit to buy a new or used electric car.
EU overregulation gives edge to Russian AI, Moscow bank boss says
Overregulation of artificial intelligence in the European Union has given Russia's technology sector an advantage, a leading Russian banking executive argued.
EU tries to tighten border ahead of possible Syrian migrant wave
Brussels has launched additional measures to strengthen the European Union's external borders, amid fears of a coming migrant wave from Syria.
“Saving” the state by breaking the law? A Roman warning
The notion that in affairs of state the ends justify the means long predates the writings of Machiavelli, the figure most identified with this idea.