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Populists and Conservatives to face off in Croatia’s second round of elections
Croatia is heading to a presidential run-off marked by stark differences between the two opposing candidates: the social democrat populist President Zoran Milanovic…
Beaten Georgian president refuses to leave office as eurosceptic successor inaugurated
Georgia's defeated president Salome Zourabichvili has refused to step down as her eurosceptic successor Mikheil Kavelashvili was inaugurated December 29, claiming…
Israel slams Poland for refusing Netanyahu safe passage to Auschwitz event
The centre-left Polish government of prime minister Donald Tusk has said that it respects all International Criminal Court (ICC) decisions and warrants, making it…
Part II: Neo-Imperialism is making a comeback, time to choose your hegemon
What is a "pole“?
Putin: Fico’s Slovakia ‘has offered to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks’
Slovakia has offered to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has claimed.
NATO to ‘ramp-up Baltic Sea operations’ after suspected undersea cables sabotage
NATO has said it will boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage of an undersea power cable and four internet lines.
German President brands Musk’s X a ‘threat to democracy’
Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has branded Elon Musk's X social media platform a potential "threat to democracy".
Facing elections, Polish PM Tusk vows to use EU Council term to derail EC chief von der Leyen
As Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk prepares to take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1, he has signalled he will…
Polish Dominicans protest at police raid on monastery over wanted ex-minister
Polish police have searched a monastery for Conservative (PiS) MP and former deputy justice minister Marcin Romanowski for whom an international arrest warrant had…
Polish minister slams Ukraine UPA flags on Warsaw-supplied troop carriers for Kyiv
Polish defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has said the appearance of Ukrainian Liberation Army (UPA) flags on Rosomak armoured personnel carriers supplied…
Bosnia security minister Nesic arrested on bribery allegations
Bosnia's security minister Nenad Nešić has been arrested along with six others on charges of organised crime including alleged money laundering, abuse of office…
EP Liberals expel Bulgarian MRF party over ‘corrupt’ leader Delyan Peevski
Liberal European Parliament groups ALDE and Renew have decided to expel Bulgarian centrist party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), citing the leadership being…
Zelensky says Europe’s security ‘at risk over Slovakia’s dependence on Russian gas’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticised what he said was Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's lack of desire to end his country's dependency on Russian…
Real name Glucksburg: Former Greek royals’ Frenchified name-change sparks ridicule
As the Greek government allows citizenship for ten members of the former royal family, many Greeks have continued to pour scorn on the family's Christmas decision…
German authorities ‘ignored warnings about alleged Magdeburg attacker’
After the deadly terror attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, the capital of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, it has emerged that German officials received…
Ireland aligns itself with Hamas and Iran, heading for terrible reckoning
A strange insanity is sweeping across Europe, with state after state seemingly dedicated to destroying both its own credibility and very existence.
Breton and Germany’s Wiese push for anti-trust measures against Musk over his AfD backing
Elon Musk, billionaire tech magnate turned potential US government official, has ignited controversy in Europe after publicly endorsing Germany’s populist-right…
Albania bans TikTok for a year after killing of teenager
Albania announced on December 22 a one-year ban on TikTok, the popular short video app, following the killing of a teenager last month that raised fears over the…
President-elect Trump ‘to be invited to Poland’ just ahead of its elections
Conservative Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has said he would invite US President-elect Donald Trump to the Three Seas Initiative summit in Warsaw, just days…
EC gives Hungary 60 days to hand over wanted Polish opposition MP
Hungary has 60 days to hand over Marcin Romanowski, a wanted Polish Conservative (PiS) MP and former deputy justice minister, who was granted asylum in Hungary following…
Turkey and Israel in Syria: Common ground for the best of enemies
They are supposed to be geopolitical arch-rivals. They are also historical opponents.
Almost half of Dutch police force to be deployed for 2025 Hague NATO summit
The Netherlands is set to deploy 27,000 police officers at the planned NATO summit in The Hague next year.
Polish public ‘supports Ukraine losing territory to end war’, poll finds
An opinion poll has shown for the first time since the start of the Ukraine war that a majority of Poles favour ending the conflict, even if that meant Kyiv having…
Le Pen describes herself as ‘profoundly eurosceptic’ in interview
Marine Le Pen, de facto leader of the French National Rally (RN) party, has reaffirmed herself as "profoundly Eurosceptic" in a newspaper interview with El País.
EU-Switzerland ‘reset’ deal denounced as ‘submission of Switzerland to EU’
A new agreement between Switzerland and the European Union resetting their relationship appears to face a rocky road to ratification.
‘Only the AfD can save Germany’, says Elon Musk
American tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has publicly backed the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
Macron snaps at Mayotte locals: ‘If it wasn’t for France, you’d be in more trouble!’
During his visit to the island of Mayotte, recently devastated by Cyclone Chido — the most violent storm to hit the West Indian Ocean region in 90 years — French…
EU agrees to use ‘all necessary means’ against Russia’s ‘hybrid campaign’
European Union leaders have agreed to utilise "all available means" to counter Russia's "hybrid campaign" against the EU, which they "strongly condemned".
Nativity scene has no place under Christmas tree, hard-left MEP claims
Manon Aubry, hard-left MEP for La France Insoumise (LFI), has taken aim at the nativity scene under Christmas trees in Brussels in her Christmas message to her supporters.