Spanish left-wing big-gun resigns over sexual abuse allegations
Íñigo Errejón, spokesperson for the far left-wing party Sumar in the Spanish Congress, has announced his resignation from that position and his seat, and has…
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Polish court grants €75,000 bail to priest imprisoned for six months
Father Michał Olszewski, who since March has been held in detention on corruption charges relating to the actions of the previous Conservative (PiS) government,,…
Paris meeting raises almost €1 billion for Lebanon as France pushes for Israeli ceasefire
France's foreign minister has urged Israel to heed the message to cease fire and focus on diplomacy after world powers raised slightly short of €1 billion to ease…
Europe’s right-wing strikes back: they represent over 20 per cent of the population
Conservative or right-wing forces are on track to govern approximately 100 million EU citizens, representing more than 20 per cent of the total population.
Norway aims to raise age limit for social media users
The Norwegian Government has said it wants to raise the age limit for social media used by teens in the country through an amendment of its Personal Data Act.
Germany approves almost €100m in military exports to Israel in three months
Germany has authorised approaching €100 million in military exports to Israel in the past three months, foreign ministry data has shown.
French mayor gives ChatGPT subscription to constituents to fight ‘digital divide’
The mayor of the French town of Arcachon, Yves Foulon, has given his 12,000 constituents a ChatGPT subscription and said the idea “stems from a political desire…
EP awards Sakharov Prize to Venezuelan opposition leaders
The European Parliament has handed its annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez for…
Von der Leyen attacks nationalism, embraces ‘Europeanism’, wants ‘new wind of change’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has outlined her vision for the European Union at the inauguration ceremony of the College of Europe campus in…
Oaktree-owned Banca Progetto placed under court administration in Milan
Italian bank under court administration for allegedly lending money to a person arrested under mafia charges
Migrant ‘return hubs’ are gimmicks, better just to close the borders
Immigration is not just the elephant in the European Union’s room. It is a horde of stampeding elephants, running at full speed toward the European establishment.
Warsaw mayor in U-turn on conservative-backed Polish Independence Day March
Rafał Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw and likely presidential candidate for Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s liberal Civic Coalition in next year’s elections,…
Transparency NGO warns of ‘superficial and opaque’ EC hearings process
NGO Transparency International EU has criticised the European Commission candidate audit process, saying it is rushed, superficial and opaque and casting doubt on…
How to fix the world: the elements of global stability
The world has destabilised to a very large degree, very quickly. It is now riven with conflict and war.
Labour party-linked UK anti-hate speech NGO ‘tried to kill Musk’s Twitter’
Responding to the news of the scheme, Musk stated: "This is war".
European Ombudsman criticises EC over Tunisia migrant agreement
According to the European Ombudsman (EO) , the so-called "EU watchdog", the European Commission has not been transparent about the human rights information it…
Left-wing MEP Salis: a target of ‘Orbán’s authoritarian regime’ or a ‘common thug’?
Illaria Salis, an Italian left-wing MEP associated with Antifa, has outlined her defence following the announcement of the Hungarian authorities' request to revoke…
Germany and France lack a strategic brain on Ukraine, and here comes Trump
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz seized on Joe Biden’s final visit to Europe last week to organise a conclave of key leaders on Ukraine.
Anyone left to hold the guns? Ukraine’s population drops by 10 million in 10 years
The Ukrainian population has fallen by eight million since the Russian invasion in February 2022, with a total of ten million since 2014 when the civil conflict…
Germany and UK sign landmark defence pact
A new defence pact between London and Berlin will allow for German warplanes to operate off the coast of Scotland.
Germany wants to use India’s cheap labour market to reduce reliance on China
Chancellor Olaf Scholz leads a high-level delegation to New Delhi this week, betting that greater access to the vast Indian market can reduce Germany's reliance…
Italian left-wing judiciary under fire regarding political criticisms of PM Meloni
A top Italian magistrate has faced criticism after sending an email where he described Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as "dangerous" due to her political…
Polish PM ignores anniversary of priest’s Communist murder, but helps ex-secret police
The Tusk government and his political party stayed silent on the 40th anniversary of the killing of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko by the Communist secret police.
Poland closes Russian consulate in Poznań over alleged sabotage
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has announced that Poland is ordering the closure of the Russian consulate in the city of Poznań in the west of the…
Ukraine’s prosecutor general resigns amid draft-dodging scandal
Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said on Tuesday he had resigned to take responsibility for a scandal in which dozens of officials are alleged to have…
European Parliament approves €35 billion aid for Ukraine from frozen Russian assets
The European Parliament has approved a new macro-finance loan for Ukraine to deal with the effects of the Russian invasion.
Austria’s president asks election losers to form government, hopes to isolate winning FPÖ
Austria looks set for a coalition government of Conservatives and Socialists, even though both parties scored relatively poorly in the general election.
EU in economic stagnation, but Starmer imagines it is the UK’s salvation
Part of the astonishingly clumsy launch of the Starmer government in the UK is the inexplicable faith, frozen in aspic, of the new prime minister and his senior…
Belgium revokes work permits of imams over ‘foreign influence’ rules
Five Turkish imams who had been living in Belgium for four years face losing their jobs and possible deportation from Belgium due to a Flemish regulation designed…
EXCLUSIVE: European Parliament mulls home-made AI-generated Christmas cards
Bureaucrats working in the European Parliament have been asked to vote on whether the body should publish Christmas cards sporting AI-generated artwork, Brussels…