AfD claims to be ‘party of the future’ after big youth vote
While many analyses of Germany have tended to focus on East versus West, an equally telling divide has become evident between young people and their older compatriots.
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Telegram update to let authorities access users’ data
Messaging app Telegram has updated its terms of service and privacy, indicating that the application is set to provide users' data to authorities.
Borrell: West must boost aid ‘to stop Russia plunging Ukraine into the dark’
Russia is trying to knock out Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of the winter to leave it dark and in the cold, the European Union's foreign policy chief Joseph…
Austrian parties split over dependence on Russian gas
When Austria holds its next general elections on September 29, the governing Conservatives (ÖVP) and Greens will join forces on energy issues, aiming to end a dependence…
Irish President accuses Israeli embassy of ‘leaking letter’ to Iranian counterpart
Irish President Michael D Higgins has claimed that a letter he wrote sending the incoming Iranian President "best wishes" was leaked by the Israeli embassy.
UK think-tank trashes Labour Government’s ‘EU reset’ as ‘sticking-plaster politics’
The UK Labour Government's much-trumpeted reset with the European Union has been dismissed by a leading think-tank as "not the product of a party which has thought…
Farage rules out constituency meetings over ‘knife-attack’ fears
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has ruled out holding in-person surgeries in his constituency until security measures are in place over fears of a knife attack.
France’s new interior minister vows to ‘restore order’
In his September 23 handover address, France’s newly appointed minister of the interior Bruno Retailleau vowed to "restore order" in the country.
Luxembourg minister Gloden urges Germany to minimise impact of new border controls
Léon Gloden, Luxembourg's Minister for Home Affairs, has called on German authorities to reduce the impact of recently implemented border controls.
Metsola has broken no rules, absolutely none…so what is that bad smell?
Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, has been touched by two scandals in less than a month, both involving allegations of influence peddling and…
Polish foreign minister suggests ‘Crimea could be governed by UN’
Ukraine and its Tatar minority have reacted angrily to Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski’s remarks at the Yalta European Strategy Forum after he said…
France’s new right-wing government faces immediate turmoil
France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier has revealed the new government's political orientation.
Right wins regional elections in Czechia, Greens obliterated
In the regional and Senate elections in the Czech Republic, the right-wing ANO (Action of Dissatisfied Citizens - Akce Nespokojených Občanů) party, a member of…
Socialists just top AfD to win Brandenburg State election
Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) has come out on top in the Brandenburg State elections, narrowly beating the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), while…
Record 3.5 million asylum seekers now in Germany
Germany is experiencing record numbers of asylum seekers and refugees, with round 3.
Brussels forcing production of EV cars nobody wants, sales crash 70 per cent in Germany
Some bad news for the European Union's Green New Deal: sales of electric vehicles have declined 18 per cent across the Union, led by a 33 per cent retreat in France…
Sandu launches Moldova re-election bid, referendum campaign on joining EU
Pro-European President Maia Sandu staged a city centre rally on Friday to kick off her bid for re-election in a month-long campaign held alongside a referendum…
Belgium releases prisoners early to make room in jails
Belgium's prison system has announced the early release to 139 prisoners in a bid to combat overpopulation in the country's jails.
Kyiv bans the use of Telegram for Ukraine officials, citing security concerns
Ukraine's National Cyber Security Coordination Centre (NCC) has decided to ban the use of social media platform Telegram for officials, citing security concerns.
European Parliament finds right-wing majority on Venezuela vote as ‘cordon sanitaire’ cracks
The first cracks in the European Parliament's "cordon sanitaire," the refusal to work with hard-right parties, appeared on September 19 after a vote on democracy…
Pope to visit the faithful of Belgium, but not the EU institutions, faithful or not
Pope Francis will not visit the European institutions during his trip to Luxembourg and Brussels, which will take place from September 26 to 29.
Austria’s ÖVP ‘accidentally’ votes to abolish biological sex definition under federal law
The Conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) has said it inadvertently voted into force a change of a federal law that has replaced the definition of biological…
Von der Leyen pledges €10 billion from EU funds for post-floods reconstruction
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has promised €10 billion worth of assistance as she visited Poland in the wake of the floods that engulfed large…
Hungarians fear new Commissioner may be demoted to overseeing EU animal welfare policy
Hungarian diplomats are getting ready for a fight in the European Parliament to stop their designated Commissioner from losing the health part of the EU Health and…
Poll shows public confidence in German Government down to 3 per cent
A poll by the Allensbach Institute, a German public opinion research institute, has shown that only 3 per cent of respondents believe the ruling left-wing coalition…
EU auto industry calls for urgent relief as sales plummet
European car sales have continued to decline with the major markets in the European Union being hit hard, including a noticeable drop in electric vehicle sales.
Belgian MEP Botenga questions ‘crazy’ severance pay of EU President Michel
Belgian Communist Party MEP Marc Botenga has called for an end to European "exit allowances", citing what he called the "indecent golden parachute" of European Council…
Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, raising Russian ire
Artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers have been diverted by European customers to Ukraine and New Delhi has not intervened to stop the trade despite protests…
European Union: it has become illegal to fight illegal immigration
Neither the massive arrival of boats to the Canary Islands, the Solingen attack, nor the election results in Thuringia and Saxony are surprising or political earthquakes.
Western, Russian nuclear industries still intertwined, report says
The Russian and Western nuclear industries remain dependent on each other, a situation that has shielded Russia from European sanctions, an industry report said…