International arrest warrant for Ukrainian on Nord Stream explosions
German investigators have issued an international arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man they suspect of having been involved in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline…
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France to keep Olympics heavy police presence on streets
France will maintain various forms of heightened security put in place for the Paris Olympics indefinitely, police authorities have announced.
PM Tusk bypasses Duda, clears Commissioner choice with von der Leyen
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced his government’s nominee for Poland's European Commissioner -- without first consulting President Andrzej Duda…
Greens demand end to German border controls
Despite the claims by the Greens that the border checks were ineffective, authorities said they had detained a large number of illegal immigrants, suspected criminals,…
EC denies involvement in Breton’s threats against Musk
"The timing and the wording of the letter were neither co-ordinated nor agreed with the EC President [Ursula von der Leyen] nor with the college of the Commission.
Timmermans bemoans impersonal relationship with ‘ruthless’ von der Leyen
Frans Timmermans, the former vice president of the European Commission and architect of the European Union's Green Deal, has opened up about his impersonal relationship…
Trump blasts EU after Commissioner demands X censorship
"I know the European Union very well. They take great advantage of the United States in trade. They're not as tough as China but they're bad."
Ukrainians will need a residency permit to work in Lithuania
The Lithuanian Government has announced that starting from September 1 Ukrainians in Lithuania will need a residence permit to work there.
French PM race heats up after end of Olympic ‘truce’
With France at the end of its so-called Olympic truce or "trêve olympique," President Emmanuel Macron will have to get back to trying to choose a prime minister.
Kamala Harris: so phoney, so dumb, all hidden by media lies
Last Thursday, Kamala Harris – if current polls are to be believed, the next President of the United States of America and thus the leader of the free world and…
Sweden: ‘Foreign-born people’ overrepresented in ‘benefit fraud’
A new report from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (SIA) has also shown that foreign-born people account for around 80 per cent of undue social assistance payments…
Ukraine’s Deputy Energy Minister ‘arrested on bribery charges’
Ukraine's Deputy Energy Minister has been arrested on charges of corruption and bribery by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) and the anti-corruption bureau (NABU),…
Poland’s Tusk pursues former government officials over ‘illegal spending’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has vowed to pursue former government officials for their alleged "illegal spending" while in office.
Islamist majorities terrorise Hindus and Christians, but the West looks away
With hundreds of Hindus and Christians killed and thousands more attacked and wounded, violence on minorities in Bangladesh finally calls western attention to what…
Italy sees ‘beach-umbrella protest’ as licence row resurfaces
Italy's balneari (beach managers) closed their umbrellas for a few hours on August 9 in a symbolic protest against the government's failure to resolve a dispute…
Ukraine has ‘right to hit targets in Russian territory’, says Brussels
Peter Stano, the European Commission's lead spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security, has confirmed the bureaucracy's support for Ukraine's strikes within Russia.
Spain fumes after Puigdemont pulls off ‘disappearing act’
Authorities in Spain have been demanding answers after Catalan independence leader and political outlaw Carles Puigdemont successfully pulled off a disappearing…
X slams ‘draconian’ Irish demand to cease Grok AI data processing
Social media platform X has slammed an Irish request for it to stop processing user data for its Grok AI as "draconian", according to national broadcaster RTE.
Apple loosens AppStore rules amid Brussels pressure
Apple has once again adjusted its App Store rules amid ongoing pressure from the European Union.
Estonian journalist accused of treason over book ‘designed to divide society’
Estonian journalist Svetlana Burceva has been charged with treason after writing and publishing a book in Russia entitled 'Hybrid war for peace.
Oh, really? Starmer says online free speech causes riots
Last week, as much of the world now knows, three young girls were murdered and eight others were seriously injured in a knife attack at a children’s dance class…
EC gives nod to Green Deal architect’s top job with Dutch gas major
One of the architects of the European Green Deal has received permission from the European Commission to take up the role of Chairman with Gasunie, a Dutch gas company.
Puigdemont’s return to Spain sparks Barcelona police ‘cage’ operation
Mossos d'Esquadra, Catalonia’s regional police, on August 8 activated a "cage" operation lasting more than three hours to capture the region’s former president…
EC and NGOs left smarting over attacks on Poland for jailing Russian spy
NGOs and the European Commission have egg on their faces after they lambasted Poland over the imprisonment of Pavel Rubtsov, a Russian spy who was part of the recent…
Irish regulator takes X to court over Grok AI
Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) is taking the Twitter International Unlimited Company to the country's High Court over its "Grok" artificial intelligence,…
Now youth frisbee gets political: Israeli team forced out over ‘security threat’
Israeli teens in Belgium to take part in an international frisbee tournament have been forced out after pro-Palestine activists campaigned against their presence…
Pharmacy chain Rossmann axes Tesla purchases citing Musk’s ‘support for Trump’
Rossmann, one of Europe's largest chains of chemists, has announced it will no longer buy Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) for its company fleet because of the support…
The Spy Who Loved Me? German State bans agents from having sex with targets
A German State has banned its intelligence agents from having sex with their targets.
French imports of Russian LNG soar in first-half 2024
French imports of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) are surging and feeding into an increase in exports of Russian LNG to the rest of Europe.
Polish man to stand trial over assault on Denmark’s prime minister
A Polish man will stand trial in Denmark on Tuesday over an attack on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in central Copenhagen in early June, facing charges of assaulting…