German army recruits thousands of minors
In the past five years, the German army, the Bundeswehr, has recruited a total of 7,681 people younger than 18, which the hard-left Die Linke party described as…
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Poland ‘will not let Ukraine join EU until massacre issue is resolved’
Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has said his country will not agree to Ukraine becoming a member of the European…
Beijing angry as EU slaps tariffs on Chinese biodiesel
Officials in Beijing have expressed their displeasure after the European Union imposed new tariffs on imported Chinese biodiesel.
Cyprus: 50 years after the invasion, is reunification such a good idea?
Fifty years have passed since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
Can Europe defend itself ‘without’ the US?
The prospect of a second Donald Trump presidency and, in particular, his recent pick of JD Vance as vice-presidential candidate have further increased the sense…
French TV channel hosting right-ring show taken off the air by regulator
The French TV channel C8, known for airing the popular right-wing show Touche pas à mon Poste hosted by Cyril Hanouna, will cease operations by 2025 following a…
The Euro MPs who landed on the ‘right side’ of the Parliament’s cordon sanitaire
The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group has remained unaffected by the cordon sanitaire applied to other blocs in the European Parliament.
Greek court approves extradition of Turkish citizen awaiting asylum appeal
Greece's Council of State has ruled in favour of extraditing a Turkish businessman, legal sources told Reuters on July 23.
Dutch Government surprises with choice of Hoekstra as nominee commissioner
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has gone against expectations and chosen to nominate Wopke Hoekstra as the country's commissioner in the new European Commission.
New US policy may make Zelensky’s peace plan impossible, time to negotiate
Until now, Ukraine’s government has taken a maximalist approach to its negotiations with Russia.
Hungary to ‘block EU Member State funds until Ukraine reactivates Russian oil transit’
Hungary has declared it will obstruct European Union reimbursements for Member States that have delivered munitions to Ukraine until Kyiv permits the transit of…
Macron refuses to appoint left-wing PM candidate
French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that his centrist government will remain in power until the end of the Olympic Games after refusing to appoint a left-wing…
Austria’s Freedom Party sues EPP’s Weber over ‘Russian financing’ allegation
The Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) has filed a civil suit for defamation against Manfred Weber, President of the European People’s Party (EPP).
INVESTIGATION: EU-funded NGOs behind advertisement campaigns denouncing ‘far-right’
EU-funded NGOs are behind attempts to rally the European Parliament against the so-called "far-right", it has been revealed.
EU Court of Justice judge ‘accused of sexual harassment’
Dutch investigative news platform Follow the Money (FTM) has reported that a judge with the Court of Justice of the European Union allegedly sexually harassed…
Microsoft blames EU for global IT outage
Microsoft has blamed the European Union for a global IT outage it has said affected 8.5 million Windows devices.
Patriot Alliance blasts ‘undemocratic EU oligarchy’ as members are barred from key European Parliament jobs
The right-wing Patriot Alliance has said it is being unfairly denied committee chair positions to which it is entitled based on its European parliamentary representation.
‘Referendum needed to end Ukraine war,’ says Kyiv Mayor Klitschko
A referendum will likely be required to end the war in Ukraine, Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said.
‘Malign’ Russians face EU passport clampdown
The European Union must clamp down on Russian passports to hinder the work of Moscow's spies and their "malign intelligence activities", according to the Czech Government.
German Christian Democrat leader wants to work with hard-left to block AfD
Markus Söder, leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria, wants its allied Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to work with the hard-left Sahra Wagenknecht…
Irish Left vows tougher asylum rules as migration protests surge
Ireland's leading left-wing party has promised to implement tougher asylum rules if it is elected into government later this year.
Germany raises financial threshold for non-EU students
From September 2024 onwards, all international students from non-European Union countries applying for a German student visa will have to prove to German authorities…
JD Vance knows Europe must grow up and pay for its own defence
The EU’s liberal-idiots have a new villain in their sights merely for speaking the truth: the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate JD Vance.
Hungary demands EU action after Ukraine cuts off Russian oil
Hungary has demanded action from the European Union after Ukraine's decision to cut off Budapest from much of its Russian oil supply.
IN DEPTH: European countries mull conscription
European countries including Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands are exploring ways to attract new recruits for their armed forces.
France rejects thousands of applications for Olympics jobs
France has rejected thousands of applications for Paris 2024 Olympic Games accreditations over security concerns including the presence of Russian journalists.
Azerbaijan’s president pledges to help French territories secure independence
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev pledged on Saturday to help France's overseas territories secure independence, the latest in a series of incidents pitting his…
Just one third of SPD would support Scholz as next chancellor, poll reveals
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz does not enjoy widespread support among the German Socialists of the SPD party, according to the latest Forsa poll.
France promises Israeli Olympics athletes ‘full protection’ amid left-wing uproar
Israeli athletes taking part in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will be granted "full protection", France's government has promised.
German citizen ‘sentenced to death in Belarus’
A German man, Rico Krieger, has been sentenced to death in Belarus. The 29-year-old is accused of crimes including terrorism and "mercenary activity".