Dislike, despise, distrust: what drives French votes
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Russia bans distribution of dozens of EU news outlets in retaliatory step
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it was banning access inside Russia to the broadcasts of dozens of European Union media outlets in what it said was…
French Assembly faces political deadlock, forecast suggests
French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap election could lead to deadlock.
European Investment Bank to boost defence spending
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it plans to increase its investments in European defence, focusing on elements such as drones, satellites and cybersecurity.
Dutch asylum committee chairman resigns citing ‘not normal’ PVV-led government
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Sinister, shadowy, German, plutocrat: what is driving European immigration policy
Intellectual colleagues note that mass immigration is causing the pro-European establishment to collapse. Which is a bit dry, but true.
Russian saboteurs ‘suspected’ over German factory fire
A fire at a factory in Berlin was possibly started by Russian saboteurs, according to security experts.
Ireland fears revenge from Ursula von der Leyen over opposition for second term
Irish government sources feared Ursula von der Leyen would punish its next Brussels Commissioner with a poor appointment, after statements by Fianna Fáil MEPs during…
‘Expel unemployed Ukrainians,’ says prominent German Christian-Democrat
Alexander Dobrindt, Chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU) parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, wants Ukrainians without work to return "to safe areas…
EU to fund aid to Ukraine with €1.4 billion of frozen Russian assets
European Union governments have agreed to allocate €1.4 billion in profits from frozen Russian assets for arms and other aid to Ukraine.
France is a catastrophe of corruption, decay, and cultural deadness
France is dead.
Werner Hoyer, former head of EIB, under EU investigation for alleged corruption
Werner Hoyer, who led the European Investment Bank (EIB) from 2012 to January 2024, is under investigation by European Union prosecutors for alleged corruption,…
Binational French citizens to be barred from ‘key jobs’, says National Rally’s Bardella
Jordan Bardella, the President of the French hard-right party National Rally (RN) said binational citizens would be excluded from "key government jobs", if the party…
Former Austrian Chancellor Kurz warns establishment parties against desire to ‘swing the moral club’
Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz warned establishment parties against the tendency to dismissively judge anyone who does not agree with them.
Don’t call us hooligans: Germany’s AfD set to lead new European Parliament ‘Sovereigntist’ group
Alternative for Germany (AfD) looks set to launch a new group in the European Parliament early in July, Der Spiegel has reported.
Will new MEPs push EP towards a form of ‘participatory democracy’?
Following the 2024 elections, the European Parliament gained fresh faces who are already pushing for a form of "participatory democracy".
German Liberals threaten ruling coalition over debt
Thirty MPs of the Liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) said they would withdraw their support from the German traffic-light coalition if the Socialists (SPD) rack…
Green MEPs: Renew’s setbacks give us more influence over von der Leyen
The European Parliament Renew bloc's recent loss of members will increase the Greens' influence over European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of the European…
Macron increasingly isolated following election gamble
French President Emmanuel Macron is looking increasingly isolated following his June 9 decision to dissolve the French National Assembly after a crushing defeat…
I fly, you take the train: what the elite plans for Europe’s climate ‘sacrifice’
The European Commission has accepted a European initiative called 'Air-Quotas' which aims to introduce carbon quotas for all citizens in order to reduce their consumption.
France: 70-year-old RN candidate suffers stroke after street attack
A group of dark-clad individuals attacked 70-year-old National Rally (RN) candidate Hervé Breuil as he was handing out election flyers in the French city of Saint-Étienne.
Blow for EU Liberals as Czech party leaves Parliament group over federalist push
In the close race to become the third-largest group in the European Parliament, the Liberal Renew Europe has suffered a major blow.
France’s left-wing alliance measures may cost ‘€100 billion in 2025’
France's left-wing alliance New Popular Front made campaign promises ahead of the snap general elections that could cost an estimated €100 billion in 2025.
New MEP and YouTube star Panayiotou may drop independence amid talks with Greens and Liberals
Fidias Panayiotou, a famous YouTuber from Cyprus who was elected as an independent MEP in the European Parliament on June 9, told Brussels Signal he was considering…
EU Liberals drop threat to exclude Dutch party over cooperation with Geert Wilders
Threats to kick the Liberal Dutch People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) out of the European Parliament's Renew group over its co-operation with the hard-right,…
Slovak opposition boycotts vote that sees public broadcaster shut down
The Slovak opposition walked out of the parliament chamber en masse before a vote was taken to abolish Rozhlas a televíža Slovenska (RTVS) and replace it with…
Meloni is angry, but failure of the Right in Brussels is her fault
So much for all the hype about the rise of the European Right.
Why did Rishi call an early election leading to almost certain defeat? Tory MPs have plenty of theories
Why did Rishi Sunak – leading his Conservatives to almost certain defeat – call Britain’s general election up to six months earlier than he needed?
EU agrees 14th package of Russia sanctions and targets LNG for first time
The European Union slapped a new series of economic sanctions on Russia - for the 14th time.
France, Germany tried to bounce Meloni into agreeing top EU jobs: ‘it was surreal’
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the presentation by six EPP, S&D and Reform group members of a list of who would get the European Union's top jobs at…