EC’s Reynders backs Polish Government’s stand in rule-of-law dispute
European Commissioner Didier Reynders has visited Warsaw as the EC once again eyes Poland’s rule-of-law dispute.
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Russia ‘targets Europe with hi-tech digital spycraft’ as continental elections approach
As European elections 2024 loom, Russia's “espionage tactics” targeting European Union politicians and EU military establishments, among others, are becoming…
Make no mistake, Germany is attempting to thwart Poland’s sovereignty and future prosperity – and Tusk’s government is playing along
Much of the media broadcasting from Poland want us to believe that the biggest challenge for the new liberal government in Warsaw is judicial reform.
Why you should watch the Belgian elections in 2024
Among the countries to keep an eye on in the next 12 months is Belgium.
EU tightens purse-strings on money laundering – football clubs and crypto outfits may be injured
MEPs and the European Council reached a final agreement over further measures to strengthen the European Union's arsenal against sanctions evasion, money laundering…
Louis Le Pensec (1980 – 1990)
Louis Le Pensec, the distinguished former French minister, passed away on January 10, 2024, at the age of 87, leaving behind a legacy of political service and advocacy.
Meloni and EC at loggerheads over ESM ‘austerity weapon’
After vetoing reforms to the Eurozone bailout fund, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has challenged its managing director, Pierre Gramegna, to find a “better…
Leaked EPP manifesto promises EU ‘Cyber Brigade’
The centre-right European People's Party (EPP) is promising the creation of a European Union “Cyber Brigade”.
Rights talk: The gender agenda will be a major fault-line in the 2024 European Elections
Gender policies have become a major dividing line in contemporary politics.
EC launches DSA investigation into 17 Big Tech groups
The European Commission has launched preliminary investigations into almost all Big Tech companies as designated under the European Union's new Digital Services…
Hungary won’t amend asylum, LGBTQ laws for EU funds
Hungary won’t meet European Union demands to amend controversial laws on asylum seekers and on restricting LGBTQ content, a senior minister said, making it less…
Russia ‘aims to influence European elections to isolate Ukraine’, claims US bigwig
Russia will aim to “manipulate” European elections 2024 to isolate Ukraine, a senior US Government official has claimed.
Europe’s capital facing sinkhole, sewage problem as debt explodes
Brussels is in danger of drowning in its own filth while sinkholes erupt across the city like a spotty teen’s chin.
EU budget clampdown risks ‘economic and democratic suicide’ Green Group leader warns
Splits in the pro-EU European Parliament coalition are emerging after the Green Group broke ranks to oppose the bloc's proposed budget reforms.
Argentina’s Milei berates Western ‘Neo-Marxists’ at World Economic Forum
"Neo-Marxists have managed to co-opt the common sense of the Western world and this they have achieved by appropriating the media, culture, universities, and also…
European Parliament threatens to sue EC over funds for Hungary
A majority of MEPs, dominated by Liberals and the assembly's Left, are enraged about the European Commission's decision to release up to €10.
Green MEPs guilty of ‘hyperbolic pathos’ as near-empty Parliament debates rise of ‘neofascism’
Liberal and left-wing MEPs are calling for the heads of Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD).
Imprisoned Polish MP ‘will resist court order that he be force-fed’
Mariusz Kamiński has been refusing to eat for more than a week since his incarceration on January 11
Polish lawmaker who extinguished Hanukkah candles loses immunity
Poland's parliament has voted to remove the immunity from prosecution of a lawmaker who used a fire extinguisher to put out Jewish Hanukkah candles in the country's…
MEP’s ‘Nazi theory’ on Migration Pact prompts European Parliament probe
Tom Vandendriessche, an MEP with the ID Group, will be investigated by the European Parliament after referring to the European Union’s proposed Migration Pact…
Europe launches ‘in-depth’ airline safety review
Amid serious and growing airline-industry safety concerns, the European Commission said an "in-depth" review into relevant protocols is underway.
Is rape a crime? EU seems unsure …
The European Union's first directive on combating sexual violence against women has hit a roadblock.
Across the pond: Could Labour government mean more regional politics for the UK?
Manchester, England "We've now... established a new system of governance outside of Westminster" said Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester.
European ‘arrogance’ behind current EU crises, German minister tells WEF
European "arrogance" regarding world order led to the continent's current economic difficulties, Germany's climate change minister said during a World Economic Forum…
Dutch coalition talks ‘in hot water’ over asylum plan, says Wilders
Dutch MP Geert Wilders has indicated coalition talks regarding the formation of a new government "are having a problem" after the Netherlands’ caretaker authority…
Bpost and Belgian Government sued by private postal rival PPP
Belgian private postal service PPP is suing its rival Belgian Post Group (Bpost) and the Belgian Government.
AfD’s Höcke should lose ‘fundamental rights’, German politicians told
A major player in Germany’s populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party should be stripped of all his "fundamental rights" under the country’s Constitution,…
EU risks being left ‘on its own’ if Trump returns, says Belgian PM
The European Union risks being left "on its own" if the US opts to return Donald Trump to the White House as President, the Prime Minister of Belgium has said.
When the Right starts talking about white privilege we are in trouble: Conservatives aren’t going to win by using Left-wing talking points
In the protracted daytime soap opera that passes for today’s U.S. Congress, Hunter Biden’s surprise appearance led the highlight reels all last week.
Belgian Socialists call for ‘ban on political advertising’ on social media
Socialists in Belgium say they want to put a stop to “excessive” spending on social-media adverts by political parties.