EU tightens migration policies with JHA Council deal
For the first time, right-wing parties are playing a central role in managing migration at the European Union level, adopting a more restrictive approach.
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Belgian PM threatens to take EU to court over Russian assets
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has escalated his opposition to the European Commission's proposal to utilise frozen Russian assets for Ukraine's support, labelling…
General strike hits planes, trains and services in Portugal
Widespread disruption hit Portuguese air travel and trains, hospitals and schools today as the unions called the biggest nationwide strike action for more than a…
Industry leaders warn EU over sweeping tobacco tax hikes
A coalition of international tobacco sector companies, including packaging, transport and agriculture, has issued a strong warning to the European Commission.
Ex-PMs Verhofstadt and Renzi call for regime change in Iran
Former Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt and former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi said they support regime change in Iran, endorsing the National Council…
Danish results show voters flee party of PM Frederiksen
Consider Denmark’s recent municipal elections: They have shaken Danish politics ahead of next year’s national election, with all parties in government receiving…
US-EU tensions rise as Trump has ‘strong words’ with European leaders
US President Donald Trump said he exchanged "pretty strong words" with the leaders of France, Britain and Germany on Ukraine, in the latest sign of a growing rift…
Meloni urges Zelensky to make Ukraine territory concessions to forge peace
Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni is reportedly trying to persuade Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept a compromise over territory in a peace deal…
‘EU is trying to export its disastrous economic model,’ warn US lawmakers and industry
US lawmakers and industry groups are intensifying criticism of the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
UK secret service ‘let double agent commit murder during The Troubles’, report says
Britain's domestic intelligence agency MI5 allowed a double agent to commit murders during three decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland and then evade…
Poland offers Ukraine MiG fighters, wants drone and missile technology in return
Poland has entered into talks on donating more MiG-29 fighter aircraft to Ukraine, with Warsaw expecting in return to receive access to drone and missile technologies…
Allied military support for Ukraine at lowest level since war started
Europe’s military assistance to Ukraine is losing momentum, with new allocations in 2025 on track to fall to their lowest level since Russia’s full-scale invasion…
Exclusive: Brothers of Italy seeks to bridge diverging US and EU interests
Despite speculation that Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni -- a politician with a famously close relationship with US President Trump -- is now adopting a more…
How will Europe respond?
Without any doubt, this time Europe really has arrived at the proverbial crossroad.
Ex-AfD MPs found Javier Milei Institute for ‘radical deregulation’ in Germany
A team including several current and former right-wing MPs from Germany and Austria has founded a new think-tank that aims to push deregulation to the top of the…
EU authority sanctions the Left over financing of non-EU national party
European Union watchdog, the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations (APPF), has sanctioned the European Left (EL) party in the…
Conservative gatherings spark fierce debate in Italy’s culture war
In Italy, the cultural war is no longer just a metaphor.
Ryanair to cut 1m passengers from Belgium over doubling of aviation tax
Irish airline Ryanair will cut more than one in five flights in Belgium in response to the Belgian Government's decision to double aviation tax to €10 per passenger…
Three face German court on Russia spying charges
Three men went on trial in Germany today, accused of tailing a former soldier for Ukraine on behalf of a Russian intelligence service for a possible assassination…
Germany isn’t really going to rearm
Europe’s push to rearm has run into a series of snags.
European Commission denies EU-funded NGOs ‘infiltrated by Hamas’
The European Commission has stated that reports alleging Hamas infiltration of EU-funded NGOs lack substantiated evidence, claiming that existing safeguards are…
‘Curb your enthusiasm’ Polish opposition tells PM Tusk over EU Migration Pact
Poland’s opposition has reacted with scepticism to the European Union’s decision to allow the country not to have to receive migrants redistributed as part of…
One machine gun available: Ireland left Zelensky unguarded on his visit to Dublin
Odd how headlines get chosen.
European leaders rally behind Zelensky as Trump’s Ukraine peace plan ruffles feathers
European leaders put on a show of support for Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky as they expressed scepticism about parts of the US proposal to end Russia's nearly…
EU leaders see Trump’s new security strategy as ‘interference’
Transatlantic tensions flared again as European Union leaders reacted sharply to the new US security strategy.
Meloni ditches Trump-supporting CPAC in Italy amid US-Europe tensions
Italy’s ruling party, Fratelli d’Italia (FdI), led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, is opposing the possibility of hosting a future edition of the US Conservative…
Water leak at Paris Louvre Museum soaks valuable books on ancient Egypt
A water leak at the Louvre Museum damaged several hundred books held in the library of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities.
Italy’s Left splits over anti-Semitism bill, exposing deep ideological fault lines
A legislative push against anti-Semitism has blown up into a fierce internal fight within the Italian Left.
IMF issues warning over EU’s push to tap frozen Russian assets
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged European leaders to respect national and international law regarding their plans for using Russian assets.
Support for EU ‘Polexit’ at historic high, latest opinion poll shows
According to an international survey, support for Poland leaving the European Union has reached 25 per cent of surveyed voters.