Four major Spanish alleged corruption scandals — any loot pulled from EU billions?
Concerns have been raised about the possible misuse of European Union funds as it was revealed four corruption probes in Spain also received EU money.
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Kyiv slams Polish President for push to outlaw WWII Ukrainian nationalism
Ukraine’s embassy in Poland has condemned legislation proposed by Polish President Karol Nawrocki to criminalise the promotion of ideologies associated with Second…
The Left rejects co-operation with rivals in no-confidence motion on EC chief
The Left group in the European Parliament has ruled out supporting a rival censure bid against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen when two no-confidence…
EU eyes building ‘drone wall’: question is, what is it?
European Union leaders are discussing setting up a "drone wall" of defences after high-profile air incursions by Russia.
Spanish PM Sánchez tries to sell climate change spending as security investment
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is seeking to classify climate change spending, along with the management of emergencies and natural disasters, as defence…
The right-wing in Poland ready to return to power: When? Will anyone betray them?
A few days ago, Polish Sejm Marshal Szymon Hołownia, the speaker of the lower house, asked in the parliamentary chamber whether Prime Minister Donald Tusk wanted…
No sign of EU reducing dependency on Russian LNG
Moscow’s tax take from the Yamal LNG project has constantly increased since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 despite claims that Europe has diversified away from…
Hybrid warfare doesn’t work
The latest round of Russian provocations, inaugurated by the large drone incursion into Poland on September 10, has sent the Europeans into a tizzy.
Hungary PM Orbán slams Polish PM Tusk for saying conflict in Ukraine is ‘our war’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has attacked his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk for declaring that the conflict in Ukraine is “our war”.
Telegram owner Durov accuses French of interference attempt in Moldovan elections
Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, has accused French intelligence services of pressuring him to censor certain Telegram channels, allegedly in exchange for leniency…
Bomb threat shuts Oktoberfest as Munich police probe deadly ‘family dispute’
Germany's famed Oktoberfest shut on Wednesday over a bomb threat, as Munich police investigated a deadly incident elsewhere in Munich, which saw a fire break out…
Denmark PM urges ‘very strong answer’ to Russia’s ‘hybrid war’
Denmark said Wednesday that Europe needs to step up its response to a "hybrid war" being waged by Russia, after mysterious drone flights and a spate of airspace…
More EU defence, but where is the money?
The European Union’s schoolmarm in chief, Ursula von der Leyen, has called her unruly charges together this week in Copenhagen, where she will rap knuckles and…
Cover-up! EP leadership blocks committee of inquiry into EC chief’s vaccine deal
Demands for an inquiry into the controversial Pfizer deal involving European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have been dismissed in Brussels.
German minister demands immediate reintroduction of military draft
Germany’s Conservative Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul wants a return to compulsory military service.
Snobbish British historian can never get over fatuous vitriol towards Trump
The veteran British military historian and newspaperman Sir Max Hastings, who was a competent editor of The Daily Telegraph when I had the honour to be that newspaper’s…
Poland detains Ukrainian wanted for allegedly blowing up Nord Stream pipelines
A Ukrainian has been detained in Poland in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipelines explosions.
Respect it: The veto is the guarantee for a smaller nation that it has a genuine say
Why is Europe shrinking in confidence, in production, in prosperity? Why do citizens from Dublin to Athens feel that their lives are harder than they ought to be?
‘Outrageous’: Germany spends record €12 billion on climate protection abroad
Germany has contributed the record sum of € 11.8 billion for the fight against climate change in other countries last year.
‘Trump’s US drags Europe to the Right,’ ECFR study says
The US, under President Donald Trump, is exporting its culture war into Europe, deliberately dragging the continent’s politics to the Right.
Former aide to AfD politician jailed for spying for China
A former aide to German lawmaker Maximilian Krah was jailed for four years and nine months on September 30 on charges of spying for China.
Polish ex-justice minister taken by police to face parliament inquiry
Poland’s former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro MP was escorted by police to be questioned at a parliamentary commission inquiry.
‘Pax Americana’ an alternative to EU, says Polish opposition leader
Poland could opt for "Pax Americana", a military and economic alliance with the US, as an alternative to the European Union.
Presidential election in the (almost) least important country of the EU
The single reason outsiders should pay any attention to the presidential election of the westernmost and (almost) least important part of the European Union is to…
What could prison life look like for Nicolas Sarkozy?
Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy could soon find himself behind bars in Paris’ notorious La Santé prison, according to French media.
Apple users stick with default settings despite new EU digital law
The EU's anti-monopoly legislation is having little effect online, a European Commission competition economist said last week.
‘Your gender reform is illegal’, Brussels tells Slovakia
The European Commission has slammed Slovakia’s latest constitutional amendment, warning that the move to enshrine “traditional” values on gender and sexuality…
Macron defends judiciary as Sarkozy protests conviction
French President Emmanuel Macron rallies behind France's Judicial institutions as former president Nicolas Sarkozy denounced his conviction for criminal association…
Germany’s AfD loses all mayoral elections in North Rhine Westphalia
The right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has lost the run-off elections for mayor in three major cities in the German State of North Rhine Westphalia.
European Parliament immunity: ‘To my friends, everything; to my enemies, the law’
Few aphorisms better capture the spirit of our age of authoritarian liberalism than the one attributed to former Peruvian President Óscar Raymundo Benavides: “To…