Security services ‘involved’ in Polish presidential election campaign
The leader of the opposition Conservatives (PiS) Jarosław Kaczyński says his party would report alleged involvement of the Polish security services in the ongoing…
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Ukraine busts alleged Hungarian spy ring
Ukrainian authorities have announced that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) had uncovered an alleged spy network operated by Hungarian military intelligence…
Post-war Conservatism is fading fast, yet the centre-right cannot grasp the fact
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s historic, embarrassing failure to be installed on the Bundestag’s first vote merely underscores an increasingly undeniable…
Leo XIV elected: ‘Habemus Papam – We have a Pope’
On May 8, 2025, the world turned its eyes to the Vatican City as white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney, signalling the election of the 267th Supreme…
Polish PM Tusk and German Chancellor Merz at odds over Berlin’s tightening of border controls
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have clashed over the issue of border controls on the German-Polish border during their meeting…
European Parliament approves loosening of emission rules for vehicle manufacturers
The European Parliament has approved a relaxation of emission rules to help manufacturers avoid additional fines, offering relief to the already struggling European…
German security service unexpectedly suspends ‘extremist’ classification of AfD
German intelligence agency the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has temporarily suspended its May 2 decision to classify the populist…
India’s war on terror: Will the West ‘stand up or kneel ?’
Kashmir burns, and war looms. After the April 22 terrorist massacre in Pahalgam, India strikes back, hammering nine Pakistani sites with “Operation Sindoor.
EU energy policy-makers in the dark due to lack of clear data, conference told
A lack of co-ordination and poor access to energy data has hampered the European Union’s ability to deliver energy security, a think-tank conference was told.
Incoming EU Council president Denmark asked to kick new digital laws into long grass
The European technology industry has urged a pause on the introduction of new digital regulations and demanded the European Union concentrate on implementing existing…
Critics cry foul as Von der Leyen claims EU is ‘still a peace project’
The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has stressed that the European Union remained a "peace project" amid commemorations of the end of the…
Chair of US Intelligence group calls for ‘no collaboration’ with Germany over AfD
Tom Cotton, chair of the US Senate Committee on Intelligence, has called for pausing "all intelligence sharing" with German domestic intelligence agency the Federal…
‘FPÖ is not right-wing extremist like AfD,’ says Austrian Chancellor Stocker
Christian Stocker, Austria’s Conservative Chancellor, has said he did not regard the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) as “extremist”.
Jailed Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu’s X account blocked in Turkey
Access to the X account of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, has been blocked in Turkey in response to a legal…
Ukraine mulls peg to euro and ditching US dollar as ties to EU strengthen
Ukraine has started to consider a shift away from the US dollar, possibly linking its currency more closely to the euro amid the splintering of global trade and…
MEPs push for new body to probe EU corruption allegations
A coalition of right-wing and non-affiliated MEPs has secured the 180 signatures required to trigger a vote on the creation of a new committee to investigate corruption…
France seeks to raise pressure on Iran over couple’s detention
Supporters of two French citizens held in Iran for three years staged rallies on Wednesday to demand their release as France's foreign ministry said it would soon…
Slovakia and Hungary reject EU plan to phase out Russian gas by end-2027
Slovakia and Hungary May 7, condemned European Commission plans to phase out Russian gas and other energy imports, deepening a rift with Brussels over relations…
New German Chancellor Merz slams US for ‘absurd image’ of his country and support for AfD
Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has come out against the US administration and how he felt it viewed his country, saying he wanted to have a telephone discussion…
French university has funding cut over its ‘Islamo-leftist drift’
All regional public funding to Lyon 2 University has been cut over concerns about "Islamo-leftist drift" within the institution.
Germany’s CDU cozies up to left-wing Die Linke after Merz’s chancellorship election misstep
Germany’s Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party has moved closer to the left-wing Die Linke party.
EU’s Russian gas ban relies on its ‘weakest link – traceability’
The European Union’s plan to phase out Russian gas by 2027 hinged on traceability, and that may be its weakest point, experts and officials told Brussels Signal.
Polish MEP stripped of EP immunity after rash of offensive actions
The European Parliament has voted to strip right-wing Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun of his EP immunity, clearing the way for the Polish authorities to prosecute him…
EU auditors slam ‘weak and insufficient oversight’ of costly Covid recovery fund
In a highly critical report, the European Court of Auditors (ECS) has sharply condemned what it said was the European Union’s lack of oversight in spending €650…
Poland’s Right splits over PiS’ election candidate allegations
The truce between Poland’s right-wing Confederation party, its election candidate Sławomir Mentzen and the main opposition and fellow right-wing Conservatives…
Sweden’s Left Party kicks out MP from group over anti-Semitism accusation
Swedish Left Party MP Lorena Delgado Varas has been expelled from the party's parliamentary group after she made several inflammatory remarks on social media.
UK elections are the last warning for pedlars of political business as usual
It seems now, finally, to be the turn of the United Kingdom to join in the Western World’s move toward the populist Right.
European car-giant chiefs say EU’s ‘disastrous’ regulations crippling business
The European car market was said to be in great peril because of "green" overregulation from Brussels, killing the industry.
Swedish PM believes NATO defence spending target will hit 3.5 per cent of GDP
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he anticipated that the NATO members' defence spending norm would sharply rise in the short term.
Former leader of Germany’s AfD announces plans to found new party
Frauke Petry, former leader of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, has announced plans to start her own political movement, with the main focus on…