US VP Vance slams Romania election annulment as risk to Western values
US Vice President JD Vance has criticised Romania's decision to cancel its presidential election late last year.
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Polish opposition’s election candidate blames ‘European elites’ for Ukraine war
Karol Nawrocki, the Polish opposition Conservatives' (PiS) presidential election candidate, has blamed “European elites” for the conflict in Ukraine.
European Commission’s Kallas says Russia still wants Ukraine territory
Kaja Kallas, European Commission Vice-President and European Union foreign policy chief, has said interactions between the US and Russia showed Moscow had not given…
Commission chief urges Caribbean nations to ‘call for peace in Ukraine’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has pushed attendees at the Caribbean Nations Summit (Caricom) to call for peace in Ukraine, despite the Caribbean…
Exclusive, confidential report: Socialists ‘extremely worried’ about rise of Right in European Parliament
Socialists in the European Parliament have become "extremely worried" about the growing influence of the Right, according to an internal strategy document seen by…
Right-leaning cardinals frontrunners as Pope Francis’ successor
As Pope Francis remained hospitalised with double pneumonia, the Vatican has started preparations for his possibly imminent funeral.
France’s top court ends popular right-wing TV show and host channel
It has been revealed that one of France’s most-watched right-wing TV shows, Touche pas a mon poste, will be officially taken off air.
European Commission drops ‘green’ bias in new EU agriculture programme
In the presentation of its new vision for European Union agriculture and food, the European Commission has announced a notable course correction.
China’s planned UK ‘mega-embassy’ poses ‘significant security concerns’, warns US
China's proposed new "mega-embassy" in central London posed "significant security concerns" to the UK's financial services sector, a US Congressional China committee…
Italian Embassy staff in Bangladesh arrested in alleged visas-for-bribes scandal
Rome Public Prosecutor's Office has uncovered alleged bribery and illicit visa trafficking among staff at the Italian Embassy in Bangladesh.
Germany gives almost €1 billion in ‘aid’ to Palestinians including UNRWA since 2023
In 2023 and 2024 alone the German Government paid close to €1 billion in support to various Palestinian causes, a request for information by Liberal MP Claudia…
‘Buy, buy, buy!’: Denmark to boost military spending by €6.7bn
Denmark has said it will increase its military budget by a combined 50 billion Danish krone (€6.
US think-tank slams Poland’s Tusk over ‘abuse of democracy’
A report by US think-tank Hudson Institute has criticised Poland’s centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk for governing in an autocratic manner.
Billions of euros in frozen Russian assets not so ‘Russian’, Belgian news outlet says
A large portion of the €258 billion being held in Belgium under Russian sanctions has reportedly been found to belong to Western banks and non-sanctioned individuals…
Europe: checkmate
This year will see the 80th anniversary of VE Day, i.e. Victory in Europe over Nazi Germany in May 1945.
WhatsApp faces tougher DSA rules while most porn sites do not
In some of the first filings under the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA), the WhatsApp messenger service has topped the key threshold of 45 million users…
‘US Democrats at ideological dead end,’ Trump senior adviser tells Brussels Signal
Tim Murtaugh, a top communications adviser with US President Donald Trump during both of the president's election campaigns, has said at a Brussels Signal event…
Algeria slams French minister’s visit to disputed Western Sahara region
Algeria has slammed France for sending its culture minister to the contested Western Sahara, calling the move a "blatant disregard for international legality".
Ukraine war : US acts, EU reacts with another round of statements
The European political elite have been left in disarray as the US took the lead in shaping a resolution to the war in Ukraine without them, leaving them scrambling…
French Development Agency accused of ‘scandalous’ spending by MEP
Sarah Knafo, French MEP and Vice-President of Éric Zemmour's hard-right party Reconquête!
Zelensky: Trump trapped in ‘disinformation bubble’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said US President Donald Trump was trapped in a "disinformation bubble."
Austria investigating campaign donation to Germany’s hard-right AfD
Austrian authorities are investigating the flow of money behind a large donation made to the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to support its German…
The Vance advance and the miserable EU elites
If there is one thing Europe’s progressive elites hate more than a populist uprising, it’s an American reminding them how low they have fallen.
EU agrees new Russia sanctions targeting metals and ‘shadow fleet’
European Union envoys have agreed on the 16th round of sanctions against Russia, including a ban on primary aluminium imports and the listing of 73 "shadow-fleet"…
Polish PM Tusk’s refusal to send troops to Ukraine a ‘grave error’, says ex-minister
Former Polish foreign minister Jacek Czaputowicz has criticised Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s decision that Polish troops would not participate in any stabilisation…
German state TV presents Greens politician as ‘ordinary citizen’ to attack AfD chief
German state broadcaster ARD has come under fire for allowing a Greens party politician, misrepresented as an “ordinary citizen”, to attack Alice Weidel, leader…
Many NATO members are as opposed to Ukraine membership as is Russia
Since my column last week where I attempted to examine President Trump's Gaza proposals in terms that would be more plausible to Europeans than his initial presentation,…
The Brussels bonus: €5,000 a month, no questions asked
An investigation has revealed MEPs receive €4,950 per month in general allowances — on top of their salaries, travel expenses and daily allowances — which…
Germany’s AfD and Die Linke surge in fictional U18 election as Greens collapse
Ahead of the upcoming Federal elections on February 23, Germany’s fictional under-18 (U18) federal election results has revealed a shift in youth political preferences.
Belgian MEP calls on Macron to hand over French nuclear arsenal to EU
Wouter Beke, an MEP for the Belgian Christian Democrats (CD&V), has called for France to hand over its nuclear arsenal to the European Union to form a strong common…