EU’s Committee of the Regions tries to improve the record on gender equality
Committee of the Regions, Brussels "If it was an easy job, there would be someone else doing it," said Sari Rautio, city councillor in Finland's city of Hämeenlinna.
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Female company leaders: World’s biggest wealth-fund praises Europe but targets third world
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‘Terror teens planned attack on Brussels concert hall’
Belgian police have arrested teenage terror suspects who allegedly aimed to strike in the heart of Brussels.
Musk sues OpenAI for ‘stark betrayal of aim to benefit humanity’
Elon Musk, the US billionaire owner of X, Tesla and SpaceX, is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman.
MEPs green-light EU-wide digital ID system
MEPs have passed the implementation of a proposed European Union-wide digital ID system.
Committee of the Regions and European Parliament to raise EU elections awareness
Committee of the Regions, Brussels
French President Macron promises to throw himself in river Seine
French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to jump in the river Seine as he officially inaugurated the 2024 Olympic village and praised the legacy the Games will leave…
Is it OK for Big Tech to censor Donald Trump? What the US Supreme Court decides in a free-speech case could determine what Europeans can say on social media
Despite what the European Union's boosters may wish, Big Tech is still overwhelmingly headquartered in the US.
Hamfisted Macron moves to placate farmers
France has banned using terms such as "steak" and "ham" for plant protein products.
Red Army Faction member arrested after years on the run
Daniela Klette, a member of Germany's notorious Red Army Faction (RAF) militant group, was arrested in Berlin after decades on the run from armed robbery and attempted…
Can Germany escape from Hobbiton? Berlin has had a long respite from the horrors of the twentieth century, but it must now be ready to rejoin the world
Despite Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s widely acclaimed Zeitenwende speech in the immediate aftermath of the Russian invasion, Germany remains stuck in its pre-war strategic…
Catholics cannot vote for Germany’s ‘ethnic nationalist’ AfD party, bishops declare
Catholics in Germany are not permitted to vote for the populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party over its alleged "ethnic nationalist" views, the country's…
US TV star Tucker Carlson ‘not a fair journalist’, MEP claims
Talking to Brussels Signal, Czech politician Alexandr Vondra criticised the former Fox News TV anchor's interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin as being…
Farmer protest supporters are ‘poisoning’ political discourse, Antifa minister claims
Germany's interior minister Nancy Faeser has demanded anyone supporting the farmer protests cease doing so, saying the movement was "poisoning" political discourse…
International condemnation for Russia as Navalny dies in prison
Alexei Navalny, main figurehead of Russia's political opposition, has died in jail.
Cork city councillors demand action over deteriorating bus services
Cork, Ireland
French Council of State rules tighter controls needed over CNews channel
The highest administrative court in France has ruled that the national regulator for audio-visual and digital communication (Arcom) has to tighten its control over…
EC targets Hungary over ‘sovereignty bill’
A disciplinary proceeding has been initiated by the European Commission due to recent legislation concerning "subversive" interactions between foreign individuals…
Grand Est Region, France, gives its offices to Ukrainian Regional Representation in Brussels
Committee of the Regions, Brussels - Grand Est, France
Belgian farmers to blockade Zeebrugge port as protests spread
Belgian farmers angry about rising costs, European Union environmental policies and cheap food imports plan to block access roads to the Zeebrugge container port,…
Storm over EC President’s post implying Auschwitz ‘was Polish’
Polish officials protested against the use of the phrase: "Auschwitz Camp, Poland" by the European Commission.
Mayor of Pregrada champions young community leaders
Committee of the Regions, Brussels – Pregrada, Croatia
Hungarian-speakers’ organisation to renew push for Szeklerland autonomy
Szeklerland, Romania.
Poland witnessing ‘creeping coup’, says opposition leader
The leader of the Polish Conservative (PiS) party, Jarosław Kaczyński, has slammed the actions of the newly-installed justice minister Adam Bodnar whom, he said,…
Is the resurrection of East Germany more than a fantasy?
"Thus it was that, 68 years ago, the flag of Austria was raised above the land, and the Austrian Dragoon was the law in Hungary ...
AfD ‘will not be banned’, despite German Government threats
Germany’s populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party will not be banned despite threats from the Government, according to one prominent academic.
Protests erupt across Germany against ‘neo-Nazi’ AfD
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Germany to demonstrate against the populist right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, seen by many…
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.
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.