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Polish PM Tusk hints at leaving European Convention on Human Rights
Member states may begin to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) if there is no agreement on migration reform, according to Polish Prime Minister…
Switzerland bans majority of asylum seekers from travelling abroad
Foreigners who have applied for protection as refugees in Switzerland will now generally not be allowed to leave the country.
German Chancellor Merz bows to pressure over immigrants: ‘They’re indispensable’
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has qualified his much-criticised remarks on immigrants made a few days ago.
In Germany, parents call for child’s expulsion from daycare as father is AfD MP
A group of parents at a daycare centre in a major German city have petitioned for the removal of a four-year-old boy because his father is a member of the right-wing…
German AfD leader Weidel attacks ‘firewall’: ‘it doesn’t work’
“There can be no better place in the world than Budapest to talk about how peace can be created in Europe,” according to Alice Weidel, co-chair of Germany’s…
Stand and deliver: Armed men hold up bus on German motorway
Three armed men stopped a bus on a motorway in Bavaria yesterday, robbing passengers at gunpoint in what German media labelled a “Wild West” crime.
Austria deports first criminal back to Afghanistan since Taliban takeover
Austria has carried out a deportation back to Afghanistan for the first time since the radical Islamists took power in the Central Asian country in 2021.
German minister slammed for claim that Turks made ‘economic miracle possible’
Germany’s foreign minister Johann Wadephul has drawn criticism for misstating the role of Turkish migrant workers in Germany’s economic recovery after the Second…
Uproar after Merz says migration ’causes problems’ in German cities
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has caused huge uproar on the German Left with a casual remark about how migration has negatively affected the country’s cities.
French immigration chief resigns over government’s ‘lack of ambition’
The French president of the office for immigration and integration (OFII), Guillaume Larrivé, has resigned due to the "lack of ambition" to "reduce immigration…
Vatican quietly allocates prayer room for Muslims
The Vatican's Apostolic Library has provided a dedicated prayer room for Muslim visitors, causing a heated debate online.
Ukrainian asylum applications in Germany soar
The number of Ukrainians applying for protection in Germany has increased greatly in the past few weeks, according to the German interior ministry.
Arab peace activist warns of radical Islam in Europe
An Arab activist who campaigns for better relations between the Arab world and Israel has warned that Europe is badly handling radical Islam.
Poland charges gang with falsifying documents for migrants to enter EU
A dozen people have been indicted regarding the issuing of more than 1,000 false documents from three private universities to enable migrants to enter the European…
Polish President tells EC chief his country will not accept relocated migrants
Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki has written to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stating that his country will not accept any relocation…
Suspected jihadist plot to kill Belgian PM thwarted by police
Belgian authorities have foiled a suspected jihadist-inspired terrorist attack aimed at the country's Prime Minister Bart De Wever and other top politicians.
Mum indicted for use of old Polish term for ‘black’ person
A young mother who participated in a protest against illegal migration has been indicted for using the word "murzyn", a traditional Polish term for a black person,…
Right says No: Ukrainian refugees want to vote in Poland and they want to vote Left
In my favourite park in Warsaw's Bródno district, I like to sit on a bench with a cup of coffee after my Saturday morning running workout.
Polish party leader against Ukrainian representation in parliament
The joint leader of Poland’s opposition Confederation party said he was against the Ukrainian minority in the country having its own representation in the Polish…
Jew-hatred now marked ‘Made in Great Britain’
October 7, 2023 will, like Kristallnacht, live forever in the Jewish collective memory, not just for the proto-genocide of 1,200 Jews in Israel but also the ensuing…
Six bystanders shot by 14-year-old in Swedish ‘suspected gang conflict’
A fourteen year-old has shot six bystanders in central Sweden, including a minor, in what prosecutors are calling a "suspected gang conflict".
The rape of Europe: When civilisation surrenders to barbarism
The acquittal of ten suspects in a Vienna sexual abuse case involving a twelve-year-old girl represents far more than a judicial failure.
The West’s revolutionary moment: When stability becomes the exception
In 1917, while Germany fought Russia in a devastating conflict, revolutionary conditions erupted within the Russian Empire, ultimately toppling the Tsarist regime…
‘Reform Strasbourg court of human rights or risk departures’
Overreach by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will push governments to leave, seminar-attendees heard this week.
EU handouts fund Pakistan authoritarian power and drive migrant invasion of Europe
We have sounded this alarm before, but things are getting worse.
Stranded trucks start moving as Poland reopens major border crossings with Belarus
Poland has reopened two major border crossings shut ahead of Russian-Belarusian Zapad military exercises.
Philippe de Villiers warns: ‘Ignore my immigration plan, face UK-style protest’
If France’s political elite refuses to answer former MEP Philippe de Villiers' call for a referendum on immigration, he warned the anger could spill into the streets,…
Polish President Nawrocki at UN backs Trump slamming Europe on climate and migration
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has backed US President Donald Trump’s criticism of Europe’s approach to climate change and migration he made at the UN General…
Trump to label Antifa a ‘terrorist organisation’
US President Donald Trump announced he will classify Antifa as a "major terrorist organisation".