Harsh Israeli treatment of flotilla activists causes global outrage
Several countries have joined calls for an independent investigation.
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Bataclan terrorist already granted penitentiary leave in Belgium
Mohamed Bakkali has already benefited from several short permissions since July 2025.
Austria introduces quotas for refugee family reunification
Austria put in place quotas for refugee family reunification today, as part of changes to tighten migration policy as it implements the EU's new pact.
British hypocrisy and envy towards US are alive and well
A piece in the London Spectator of May 2 by Rod Liddle is a reminder of the imperishable spiteful envy towards America that still disturbs the minds of many of the…
France has the European Union’s most overcrowded prisons
Foreign nationals account for about a quarter of inmates — around three times their share of the country's population.
Merkel receives Order of Merit of the European Parliament, calls for more control of social media
The European Parliament has conferred its inaugural European Order of Merit on a group of high-profile figures, including former German chancellor Angela Merkel,…
Italy and Albania reaffirm migrantion deal amid doubts over its future
Meloni has repeatedly framed the agreement not only as a tool for protecting Italy's national borders.
French cinema elite outraged after channel they attacked doesn’t want to work with them anymore
Around 600 actors, directors, producers and technicians accused the conservative billionaire of exerting growing control over the French cinema sector through his…
Yes, Britain today is governed by idiots, but that is not the sole reason it is in trouble
Four score years, roughly four generations: Is that the natural life span of any democratic welfare state?
Sierra Leone’s first lady has social housing in inner London
Council homes in the UK are a form of social housing provided at below-market rents to those meeting eligibility criteria.
Vienna 2026: Did Eurovision ditch wokeness for a return to factory settings?
Two years ago, after the Malmö farce, here in the Brussels Signal comment pages, we issued a warning.
WHO accuses tobacco industry of wanting to ‘hook a new generation of users’ on pouches
"The rapid global expansion of nicotine pouch products, which are being aggressively marketed to adolescents and young people".
German prosecutors charge paediatrician with 130 child sex abuse offences
Most of the offences are alleged to have been committed while the doctor was working at hospitals in Rathenow and Nauen.
Part II: What? Commission says pupils must not ‘question established authority’
The document explicitly sets out three stages of pre-bunking: ‘Forewarning’, ‘microdose’ and ‘refutation’.
German court reopens BioNTech Covid vaccine damages case
The ruling could have consequences for other similar proceedings.
German Green leader says soldiers can ‘desert’ under AfD defence minister
He stressed his political work was aimed at preventing any AfD role in power.
Milka chocolate bar ‘shrinkflation is consumer deception’, German court rules
Failure to comply could result in fines of up to €250,000. The verdict is not yet final; Mondelēz has one month to appeal.
More escapes hit Paris’s Vincennes immigrant detention centre
Four immigrants escaped from the administrative detention centre in Paris’s 12th arrondissement.
EU invites Taliban to Brussels for talks on immigration
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Part I, the classroom as psychological vaccination site: The EU’s war on ‘wrongthink’
There was a time when education meant initiation into the life of the mind.
Hungary’s new Government breaks with Orbán-era border defence
Budapest intends to allow "asylum applications" at its frontiers to bring an end to the EU's daily €1 million fines.
Deadly fire near Lyon in France possibly tied to drug violence
Authorities said it is still too early to know whether anyone in particular was targeted.
Polish MEP vows ‘to sue UK PM’ over entry ban ahead of Robinson march
British authorities denied the visa application, arguing that Tarczynski’s presence in the country was “not considered conducive to the public good".
Foreigners commit almost 85 per cent of thefts in Catalonia
An internal report from the regional police force has revealed the disparity, with foreign nationals also accounting for 73 per cent of arrests for violent robbery…
Albania says it will not renew migration deal with Italy
The agreement allows Rome to process certain asylum claims in facilities on Albanian territory.
Alleged Louvre terror attack plan: Tunisian man arrested
A 27-year-old Tunisian man named Dhafer M was arrested on alleged terror charges in the Paris region and later placed in pretrial detention.
‘EU should consider social media ban for children,’ says EC chief
The European Union should explore limiting children's access to social media with possible new rules proposed within months, European Commission President Ursula…
In Vienna, more than 40% of Muslim youth consider Islamic rules more important than western law
A new study from Austria has revealed a shocking degree of religious indoctrination and anti-western sentiment among young Muslims in Vienna.
‘Big Tech must be held accountable like traditional media,’ says German media minister
Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Wolfram Weimer has called for tighter oversight of how information is distributed online.
Detention of Polish Right’s leader part of UK’s crackdown ahead of Robinson march
Slawomir Mentzen MP, one of the two leaders of Poland’s right-wing Confederation party, was detained for three hours at London Airport on suspicion that he may…