No evidence of ‘major disinformation incidents’ during EU elections, Commission admits
There is no evidence that any kind of "major disinformation incident" took place during the EU elections in June, the European Commission has admitted.
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Meloni responds sharply to Von der Leyen on freedom of expression in Italy
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been quick to respond to the rule-of-law report published by the European Commission, which accused her of eroding freedom…
In Depth: EU leaders shift to security over environmental concerns
The 2024-2029 Strategic Agenda, crafted in 2023 and endorsed in June 2024 by European Union leaders, has offered a glimpse into the bloc's forthcoming priorities.
Judge under fire as Spanish PM takes stand over allegations regarding his wife
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will testify today before Judge Juan Carlos Peinado regarding alleged influence peddling and corruption by his wife Begoña…
Working classes of Europe are treated with contempt by ideologues of the EU
When Josef Stalin settled on the Oder-Neisse line as the boundary between the Soviet bloc and what would become the NATO-dominated free Europe, the last outcome…
EU warns Slovakia against foreign agent law for NGOs
The European Commission has warned Slovakia that it will take immediate legal action if the government pushes ahead with a proposed law requiring NGOs that receive…
The Euro MPs who landed on the ‘right side’ of the Parliament’s cordon sanitaire
The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group has remained unaffected by the cordon sanitaire applied to other blocs in the European Parliament.
Slovakia, Netherlands to defy ‘boycott’ of Hungary’s EU presidency
Slovakia's president Peter Pellegrini says his country will not join a boycott of Hungary's presidency of the Council of the EU, saying he did not believe Hungary's…
US losing interest in the EU at ‘critical’ time, Poland fears
European nations need to do more to show the US the EU is still its most "important and reliable ally", argues Poland's government.
IN DEPTH: Ursula von der Leyen’s second term promises ever expanding and encroaching EU
On Thursday, July 18, Ursula von der Leyen won the approval of MEPs for a second term as President of the European Commission.
Von der Leyen retains EC presidency despite MEP protests
Ursula von der Leyen has been reappointed as the European Commission president, with a revolt by several MEPs not being enough to unseat the German politician.
Meloni holds 11th hour telephone conversation with von der Leyen ahead of reappointment vote
Giorgia Meloni has taken a high-stakes poker game with Ursula von der Leyen to the last round, as the two spoke by telephone yesterday evening about Fratelli D'Italia…
Nordic MEPs declare against von der Leyen ahead of knife-edge reappointment vote
"People voted for change... Despite this, Von der Leyen has demonstrated a willingness to continue governing with liberals and socialists."
EP refuses to debate assassination attempt on Trump
A motion put forward by the new Patriots for Europe group to debate and condemn last weekend’s assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump has been…
ECJ vaccines ruling will hurt von der Leyen in Strasbourg vote, say MEPs
Ursula von der Leyen will be hurt by a July 17 European Court of Justice ruling criticising her lack of transparency when awarding vaccine contracts, her MEP critics…
Estonian PM Kallas steps down to go to Brussels
Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas, has resigned to take up the post of High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, sparking something…
Brussels Commissioners resign to take seats in European Parliament
Two commissioners with the European Commission under its President Ursula von der Leyen have resigned to take their seats in the European Parliament.
Influencer-MEP puts von der Leyen’s future to the vote on X
Social media influencer-turned-MEP Fidias Panayiotou has let his followers choose whether they wanted to support Ursula von der Leyen as the head of the European…
‘Cordon sanitaire’ for nationalists in European Parliament committees
The European Parliament will officially convene in its first session in Strasbourg on July 16 but the working committees have already been distributed among the…
Macron: can’t lead France, so can’t lead Europe, and Scholz will not help
Happy electorates prefer a stable polity and vote for parties offering to preserve it.
Von der Leyen faces tough task as Metsola emerges as possible EC chief replacement
With a week to go before von der Leyen's future is voted on by the European Parliament, Berlaymont sources expect 15 per cent of her coalition MEPs to vote against…
Slovak PM Fico’s party likely to remain out of EU parliament alliances
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on July 11 that his ruling party SMER-SSD would stay out of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the European Union…
Germany and Baltics mull curtailing Hungary’s Council of the EU presidency, though majority support looks unlikely
Germany and the Baltic countries are discussing possible ways to take the presidency of the Council of the European Union away from Hungary, following a "peace"…
The end of ideological politics and the return to empire
These days election after general election only seems to confirm one thing: that ideological politics is dead, and with it, the modern era of politics, full stop.
Overpaid? YouTuber MEP exposes European Parliament gravy train
MEPs' earnings are once again under scrutiny after an exposé published by influencer-turned-European Parliament member Fidias Panayiotou.
German Left demands cordon sanitaire against Patriots for Europe
Germany's ruling left-wing parties demanded a cordon sanitaire against the newly founded Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament.
EU freezes 30 million euros in aid to Georgia
The European Union's ambassador to Georgia said on Tuesday that the bloc had frozen 30 million euros in military aid to Georgia amid what he said was "a low…
Patriots for Europe launches as third largest EU Parliament group
RN representative Jean-Paul Garraudt said he believed they were now “more representative and more dynamic” than similar patriotic forces before.
Patriots for Europe set to absorb Identity and Democracy group in European Parliament
Hungarian MEP Kinga Gál, called the new outfit "a true milestone", when speaking to Brussels Signal on July 3, adding she hoped the Right "will be able to create…
French elections: End of Macron era will redefine EU politics
As French President Emmanuel Macron's party faces a likely defeat in the snap legislative elections and the hard-right and left-wing opposition forces inch closer…