Spain’s Environment Minister says EU at risk of ‘implosion’ if ‘far-right’ wins
Spain's Environment Minister Teresa Ribera warned the future of the European Union was in danger due to “people who stir up social tensions for short-term political…
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European Liberals refuse to endorse von der Leyen
Strack-Zimmermann questioned von der Leyen's suitability for a second term in a speech at a party conference in Berlin on April 27
New EU Ethics Body unlikely to combat bribery, critics argue
Amid allegations of bribery involving MEPs, the European Parliament has voted to join the inter-institutional European Union Ethics Body.
Von der Leyen ‘finished’, says senior ECR MEP Tertsch
Ursula von der Leyen is "finished" and will not be reappointed as European Commission president following the June European Parliament elections, according to a…
ECR takes on Green Deal and China in new policy roadmap
The European Conservative and Reformists (ECR) group in the European Parliament has targeted China and the Green Deal in a roadmap for the next legislature of the…
EXCLUSIVE: Latvian MEP narrow favourite for ECR top-spot despite Meloni opposition
National Alliance representative Roberts Zile is likely to be formally selected for the role later today, though opposition to his appointment remains, mainly in…
EU Left wants to ‘blackmail’ opposition with Green Deal
It comes ahead of a debate titled "The attack on climate and nature: far-right and conservative attempts to destroy the Green Deal and prevent investment in our…
Europe’s right must think positive if it wants to win
If there was one thing that everyone at this year’s National Conservatism conference could agree on, it was that European civilisation has gone badly wrong.
Thank you Emir, for playing Sultan
Having been a speaker at the 2022 National Conservatism conference in Brussels, there are two things I can say without hesitation.
Zemmour: Brussels bid to shut conference was ‘putsch’ against ‘European Democracy’
An attempt by left-wing authorities in Brussels to shut down a conservative conference in the city was a "putsch" against "European democracy", Eric Zemmour said.
Brussels conservative conference kicks off despite cancellation attempts by protestors
The National Conservatism conference, which includes speakers such as Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, former UKIP leader Nigel Farage and hard-right French…
Italy’s EU elections: What you need to know
The predicted rise of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) appears likely to provide Commission President Ursula von der Leyen a tempting opportunity…
Viktor Orbán or Ursula von der Leyen? That is the choice facing Giorgia Meloni. Which way she goes could shape the future direction of Europe for a generation
Before she came to power, many thought that Giorgia Meloni would be an Italian Viktor Orban. Two years later, it is obvious that she is not.
June’s EP elections could turn Italy’s PM Meloni into EU kingmaker
Never historically far from centre stage in European politics, Italy also lies right at the centre of the possibly biggest story regarding June's European Parliament…
EP elections poll: Eurosceptics set to gain most as centre-left holds ground
With just over 80 days until the European Parliament elections, an Ipsos poll shows big gains for Conservatives and nationalists, while Greens are set to lose out…
Former EC chief Juncker warns of ‘shift to the Right’ as European elections loom
In an interview with the Catholic daily Tagespost, former European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said he expected "that the forces on the right-wing…
Despite farmers’ protests, EP approves Nature Restoration Act
The European Parliament has given its final blessing to the controversial Nature Restoration Act.
Von der Leyen: ECR members could defect to the European People’s Party
At a carefully curated press conference formally kicking off her reappointment campaign for President of the European Commission, von der Leyen said her EPP may…
If Fidesz joins the ECR that would be good for Hungary – and good for Europe
The Hungarian Prime Minister has expressed a strong interest in having his party, Fidesz, join the European Conservatives and Reformers parliamentary group after…
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…
Saryusz-Wolski for European Commission President?
Poland’s former ruling Conservatives (PiS) is pushing for the European Conservative Reformers (ECR) to adopt senior MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski as its candidate for…
What a twit: Le Pen’s Rassemblement National ‘joining ECR’ incorrect, sources confirm
Insiders at the European Parliament have rejected rumours that Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National (RN) is joining the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)…
‘EU Council chief’s weakness leaves fanatic EC President to run Brussels,’ MEP claims
A “politically weak” European Council President Charles Michel has left the "fanatic" and "ambitious" European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to run…
Poland’s PiS backs Orbán’s Fidesz bid to join ECR in European Parliament
Poland’s Conservative (PiS) party has declared it is open to the idea of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, joining the European Conservative…
Von der Leyen’s European Parliament majority on a knife-edge
An expected loss of five seats within Von der Leyen's European People's Party could mean that the three parliamentary groups that support her represent 56 per cent…
Rights talk: The gender agenda will be a major fault-line in the 2024 European Elections
Gender policies have become a major dividing line in contemporary politics.
MEP’s ‘Nazi theory’ on Migration Pact prompts European Parliament probe
Tom Vandendriessche, an MEP with the ID Group, will be investigated by the European Parliament after referring to the European Union’s proposed Migration Pact…
Belgian N-VA Party may dump ECR in European Parliament
"We no longer feel completely at home with the ECR," said party leader Jan Jambon.
Let’s stand up for Christmas
With Europe’s Christian identity in the crosshairs, Christmas is under fire, both literally and metaphorically.
As Hanukkah ends, local governments look to combat antisemitism
On the evening of December 15, as the sun sets early, many Jewish Europeans mark the last day of Hanukkah.