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‘US will remain liable for climate change funding under Trump’. In Interview: chief COP negotiator
A second Donald Trump presidency would remain “liable” for climate funding, irrespective of any decision to pull the US out of the Paris Climate Change accord,…
‘The cordon sanitaire is undemocratic’ In Interview: MEP Enikő Győri
Enikő Győri, MEP for Hungary's Fidesz party, is interviewed in the European Parliament by Javier Villamor.
’10 views for an EP video? That’s a problem’: Fidias Panayiotou In Interview, Part Two.
In the second part of his Brussels Signal interview, internet star-turned-MEP Fidias Panayiolou gives Justin Stares his views on the division of Cyprus, the Ukraine…
‘I had a glimpse of a more cool democracy’ In interview: Internet sensation Fidias Panayiotou
PART 1: Fidias Panayiotou was elected to the European Parliament thanks to his huge social network following.
Europe’s Role in a Changing World
Has WW3 started? Is the EU move capable of moving to a 'war economy'? How should Brussels treat dictatorships?
The Future of Europe. Towards a super-state?
The European Union is becoming increasingly centralised though critics say this so-called 'federalisation' is happening without the support of the European people.
The EU Green Deal: too much, too soon?
Is the EU's Green Deal legislation responsible for growing energy poverty? Could Europe move towards a war economy without cheap energy?
The Immigration Revolution
Episode Two of the Brussels Signal elections coverage focuses on immigration. Does ageing Europe need immigrants and if so where should they come from?
Analysing the EU election results: the winners and losers
Brussels Signal EU elections coverage begins with highlights; analysis of who won and who lost;
Will Ursula von der Leyen survive the EU elections?
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, one of the world's most powerful women, is struggling to retain the support she needs in Brussels to secure a…
Ireland’s independent candidate Malachy Steenson: ‘EU elections are a referendum on immigration’
Ireland is seeing a huge upsurge in support for independent candidates such as Dublin-based Malachy Steenson.
Is there such a thing as a European Identity?
To mark Europe Day (May 9), Brussels Signal asked members of the European Parliament if there truly was such a thing as a "European Identity".
‘Human rights doesn’t mean everyone has the right to migrate’ In Interview: Tom Vandendriessche MEP
Flemish MEP Tom Vandendriessche, from the Flemish Interest party, comes to the Brussels Signal studio to talk with Justin Stares about plans for a new state in Belgium,…
In Interview, Reconquête MEP Nicolas Bay: ‘Bring the European Central Bank under political control’
French MEP Nicolas Bay, the sole member of the Reconquête party in the European Parliament, comes to the Brussels Signal studio to talk with Justin Stares about…
In Interview: Rob Roos MEP. State of EU free speech is ‘terrible’
Rob Roos, the outgoing vice president of the European Parliament's right-wing ECR group, comes to the Brussels Signal studio to talk with Justin Stares about EU…
‘Asylum is a right’ Canary Islands MEP Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group MEP Juan Fernando López Aguilar speaks with Brussels Signal about the EU's controversial migration pact, the Spanish amnesty…
Signal Digital Podcast: Biden admin warms to EU big tech clampdown
Is Joe Biden's White House considering EU-style legislation aimed at reeling in big tech?
Politics and Heterodox Social Sciences with Eric Kaufmann
Eric Peter Kaufmann is a professor of politics at the University of Buckingham.
‘Let’s hear it!’ Krah demands Czechs release recording allegedly incriminating AfD-colleague
Lead AfD election candidate Maximilian Krah wants the Czech intelligence service to provide proof regarding accusations that his fellow party member, Petr Bystron…
‘Don’t panic!’ In Interview: Moritz Körner MEP on the rise of populism
German Liberal MEP Moritz Körner says there is no need to panic about the rise of both right-wing and left-wing populism because mainstream parties remain in a…
Inside the European Parliament’s 14-million-Euro art collection
The European Parliament art collection, which is insured for 14 million Euros, contains works by some of the continent's biggest artists.
Brussels Signal Interview: Green Euro MP Tilly Metz
Euro MP Tilly Metz, who leads the Green Party list in Luxembourg, came to the Brussels Signal studio to push her ideas for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.
Why is Brussels after Apple?
Brussels Signal's Head of News Justin Stares sits down with tech correspondent Peter Caddle to discuss the EU's recent targeting of Apple.
‘We won’t kneel!’ Portugal’s victorious Chega party talks tough on Brussels
Portugal's hard-right party Chega has emerged as the big winner in elections.
Eating snails at Carnival in Belgium
Justin Stares travels to Wavre in southern Belgium to taste the snails and fight off the confetti
The EU Green Deal is ‘against our nature’. In Interview: Czech Euro MP Alexandr Vondra
Alexandr Vondra, a senior member of the European Conservative (ECR) group in the European Parliament, comes to the Brussels Signal studio to talk about the Ukraine…
Azerbaijan ‘has no interest in peace’: Armenia
Azerbaijan is more interested in continuing conflict than searching for peace, according to Tigran Balayan, Armenia's ambassador to the EU.
Sanctions and Energy with Doomberg
In the second episode of the Brussels Signal Podcast Ralph Schoellhammer speaks with the smartest chicken there is: Behind the Green Chicken hides the outstanding…
We don’t want war! says Azerbaijan
Elchin Amirbayov, envoy of Azerbaijan's President Aliyev, rejects EU claims that his country is eyeing territory in neighbouring Armenia after border clashes led…