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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…
Understanding the EU Power Game
Understanding the EU is easy if you reduce everything to a power struggle, says Justin Stares, Brussels Signal's Head of News.
Germany could be ungovernable with or without the AfD in power. In Interview: historian Katja Hoyer
Keeping the AfD out of power via a grand coalition could result in a return to weak, unstable Weimar Republic-style governments, Katja Hoyer, an academic of East…
Brussels Signal Podcast: Episode 1, Class Wars or Culture Wars? with Batya Ungar-Sargon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCZPHDmkkCw In the first episode of the Brussels Signal Podcast, our columnist Ralph Schoellhammer interviews Batya Ungar-Sargon.
Revealed: the plan to end Belgium. Flemish Interest leader Tom Van Grieken In Interview
Flemish Interest, which seeks the end of Belgium and the creation of a Flemish state, is set to become the country's largest party after this year's elections.
‘Ursula von der Leyen should be put back in her office’: In Interview, Euro MP Michiel Hoogeveen
Dutch Euro MP Michiel Hoogeveen comes to the Brussels Signal studio to talk with Justin Stares about nuclear energy, sanctions, the Ukraine war and free speech.
Exclusive: Farmers close down EU quarter. What do they want?
Farmers brought the EU quarter in Brussels to a standstill on Feb 1. They burned tyres outside the European Parliament building.
What would the EU’s heroes think of Ukraine war funding?
The European Union's "founding fathers" were pacifists. Would they have approved of the bloc's decision to fund Ukraine's armed forces?
Can Germany contain rising populism? Prof Werner Patzelt In Interview
MCC Brussels research director Prof Prof Werner Patzelt talks to Justin Stares about Germany, the coming EU elections and the rise of political polarisation
What’s the point of the European Parliament?
Should you vote in June? Brussels Signal Head of News Justin Stares examines the powers of the EU assembly