Troubled EU poster child Northvolt has liabilities more than twice as large as assets
Swedish battery developer and manufacturer Northvolt has made massive losses since bankruptcy talks began.
Weeping security conference chairman calls event a ‘European nightmare’
Christoph Heusgen, chairman of the Munich Security Conference, has called this year's edition a "European nightmare" after it became clear the US was pushing for major changes…
Macron’s emergency European defence summit: Many EU leaders not invited
French President Emmanuel Macron has convened an emergency summit in Paris to forge a European response to the US policy shift over the war in Ukraine, although numerous European…
US VP Vance slams Europe over ‘anti-democratic behaviour’
US Vice-President JD Vance has criticised the European Union at the Munich Security Conference, accusing European nations of anti-democratic behaviour.
French PM Macron says European fiscal framework is ‘obsolete’
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Europe to abandon its current fiscal and monetary framework, which he described as “obsolete”.
US VP Vance calls on German parties to work with hard-right AfD
US Vice-President JD Vance has said German politicians should work with all parties, including the hard-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Brussels city swaps ‘patriarchal’ monument for ‘feminist’ construction waste piece
Brussels has ruffled feathers with its decision to replace the stately neoclassic monument “De Rijpheid” (The Maturity) in the city with a modern feminist work made of…
‘Something fundamental has to change,’ says Bavarian leader after alleged migrant attack
Markus Söder, a Bavarian Christian Democrat heavyweight, has blamed an apparent attack in which a man ploughed a car into protesters on the streets of Munich on Germany's…
Future of cigarettes in Europe up in smoke?
As European Commissioner for Health Olivér Várhelyi was working on a new update for the EC's tobacco directive, Brussels Signal took part in a media visit to US multinational…
Left-wing MEPs rail against exhibition commemorating Communist massacre in Yugoslavia
Nine Slovenian and Croatian Socialist MEPs have called for the cancellation of an ongoing exhibition in the European Parliament, commemorating the Foibe Massacres.
Thomson Reuters wins AI copyright ‘fair use’ ruling
Canadian conglomerate Thomson Reuters has received a partial summary judgment in its favour in its copyright infringement lawsuit against Ross Intelligence, an AI start-up.
Industry chief contradicts Scholz: ‘German deindustrialisation is real’
Nicole Grünewald, president of the Cologne Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK Köln), has dismissed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's remarks about the state of the country's…
Slovak PM Fico asks Musk for transparency on USAID funding
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has written an open letter to Elon Musk, the head of the US Department of Government Efficiency, asking for full transparency regarding…
EC found bankrolling pressure groups to lobby against industry
European Union taxpayers' money has been used to fund fringe groups actively lobbying against EU policies.
Romanian police raid home of Georgescu’s campaign manager
Romanian hard-right politician Călin Georgescu has said that Radu Pally, his election campaign manager, had been the target of searches by prosecutors and police.
German government ‘financed mass demonstrations against opposition’, news outlet found
Germany's left-green government has been using taxpayers' money to fund the organisations behind a wave of mass protests against the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Alternative…
Macron announces €109 billion French investment into AI
French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a tech offensive at the Paris AI Summit, promising extensive investment and support for the development of artificial intelligence.
EU spending: Who is getting quiet billions from the European Commission?
With President Trump's new administration combing through public spending and finding many questionable uses of taxpayers' money, in particular on payments made by the aid…
Belgian anti-corruption chief questioned in raid
Belgian investigators from the General Inspectorate of the Police (AIG), accompanied by a judge, have searched the Central Office for the Suppression of Corruption (OCRC).
Man dies in yet another Brussels shooting in drugs trade hotspot
A man has been shot dead in the Brussels' municipality of Anderlecht. The incident at around 4 am on February 7 marked the fourth shooting in three days in the same municipality.
Brussels rocked by outbreak of shootings
A man has been shot in the leg near the Clemenceau metro station in Brussels. His condition was initially described as critical but later as stabilised.
France sees record-high migration numbers in 2024
New figures from the French Ministry of the Interior have revealed record-high migration levels. In 2024, 2,858,083 visas were granted, or a rise of 16.
German gays back hard-right AfD, poll suggests
The hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is the most popular among German users of gay dating app Romeo.com, according to the site's survey.
Ex-MEP Arena’s son and 14 others arrested in international drug bust
Ugo Lemaire, son of Belgian former Socialist MEP Marie Arena, has been arrested in a major international investigation into alleged cannabis trafficking.
Islam critic convicted of hate crimes in Sweden after Quran-burning associate shot dead
Salwan Najem, an Islam-critic whose fellow Quran-burning activist Salwan Momika was shot dead on January 29 in Stockholm, has been convicted of incitement against an ethnic…
‘Prepare for war,’ NATO Secretary General Rutte tells members
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has told the military alliance's member states to "prepare for war" and significantly increase defence spending.
Georgian police arrest government opposition leaders at protest
Georgian police have arrested two government opposition leaders during street protests against the ruling administration.
Belgium gets new government after 236 days of negotiations
Almost eight months after the national elections on June 9, Belgian parties agreed to form a coalition.
Austrian Socialists must pay right-wing party leader Kickl damages over ‘false accusations’
Herbert Kickl, leader of Austria's right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ), has won a court case against the Socialist Party of Austria (SPÖ), which now has to pay him €1,500 damages…
EU Socialists fined for ‘funding UK Labour Party’
A left-wing think-tank connected to the Socialist faction in the European Parliament, the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), has been fined €35,960.