Norway’s Communist party leader resigns after stealing sunglasses
Bjørnar Moxnes, the MP and head of the Norwegian Communist party, has stepped down as its leader after being caught red-handed stealing a pair of sunglasses from a shop.
Berlin mayor wants to enshrine LGBTQI+ in German Constitution
The Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has promised to amend the constitution and add “sexual identity” to it.
Miss Italy chief bans transgender women from beauty pageant
The Miss Italy beauty pageant has banned transgender women from competing in the contest.
Scotland has felled more than 16 million trees to make way for wind farms
The Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon, from the Scottish National Party (SNP), has admitted that almost 16 million trees have been felled since the year 2000…
Timmermans to quit Brussels to lead Socialist-Green bloc in Dutch elections
Frans Timmermans is set to leave his post as European Commission vice-president and return to Dutch politics as head a Socialist-Green bloc currently leading in national polls.
Qatargate: investigators search home of Belgian MEP Marie Arena
Belgian police searched six locations linked to Belgian MEP Marie Arena and her family on July 19, almost a year into the Qatargate investigation.
Swedish Embassy in Baghdad stormed and set on fire
Hundreds of Iraqis stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad on July 20, enraged by the Quran burnings that have taken place in the Scandinavian country.
Belgium accused of massive state aid fraud by investigative journalists
The Belgian Government is accused of sending hundreds of millions of Euros in illegal subsidies to the Belgian Post Group (Bpost) by investigative journalists from local news…
Female archaeologists ‘sexually harassed’ while digging in Paris
In the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis, female archaeologists say they are constantly being harassed at work by passers-by.
UK bank ‘shut Farage’s account over values’
Former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said a British bank that abruptly closed his account did so because his views “do not align with our values”.
Should German workers take siestas? Doctors say ‘yes’
The extremely high temperatures in parts of Europe this summer has led a doctors' organisation in Germany to suggest the introduction of a new daily work schedule that includes…
Big Brother is watching poo: French city to use DNA of pooping dogs
Dog owners in the southern French city of Béziers now need to watch their step carefully after the mayor Robert Ménard introduced a mandatory canine-DNA database in a bid…
Germany’s Die Linke party puts NGO boat skipper in top spot for EU elections
Germany's left-leaning Die Linke (“the Left”) party has given the second spot on its European Parliament electoral list to Carlota Rackete, a migrant activist and the…
Belgian rioter and Snapchat star hails his prison treatment, citing ‘free porn’
Most would say prison is supposed to feel like a punishment, but for one Brussels-based criminal, the opposite was true.
EU strikes migration deal with Tunisia
The European Union and Tunisia have signed a memorandum of understanding to limit the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, officials from both sides have confirmed.
Paris metro to open ‘safe spaces’ for sexual abuse victims
The Paris public transport authority (RATP) will operate “safe spaces” from September, where victims of sexist abuse or sexual violence can seek refuge.
Hungarian bookstore fined for selling LGBTQI+ novel in youth section
A national bookseller in Hungary was hit with a hefty fine by the government over an LGBTQI+ graphic novel, with authorities saying it violated a law that prohibits the promotion…
Belgian Ferrero chocolate factory suffers second salmonella outbreak
Luxury Italian chocolate manufacturer Ferrero has stopped making its products at its Belgian facility in Arlon after salmonella bacteria was discovered there at the end of…
Russian Parliament bans sex-change ops and adoption by transgenders
The Duma, as the Russian Parliament is called, on July 14 adopted a bill that makes it illegal for doctors to perform sex-change operations, among other gender-related issues.
UN offers deal to Russia to extend grain agreement
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed a deal to Russian President Vladimir Putin that would extend the existing agreement allowing grain exports from Ukraine…
Watch: Fist-fights break out in Kosovo Parliament
Brawls erupted in the Kosovo Parliament on July 13 after the Prime Minister Albin Kurti had water tipped over him by an opposition member.
Saxony expands ‘gender-language’ ban in schools
The German region of Saxony is taking steps against so-called “gender language”, with Culture Minister Christian Piwarz strengthening a ban on its use.
Spanish elections: hard-left candidate can’t look Vox opponent in the eyes
A surreal exchange during a political debate in Spain has gone viral after Marxist professor Francisco Sierra apparently could not bear to look at his Conservative counterpart…
UN targets Sweden over Quran burnings
The United Nations Human Rights Council has approved a Pakistan-led resolution “against religious hatred” targeting Sweden.
Dutch MEP in ‘t Veld may have hit the end of the political road
When Dutch MEP Sophie in 't Veld left the progressive Left D66 party she intended to join the Euro-minded Volt Party.
Amazon takes EC to Court on grounds it is being ‘unfairly singled out’
The US company claims its designation as a Very Large Online Platform is based on discriminatory criteria and disproportionally violates the principle of equal treatment and…
UK agency brands migrant centre ‘inhumane’ due to poor Wi-Fi and lack of hair salon
Inspectors from the UK’s Independent Monitoring Board (IMB), a prisons watchdog, have labelled a female migrant detention centre in England "inhumane" and cited an inadequate…
Cattle farms to escape green law after European Parliament change of heart
The European Parliament says cows’ notoriously gaseous discharges should be exempt from stringent environmental rules proposed under the Industrial Emissions Directive,…
Spanish minister’s bike stunt backfires at energy summit
Spain’s ecology minister Teresa Ribera struck what appeared to be an environmentally conscious stance by arriving at a climate summit on a bicycle on July 11.
Timmermans rumoured to consider ditching Brussels for Netherlands PM bid
The European Commission might see its Vice President Frans Timmermans make a transfer move in the near future.