Is France turning into an Anthony Burgess dystopia? The dangers of going ‘Zulu’ and embracing the ‘Horns of the Buffalo’
France appears to be embracing the deadly Zulu “Horns of the Buffalo” tactic when it comes to the lifespans of its citizens.
Oktoberfest tapped
Oktoberfest may still be a few months away, but it's never to early to prepare with our report of last year's event from James Jeffrey. “It’s tapped!
Baltic cities win over UNESCO World Heritage List
The Latvian city of Kuldīga is the latest Baltic city to be added to the much-vaunted UNESCO World Heritage List.
Brussels to Berlin sleeper part of EU night train ‘renaissance’
Night trains appear to be making a comeback across the European Union.
Why secret Galicia is so special
The region of Galicia in north-western Spain remains a Spanish secret that foreigners rarely know about.
Just day from Brussels: Namur, its citadel and cobblestone streets
A citadel that was once one of Europe’s mightiest fortresses still overlooks the town of Namur, the capital of Belgium’s Wallonia region.
The mystery of Belgian pickles
Belgian frites—known as fries outside of Belgium—are world famous.
The unknown side to Portugal’s famed Algarve
Algarve, Portugal
Does Spain’s baffling Socialist affability justify a Conservative’s gamble on Labour in UK election?
It’s a tough time to be a Brit - the state of the country is not good. It’s even tougher, though, to be a Conservative Brit.
Berlin’s still got it
Berlin, Germany Never write off Berlin. This is a city has been through a lot and it knows how to stay true to itself.
Explore the heart of Spain’s olive oil powerhouse
Andalusia, Spain. Spain is the world’s top producer of olive oil. It is estimated to be responsible for about 20 - 40 per cent of global production.
Dinant: so compact and convenient you could almost fit it in your pocket
Dinant, Belgium. OK, even though Dinant is one of the most beautiful small towns in Belgium, admittedly it isn’t quite that small to fit in a pocket.
Reliving the Odyssey among Greece’s vast island network
Few people appreciate just how enormous Greece’s network of islands is.
Berlin’s spätis show how things tend to go right when Europe keeps it simple
Can the EU political establishment learn something from the späti, the late-night convenience store that is ubiquitous in the German capital?
Has the EU project just imploded in Dublin?
The failures of the EU project took on a tragically tangible form in Dublin with a knife attack that injured three children and a woman, precipitating some of the worst rioting…
Could the tide be turning in favour of Europe’s Judeo-Christian tradition – thanks to the insanity finally being called out?
We live in a post-Christian world, we are increasing told, with Western society having swallowed the “God is dead" proclamation from German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
Are we again seeing ‘mass formation’ neuroses in Europe over Palestine?
I could understand people tearing down “pro-Israel” posters that proclaimed the entire population of Gaza are terrorists.
The EU machine is forgetting its citizens are not merely ‘economic abstractions’ — if they don’t notice soon they will be engulfed by the populism they so fear
How much is a carton of milk? used to be question thrown at politicians to gauge whether they were in touch with the reality faced by the common man.
The fall of the Berlin Wall was a great moment of liberation – but does it also divide Germany’s former good times from the current bad times?
The Berlin Wall was one of the starkest and most tangible emblems of the Cold War divide between East and West.
European Union elites are entangled in irrelevant ‘values’ and ‘concerns’
It would appear that even the tectonic shift of Brexit wasn’t enough to get European Union leaders to change their ways.
Is the EU becoming more depressed? And are the lockdowns to blame?
Is the European Union becoming increasingly depressed? Evidence suggests it might be.
Less is not always more – especially if driven by EU policy
“Less is more,” goes the old adage.
Dora Moutot: French journalist and activist discusses the violent state of France, the laziness of French media and the spread of self-censorship
Dora Moutot has been a journalist since 2012.
Why has James Bond turned into a hectoring EU technocrat?
James Bond is back. But rather unexpectedly he seems to have adopted the attitudes of a vexed Left-leaning European Union lawmaker.
What is up with Brussels’ silence over Nord Stream revelations that ‘all evidence’ indicates Ukraine placed the explosives?
You would have thought the Brussels-based media would be salivating and all over the latest breaking story from Germany.
EU’s lack of technological innovation is fundamental strategic flaw
The EU appears to have a tech innovation problem despite getting much else right. The vast majority of apps and tech-based platforms that EU citizens depend on are US-made.
‘Power corrupts’: but whether more ‘absolutely’ in the EU or US is a close call
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
The EU Parliament’s grocery shop isn’t accepting cash – that matters more than you might think
When it comes to scoops, this month's revelation by Brussels Signal’s Peter Caddle that the Delhaize Shop & Go in the European Parliament refuses to take cash might seem…
EU’s long recess gives new meaning to unbearable ‘Dog Days of Summer’ and encapsulates lack of dynamism in its polity
Walking around the European Quarter in August makes you feel like you are in the opening scene of the 2002 post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later.
Has Brexit made UK more ‘woke’ than rest of Europe?
When Brexit occurred it was obviously quite the shock to all. The UK lurched into uncharted territory. There was a sense of all bets are off and anything could happen.