China dwarfs EU investment in bloc’s own back yard
China is dwarfing European Union investment in countries in the bloc's own neighbourhood, from Morocco to Turkey.
EC bigwig labels Croatia’s Homeland ‘very moderate’ after Eurosceptic party agrees to government coalition
Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenković has agreed to form a post-elections coalition with the Eurosceptic Homeland Movement party, which he said would give him a “new…
Michel says EU leaders may co-operate after EP elections with ‘some’ on hard-right
Michel's comments represented a departure from previous statements by his Liberal Renew Europe bloc
Catholic bishops warn EU voters against ‘nationalistic temptation’ of Euroscepticism
Voters should beware of the "nationalistic temptation" of Euroscepticism in June's European Parliament elections, Catholic prelates said in an election message.
EBU under fire for banning Eurovision EU flags, and Eurosceptics at EP debate
The European Broadcasting Union has had a rough time.
Low growth and welfare cuts push Attal Government to the brink
Near-zero growth, coupled with savage welfare cuts and broad perceptions of fiscal mismanagement, look set to push French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's government to the…
Von der Leyen struggling for majority in European Parliament
Ursula von der Leyen looks increasingly likely to fall short of majority support in the European Parliament for her re-appointment
‘Lithuania has parliamentary permission to send soldiers to Ukraine,’ says PM
Šimonytė is one of a small but growing number of European leaders to give cautious support to French President Emmanuel Macron's suggestion that Europe could send troops…
Eurosceptic VMRO wins big in North Macedonia’s elections
North Macedonia's right-wing, Eurosceptic VMRO party has won both parliamentary and presidential elections, as voters vented anger over corruption and slow movement in the…
Germany’s CDU, scenting power, tacks Right with new party programme
Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) has adopted a party programme that positions it distinctly more to the Right from its centrist orientation under former chancellor Angela…
France, five other EU countries defy EU boycott of Putin inauguration
"We are not at war with Russia or the Russian people, and we have no desire for regime change in Moscow," said France's President Emmanuel Macron, who sent French Ambassador…
European nationalists are ‘hidden Brexiteers’, claims Macron
"All European nationalists are hidden Brexiteers," according to French President Emmanuel Macron.
EU ‘wealth tax’ to finance climate change?
The European Union must impose a wealth tax to finance climate transition - the move to a low-carbon, more resource-efficient and sustainable economy - says Paul Magnette,…
Heavy regulatory burden weighing on EU productivity: S&P
The European Central Bank has been congratulating itself too soon on a soft landing over the Eurozone inflation crisis, according to US financial analysis major S&P Global.
Macron calls for doubling EU budget amid plummeting support
The union needs "between €650 and 1,000 billion per year more" a year to invest in defence and decarbonisation, Macron said, arguing that "we must succeed in doubling Europe's…
Outrage as Macron floats putting EU under French nuclear umbrella
The French nuclear arsenal, consisting of roughly 300 operational nuclear warheads, could be shared as part of an EU defence deal, Macron has argued.
Poland and Lithuania ‘risk breaking EU law if they repatriate Ukrainian men’
Ukrainians relying on the EU's Temporary Protection Directive "have a right to access accommodation, benefits, medical care, education and employment in Poland, Lithuania…
PM Rutte ‘goes Dutch’ as he pays for Turkey trip in hunt for NATO-bid support
Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte, in his hunt for a post-prime ministerial job, made his way to Turkey to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - who might…
EC hits Ireland with financial infringement action after failed bid to house anti-money-laundering agency
The European Commission rapped Ireland's knuckles with an anti-money-laundering infringement action just two months after Dublin had sought to house the European Union's new…
Von der Leyen set to give make-or-break speech as criticism grows
Reversing an earlier decision not to attend, the embattled EC leader will on April 29 join a debate with the lead candidates (or Spitzenkandidaten) of seven other Europe-wide…
EU auditors target €6 billion Turkey migration deal with bloc
The European Union's auditors say it is impossible to identify exactly what the bloc achieved with its €6 billion migrant deal with Turkey.
EP’s crackdown on dirty money in football ‘doomed to fail’
The European Parliament is set to vote to add the football industry to its money-laundering directive, an attempt to stop corrupt oligarchs and criminals from laundering what…
North Africa ramps up push-back against Europe on migration
A North African pushback has started against Europe over migration after Tunisian President Kais Saied told Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni his country “will never…
Italy set to allow pro-life activists into pregnancy clinics
Using an April 16 amendment to its European Union post-covid recovery plan, the Government said "non-profit groups with qualified experience in supporting maternity" will…
Two years into Ukraine war ‘EU still depends on Russian gas,’ says energy regulator
The European Union still cannot do without Russian liquefied natural gas, despite it being two years since the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU Agency for the Co-operation…
EU-funded textbooks helped radicalise Gazan children, EP resolution claims
European Union-funded textbooks helped to radicalise Gazans in the lead-up to the October 7 Hamas terror attacks on Israel, the European Parliament has stated in a resolution.
EU capital markets proposal is an EU power grab, member states say
A French proposal to further integrate the European Union's capital markets drew opposition from a majority of member states, who attacked it as a Brussels power grab.
Croatia’s Homeland now kingmaker after snap elections backfire on PM Plenković
Croatia's Homeland party has emerged as kingmaker following the country's snap elections.
Call to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist group splits EU
The designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation has split the European Union as leaders gathered for a two-day summit to decide…
EU drafting error creates financial trading ‘Wild West’
In an embarrassing drafting mistake, the European Securities and Markets Authority - the European Union's financial markets regulator - created an 18-month window starting…