New corruption scandal hits EP: Numerous MEPs allegedly took Chinese bribes
The European Parliament has been hit with yet another alleged corruption scandal centred around foreign influence.
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French TV host sues left-wing LFI party over alleged anti-Semitic poster of him
French right-wing host Cyril Hanouna has announced he would sue left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI) over an alleged anti-Semitic poster of him used to advertise…
MEP says EU must be pragmatic while China has edge over EU billions
György Hölvényi, MEP for Hungary and member of the Patriots for Europe Group, standing rapporteur for education in the Committee on Development, reports exclusively…
Bulgarian prosecutors open probe into European Prosecutor’s office in Sofia
Prosecutors in Sofia have announced they will open an anti-corruption investigation into the European Prosecutor's Office representative in Bulgaria.
Police raid Munich immigration office over suspected asylum bribery
German police have searched the immigration office in Munich on suspicions that employees there took bribes in exchange for positive asylum decisions.
EU spirits sector rattled by tariff war with US
SpiritsEUROPE, the representative body for the European spirits' industry, has said it was "extremely concerned" by retaliatory tariffs against the US.
Neutral Austria to buy €4 billion worth of long-range missiles, says defence minister
Austria will spend €4 billion on the acquisition of long-range air defence missiles, Klaudia Tanner, the country’s defence minister, has announced.
The Jeddah ceasefire proposal undercuts Europe’s anti-US hysteria
Western opinion makers frothing at the mouth in recent weeks over “America’s betrayal” and “Trump’s alliance with Russia” will have been dumbfounded…
Romania: Barred Georgescu’s allies to run for president in his place
George Simion, chairmain of the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) and Anamaria Gavrilă of the Party of Young People (POT), have announced they will run…
Game over for European ‘green’ darling Northvolt
Swedish electric battery battery maker Northvolt has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden after it was unable to find money to pay its taxes.
No military sovereignty? EU defence equipment in US hands heightens concerns
As transatlantic relations have grown increasingly strained, concerns over European military sovereignty have been mounting.
Pro-abortion activists set up Warsaw clinic in defiance of Polish law
A non-governmental organisation has opened Poland’s first ever abortion clinic despite Polish legislation that severely restricts abortion rights and protests…
Dutch reject EC’s debt-driven €800bn rearmament plan
Dutch MPs have voted against the new European Union defence plan, ReArm Europe, because it was based on shared debt among EU countries, raising Dutch concerns about…
Europe wants Trump to stand with them? Try free speech and toleration of dissent
European elites are furiously angry about President Donald Trump’s rapid shift away from the traditional transatlantic relationship.
ECJ Advocate General rules Polish Constitutional court ‘not independent’
Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, or court, (TK) cannot be considered impartial and independent, according to the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice…
EU to impose counter tariffs on €26 billion of US goods
The European Union will impose counter-tariffs on €26 billion worth of US goods from next month, the European Commission said on March 12, ramping up…
Greenlandic election result shows independence top of voters’ concerns
In Greenland's election, the traditionally biggest parties that until recently constituted the government have suffered a major voter backlash.
Portugal’s government loses confidence vote, election looms
Portugal's centre-right minority government collapsed on Tuesday after losing a vote of confidence, with the country now likely to head into its third early general…
Former FPÖ leader HC Strache slams successor Kickl for ‘preventing right-wing coalition’
Heinz-Christian “HC” Strache, the former leader of the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), has lashed out at his successor Herbert Kickl.
French senate offers farrago of nonsense, a degenerate view of Western alliance
Few things could illustrate more clearly the total failure of the Euro-federalists to understand the legitimate political and strategic interests of the United States…
Let’s take the EU ‘back to basics’, Conservative think-tanks’ report says
Two European Conservative think-tanks, Polish Ordo Iuris and the Hungarian Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) have published proposals on institutional reform of the…
EC adopts stricter migration policies, embraces ‘return hubs’
Brussels has adopted a new stance on migration - reforming the system of repatriation to make it more in line with Italy's policies under the country's Prime Minister…
Russian-linked group ‘behind attack on X’, cybersecurity expert tells Brussels Signal
The large-scale cyberattack that brought down Elon Musk's X platform was carried out by Dark Storm, a Russian-linked hacker group whose "targets are high-profile…
ECB’s Rehn calls for joint European investment in air defence, drones
Europe must adopt common policies such as joint procurement of air defence equipment and drones to support Ukraine and strengthen its own defence despite large public…
Dutch newspaper to appeal against judge’s editorial ruling
De Telegraaf, the Netherlands’ largest newspaper, has announced it would appeal a controversial ruling from a judge who ordered it to clarify a comment piece about…
French publisher halts book criticising ‘woke ideology’ amid political backlash
A prestigious French academic publisher, Presses Universitaires de France (PUF), has halted the release of a book criticising "woke ideology" in Western higher education,…
German Socialist youth oppose coalition talks over migration
Philipp Türmer, chair of the youth branch (Jusos) of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), has threatened to reject the coalition government agreement with…
Millions on EU defence? Council tells von der Leyen, ‘Yeah, well, gonna think about it’
Since President Donald Trump re-entered the White House, the United States has been sending a clear signal to its European partners: “You need to do more to defend…
Volkswagen profits tumble 30 per cent
Volkswagen's net profit plummeted by more than 30 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year.
US threatens retaliation over planned Polish digital tax
The US has warned Poland it will retaliate if Warsaw brings in a planned digital tax on Big Tech firms, calling the idea "not very smart".