Belarus to introduce 90 day visa-free regime for 35 European countries
Belarus said on July 17 it would introduce a 90-day-visa-free regime for citizens of 35 European countries in a sign Minsk may be keen to ease tensions with the…
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EU auditor calls for ‘reality check’ on EC’s renewable hydrogen plans
The European Union has unrealistic goals for renewable hydrogen energy, despite close to €20 billion in funding, says the EU's financial watchdog.
France, Italy and Germany lobby the Brazilian government against use of Spanish language
France's Embassy in Brazil, along with Italy's and Germany's diplomatic missions, successfully lobbied Brazil's congress to remove Spanish from the country's secondary…
ECJ vaccines ruling will hurt von der Leyen in Strasbourg vote, say MEPs
Ursula von der Leyen will be hurt by a July 17 European Court of Justice ruling criticising her lack of transparency when awarding vaccine contracts, her MEP critics…
Tusk’s government humiliated as court releases detained PiS MP after Council of Europe intervenes
The government of Polish PM Donald Tusk has had to release a detained PiS former deputy justice minister after a court found the MP still had parliamentary immunity…
EPP sides with the Left over the Patriots in the European Parliament
MEPs from the European People's Party sided with the European Parliament's Left parties on July 16 in excluding the Patriots for Europe and Europe of Sovereign Nations…
Belgium-Israel football match to be played in Hungary for security reasons
Belgium will play its home match against Israel in Budapest, after Belgian cities said they lacked the willingness or capacity to ensure adequate security for the…
Nigel Farage is clamouring to reform the UK electoral system – but that would be a disaster for the Right
This month’s UK general election has produced the most distorted electoral results ever.
As Paris Olympics loom, Seine ‘still unsafe for swimming events’
As the Paris Olympics approach, it is unclear if the River Seine will be clean enough for athletes to use.
Surprise: Trump and Vance offer a high comfort level for Europeans
The average European reader is apt to be more mystified than usual by recent political developments in the United States.
Estonian PM Kallas steps down to go to Brussels
Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas, has resigned to take up the post of High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, sparking something…
European Parliament group The Left will vote against von der Leyen after ‘disastrous’ meeting
The European Parliament's The Left group, with 46 MEPs, will all vote against Ursula von der Leyen securing a second five-year term as European Commission President,…
Police confirms investigation of Belgian MEP over alleged misuse of EU money
Liberal MEP Hilde Vautmans, who is in the crosshairs of the Belgian police for alleged misuse of European Union funds, says she hasn't been informed by the European…
IN DEPTH: Trump VP pick Vance holds hawkish stance on Europe
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump's candidate for Vice President, Senator JD Vance, has a hawkish history of dealing with the European Union, frequently criticising…
Spain: PP accepts migrant minors redistribution plan – with a warning
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the President of Spain's opposition’s centre-right Partido Popular (PP), has spoken out against the government’s proposed reforms of…
European Commission to boycott Hungarian presidency of Council of the EU
Eric Mamer, the leading spokesperson for the European Commission, has said that "in light of recent developments", Commissioners would not attend meetings organised…
Trump’s choice of JD Vance as running mate gets mixed response in Poland
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s pick for vice-president, Senator JD Vance, has raised some eyebrows in Poland.
Malta’s Metsola to head EU Parliament for second term
Roberta Metsola secured broad backing for a new term as president of the European Parliament on 16 July, becoming the first woman to win a second term as head of…
Populist-right in Europe needs its own Project 2025
Every four years, European media reports breathlessly on the latest happenings in America’s presidential elections.
Poles apart: Ruling coalition split derails liberalisation of abortion laws
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was left furious after narrowly losing a parliamentary vote on softening the country's strict abortion laws due to an intra-government…
Lithuania to end free higher education for Ukrainian refugees
The Lithuanian Government will no longer provide free tuition for Ukrainian refugees - although some universities have vowed to fund Ukrainian students' higher…
Visible knickers: bizarre sartorial tradition of women’s tennis goes undiscussed
England: the seven-letter word that permits stereotyping of the nastiest kind, not by the English, but of them.
Brussels Commissioners resign to take seats in European Parliament
Two commissioners with the European Commission under its President Ursula von der Leyen have resigned to take their seats in the European Parliament.
EU to use ‘peace’ fund to back Albanian military
Brussels officials insisted the "peace" funding would take the form of "equipment not designed to deliver lethal force"
Albania grants leave to jailed ethnic Greek mayor for European Parliament opening
Fredi Beleris, an ethnic Greek who won local elections in Albania but was arrested on charges of vote-buying, has been granted a five-day leave from prison to attend…
Japan warns its citizens over violent crime and drug wars in Germany
The Japanese Government has issued a warning to its citizens visiting Germany amid an uptick in violence and inter-gang drugs wars.
EP’s Sovereigntists ‘will protect European identity and fight EU Green Deal’
The Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) group in the European Parliament will work to protect "European identity" and fight to roll back the Green Deal, leaks from…
Influencer-MEP puts von der Leyen’s future to the vote on X
Social media influencer-turned-MEP Fidias Panayiotou has let his followers choose whether they wanted to support Ursula von der Leyen as the head of the European…
Airbus and Thales ‘try again to merge space businesses’
Two European space technology giants, Germany's Airbus and France's Thales, are again in talks to merge their space activities, French weekly La Tribune has reported.
Spaniards don’t like €9.6bn a year tourists, but quite like illegal immigrants
When you picture Barcelona, what may come to mind is the stunning modernist architecture of the Sagrada Familia.