Belgian PM wants European boycott of Israeli business from Occupied Territories
The move would block agricultural products like dates, olive oil, and wine from the Occupied Territories from entering the EU
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Kaczyński must learn that a big No is not a strategy
Jaroslaw Kaczyński, leader of Poland’s Law and Justice party (PiS), is making it plain to voters in the European elections what he does not like.
Poland says it finds bugging devices in room where government was due to meet
Polish special services have found and dismantled bugging devices in a room where the council of ministers was due to meet on Tuesday, the special services coordinator's…
Ursula von der Leyen closes Article 7 proceedings against Poland as ‘reward for Tusk’
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced on social media on May 6 that the Commission is closing the Article 7 proceedings against Poland…
PVV negotiator seen with notes citing ‘strictest asylum package ever’
A negotiator in the Dutch government formation talks was photographed with a draft coalition agreement in his hands, thereby leaking key elements of the negotiations.
Many Germans ‘disappointed by von der Leyen presidency’
"Everybody in Germany especially thought she would be much more successful than she ended up being," Strack Zimmerman remarked
Polish President sees recognition of Silesian language as thin end of a separatist wedge
Polish president Andrzej Duda is expected to veto the legislation recognising Silesian as a regional language, siding with the Conservative (PiS) opposition which…
How fashionable parenting makes isolated children
You already know the hikikomori syndrome, even if you do not know the name. It is the phenomenon which began in Japan in the 1990s, when the economy was in crisis.
EU suspends marketing of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine at company’s request
The European Commission has announced the suspension of marketing AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine at the company's own request.
Anti-corruption NGO calls for EP ban on MEPs’ side hustles
Anti-corruption NGO Transparency International EU has urged the European Parliament to ban side hustles by MEPs.
Polish government to ignore President’s right to countersign European commissioner nomination
Poland’s foreign ministry says the government will ignore a law giving President Andrzej Duda the right to countersign the Tusk administration’s nominee for…
Spain’s Environment Minister says EU at risk of ‘implosion’ if ‘far-right’ wins
Spain's Environment Minister Teresa Ribera warned the future of the European Union was in danger due to “people who stir up social tensions for short-term political…
Why private equity danger is strangely reminiscent of 2008
If you remember the horrors of collateralised debt obligations (CDO) during the 2007-8 financial crisis, you are either a banker or one of the journalists who pounded…
Young Christian Democrats: Bring back military service in Germany to fight populist Right
Germany should reintroduce mandatory military service as part of a package of measures to combat the hard-right, said the youth wing of the country's Christian Democrats.
UK Rwanda deportation law appeals to the Right across Europe
Marion Maréchal, head of the hard-right Reconquête list for the 2024 European elections, has defended both Rishi Sunak's Safety to Rwanda Act and what she calls…
Russia ‘preparing covert bombings, arson, and infrastructure attacks in Europe’
Moscow has targeted Europe for years, but until now, has mainly limited itself to cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns
Xi Jinping visits Europe at a time of internal division
Xi Jinping has begun his first European visit in five years, one likely to be dominated by the war in Ukraine and growing economic tensions between Beijing and Brussels.
Suffering, ignored voters want populists
Peter Pellegrini’s election as Slovakia’s President is being decried by the Brussels elite as yet another sign of supposedly worrying populism.
Cyber War? EU rages over alleged Russian cyber-attack on German’s ruling SPD
European Union leaders have vowed to retaliate after it was revealed that Russia-linked actors launched a cyber-attack against Germany's ruling Social Democratic…
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…
Italy ‘aims to return to nuclear power by end of current legislative term’
Italy's Minister of the Environment and Energy Security Gilberto Pichetto has indicated Rome's readiness to reconsider nuclear energy
‘Ireland should also send migrants to Rwanda,’ UK Government suggests
Ireland should join the UK in sending illegal migrants to Rwanda, the British Government has suggested.
Gazprom plunges to first annual loss in 20 years as trade with Europe hit
Kremlin-owned gas giant Gazprom said on Thursday, May 2 it plunged to a net loss of 629 billion roubles ($6.
Czech Republic targeted by Russia in ongoing cyber-attack, foreign ministry says
Czech Republic institutions have been targeted by an ongoing Russian cyber-attack since last year, according to the Czech foreign ministry.
Buxadé: EU won’t save Spain from Socialist PM’s ‘tyranny’
The European Union will not be coming to save Spain from the "tyranny" of Socialist Party (PSOE) Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, a senior MEP has warned.
EP backs Belarus opposition’s push to undermine Belarus President’s ‘repression’
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has joined forces with the Belarusian United Democratic Forces in condemnation of Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko's…
Belgium allows Frontex agents to help enforce border controls and deportations
Officers of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex have been granted permission to aid the Belgian police with border controls and deportations.
Major airlines under investigation for ‘greenwashing’
The probe aims to determine the veracity of claims made by airlines regarding their efforts to reduce aircraft CO2 emissions through measures such as carbon offsetting…
Prized Greek bronze sculpture can be retrieved by Italians from US Getty Museum, ECHR rules
According to a unanimous ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Italy is allowed to take back an ancient Greek bronze statue, named Victorious Youth…
Arab states know Iran not Israel is the bigger threat
If one views the Arab-Israeli conflict through the ongoing campus protests at US universities, one could easily get the impression that Israel might be winning militarily,…