Sweden to join NATO after Hungary gives green light
The Hungarian Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of Sweden joining NATO, which will see the Nordic country ending a 200-year policy of neutrality.
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Zelenskyy: 30k Ukrainian troops now dead but country will fight on
Over 30,000 Ukrainian troops have died defending the country from Russia's recent invasion, says Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Dutch Green councillor sues own party over EU alliance with Labour
A local councillor in the Netherlands is taking his own Green party to court, over its alliance with Labour ahead of June 2024's European Parliament elections.
Users keep attacking Google AI-tool, now over its text-only results
Asked who is worse, Elon Musk or Hitler, Google's new artificial intelligence tool Gemini cannot say.
Denmark ends probe into ‘deliberate’ Nord Stream pipeline blasts
Denmark has dropped its investigation into the explosions in 2022 on the Nord Stream pipelines carrying Russian gas to Germany, police said on Monday, becoming…
Brussels burns as farm protests return to the EU capital
Fires blazed outside buildings belonging to the EU institutions on the morning of February 26, as the EU-wide farmers' protests returned to the streets of Brussels.
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.
French farmers fair jeers President Macron, but cheers opposition leader Bardella
Angry farmers stormed Paris's annual agricultural fair during President Emmanuel Macron's visit February 24.
Kyiv urges Poland to punish those behind Ukrainian grain spills
Kyiv has urged Poland to punish those responsible for Ukrainian grain spills at the border over the weekend, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said…
EU carbon border tax will do little to cut emissions, ADB study says
A European Union plan to impose tariffs on high-carbon imports could hurt developing countries in Asia but is unlikely to lead to big reductions in greenhouse gas…
Wilders says ‘Turkey should be expelled from Nato’ due to links with Islamic terrorism
Dutch politician Geert Wilders says Turkey should be expelled from Nato. Wilders cites close ties between the Turkish government and Hamas.
Fighting back: Poland’s conservatives change their guard ahead of European and US elections
PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński has demanded the resignation of his party’s top brass MEPs, in order to substitute them ahead of this year's European elections.
EC to unblock Polish EU funds despite lack of legislative progress on rule of law
Ursula von der Leyen, on a February 23 visit to Warsaw, confirmed the European Commission will unblock Poland's share of both the EU pandemic and cohesion funds.
Catholics cannot vote for Germany’s ‘ethnic nationalist’ AfD party, bishops declare
Catholics in Germany are not permitted to vote for the populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party over its alleged "ethnic nationalist" views, the country's…
Angry residents of France’s Mayotte island target aid workers for ‘helping migrants’
The island, located between Mozambique and Madagascar, has a large number of immigrants: perhaps as many as half its population of 300,000
German, Dutch central banks post big losses, warn of more
The German and Dutch central banks on Friday posted multi-billion euro losses for 2023 and predicted more financial pain ahead, suggesting that they are unlikely…
Moscow bans more EU officials and politicians from Russia in response to sanctions
Russia's foreign ministry said on Friday it had significantly expanded a list of European Union officials and politicians banned from entering Russia in response…
Tusk to unblock Ukraine border by labelling crossings ‘critical infrastructure’
Poland has reclassified its border crossings with Ukraine as critical infrastructure, in response to blockades by protesting farmers.
Pro-diversity EC still clueless about backgrounds of own staff
The European Commission needs to worry less about the number of "Muslim lesbians" it has working for it, especially given legal problems in accurately measuring…
Silesia gears up for local elections
Silesia, Poland
Macron to have ‘great debate’ with farmers in hope of curbing protests
French President Emmanuel Macron says he will hold a "great debate" with hundreds of French farmers in the hopes of stemming ongoing protests.
Prominent academic: ‘All French-speaking parties in Brussels are infiltrated by the Muslim Brotherhood’
The Muslim Brotherhood has achieved so much influence in Brussels that local politicians now need its support to win elections, according to a French academic who…
Outgoing Dutch PM Mark Rutte in pole position to lead Nato
More western governments are backing former Dutch PM Mark Rutte for Nato's next secretary-general.
Google stops new AI tool from generating people, after ‘woke’ backlash
Google has stopped its artificial intelligence tool Gemini from generating images of people, after the tool faced widespread criticism for refusing to show white…
Are the Spanish regions drifting apart?
Galicia, Spain Is Spain about to be pulled apart by its regional identities? Recent events in the country appear to suggest that this could be the case.
Eurovision scrutinises Israel’s song lyrics amid Gaza furore
Eurovision Song Contest organisers are scrutinising the Israeli submission after lyrics leaked to the media appeared to refer to the October 7 attack by Hamas that…
EU journalists groan over colleague’s request to speak German at Parliament press conference
Journalists covering the EU were left groaning at a major Brussels press conference on February 21, when one of their colleagues asked to put a question in German.
Czech, Slovak farmers block borders in protest
Farmers from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and other central European countries protested along Czech borders on Thursday, blocking some crossings as they demanded…
Albanian parliament ratifies migration centres deal with Italy
Albanian lawmakers on Thursday ratified a migration deal with Italy under which it will build processing centres for migrants sent on to its Balkan neighbour…
Spyware infestation hits European Parliament defence and security panel
Spyware has been discovered on two mobile phones belonging to MEPs and staff from the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE).