Westminster Declaration: academics sound alarm at increasing censorship
More than 100 prominent intellectuals and academics have written a collective statement, called the Westminster Declaration, regarding threats against free speech…
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EU airports evacuated after slew of bomb scares
At least 12 airports around France and Belgium have been hit by bomb scares, authorities have confirmed.
France prevails as EU strikes agreement on landmark electricity market reform
The European Council has reached agreement on a proposal to amend the European Union's electricity landscape that includes French nuclear power, despite the industry…
Le Pen’s Rassemblement National tops France 2024 EU elections poll
Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National (RN) has surged ahead in the French opinion polls ahead of the 2024 European Parliament elections.
Tensions emerge among potential Polish coalition partners
Tension is emerging between the three parties set to make up Poland's new coalition: Civic Coalition (KO), the Third Way alliance and the Left, over the direction…
Ireland pays Ukrainian refugees 30 times more than Belgium, report finds
Ireland pays Ukrainian refugees 30 times more each than Belgium does, according to a government report published recently.
‘You take them’: Egypt and Jordan against accepting Palestinian refugees
Despite vocal support for Palestine, there is strong opposition in Egypt and Jordan to the acceptance of refugees from the region.
Brussels ignores Israel, demands censorship of Hamas
The European Commission has ignored anti-censorship pleas from Israel, stating that footage depicting Hamas "atrocities" and "war crimes", or anything to do with…
Which side are you on? The centre-Right is at a crossroads ahead of next year’s European elections
Europe, together with the entire West, stands before a critical dilemma.
Orbán meets Putin in Beijing, highlighting mutual ‘good relations’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has become the first European Union leader to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin since an international arrest warrant…
Russia votes to revoke nuclear test-ban treaty
The Russian Parliament, the Duma, has voted to revoke a 1996 treaty that bans nuclear tests. It said the US never ratified it in the first place.
Armenian PM tells European Parliament he fears further Azerbaijani aggression
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has told the European Parliament that he fears further Azerbaijani aggression against his country.
Israeli Ambassador rejects EU censorship of Hamas ‘war crimes’
The Israeli Ambassador to NATO and the European Union, Haim Regev, has rejected an EU push to have Hamas atrocities censored online.
EU to launch humanitarian air bridge to Gaza
The European Union will open a humanitarian air corridor to the besieged Gaza via Egypt.
Spanish Leftists demand recognition of Palestine in return for coalition participation
Leftists in Spain have demanded that the country's next government officially recognise the state of Palestine in return for them joining a planned rainbow coalition.
Ikea hikes security in Belgian stores after Brussels terror attack on Swedes
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has announced it is ramping up security in its Belgian stores after the terror attack in Brussels on October 16.
EU Socialist trainees felt safe in European Parliament as Brussels terror shooting unfolded
Officials working for the Left-wing S&D Group said they felt secure within the European Parliament amid a terror attack in Brussels on October 16, so much so that…
Two Swedes murdered in Brussels terror attack
A man identifying as a supporter of the Islamic State murdered two men and wounded another on October 16.
Poland’s ruling nationalists lose majority in election, final results confirm
Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party won most votes in Sunday's national election but fell short of a majority, final official results showed on Tuesday,…
The real winner of Poland’s election was not Donald Tusk. It was Third Way
In eight years under PiS rule, Poland faced a constitutional crisis, restricted abortion rights, grappled with the Covid crisis, experienced one of the highest inflation…
Big Tech bosses can ‘no longer hide’ from EU censorship, Breton says
Big Tech bosses can "no longer hide" from the European Union's censorship drive, said European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton.
Beware Country Garden and Evergrande: a Chinese property crunch could be about to set off a global financial crisis
Country Garden sounds so innocuous, but so did Freddie Mac and Fanny Mae, until those sweet sounding names became shorthand for global financial disaster.
TikTok fights back over €345 million teen privacy fine in EU
TikTok, the Chinese-owned video—sharing platform, is fighting back in the courts after regulators in Europe slapped it with a €345 million data privacy fine…
Not that Olaf! MEPs sent to Disneyland instead of European Parliament
In what was either a cartoonish mistake or a dastardly plot to save the European Union money, MEPs on October 16 were sent to Disneyland instead of the European…
Italy unveils tax-cutting 2024 budget amid debt worries
Italy's government on Monday approved a budget for next year with measures worth around 24 billion euros in tax cuts and increased spending, despite market concerns…
Dutch Greens and Socialists want to ditch the monarchy
A majority of Dutch Green (GroenLinks) and Socialist Party (PvdA) coalition members want to get rid of the Dutch monarchy.
Football clubs seek to test European Commission powers to regulate game-changing subsidies
Spain's top men’s professional football division La Liga has taken a complaint about France's Paris Saint-Germain team to EC referees, arguing the French club's…
Did PiS or Civic Platform win Poland’s election? The answer is not a simple one. Don’t expect Tusk to be PM any time soon
On October 15 2023 Poland held its general elections. As of now, we are analysing exit polls and preliminary ballot counts.
China calls on Israel to end its ‘collective punishment’ of Gaza’s civilians
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said Israel should end its “collective punishment” of Gaza’s civilians.
Macron says France will be ‘merciless’ when deporting foreign extremists
French President Emmanuel Macron has said his country will be "merciless" in deporting foreign extremists residing in France.