Incoming EU carbon tax will raise cost of a car by €580
A new European Union carbon border tax starting its trial period in the week beginning October 1 and will raise the price of an average car by almost €600, said…
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British Conservatives push to leave European Convention on Human Rights
Several voices in the UK Conservative Party are campaigning for the country to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
Tunisia ‘expected’ to respect human rights with EU migrant deal, EC says
Tunisia is "expected" to respect human rights as part of its deal with the European Union to curb illegal migration, the European Commission has said.
New UN migration chief worried boat deaths becoming “normalised”
The new head of the U.N.
European spirits sector wants EU to support growth outside continent
On September 26, the European spirits sector held its trade review for 2023.
Furious Erdoğan says Turkey ‘no longer expects anything from EU’
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey, lambasted the European Union on October 1 over what he sees as European inaction preventing his country from joining…
Merkel cannot ‘understand’ how Germans could vote AfD
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she cannot "understand" how people could vote for the country's populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party.
Irish Deputy PM still has eye on EU top job, party insiders say
Micheál Martin, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister, still has his eye on the position of European Commission President, insiders have claimed.
Playing geopolitical chess in central Europe: Pawns, knights, and kings in a high-stakes game
The tempo in the Central Eastern European (CEE) region is quickening, fueled by a concatenation of events that seem more like the complex choreography of a ballet…
Infighting erupts among French hard Left Nupes alliance members
Less than a year before the European elections, parties in the New Ecological and Social People's Union (Nupes), a hard-Left electoral political alliance, are turning…
Polish opposition threatens to purge public TV within 24 hours if elected
The leader of Poland’s largest opposition party, Donald Tusk, has pledged that if he becomes prime minister after the upcoming general elections, he will change…
Poland: Ruling party rejects Tusk claim that a million marched in Warsaw
Donald Tusk, the leader of the main Liberal opposition grouping Civic Coalition (KO), has claimed the opposition "March of a Million Hearts" rally brought more than…
Slovak liberals and their EU allies went to bed with a dream victory but woke up to a nightmarish defeat
The former Slovak PM and leader of the SMER party Robert Fico scored a victory against the findings of an exit poll which had put him behind on the evening of September…
Does the EU still have jurisdiction over the whole of the UK? The ECJ seems to think so
Hidden in the dull reports from the European Courts is a groundbreaking judgment that makes it clear just how done in Brexit has been.
Brussels bites with €32m fine for UK over cut-price boat fuel
The UK has been hit with a €32 million (£28m) fine by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over dragging its heels on implementing a ban in Northern Ireland of…
Northern Ireland’s DUP furious as EU border-checks launch there
New checks on goods arriving in Northern Ireland (NI) from mainland Great Britain come into force on October 1 under the terms of the Windsor Framework.
Inside the EU wallet: Which nations foot the bill and which benefit?
The Cologne Institute for Economic Research has published figures revealing how much cash Member States gave to or received from the European Union in 2022.
More than 70 per cent of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population flee the region
Armenian officials have claimed that 84,770 people have left Nagorno-Karabakh as of the morning of September 29, meaning that three in four residents now have fled…
Armenians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh are making a ‘personal choice’ – Azerbaijan Ambassador
"The issue of people fleeing, this is - you have to understand - this is a personal choice," he told Brussels Signal head of news Justin Stares.
UNHCR: More than 2,500 migrants died or disappeared in Mediterranean so far in 2023
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that at least 2,500 people have so far gone missing or perished in the Mediterranean Sea in…
Viktor Orbàn: Tough issues to clear before EU membership talks with Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that "very difficult questions" would need to be answered before the European Union could even start membership…
Seven countries order ammunition under EU scheme to aid Ukraine
Seven EU countries have ordered ammunition under a landmark European Union procurement scheme to get urgently needed artillery shells to Ukraine and replenish depleted…
Brussels accused of handing cash to Islamist-linked NGO – again
This is not the first time the EC has been accused of handing cash to organisations tied to Islamism that operate within the bloc.
Swedish Prime Minister calls on army to help fight soaring gang crime
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has called on the armed forces and police to take action following a rise in violent crime .
Belgian Prime Minister wants to use defence buildings to house migrants
The Prime Minister of Belgium wants to use buildings belonging to the country's Ministry of Defence to house illegal migrants.
Eurozone core inflation hits 1-year low, backing ECB pause
Euro-area core inflation eased to its slowest pace in a year, supporting expectations that the European Central Bank will keep interest rates on hold to gauge the…
Italy to deport migrants who lie about being underage
The Italian Government has approved a more restrictive decree for young, unaccompanied migrants.
Fatal shootings in Sweden hit record high
Sweden is suffering a brutal spike in gun crime.
Less is not always more – especially if driven by EU policy
“Less is more,” goes the old adage.
ANALYSIS: Kosovo shootout sidelines EU diplomacy, creates power vacuum
The deadly shootout in Kosovo on September 24 between heavily armed ethnic Serbs and Kosovar police now gives authorities in the capital Pristina the upper hand…