Europe needs new leadership: von der Leyen has been a failure
Ursula von der Leyen has this morning delivered her State of the Union speech. Despite what she said, the picture is not pretty.
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Climate-loving EC President von der Leyen took almost 60 private-jet trips in two years
The European Commission's climate-loving President Ursula von der Leyen took almost 60 separate private-jet trips over the past two years, German news outlets have…
Azerbaijan allows Russian aid into Nagorno-Karabakh
After nine months of blocking the borders, Azerbaijan has allowed humanitarian aid into Nagorno-Karabakh.
Breton takes victory lap after Apple finally bows to EU regulations
Brussels internal market supremo Thierry Breton has taken a victory lap online after Apple bowed to European Commission demands that all smartphones ship with the…
Why has James Bond turned into a hectoring EU technocrat?
James Bond is back. But rather unexpectedly he seems to have adopted the attitudes of a vexed Left-leaning European Union lawmaker.
The State of the Union is this: it is a sham democracy
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will use her State of the Union speech in Strasbourg today to laud her achievements over the last four years and…
‘Humiliated’ European Council chief Charles Michel ‘eyeing a return to Belgian politics’
While he is expected to profile himself as saviour of his troubled homeland, the frequent clashes with von der Leyen are said to be the real motive for the switch.
EC considering new limits on fast-growing chicken
The European Commission is considering the possibility of imposing limits on the farming of certain types of chickens, it has confirmed.
EC distances itself from leaked plan to weaken Israeli control of West Bank
The European Commission has distanced itself from leaked plans aimed at undermining Israeli control of parts of the West Bank.
Forced sterilisations in the EU: MEP calls for action
The European Union must take action against the forced sterilisation of disabled people within the bloc, an MEP has said.
‘Shortest Hague career ever’ for spokesman of Dutch NSC party
On September 12, Onno Aerden was installed as the new spokesman for Pieter Omtzigt and his newly formed New Social Contract (NSC) party in the Netherlands.
Polish minister says unilateral extension of Ukraine grain ban ready to be enacted
Polish economic development minister Waldemar Buda said a decree for Poland to unilaterally extend the grain embargo on Ukraine beyond the European Commission’s…
‘No risk’ Romania will be dragged into Russia’s war, senior NATO official says
NATO Deputy-General Secretary Mircea Geoana has sought to ease tensions concerning potential Russian attacks on Romania, a NATO country.
Climate extremists likely to start ‘blowing up’ oil refineries, BBC presenter claims
A nature-loving BBC presenter has suggested that a radical wing of climate activists will likely start bombing oil refineries in the future.
Climate activists must be called to account for the growing anti-Semitism within their movement
Anti-Semitism is becoming en vogue again in Europe, and once again the far Left and the far Right found their common ground: Hatred towards Israel and everything…
Belgian MEP Marie Arena says she knows nothing about cash stash found in son’s flat
Arena said she wanted to reach out to her voters who "trusted the causes I championed.
EU lambasts Russian elections in Ukraine as Moscow claims 70 per cent turnout
The European Union has lashed out at Moscow for holding Russian elections in occupied parts of Ukraine.
Around 200k Ukrainian men have ‘dodged draft by migrating to Germany’
Around 200,000 men have managed to avoid Ukraine's draft by fleeing to Germany, official government statistics appear to show.
European Ombudsman hammers EU over Qatargate scandal
Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly addressed the anti-corruption measures taken as a result of the Qatargate scandal and found that too little had been done.
EU predicts German recession as bloc lowers growth estimates
The European Union has openly predicted that Germany's economy will end 2023 in recession, with Eurocrats shrinking growth estimates for the entire bloc on September…
EU Regions form alliance to boost semiconductor production
The European Committee of the Regions, in collaboration with the Free State of Saxony, has introduced the European Semiconductor Regions Alliance (ESRA), a political…
EC: ‘no position’ ahead of Ukraine grain ban deadline
The European Commission has “no position” on an extension of the Ukraine grain ban, only five days before it is to due expire.
EU not planning ‘Big Tech’ crackdown despite European court tracking ruling
The European Commission is not planning any Big Tech crackdown despite a ruling by the Luxembourg Court of Justice (ECJ) banning tracking under certain circumstances.
Leader of Belgium’s Christian Democrats wins drag-queen contest
A Belgian TV show aired on the evening of September 8 has raised eyebrows after participants were transformed into unrecognisable drag queens.
Weapons seized in Northern Ireland terror probe may have come from Ukraine, police say
Weapons seized as part of an anti-terrorism operation in Northern Ireland may have come from the battlegrounds of Ukraine, local police have said.
Netherlands should have right to opt out of EU ‘green’ agenda, farmers’ party says
The Netherlands should obtain the right to opt out of all European Union policies regarding the bloc's “green” agenda, the country's farmers' party has said.
Dutch police arrest record 2,400 Extinction Rebellion activists
Thousands of Extinction Rebellion climate activists blocked the A12 motorway near The Hague, Netherlands, at midday on September 9.
Big spender Tusk vows to prosecute his foes in election manifesto
Tusk's Civic Platform party-led alliance has accused a number of ruling Polish officials of engaging in criminal activity, up to and including violating the country's…
Sweden Democrats MEP invites Iranian artist to Brussels after exhibition ban U-turn
Sweden Democrats MEP Charlie Weimers has invited the Iranian artist Sadaf Ahmadi to the European Parliament after the Swedish city of Borås cancelled her exhibition,…
Food from thin air? Not even Ursula von der Leyen can do that!
The European Commission has been caught falsely claiming that a EU-backed project can create any kind of food "literally from thin air".