Poland threatens to extradite Ukrainian draft dodgers
Poland has threatened to extradite all Ukrainian men of military age who have illegally left Ukraine to escape mobilisation.
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European Commission hands Turkey €800 million in latest refugee payment
On September 6 and 7, the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi will visit Turkey to discuss bilateral relations and cooperation,…
MEPs unconvinced as ECB pushes ‘digital euro’
European Parliament members remain unconvinced about the benefits of a “digital euro” despite the best efforts of the European Central Bank.
France has the ‘dumbest Left in the world’, Socialist Party official says
A senior member of France's Socialist Party has lambasted his own side of the political spectrum, claiming on September 4 that France has the "dumbest Left in the…
Hungarian opposition oligarch Varga buys shares in key Polish paper from Soros
Pluralis, a media investment company controlled by an arm of US-based Soros Fund Management, has sold shares it recently purchased when taking control of Poland’s…
Catalan separatist Puigdemont demands amnesty in exchange for support for Sánchez
The Belgium-based fugitive also demanded the Spanish Government “forgoes the use of the justice system” against the separatist movement.
Summertime and the quizzing is easy for EC candidate Ivanova
Hearing participants seemed to be going through the motions.
German government to push through controversial heat-pump law without parliament’s input
Germany's coalition government is to push through its controversial heat-pump bill without consulting the German Parliament.
Ukrainian politicians told to boycott Polish events over grain ban
Parliamentary deputy Mykola Kniazhytskyi told Brussels Signal that Ukrainian politicians will be absent from gatherings including the Karpacz Economic Forum in Poland…
EC denies backing ‘international vaccination passports’ for future pandemic
The European Commission has denied backing the implementation of "international vaccination passports" for any future worldwide pandemic.
Polish opposition assembles army of monitors ahead of national elections
Poland’s main opposition block led by Donald Tusk said it will have in place more than 50,000 observers monitoring the general elections set to take place in the…
EU asylum claims spike 28 per cent in first half of 2023
The European Union has seen a sharp rise in asylum claims being made in the first half of 2023, with total numbers up by 28 per cent compared to the same period…
What is up with Brussels’ silence over Nord Stream revelations that ‘all evidence’ indicates Ukraine placed the explosives?
You would have thought the Brussels-based media would be salivating and all over the latest breaking story from Germany.
Another Commissioner to jump ship?
It looks like yet another member of the von der Leyen may be set to jump ship.
EC President escalates EU ‘war on wolves’
Having until now enjoyed strict protections under EU law, the growth of wolf populations throughout central Europe has resulted in increased attacks on livestock…
Eurobarometer surveys are ‘biased towards pro-EU elite stances’
The European Union's Eurobarometer surveys are biased towards the bloc's own agenda, a report has claimed.
Riots erupt in Sweden’s third-largest city after another Quran burning
Rioting has erupted in the Swedish city of Malmö after Iraqi migrant Salwan Momika once again publicly torched a copy of the Quran.
Macron government set to force through budget, bypassing parliament
The French Government looks set to bypass its parliament to force through the 2024 budget.
Rassemblement National leader Bardella to head its European elections list
The President of the right-wing French party Rassemblement National (RN), Jordan Bardella, announced on September 3 that he would head the party's list in the 2024…
EC steps into Ethiopia-Greece school row
The European Commission is reportedly in close communication with authorities amid an ongoing row between the Ethiopian Government in Addis Ababa and the ethnic…
Meta may offer paid-for ad-free Facebook and Instagram services in Europe
Users of Facebook and Instagram might be offered a paid-for version if they want to ditch advertisements.
Ukraine says Russian drones hit NATO member Romania, Bucharest denies report
Ukraine said on Monday Russian drones had detonated on the territory of NATO member Romania during an overnight air strike on a Ukrainian port across the Danube…
Ukraine threatens to sue EU over grain-deal impasse
Ukraine has threatened to sue the European Union over a current impasse regarding the country's grain exports.
MEP rejects claim by Politico he endorsed ‘ill-considered’ pro-Eurofederalism document
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski has repeatedly decried attempts to expand the European Union in the past, slamming the Conference on the Future of Europe as a "Potemkin village…
What Giorgia Meloni can teach Europe’s Right – despite what the mainstream media tells you
A year before the upcoming elections to the European parliament, a silent revolution seems to be taking place in Europe: Right-wing populists are learning to actually…
Farmer-Citizen Movement leader doesn’t want to be Dutch prime minister because she ‘can’t walk in heels’
The Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) in the Netherlands has put forward its primary candidate for the upcoming elections alongside its choice for prime minister and…
EC squirms as journalists ask if executive kept silent about alleged Saudi massacres
The European Commission has been accused of knowing about alleged Saudi atrocities on the Yemen border and doing nothing.
Dutch plans to ‘shrink’ Schiphol airport spurs anger and US sanctions threat
The outgoing Dutch government wants to "shrink" Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
French humanitarian convoy to Nagorno-Karabach blocked by Azerbaijan
A delegation of 15 French representatives visited the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan earlier this week in the hope of reaching the blockaded region of Nagorno-Karabakh,…
Cuban teens say Russia ‘tricked’ them into joining Ukraine war
Two Cuban teenagers claim they have been “tricked” by Russia into joining the Ukraine war.