Give us a break, Estonia and Co, with your sky-high EU hypocrisy
Spare us the drama, please, Estonia. Three Russian MiG-31s skim your Gulf of Finland airspace for 12 minutes on September 19, 2025 and Tallinn goes berserk.
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Movement to designate Antifa ‘terrorist group’ spreads in Europe
Law-makers in Hungary and the Netherlands have signalled intentions to restrict or outlaw Antifa, a loose network of left-wing activists involved in violent protests.
French telecoms giant sparks Socialist MP’s anger with new VPN
French telecoms giant Free has been accused of undermining child protection efforts in the country by French Socialist MP Thierry Sother.
Chinese rare-earths shortage hits EU industry hard
China’s export squeeze on rare earths is sending shockwaves through European industry.
Tomb of prominent Belgian Jewish Liberal desecrated
A tribute in remembrance of Jean Gol, a Jewish Liberal statesman in Belgium, was targeted amid a violent protest by pro-Palestinian activists yesterday.
Germany’s CDU minister predicts collapse for right-wing AfD support
The German right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) will lose a lot of support among voters before the next general election, according to culture minister…
Italy overtakes France in market confidence as bond yields converge
For the first time in modern eurozone history, Italy is borrowing on terms as favourable as France, signalling a remarkable reversal in investor perceptions.
Poland is the best partner for US, with strong army, shared values and vast energy
Poland and the whole of Central Europe are once again at the centre of the West’s strategic calculations: A region that chose sovereignty against globalist designs,…
Ryanair and Wizz Air cut Vienna activities due to ‘punitive aviation tax’
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has announced it is moving three of its 19 aircraft based at Vienna airport to other countries and will close down three routes from…
Israel accuses Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla of ‘links with terrorists’
Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Anti-Semitism has unveiled a detailed report claiming that the Global Sumud Flotilla, a multinational convoy…
Macrons to offer ‘scientific evidence’ to US court to prove Brigitte born female
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are preparing to submit photographic and scientific evidence to a US court to confirm that Mrs Macron is biologically…
Trump to label Antifa a ‘terrorist organisation’
US President Donald Trump announced he will classify Antifa as a "major terrorist organisation".
Socialist Paris Mayor ‘put luxury clothing on expenses’
Anne Hidalgo, the Socialist Mayor of Paris, is facing heat after it became public that she used taxpayer money to pay for expensive Dior dresses and a Burberry coat,…
Trump that: Equity giant Blackstone main player in record €172 billion US investment in UK
US private equity giant Blackstone said it planned to invest £90 billion (€103.7 billion) in UK projects over the next decade.
Major disruption hits France on day of anti-Macron ‘anger’
French protesters were on September 18 staging a day of nationwide disruption in a show of anger over President Emmanuel Macron's budget policies, with mass protests…
It is rather simple: Will our nations survive or soon dissolve into pulp?
London roared with defiance last weekend, as hundreds of thousands rallied to reclaim England’s spirit. St.
Polish President tells Germany to fund Polish defence as WW2 reparations
Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki has suggested Germany could begin repaying for damages sustained by his country during the Second World War.
German public broadcaster drops conservative show host after left-wing staff revolt
German public broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) has ended its collaboration with Julia Ruhs, host and editor of the popular TV show Klar.
EC spends ‘€25M a year to push pro-EU agenda in universities’, report says
The European Commission is using the Jean Monnet Programme to promote a pro-European Union narrative across European universities and around the world, according…
America’s policy of ‘containing’ China is on the brink
The scenario that Brussels Signal warned about half a year ago in this very column seems to be coming to pass, with Pentagon leaks suggesting that an epochal shift…
Labour shortage meets unemployment: EU wants more cash and more training
Europe has millions of job openings but also millions of people still out of work, the European Commission said.
UK court blocks deportation of asylum seeker to France, despite deal
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's flagship "one in, one out" immigration agreement with France has suffered a significant setback.
Georgescu denies coup accusations and says prosecutor using ‘justice like a bullet’
Romania's prosecutor has accused former presidential hopeful Călin Georgescu of wanting to stage a coup d'état.
The EU sanctions on Russia have had no effect on Putin’s economy
Eighteen! That’s the number of sanction packages which have been passed on Russia by the European Union since the expansion of the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2022.
Austrian Government introduces far-reaching rent controls
The Austrian Government coalition has agreed on significant State interventions in the rental market.
French minister warns of violence as nationwide strike nears
France’s outgoing interior minister Bruno Retailleau has warned that the imminent nationwide strike risks degenerating into violent unrest.
Switzerland’s biggest bank UBS threatens to shift HQ to US
Switzerland’s biggest bank says new rules at home could push it abroad.
German AfD party tops voter survey as Chancellor Merz faces dissatisfaction
The right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) is soaring in the polls.
Tusk weakened by the dawn raids and brutality of his government
The nomination by right-wing leader Jarosław Kaczyński, of the dynamic Karol Nawrocki, a candidate from outside the world of politics, and a good election campaign…
MEPs sue von der Leyen for allegedly ‘false accusations’ of Russian support
Romanian MEP Gheorghe Piperea filed an action against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for alleged defamation and demanded "moral damages" over…