Syrians in Europe show support for violence against Druze at home
In Germany and the Netherlands, hundreds of radical Syrian migrants have been showing support for the new regime in Syria and the violence against minorities in…
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Investors hope for EU-US deal after Japan secures concessions
Markets have rallied because investors said they believed the European Union may now get a Japan-style deal with the US — after Tokyo secured major concessions…
German Chancellor Merz more unpopular than ever
The popularity of Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has dropped to a new low since he took office on May 6.
Austrian minister claims State TV interview manipulated regarding Israel
Beate Meinl-Reisinger, Austria’s foreign minister, has accused State broadcasting behemoth ORF of deliberately cutting a passage from a television interview in…
Zelensky faces backlash over bid to curb anti-corruption agencies’ independence
The Ukrainian Government faced growing backlash after Zelensky signed a law limiting the independence of two anti-corruption agencies, the BBC reported on July 23.
Kyiv pushes for direct talks between Zelensky and Putin as US boosts Ukraine military aid
Ukraine has proposed direct talks within weeks between its President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin but Moscow tempered prospects for progress at…
Dutch council rules country can no longer return single male asylum seekers to Belgium
The Dutch Council of State has ruled that the Netherlands no longer can return single male asylum seekers to Belgium because of “structural failures” in the…
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Romania has just faced its Communist past, and the past won
A recent poll reveals that 66% of Romanians view Nicolai Ceausescu positively, with many believing the Communist regime was better, highlighting a complex nostalgia…
European Commission says Northvolt losses ‘in line with expectations’
European Commission Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné has said that money lost on Swedish battery developer and manufacturer Northvolt fell within budgetary bounds.
Court rules German comedian’s tweets mocking assassination attempt on Trump ‘unpunishable satire’
The Berlin District Court has ruled that a social media post by comedian Sebastian Hotz about the assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump constituted…
German Chancellor Merz tells Muslim students: Respect our constitutional order
German chancellor Friedrich Merz has used a visit at a university in Hannover (Lower Saxony) to remind Muslim students to respect the Liberal constitutional order…
MEP threatens to sue EC chief over alleged ‘false accusations’ of Russian support
Gheorghe Piperea, the Romanian MEP behind the motion of no-confidence against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, has threatened to bring her to…
French interior minister turns on Macron, eyes presidency
French interior minister Bruno Retailleau has publicly turned on President Emmanuel Macron, attacking his party political ideology.
Polish PM Tusk sacks a third of his cabinet in push to counter ‘defeatism’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has sacked a third of his cabinet and promoted foreign minister Radosław Sikorski to Deputy Prime Minister.
Is Zelensky worried about what corruption investigators could find?
Ukraine’s parliament sent jitters through Brussels this week with the passage of a bill which would strip independence from two anti-corruption bodies – the…
Polish president-elect Nawrocki throws down gauntlet to Tusk over EU summits
Zbigniew Bogucki, the Polish opposition Conservatives (PiS) politician who was nominated to be chief of staff for president-elect Karol Nowrocki, said the president-elect…
X slams ‘politically-motivated’ attacks as France investigates platform
Elon Musk's X has denounced a French criminal investigation into its algorithm and data practices as allegedly "politically motivated".
‘AFP reporters face starvation’ in Gaza, warns journalists association
The Agence France Presse (AFP) association of journalists (SDJ) said reporters posted in Gaza working for the news agency were facing starvation due to food shortages…
Conservatives must do more than take office, they must take power
I have to admit, sometimes it becomes tiresome: Every time I attend a supposedly “grand summit” of (mostly Anglosphere) conservatism like Jordan Peterson’s…
Terrorist Hamas applauds call by 28 western governments for end to Gaza conflict
Islamic terrorist organisation Hamas has welcomed a joint statement by 28 foreign ministers, including those of 17 European Union member states and the UK, calling…
World Economic Forum allegedly tampered with data to make Brexit ‘look bad’
According to an internal investigation at the World Economic Forum (WEF), data was allegedly rigged to make Brexit look like a failure.
Netherlands scraps ‘unrealistic’ 50GW offshore‑wind energy target
The outgoing Dutch Government said it would cut back its ambitions to build new wind farms in the North Sea.
East German State requires new citizens to recognise Israel’s right to exist
The east German state of Brandenburg has changed the rules for naturalisation procedures.
German Government to cut ‘green’ air travel tax
Germany's Federal Government said it wanted to reduce the aviation tax, a controversial "green" carbon tax.
The word from a veteran: How the EU is trying to federalise through its budget
Ursula von der Leyen’s launch last week of the Commission’s proposed 2028-34 budget, aka “Multiannual Financial Framework”, brought back a few unsettling…
Poland strikes oil in the Baltic with biggest find in its history
A Canadian company exploring potential energy deposits off Poland’s Baltic coast has announced the largest oil discovery in Polish history together with billions…
Anti-migration protests across Poland as tensions mount over German pushbacks
Tens of thousands of Poles in 80 cities attended marches against “uncontrolled migration” as slammed by the centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald…
German public broadcaster under fire after protesters disrupt AfD interview
German State TV station ARD was facing criticism in Conservative circles after allowing protesters to drown out an open-air interview with Alice Weidel, leader of…
Ukraine announces new talks with Russia as French minister Barrot visits Kyiv
Russia and Ukraine will hold new peace talks in Turkey as a follow-up to two rounds in Istanbul that made little progress on ending their war, President Volodymyr…
Dutch judge ‘lenient’ on Ethiopian parents who beat their children ‘due to cultural differences’
A court in the Dutch city of The Hague has given what was regarded as a lenient sentence to Ethiopian parents who severely beat their children - because they had…