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EU army is ‘pointless’ says Poland’s Foreign Minister
Poland’s top diplomat said creating a European Union army is unrealistic, but suggested member states could form a smaller, brigade-sized "European legion" to…
Seizing Greenland: So, Europe, how does it feel to be Greece?
For decades, the capitals of Northern Europe have lived in a comfortable, self-righteous state.
EU eyes migration clampdown with push on deportations, visas
The European Union today laid out plans to overhaul its visa system and step up deportations as part of a five-year migration strategy that cements a hardening line…
History tells us: Ukraine into the EU will be Europe’s self-destruction
In her seminal work, The March of Folly, American historian Barbara Tuchman provided four historical examples, from the Trojan War to the Vietnam War, of absurd…
US Republicans slam EC and ‘censorious’ online law after X fine
The US House Judiciary Committee Republicans have ramped up their blistering assault on the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA), exposing what they call…
‘End of the line for Dutch heavyweight Wilders,’ says rebel accused of betrayal
Wilders’ time is up, says rebel Gidi Markuszower, who last week walked out of the Party of Freedom’s group in the Dutch House of Representatives with six other…
Iranian resistance backs EU plan to label Revolutionary Guards ‘terrorists’
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has backed the European Union's move to put the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) on the "terrorist list" after…
Four scenarios for the post-rules world
The Greenland psychodrama together with some of the startling opinions aired in Davos last week – especially Mark Carney’s definitive language on the end of…
EU lawmakers want AI to pay for using copyrighted work
European Union lawmakers have demanded artificial intelligence (AI) providers pay for their use of copyrighted European content as they called for expanded rules…
Belgian PM says US showing ‘lack of respect’ to European allies
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has reiterated his strong grievances over what he describes as the US' "clear lack of respect" towards its European partners…
Armenia’s Church-state clash: PM Pashinyan targets clergy amid EU pivot
A resolution by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has highlighted growing tensions between Armenia’s Government and the Armenian Apostolic Church…
Slovak PM Fico blasts Politico for ‘outright lies’ about his Trump views
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has fiercely denounced news outlet Politico for publishing what he calls outright "lies" about his assessment of US President Donald…
Polish minister Sikorski accuses Musk of supporting ‘war crimes’
Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has accused Elon Musk, the US tech billionaire owner of SpaceX, of "making money from war crimes".
Tusk’s Polish courts ‘are tearing down justice’
In Poland governed by Donald Tusk’s coalition, the justice system no longer operates independently in political cases.
Polish President uses Holocaust Memorial Day to call for German reparations
Polish President Karol Nawrocki, speaking in Auschwitz on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, repeated his demand for Germany to pay reparations to Poland for…
Global wine crisis hits Europe hard, especially France
The global wine crisis of falling demand is hitting hard in Europe, particularly France, where the government has launched a pay-out scheme to encourage wine makers…
No more disruption, NATO must evolve the alliance with dignity
In this space last week I recounted with a mixture of sadness and amusement the farce of Greenland that had already almost reached Monty Python proportions.
Italy’s Moscow envoy ‘questions sanctions, warns EU risks being sidelined’
Italy is under the spotlight after its new ambassador to Moscow reportedly questioned European Union sanctions on Russia and the effectiveness of the bloc's foreign…
Powerful India now ‘indispensable’ to fading Europe
The images from New Delhi this week offer a master class in geopolitical theatre.
Italy summons Israeli ambassador after officers threatened at gunpoint in West Bank
Italy has summoned Israel's ambassador to Rome in a sharp diplomatic protest following an incident in which two Italian military policemen were threatened at gunpoint.
Austria’s Neos party wants to strip former minister of citizenship
Austria’s liberal Neos party is demanding the revocation of the Austrian citizenship of Karin Kneissl, the country’s foreign minister from 2017 to 2019.
Europe forgets real genocide and cuts loose from all historical knowledge
“Performative” surely is the political cliché of our times. Yet nonetheless it is the only word that describes the vapid behaviour of so many western societies.
EC opens formal investigation into Musk’s Grok after sexualised pics go viral
The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into X under the Digital Services Act (DSA), focusing on the platform's recommender systems and the integration…
‘Not a single euro more’: Austria’s FPÖ demands halt to Ukraine aid
The right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) is calling for an immediate end to all aid from Austria to Ukraine, complaining that the country had “long since turned…
Business wing of German CDU demands end to EU’s net zero commitments
An influential pro-business group within Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is pushing for an overhaul of the country's climate policy, which…
Meloni condemns Trump over comments on NATO troops in Afghanistan
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has sharply criticised US President Donald Trump following remarks suggesting NATO allies “fell behind” or stayed “a…
Senior German AfD politician demands reparations from Poland for Nord Stream destruction
One of the founders of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has called on Poland to pay his country €1.
Kremlin rules out talks with ‘semi-literate, incompetent’ EU bureaucrats
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has categorically ruled out any negotiations with Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas or the European Union's broader…
Polish finance minister says Poland ‘will not adopt euro’
Poland's finance minister said the country's economic boom that has seen Warsaw perform better than most Eurozone economies means there is no good reason for it…