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Polish opposition leader calls on PM Tusk to fund spot on Trump’s Board of Peace
The leader of the Polish opposition has called on the centre-left government to provide the $1 billion (€840 million) required for Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki…
Former Austrian minister slams home country in Russian podcast
Karin Kneissl, Austria’s foreign minister from 2017 to 2019, has used an appearance on a Russian podcast to settle scores with her former home country.
Greenland attack talk turned Europeans against Trump, poll finds
US President Donald Trump's Greenland threats have turned Europeans against his country, according to one poll.
Italian minister says Zelensky acts ‘ungenerous’ towards Europe
Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani has described Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's recent remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos as "ungenerous".
French Socialist Party saves French Government
The French Government has once again survived a no-confidence vote, spared by the Socialist Party’s decision not to bring it down.
Trump in Davos: Inflammatory rhetoric, strategic policy signals
When President Donald Trump took the stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 20th, he delivered a speech that was characteristically bombastic, tangential,…
EC chief von der Leyen survives another motion of censure amid draconian warnings to would-be rebels
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has survived her fourth motion of censure.
Merz says EU crippled itself with over-regulation, proposes ’emergency brake’
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said the European Union has hobbled its own competitiveness through excessive regulation and bureaucracy.
Italy holds back on Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Italy will not join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza, at least for the time being.
Unity? Bulgaria doesn’t care about Greenland, Spain doesn’t care about Estonia
Europe’s leadership, particularly western and north-central Europeans, made two arguments when faced with President Donald Trump’s move to annex Greenland: That,…
European Parliament votes against flight delay compensation reform
The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to preserve the existing three-hour threshold for flight delay compensation.
Germany can no longer afford purity: Berlin reroutes to Russia
When Friedrich Merz speaks twice of reconciliation with Russia shortly after a strategically important visit to India, it is not a slip of the tongue. It is a signal.
MEPs send Mercosur deal to EU court, possibly postponing it
The European Parliament has voted to refer the European Union-Mercosur trade agreement to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for an opinion on its…
US cuts NATO staff roles as Trump targets ‘Arctic security’
The US Government has formally notified European allies of its decision to eliminate approximately 200 personnel positions from several key NATO command centres.
Slovak PM condemns ‘stifling’ EU competitiveness in scathing letter to von der Leyen
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has sent a sharply worded open letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, criticising the European Union's approach…
Europe hopeless when it runs into a flamboyant Manhattan property developer
The unfolding of the Greenland controversy has already become one of the most extraordinary episodes in the entire 237-year history of the presidency of the United…
‘Unhappy slaves’: Belgian PM says Trump has gone too far with Greenland threats
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said the US is crossing read lines in its handling of the Greenland issue and that it could herald the end of an era.
US Republicans turn on Germany’s AfD after Weidel criticises Trump
US Republicans have attacked Germany’s right-wing AfD following party co-leader Alice Weidel’s criticism of US President Donald Trump over Venezuela and Greenland.
MEPs want independent EU social media to counter X after Grok scandal
European lawmakers are demanding the creation of a European Union social media source to counter the influence of X following the Grok scandal.
Is this the end for Geert Wilders?
Is the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), led by Geert Wilders, heading for the abyss or merely suffering a temporary dip?
Polish Government side-steps Constitution to comply with EU same-sex marriage edict
The Polish Government is planning to by-pass the Constitution by introducing gender-neutral terms to recognise same-sex marriages held in other European Union…
WEF cancels invitation to Iran’s foreign minister after storm of criticism
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has uninvited Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi from its annual meeting in Davos.
UK, France mull social media bans for youth as debate rages
Countries including France and Britain are considering following Australia's lead by banning children and some teenagers from using social media, but experts are…
Italy rejects Greenland troop deployment as ‘beginning of a joke’
Italy has ruled out sending troops to Greenland.
Polish President Nawrocki calls EU a ‘dying star’
Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki has labelled the European Union as a “dying star” that requires fundamental reform.
Lost causes: Losers carry on and voters be damned
Those of us who grew up in the American South are familiar with the Lost Cause, a profound nostalgia for the defeated Confederacy among our elders, many of whom…
Exclusive: How left-wing NGOs emasculate Germany’s ruling CDU
The Prime Minister of the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein was accused of calling for the censorship of the online platform Nius during a televised debate…
Turkey lobbying to get ‘Made in Europe’ car label
Turkey is lobbying Brussels to be included in a future “Made in Europe” car label, according to industry figures and European Union officials.
EU criticised for funding €1.6 million study on Muslim women’s hair
The European Union has come under fire from Italian MEP Silvia Sardone over its funding of academic research projects, which she deems "wasteful".