Latest reporting and analysis on from the capitals.
National Rally (RN) firebrand Marine Le Pen has accused Michel Barnier's French Government of spreading "false information" about the country's current budget stand-off.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ruffled feathers on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by connecting such violence with immigration.
Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) has scored a victory in the regional elections in Styria, one of the country's biggest federal states.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sparked controversy by inviting Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Hungary, which Orbán said guaranteed…
France's national budget is so strained that lawmakers are pushing a proposal to make the French work an extra seven hours each year without pay - the equivalent…
The growing unpopularity of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), trailing the opposition Christian Democrats (CDU) and Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the polls, has…
The European People's Party (EPP) in the European Parliament has proposed an agreement with the Social Democratic (S&D) and Liberal Renew groups to unblock the approval…
A majority of Ukrainians favour their country engaging in peace negotiations with Russia to end the war in the region, a poll has found.
Fortunately, the Western European governments, less than two weeks after the American election, are starting to come to their senses and recognize that the incoming…
Three Austrian political parties may soon form a ruling coalition aimed at keeping the election's winner, the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), out of power.
The leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats, Friedrich Merz, looks likely to achieve his longstanding dream and become the nation’s next chancellor.
The Austrian military was rendered unable to monitor and protect the country’s airspace because its Air Force’s flight controllers had taken time off in lieu…
The high drama of Germany’s Traffic Light Coalition is over.
Russia has reacted with anger to the opening of a new US missile base in Poland, claiming that they will be forced to up their own military presence on the border…
Antje Kapek, spokeswoman for transport policy of the Green Party in the Berlin Senate, has said she wanted separate carriages for female passengers in reaction to…
The scandal has drawn ridicule, with commentators labelling it as a symbol for the dysfunctionality of Germany.
The collapse of the German traffic light coalition of the Social Democrats (red), Greens (green), and Free Democrats (amber), isn’t either surprising or altogether…
The Chinese Government is planning to withdraw from producing the B10 Leamport electric car in the Tychy plant in Silesia, southern Poland, in retaliation for Poland…
French President Emmanuel Macron is plotting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to tie down the coming US Donald Trump administration regarding Ukraine, according…
Diplomatic tensions between France and Israel have deepened following an incident at a Jerusalem holy site under French administration.
Newly installed NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has lauded US President-elect Donald Trump for his past efforts in making members of the military alliance invest…
Following the President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the United States, the French hard-left party La France Insoumise (LFI) has called for a shift towards left-wing…
Europeans awakening to the reality of Donald Trump’s victory will be asking themselves what it means for them.
A glance at Western European media is all that is needed to be reminded once again of how little Europe understands America.
Spanish infighting has hit the European Parliament as MEPs trade blows over the recent deadly flooding in Valencia.
Donald Trump’s historic victory over Kamala Harris has not just seen the defeat of her and her team, but also of the abject liberal consensus that unites the Western…
After 148 days of negotiations, talks to form a government in Belgium have failed.
President Vladimir Putin has accepted the resignation of Vasily Golubev who headed the Rostov region that has been plagued by Ukrainian drones, and where the Wagner…
Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has hit out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after he accused Poland of dragging its feet in supplying arms to…
The King and Queen of Spain, Felipe VI and Letizia, alongside Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, have faced angry crowds as they visited "ground zero" in Valencia following…
