French trust in President Macron and PM Bayrou hits rock bottom, survey shows
French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister François Bayrou have been suffering from plummeting public confidence.
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Protests erupt in Austria as right-wing coalition talks begin
In Vienna, Austria, talks between the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the Conservative People's Party (ÖVP) on forming a government coalition have officially…
French flu Epidemic: Hospitals activate emergency ‘White Plan’
In response to a surge of flu cases across France, hospitals have activated the emergency "White Plan".
Greece: corrupt elites bring a nation to its knees, Brussels beware
The numbers from Eurostat’s 2024 report are indisputable and grim: While politicians spin tales of recovery and progress, the cold, hard data tells a very different…
EC and European Council chiefs target Trump and Musk
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa have sent a joint statement to the US President-elect Donald Trump…
Polish PM Tusk ‘guarantees Netanyahu safety to visit Auschwitz’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has pledged that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not be arrested if he chose to attend the commemoration of…
EU warning to airlines about Russia after Azerbaijan plane crash
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has warned non-European carriers not to fly within western Russia airspace due to the risk of being unintentionally targeted…
French express deep concern over EC’s ‘dependency on Microsoft’
French authorities are reported to be concerned about "the potential risks associated with the use of US-based solutions" for handling European Union digital data.
Censorship fog descends on Europe, world cut off
A performative fury erupted across Europe when the dread Elon Musk not only endorsed Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD), but agreed to host an extended interview…
‘Only the AfD can protect German Jews,’ party leader Weidel tells Musk in podcast
Only the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is capable of protecting the country's Jews, its leader Alice Weidel has told Elon Musk.
Danish Socialists want donation cap to prevent ‘Musk-Style’ influence in politics
The Danish eco-socialist party, Enhedslisten, is pushing for a 20,000 kroner (€2.
Meloni’s flirtation with Starlink riles Italian opposition
Italy's potential use of Elon Musk's SpaceX's Starlink satellite service for strategic communications has raised concerns among opposition figures over a possible…
France’s borrowing rates soar as financial problems spook investors
Investors seem to growing increasingly anxious over France's financial situation.
German inquiry into whether Musk-AfD podcast would be an ‘illegal donation’
Germany's parliament is reported to be investigating whether an upcoming online conversation between US tech guru Elon Musk and the head of the Alternative for Germany…
Former UK PM Truss warns Starmer over ‘defamatory’ claims of ‘crashing economy’
Former British prime minister Liz Truss has sent a "cease and desist" letter to current PM Keir Starmer, demanding he stop saying she "crashed the economy".
Greenland, Canada, Panama: Trump wants them, but can he take them?
This is the kind of news that makes a journalist shiver in excitement. What a story.
Romania pushes presidential election re-run back to May
Romania's coalition government has opted to push back the country's re-run of its 2024 presidential election to May.
Germany pushing for EU to relax sanctions on Syria
Germany is leading European Union discussions on easing sanctions imposed on the Syrian government of toppled President Bashar al-Assad and aiding the country's…
Zero evidence: the bogus ‘intelligence’ behind Romania’s cancelled election
On 6 December 2024 Romania’s Constitutional Court (CCR) cancelled the country’s presidential election while runoff voting was already underway in the diaspora.
Slovak PM Fico says Russian gas supply ‘secured’
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico says he has secured guaranteed gas supply from Russia just before Ukraine halted the transit of gas from the country at the…
US set to give $500 million more in military aid for Ukraine
The US was expected to announce $500 million (€484.
EU court orders EC to compensate citizen for violating its own protection laws
The General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union has directed the European Commission to compensate an individual who alleged his personal data was…
German magazine attacks rival for publishing Musk op-ed
A major German news website has attacked one of its main rivals over its competitor's decision to publish an article written by Elon Musk.
EU threatens Meta with fines after Zuckerberg backs Trump
The European Union has threatened Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta with fines of up to six per cent of the global turnover of the platform.
Left-wing German anti-discrimination commissioner calls for government to quit X
German Federal Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Ferda Ataman has called on her government to leave social media platform X.
EU car makers turn to Tesla and Polestar for carbon credits to avoid fines
In a bid to comply with the European Union’s increasingly stringent CO2 emission targets, several European car manufacturers have been purchasing carbon credits…
US Ambassador to Hungary commits “a low-level slander” as he leaves
I need to write about David Pressman, the outgoing US ambassador to Hungary. This is an unpleasant job.
Italian journalist Sala freed from Iran prison and flying home
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been freed from detention in Iran and is flying home, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office said on Wednesday.
Polish Government denies corruption allegations regarding visas for Filipinos
The Polish foreign ministry has denied allegations in the Philippines that appointment slots for Polish visas were being sold at exorbitant rates in the South East…
EC forces ‘gender balance’ on companies, despite missing its own goals
The European Commission has announced that private companies will now have to respect so-called gender balance norms.