Opposition parties unite to field joint candidates for Poland’s ‘forgotten’ election
The Polish opposition parties of the Centre and Left who failed to unite to fight the election for control of Poland’s Lower Chamber of Parliament have managed…
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Socialists win presidency of Spanish Parliament with the separatists’ support
The Spanish Congress has elected the candidate of the Socialist Party (PSOE) as their president for the next four years.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT leans liberal, research shows
A study conducted by researchers from the University of East Anglia in the UK suggests that OpenAI's ChatGPT, which stands for Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer…
French minister Darmanin backed by ex-president Sarkozy for 2027 race
French interior minister Gérald Darmanin has been backed by the former president Nicolas Sarkozy over his own bid for the presidency.
Assassination of former Bulgarian presidential candidate with underworld ties
Aleksei Petrov, a former presidential candidate and an ex-secret agent with criminal underworld ties, was assassinated in Bulgaria on August 16.
Tusk forges alliance with militant farmers’ leader ahead of Polish elections
Polish politician Donald Tusk’s liberal opposition has decided to forge an alliance with agrarian populists led by Michał Kołodziejczak in a bid for votes in…
As Ecuador descends into violence, its former president hides in Belgium
Ecuador's' presidential elections became world news after Fernando Villavicencio, an anti-corruption candidate, was murdered in front of the cameras during a political…
Germany’s security service goes after its own ex-leader
Hans-Georg Maaßenn, the former head of Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), is now in the sights of his own organisation.
Spain: PP to offer Congress presidency to Basque nationalists
Spain’s centre-right Partido Popular (PP) is willing to offer the presidency of Congress to the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), observers say.
French Minister Darmanin eyes up 2027 presidential run
French President Emmanuel Macron is barely over a year into his second term but it appears many are already anticipating the end of his tenure.
AfD politician violently beaten up
Andreas Jurca, a candidate for the Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) party in Bavaria, has been brutally assaulted at a campaign event.
Poland’s ruling party to make Belarus border situation a referendum question
The ruling Conservative PiS government in Poland will ask voters whether they want the recently constructed wall on the border with Belarus dismantled as one of…
EU green-tsar set to become Dutch PM, polling suggests
European Union Green Deal commissioner Frans Timmermans appears likely to become the next Prime Minister of the Netherlands, according to recent polling.
‘Green Pope’ Timmermans in pole position to lead Dutch elections alliance
Timmermans was nominated by an internal commission that saw him as the ideal candidate to "spread the common ‘green’ and social philosophy" of the cooperating…
European Space Agency issues warning over space debris build-up
The European Space Agency (ESA) warned in its annual report that near-Earth space is increasingly filling up with destructive, fast-moving pieces of defunct satellites…
Poland’s ruling PiS targets Tusk with series of election-day referendum questions
Poland’s Conservative ruling PiS party leader has decided to table more than one question at a referendum on October 15, the date of the Polish general election,…
Focus moves to Spanish King as PP eyes minority government
Alberto Núñez Feijóo is gunning to become the King's pick for PM amid claims his centre-right Partido Popular has garnered enough support to form a minority government.
Ecuador assassination prompts state of emergency ahead of vote
Ecuador’s president declared a 60-day state of emergency in the Andean nation after the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, calling…
Niger junta arrests son of ambassador to France amid corruption claims
The son of Niger's ambassador to France Aïchatou Boulama Kané has been arrested in the country's junta-controlled capital Niamey, the official has confirmed.
Antifa calls on activists to make life ‘a living hell’ for AfD members
A German branch of the radical-left movement Antifa has published a list of home addresses of local politicians belonging to the hard-right Alternative für Deutschland…
Polish election date set amid predicted swing to the Right
The leaders of the EU’s mainstream have not hidden their desire to see the back of the PiS government.
Polish PM wants debate with Weber rather than German ‘mouthpiece’ Tusk
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has challenged German MEP Manfred Weber to a debate ahead of autumn general elections in Poland - instead of opposition…
Poland ponders border closure over ‘Wagner infiltration fears’
Polish deputy foreign minister Paweł Jabłoński has told US broadcaster CNN that the Polish Government is considering closing the country’s border with Belarus…
Spain elections: Vox backs Feijóo unconditionally in bid to stop ‘enemy’ separatists
Spain’s Conservative party Vox has offered parliamentary support to the centre-right Partido Popular in order to block its "enemies" - regional separatists - from…
German Greens booed off at campaign event
Bavarian Green Party leader Katharina Schulze and Green Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Cem Özdemir seem to be unwanted by their own party, having been…
Spanish elections: Now Canary Islands MP says SHE is kingmaker
Another kingmaker has emerged in Spanish politics following last month's inconclusive elections: an MP from the Canary Islands.
Germany’s establishment just doesn’t get why the AfD is on the march
According to Robert Habeck, the Green Minister of Economic Affairs, Germany has to prepare for five tough years.
Alternative für Deutschland lead candidate calls for abolition of 80 per cent of EU ‘structures’
German right-wing party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has chosen Maximilian Krah as its “Spitzenkandidat”, or lead candidate, for the European Union elections…
Spanish elections: blocs now tied after overseas votes, leaving Puigdemont as kingmaker
The tallying of votes from Spaniards abroad has changed the distribution of seats in the Spanish Congress to the disadvantage of the Socialist Party and Spanish…
European Space Agency: Is it the one part of the European project that can still inspire?
It’s rare that you meet someone who finds space exploration boring.