Meloni meets Libyan general Haftar in new attempt to solve civil war
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met with Libyan general Khalifa Haftar on May 4 as part of another attempt to solve the migrant crisis and the country’s…
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Meloni seeks to move Italy towards French-style presidential system
Giorgia Meloni wants to amend Italy’s constitution so that future prime ministers have more power.
Prime Minister of Slovakia steps down amid EU subsidy scandal
Eduard Heger has stepped down as prime minister of Slovakia following an EU funding scandal.
Four-month-old corpse found at Ryanair hub in Belgium
The four-month-old corpse of a 54-year-old man has been found at Charleroi airport in Belgium. The man, named locally as Spanish national José A.T.
Turkish elections causing violence across Europe
The elections in Turkey are turning out to be very contentious and are leading to tense situations.
Finland heading for right-wing government
Petteri Orpo, leader of the centre-right National Coalition party in Finland, said on April 27 that he wants to work with the right-wing Finns party in order to…
Return of the Reds? The Communist Party achieves another victory in Austrian regional elections
For a long time it seemed as if the “spectre of Communism” has been thoroughly exorcised from Western Europe, but at least in Austria it seems to be enjoying…
Spitzenkandidat stillborn?
The so-called Spitzenkandidaten system for electing the next European Commission President seems to be dead and buried, according to the vice chairman of the European…
Police raid shines unwelcome light on European Parliament financing
Belgian police, accompanied by German police, “raided” the European People’s Party (EPP) headquarters in Brussels on April 4 though the party itself said agents…
European Commission swivels in attempt to arm Ukraine without using the EU budget
The European Union is by law prohibited from arming Ukraine, though anyone watching the manoeuvrings of the Brussels institutions would be forgiven for thinking…
New drubbing for Europe’s centre-left, this time in Italy
The decline of centre-left parties across Europe has been confirmed via another electoral drubbing, this time in Italy.