EU leaders ‘should think again’ about a UK Labour election win
With the latest polls showing the UK Labour Party commanding a 25 per cent lead over the governing Conservatives, European Union leaders may think a Labour victory…
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Bulgargaz: A state enterprise that undermines EU energy policy and damages Bulgaria. Is the European Commission finally ready to act?
When state-owned entities are endowed with privileges that shield them from competition and allow them to ignore the realities of the market, Governments create…
Italian defence minister Crosetto hospitalised
Italian defence minister Guido Crosetto has gone to hospital with heart problems.
America First are not dirty words. This is something Donald Trump understands and Boris Johnson does not
Donald Trump says it and the European establishment goes convulsive, as ever.
Russia puts Estonian Prime Minister Kallas on ‘wanted list’
According to the Russian interior ministry's website, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is "wanted under the criminal code".
Germany may be left ‘ungovernable’ after 2024 elections
The forthcoming 2024 elections in Germany could leave the country "ungovernable", a historian has warned.
Spanish opposition may negotiate ‘conditional pardon’ for Puigdemont
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the leader of the Spanish opposition, would be open to negotiate a “conditional pardon” to former president of the Catalonia region,…
German Right makes ground in Berlin election re-run
The German Right achieved small but “significant” electoral gains after a partial re-run of the 2021 federal elections in parts of Berlin.
In a further sign of the decay of the EPP, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s hopes of snaffling a top EU job have been dashed
A resolution adopted by the European Parliament on February 7 accuses the Greek government of violating the rule of law, controlling the media, spying on its opponents…
Dutch court says fighter-jet parts for Israel ‘not allowed’
A court in The Hague ruled that the Netherlands has to end exports of parts for US Lockheed Martin F35 fighter jets to Israel, due to "a clear risk of serious violations…
Outrage after Spanish coast officer deaths
Two law enforcement officers from the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) have been killed while on duty in the port of Barbate on the Spanish Atlantic coast.
Orbán: I wanted Ukraine to join NATO in 2008
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has claimed he pushed for Ukraine to join NATO in 2008.
Saryusz-Wolski for European Commission President?
Poland’s former ruling Conservatives (PiS) is pushing for the European Conservative Reformers (ECR) to adopt senior MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski as its candidate for…
Poles apart: Tusk and Duda clash over Trump
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has tweeted that former US president Donald Trump wants to see NATO “attacked” by Russia.
European officials criticize Trump’s NATO comments
Two European officials criticized Donald Trump on Sunday, February 10, after comments the former U.S.
Hungarian president Novak resigns over sex abuse case pardon
Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned on February 10 after coming under mounting pressure for pardoning a man convicted of helping to cover up sexual abuse…
Centre-right’s Stubb wins close-fought Finnish presidential election
Alexander Stubb of the centre-right National Coalition Party narrowly won Finland's presidential election on Sunday, defeating liberal Green Party member Pekka…
EU looks to take pressure off Member States over debt
European Union Member States and MEPs have struck a preliminary deal to ease the bloc's stringent fiscal rules, giving governments more time to reduce debt and incentives…
EU slams Pakistan ‘election violence’ and wants probe into ‘irregularities’
The European Union has condemned what it called "acts of violence, which took place in the lead up to the elections" in Pakistan.
UK port may sue Government over ‘dangerous foreign meat’ risk
The health authority at Britain's port of Dover could bring legal action against the UK Government if it does not reconsider a plan to move checks on potentially…
Little buzz in EC over MEP’s sex-toy query
Brussels is not planning to impose any specific legislation on sex toys in the "near future", the European Commission said.
EU bodies agree stricter rules to protect ‘gig economy’ workers
European Union institutions have reached a provisional agreement on new rules aimed at protecting a subsection of “gig economy” workers within the bloc.
As Polish farmers revolt, PiS demands its own EC agriculture chief resign
Polish farmers blocked roads nationwide protesting against European Union climate policies and the influx of cheap food imports from Ukraine.
Put up, or shut up: US Republicans tell Poland’s Tusk to take US migrants to release Ukraine aid
US Republicans have reacted strongly to what they felt was Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s excoriation of them for rejecting Washington’s aid package for…
Qatargate: ‘Secret recording’ may blow holes in inquiry
A bombshell complaint has caused critics to pile in on the Qatargate cash-for-influence inquiry in the European Parliament.
European Parliament claims Russia has MEP ‘influence agents’ in Brussels
Russia has managed to recruit a number of MEPs as "influence agents" in the hope of disrupting democracy, the European Parliament has claimed.
Assembly on European Regions President on the future of EU cohesion policy
Assembly of European Regions - Committee of the Regions, Brussels
Usti nad Labem holds up Czechia’s first high-speed railway
Usti nad Labem, Czechia
European nationalism’s roots are found in nineteenth century liberalism – if the EU sweeps away the nation-state it will prove a victory for the forces of reaction
The upcoming elections in Europe are often described as a competition between the reactionary forces of a resurgent nationalism and the cosmopolitanism of liberal…
Meta and TikTok launch legal case against EC over Digital Services Act
Big Tech giants Meta and TikTok have both launched legal attacks on the European Commission over its Digital Services Act (DSA).