The crusade for a European superstate remains as undemocratic as ever
In 2016, when campaigners for Brexit warned that a bloc committed since its founding to “ever-closer union” would one day morph into a “European superstate”…
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Meloni facing uphill battle in bid for constitutional reform
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni does not have enough parliamentary support to push through the constitutional changes required to introduce a directly elected…
Dutch coalition government talks hit first bump on the road
Geert Wilders's attempt to lead a Dutch Government hit a setback on November 24 when Dilan Yesilgöz, leader of the Liberal centre-right VVD party, said the party's…
European Parliament urges EU to help develop talent in regions
The European Parliament is urging the EU to help develop talent in the Europe's neglected regions.
Sánchez and De Croo challenged on visit to Israel: ‘Europe paid for the Hamas-tunnels’
On their diplomatic visit to the Middle East, the political leaders of Spain and Belgium were given a cool, even hostile reception by Israel.
European Parliament splits over Spanish amnesty deal
Spain's left-wing coalition decision to pardon Catalan separatists has split the European Parliament.
Albanian Prime Minister Rama calls for more NATO troops in Kosovo
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has urged NATO to increase its military presence in Kosovo to safeguard the country's borders with Serbia.
EC’s Palestinian aid ‘safe’ claim met with scepticism in Isreal
Questions are being raised about the European Commissions' claim that no evidence has been found of money being diverted for unintended purposes in Palestine.
EC claims Austria must have EU permission to pass laws protecting cash
Austria is required to gain the permission of the European Union before it passes any laws regulating the use of cash in the country, the European Commission has…
The West’s geopolitical situation is deteriorating – and we are doing too little about it: Five scenarios for the next decade
In a world of war, we must recalibrate our grand-strategic thinking. Here are five geopolitical scenarios for what could happen in the coming years
Bulgarian PM Denkov denies wrongdoing on Russian oil and gas
"On the questions connected with ...
Hungarian Government targets foreign money in ‘sovereignty bill’
Hungary's ruling Fidesz party filed a legislative package to Parliament calling for the criminalisation of foreign funding for political parties and the establishment…
U.N. head ‘unsuitable’ for office over anti-Israel stance, FDP deputy leader says
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is "unsuitable" for holding office over his anti-Israeli stance, the deputy leader of Germany's ruling Freie Demokratische…
Landslide victory for Wilders in Dutch elections
The PVV party outperformed all predictions and more than doubled in size. From 17 seats, the party grew to 37: by far the largest party in the Netherlands
Germany’s Green minister turns on Chancellor amid coalition cash row
Robert Habeck, Germany's climate action and economic affairs minister, has turned on Chancellor Olaf Scholz amid an ongoing spending scandal.
European Parliament green-lights fresh Euro-federalist push
The European Parliament has approved a fresh Euro-federalist push via changes to the EU Treaty, though the vote was tighter than expected.
*updated* Qatargate: MEP Marie Arena allegedly ‘received jewellery and cash’
*updates with quote from Belgium's federal prosecutor
Scottish Nationalists promise an independent Scotland will rejoin the EU – they would then really learn what being powerless looks like
Anyone watching Scotland knows how the Scottish nationalist politicians are running the place.
EU holds ‘cybersecurity exercise’ to combat potential 2024 election interference
The European Union has held a so-called "cybersecurity exercise" aimed at toughening defences against possible attempts to interfere in the bloc's 2024 elections.
European Commission pressured on ‘carbon footprint of fighter jets’ sent to Ukraine
The European Commission has been pressured to detail the "carbon footprint of fighter jets" sent by European Union Member States to Ukraine.
Tusk to oppose EU treaty change, quoting ‘unbearable euro-enthusiasm’
Donald Tusk and his Polish Parliamentary coalition have decided to adopt the same stance as taken by the outgoing Conservative PiS party on the issue of European…
European Parliament votes for right-to-repair
The European Parliament says it wants a pan-European Union right-to-repair law.
Sánchez appoints minister of Palestinian origin to new cabinet
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has appointed a minister of Palestinian origin in his new cabinet.
Tusk shows no signs of having learnt why his party lost power in 2015 – however unlikely it now seems, history will repeat itself unless he changes tack
It was 2020 and the liberal Civic Platform (PO) was facing its biggest crisis when the presidential candidate Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska sunk so far in the polls…
Ireland to vote on removing reference to women’s interests from Constitution
Ireland will vote on removing the special protection of women's interests from the country's Constitution, the island's paper of record has confirmed.
Terror fears rise as Germany green-lights arrival of first Gaza refugees
German politicians have warned of an increased risk of terrorism after the country's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock agreed to take in up to 320 refugees from…
Wielkopolska’s rural renaissance: EU funding transforms villages
The Wielkopolska region has been transformed by regional funding from the European Union.
Slovenia’s Government ‘will not survive to the end of term’
Slovenian centre-left Prime Minister Robert Golob's Government seems to be imploding and a former minister has told Brussels Signal it will not survive to the end…
Spain’s police detain three in probe into murder attempt on politician
Spanish police on Tuesday detained three people in their investigation into a murder attempt on the former head of Spain's conservative People's Party in Catalonia.
Dutch politician Thierry Baudet attacked with glass bottle
Ahead of the Netherlands national elections on November 22, the Dutch right-wing firebrand Thierry Baudet has been violently assaulted for a second time.