The EU just had its battle of Adrianople, expect some change
In the early hours of December 19, a historic battle has been fought in the halls of the EU's ivory tower.
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Analysis: Europeans start to rebel against the prospect of conscription
Blunt warnings that Europeans may not be able to avoid conscription have begun to trigger the first signs of open resistance across the continent.
French Securitas training module asked security agents to respect Sharia Law when administering first aid
A training module used in France by the security firm Securitas for its personnel indicates the company's employees should attempt to follow Sharia law when administering…
‘Civilisational erasure’ and ‘transgressive decay’ indeed befalling Europe
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently declared that the rules-based alliance of normative values once binding the US and Europe had come to an end, posing unprecedented…
US new special envoy to Greenland ‘totally unacceptable’, Denmark says
Denmark has condemned the United States’ decision to appoint a special envoy to Greenland, calling the move “totally unacceptable” and summoning the US ambassador…
Polish judge rescinds Tusk government’s European arrest warrant for opposition politician
A Polish court has cancelled the European Arrest Warrant issued against Marcin Romanowski, an opposition Conservative politician and former deputy justice minister…
How EU institutions are quietly hollowing out national sovereignty
On December 17, the European Parliament adopted a resolution endorsing the so-called My Voice, My Choice initiative.
EU prosecutors open probe into an EU-funded firm accused of supplying tech to Russia’s military industry
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has opened an investigation into a company accused of obtaining EU subsidies fraudulently, while allegedly also…
US LNG exports to Europe surge, raising risk of new dependency
Europe bought record volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States in the last months of 2025, raising the question as to whether the continent is…
The EU could be gone in four years: A revolutionary eruption is coming
In 1988, if you had told anyone that the Soviet Union would cease to exist just four years later, you would have been dismissed as a crank.
Once Kyiv burns through its €90bn, will EU float another loan to keep it in fight?
Hallelujah, we have an agreement to keep Ukraine solvent!
Police search home of French culture minister, suspected of secretly taking €300k as MEP
French police have raided the home of French culture minister Rachida Dati on suspicion of alleged corruption during her days as member of the European Parliament.
Why Bulgaria’s protests show that ‘pro-European’ no longer means ‘pro-EU’
At the beginning of December, Bulgaria witnessed the largest social mobilisation in decades.
German court overturns ban on neo-Nazi Hammerskins group
A German court on Friday overturned a national ban on the neo-Nazi Hammerskins group, saying there was not enough evidence it constituted a nationwide organisation.
*updated* Growing wolf-attacks stoke fear of first death in the Netherlands
*updates with new quote from MEP Sander Smit*
Is the West built ‘over the centuries with genius and sacrifice’ really lost?
Last week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared the West was over. “What we once called the normative West no longer exists in this form,” he explained.
Belgium wins battle over Russian assets, EU to lend Ukraine €90bn instead
European leaders have decided to loan €90 billion to Ukraine over the next two years using their own means instead of frozen Russian assets.
*updated* Italian court blocks imam’s expulsion, deepening PM’s clash with the judiciary
*updates with quote from law enforcement source*
Poland’s President Nawrocki removes key symbol — the Round Table — of Communist past
Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki has removed the Round Table from the presidential palace at which discussions paving the way for the end of Communism took place…
Top Polish lawyer warns EU court seizes power over Constitutional Tribunal
The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) of December 18 constitutes one of the most far-reaching examples of a European Union institution…
Italian Deputy PM acquitted by Supreme Court of kidnapping charges
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has won his case at the Italian Supreme Court regarding accusations of kidnapping migrants, which could have resulted…
‘Bullsh*t’: German State proclaims Covid-19 emergency to get billions in federal funding
The decision of the State government of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany to proclaim an official Covid-19 emergency to access billions of euros in federal funding has drawn…
Epstein saga pulls in Spanish actress Obregón
The saga of the late US paedophile Jeffery Epstein now has a Spanish chapter about the relationship between Epstein and Spanish actress and socialite Ana Obregón.
The elite are selling a lie and the people know it now
It is a supreme irony that the nations we once celebrated as the cradles of liberal democracy—the United Kingdom, the "mother of parliaments"—are now the very…
EU’s top court rules that Polish Constitutional Court is illegitimate
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has sided with the European Commission and the Polish Government in ruling that Poland's Constitutional Court (TK) does not meet…
Farmers cause chaos in Brussels again
Smoke and the sound of horns filled Brussels’ European quarter today.
Irish President greets Kneecap and hosts Thunberg amid pro-Palestine events
Irish President Catherine Connolly is facing criticism for greeting Móglaí Bap (Naoise Ó Cairealláin) of the Belfast rap trio Kneecap, which has frequently been…
Estonia starts building up to 600 bunkers along border with Russia
Estonia has started construction of five bunkers on its border with Russia – the first of a line that may ultimately comprise up to 600 defensive installations.
De Wever digs heels in on EU’s Russian assets plan: ‘They will have to carry me out of there’
Belgian Prime Minister De Wever is indicating his country is ready to offer maximum resistance against the European Union's preferred plan on the use of the frozen…
US sees Europe as a continent that opposes everything they hold dear
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently declared that the “Pax Americana” in which the United States guaranteed European security is over.