EU courts Central Asia in quest for critical raw materials
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said Brussels was eyeing a new Silk Road — this time lined with lithium and rare earths.
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How Europe is squeezing itself in a two-front war
In Europe, scary days are back again. The old continent is facing a two-front war, the most inconvenient position one can imagine.
Romania finds it has hundreds of soldiers working as mercenaries in DRC
Romania’s defence ministry has discovered it has hundreds of soldiers on parental leave and army reservists currently working as highly paid mercenaries in the…
‘Just 17% of EU hydrogen project pipeline expected to materialise by 2030,’ say UK analysts
Research from the UK-based Westwood Global Energy Group, a leader in energy market analysis, has shown that less than a fifth of the EU’s hydrogen pipeline would…
German institutions may violate neutrality mandate to attack AfD, Constitutional Court finds
A German court has ruled that State officials and governments may use official communication channels to defame the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD).
EU pauses corporate reporting, worldwide companies not yet under Brussels’ thumb
On April 3, the European Parliament ratified a decision to stop the clock on scheduled corporate reporting and compliance requirements – most notably the Corporate…
French minister says military conflict with Iran ‘inevitable’ if nuclear deal not renewed
French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot has stated that without an agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme, military conflict was "almost inevitable."
Spain still scrabbling around for meaning and values in dust of Civil War secularism
The template for the conduct and outcome of all public controversy, both in Spain and elsewhere, should be the YouTube footage of the “notorious” kiss by the…
Hungary says it is withdrawing from ICC as Israeli leader visits
Hungary's government has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, it said on April 3, shortly after Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, sought under…
Polish opposition PiS outraged after killer of staff member is released from jail
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS) have expressed fury with the centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk over the release from prison of Ryszard…
Le Pen sentence would mean ‘political death,’ says MEP Garraud
Jean-Paul Garraud, MEP for the French National Rally (RN) party and delegation leader in the Patriots for Europe Group in the European Parliament, has lambasted…
EC admits ‘misuse’ and ‘undue lobbying activities’ in grant awards
The European Commission has admitted that grants from the €5.
US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally
US officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit US manufacturers'…
European Commission pushes for encryption ‘backdoors’
The European Commission has announced new plans for extending the powers of European Union security agencies and expanding Europol into “a truly operational police…
Finland to revoke ban on anti-personnel landmines and boost defence spending
Finland has announced it will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, an international agreement banning the production and use of anti-personnel landmines.
EP sides with Polish PM Tusk over removal of opposition MEPs’ immunity
The European Parliament has voted to remove parliamentary immunity from Conservative (PiS) MEPs Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik so they can face criminal prosecution…
Norway reopens debate on EU membership
Norway has reopened a long-standing and controversial debate on European Union membership after its Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg said: "We are by definition…
‘EC denies transparency on NGO funding,’ claim MEPs
Conservative MEPs looking for more transparency regarding European Union funding for activist NGOs said they had the door slammed in their faces by the European…
A history of French political convictions: lack of ethics or overheated politics?
The conviction for embezzlement of French Rassemblement National leader Marine Le Pen invites concern that the French are setting off down the same road of politicisation…
US tariffs: EU focuses on single market and could turn towards China
The EU plans on reinforcing trade within its own member states and with third parties such as China, in response to ongoing economic tensions caused by US policies…
German foreign minister’s “self-serving” move to top UN job sparks outrage in Berlin and New York
An unexpected career move by Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s outgoing foreign minister, is angering both UN diplomats and German politicians.
Setback for Polish PM Tusk as court rejects request to arrest former PiS minister
A Warsaw court has rejected a request by a parliamentary committee investigating the use of Pegasus spyware by the former Conservative (PiS) government to detain…
Global outrage even among the Left over French MP Le Pen’s sentencing
French National Rally (RN) opposition party de facto leader Marine Le Pen's conviction and accompanying ineligibility to run for president has sparked intense reactions…
Unelected judge and prosecutor make Le Pen a martyr
How does this all end?
Outgoing German foreign minister, in surprise visit to Kyiv, warns: ‘Putin playing for time’
Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s outgoing foreign minister, has paid an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
Moldova expels three Russian diplomats for ‘helping pro-Moscow MP flee prison term’
Moldova has expelled three Russian diplomats after it accused Russia's embassy of engineering the escape of a pro-Kremlin lawmaker to prevent him being jailed over…
French judge dismantles democracy to ‘protect’ it from the will of the people
In the puppet comedy film Team America, the counter-terrorist protagonists defeat a group of Islamic terrorists in Paris, accidentally destroying the Eiffel Tower,…
Le Pen: the will of the people of France is now irrelevant
Liberals and judges everywhere will be rejoicing at the elimination of Marine Le Pen from the presidential race for the Élysée, the former because they will happily…
Portugal latest debt-ridden country to reject Frederiksen’s call to ‘spend, spend, spend’ on defence
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen's call on other EU leaders to “spend, spend, spend” on defence and deterrence has seen new resistance from countries like Portugal,…
Austria blasts through Maastricht deficit ceiling as budget shortfall surpasses all expectations
Austria’s public finances have deteriorated faster than even pessimists expected.