EU prosecutor’s office reports €24.8 billion fraud in 2024, half linked to VAT scams
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has reported a record €24.8 billion in fraud for 2024, more than half of which was linked to cross-border VAT scams.
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German NGOs urge incoming government to get tough on social media platforms
More than 75 German non-governmental organisations (NGOs), trade unions and church representatives have sent an open letter to the country’s expected future government…
Poland’s Wałęsa claims Trump like ‘Communist interrogator’ in Zelensky meeting
The Polish Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa has written an open letter to US President Donald Trump slamming his behaviour during his recent Oval Office meeting with…
Europe still has no realistic plan on Ukraine
The emergency summit convened in London on Sunday by the UK prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, was hailed as a major success – and in some ways it was.
Trump is Gary Cooper, the only sheriff who can confront the villain Putin
Oscars’ weekend, and the Oscar for best picture should really have gone to High Noon II, in which Europe replaced the US as the sheriff that confronts the villain…
European defence stocks soar as leaders call for major military rebuild
European leaders have been scrambling to rebuild their long-neglected militaries, spurred by the US hard-line geopolitical stance in the Eastern Pacific.
Alleged terrorist attack in Mannheim leaves two dead, injures dozens
Several people have been killed and more injured in an alleged vehicle ramming attack in the German town of Mannheim in Baden-Wurttemberg.
Leaked documents: ‘Italians torpedo EC’s plans to implement EU-wide nutrition labelling’
The European Commission has reportedly abandoned its years-long attempts to set up the mandatory Nutri-Score across 27 member states, it has been reported.
France, Britain propose partial one-month Ukraine truce, Macron reveals
France and Britain are proposing a partial one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine that would not cover ground fighting, French President Emmanuel Macron told…
Head of new Polish media centre admits it is a ‘government mouthpiece’
Michał Broniatowski, the director of Poland's new Foreign Language Media Centre created by public broadcaster TVP, has admitted it was designed to promote the government's…
Polish right-wing candidate tops PiS rival in election poll
Poland’s presidential election race took an unexpected twist as a result of an opinion poll putting Sławomir Mentzen from the right-wing Confederation party in…
MEPs push to strip Hungary’s veto as Orbán defies EU strategy on Ukraine
Left-wing MEPs have called on Brussels to revoke Hungary's veto power as its Prime Minister Viktor Orbán refused to join the bloc line on the Ukraine war during…
Mass protest in Romanian capital in support of presidential candidate Georgescu
Thousands of Romanians took to the streets of the capital Bucharest protesting against the annulment of the presidential elections in December and voicing support…
Tempi rail disaster: Greek Government under fire over cover-up allegations
Major protests have erupted across Greece on the second anniversary of the Tempi rail disaster that left 57 people dead and the government scrambling for cover.
French Government puts pro-Milei libertarians under surveillance
Influential libertarian accounts on social media in France are under government surveillance, it has been revealed.
Trump not ‘aligned with anybody’: how Europe can sell itself to America
In the onslaught of speeches, statements, and executive actions undertaken by the Trump administration, it is understandable that some in Europe may have missed…
France in crackdown on Corsica mafia
France’s Justice Minister, Gérald Darmanin, has announced a crackdown on mafia networks operating in Corsica, marking a major shift in the French state policy.
French MEP Hassan could lose citizenship if found guilty of Hamas ‘apology for terrorism’
French Minister Delegate François-Noël Buffet says he does not rule out removing French nationality from MEP Rima Hassan of La France Insoumise (LFI) if she were…
‘A betrayal of voters’: Austria’s new government coalition pact angers all except the Left
A day after its official announcement, Austria’s incoming government has drawn ire from across the political spectrum.
UK development minister quits over PM Starmer’s cut to aid budget
British international development minister Anneliese Dodds resigned on Friday, February 28, over Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision to slash the foreign aid…
Slovak PM Fico: ‘EU’s democratic system is broken and Romania proves it’
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticised the European Union, arguing that democracy in the bloc was no longer functioning properly.
Germany’s SPD threatens to derail coalition talks over ‘political neutrality’ inquiry
German progressives have been outraged by a requested inquiry into the political neutrality of State-funded organisations, with the Social Democratic Party (SPD)…
Berlin NGOs sue Musk’s X over German election data access
Two Berlin-based NGOs, Democracy Reporting International (DRI) and the Society for Civil Rights (GFF), have sued Elon Musk’s X under the European Union's Digital…
US sees Europe caught in inertia and bureaucracy, obsolete and utterly stunned
JD Vance’s speech in Munich, universally condemned by those accustomed to the bureaucratic doublespeak of the Biden administration, is ultimately just the latest…
‘Russia paid for anti-government f*** PiS campaign in Poland,’ claims broadcaster
Russian intelligence services commissioned individuals in Poland to spray-paint offensive slogans attacking the then Conservative (PiS) government, it has been claimed.
Europe cut out of the negotiating table, and no one who matters cares
Europe no longer has a place at the table. It is that simple.
‘France negotiating Ukrainian minerals deal,’ says defence minister Lecornu
French defence minister Sébastien Lecornu has confirmed Paris was in talks with Ukraine over access to key raw materials, particularly for military use amid growing…
Facebook owner Meta targeted by European online rights activists Ekō
European online rights activist group Ekō has filed complaints with data protection authorities in several European countries about Facebook owner Meta's targeted…
Outrage over Bavaria’s ‘secret list of 200 clearly Nazi-looted artworks’
Bavaria's State Painting Collections has kept an internal list of 200 artworks in its possession that it "clearly" believed were Nazi-looted works, German media…
Democracy in Romania: dissent against the EU is no longer tolerated
If you ever needed proof that democracy in the European Union is now little more than a stage play, Romania has just provided it. The protagonist? Călin Georgescu.