Macron suggests ‘financial punishment’ for rioters’ families
In response to the violent riots that erupted in France, where large numbers of youths have rampaged in a spree of country-wide destruction, French President Emmanuel…
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Brussels upping the stakes in the migration fight with Poland and Hungary
EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson upped the stakes in a row with Hungary and Poland over the proposed Migration Pact on July 4, saying the Commission had “other tools”…
Don’t just blame the USA for culture wars in Europe: America absorbed trendy left-wing European theories and sent them back to us with interest
Europeans love to criticise and blame the US. This is especially true with the culture war.
France living a ‘multicultural nightmare’, says Belgian politician
French citizens were living a “multicultural nightmare” as a result of left-wing immigration policy, claimed a senior Belgian politician.
Over 500,000 non-Ukrainian refugees now in France
France is now looking after more than 500,000 non-Ukrainian refugees, the country's Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) announced…
Economic expert says Germany needs 1.5 million immigrants a year
Monika Schnitzer, chairwoman of Germany’s Council of Economic Experts, claims her country needs 1.
Bulgarian parties face potential Euro referendum
Bulgaria's main political parties are due to discuss a possible referendum on its use of the Euro currency this week.
‘Funded by the EU’ signs should clarify cash came from citizens, MEP says
"Funded by the European Union" signs dotted around the EU should clarify that the cash ultimately came from the bloc's citizens, according to one MEP.
Brussels babies: EU wants to help Member States tackle demographic change
The European Commission is aiming to help Member States deal with population decline via a "toolbox" of measures.
Call for protests across France after attack on family home of mayor
French mayors have urged citizens and elected representatives to convene at town halls nationwide on July 3 to express collective outrage at the riots that have…
Poland to send 500 anti-terrorist police to Belarus border
The leader of Poland’s ruling Conservatives says his country would respond to potential threats posed by the Wagner group relocating in Belarus.
Hungary and Poland stump Migration Pact as summit wraps up
The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, was only left with the option of a fudged workaround.
Who does France memorialise? Macron is about to discover that historical narratives are more complex than political communication plans
It will be Emmanuel Macron’s next grand “Republican Ceremony”.
European Council reconvenes after Migration Pact deadlock
European Union leaders find themselves returning to the European Council on June 30 after failing to reach a final agreement on the proposed and highly contentious…
Poland accuses EU of ‘miserly’ support over Ukrainian refugee crisis
Poland is pressing for revisions to the European Union budget to increase funds it is allocated for coping with the Ukrainian refugee crisis, citing the amount of…
Violence erupts in Brussels after French rioting spreads
Migrant youngsters took to social media to urge protestors to take to the streets.
UK Court of Appeal torpedoes Rwanda migrant plan
The British Court of Appeal has ruled against the UK Government, declaring its policy to deport migrants to Rwanda is illegal.
EU leaders meet in Brussels for talks on Russia and migration
European Union leaders gathered on June 29 in Brussels to discuss the most important issues facing the bloc of 27 Member States.
Polish PM to oppose Migration Pact at EU summit
Poland will demand the reform of the European Union's border agency Frontex and more funds for dealing with migrants, the prime minister said on June 29, as he prepared…
Racism against sub-Saharan Africans in Tunisia: An overlooked factor in the migrant crisis
Tunisians are protesting against migration from sub-Saharan Africa.
Alcohol should carry cigarette-style graphic warnings, say Left-wing parties
Eurocare, a network of around 50 voluntary and non-governmental organisations working on the prevention and reduction of alcohol-related harm across Europe, wants…
European Sex Workers group ‘disgusted’ at EU’s ‘Prostitution Report’
The European Parliament’s latest proposal for the regulation of prostitution has sparked outrage from the European Sex Workers Association (ESWA) and organisations…
Violence spreads across France after teenager shot by police in Paris
Violent riots erupted in Paris and other cities across France on the night of June 27 following the shooting of a North African teenager by a policeman in the French…
Migration talks set to divide EU Member States, again
The European Council is set to enter difficult discussions on migration on June 29 and 30.
Peaceful prayer cannot be banned outside abortion centres, rules top German court
Germany’s Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has ruled that blanket bans on peaceful prayer groups outside abortion centres are not permissible.
Visegrad Four fail to agree Migration Pact position
Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary, known as the Visegrad Four (V4), failed to reach consensus on the European Union’s proposed Migration Pact at a summit on…
Violence stalks Brussels
Brussels is becoming an increasingly dangerous place to live with shootings in the Belgian capital having more than doubled in five years, according to local media.
Poland fears Russian mercenary Prigozhin may now destabilise Belarus
Poland hopes the chaos that engulfed Russia when mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his band of fighters threatened Moscow on June 23 will help Ukraine in the…
Elon Musk, George Orwell, and the abuse of language: what the tech billionaire can learn about the cisgender wars from the novelist’s essay
On June 21 Elon Musk tweeted that the words cis and cisgender “are considered slurs on this platform”.
EU leaders accused of putting media freedom at risk
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) claims European leaders are putting journalists ‘at risk’ through their apparent willingness to allow the deployment…