Challenges to Poland’s abortion law rejected by European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on June 8 rejected a series of applications challenging legislation on the abolition of eugenic abortions in Poland, on…
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Migration Pact: frontline states get more power under draft deal
European Union Member States will gain new powers to return migrants under an EU 'Migration Pact' deal struck late on June 8.
EU’s Breton threatens Instagram owner with sanctions after damning article on child porn
Paedophiles have been given free rein on Instagram, it has been revealed. Horrified European Union officials are demanding action.
EP internal newsletter deflects harassment accusations
The European Parliament has denied taking no action to combat harassment, in an internal newsletter circulated on June 7.
EU citizens’ watchdog turns on UK over paperwork delays
The UK government has been left red-faced over embarrassing shortcomings discovered by the watchdog it set up to monitor European Union citizens' rights in the UK…
Nigeria helps repatriate nationals seeking to enter Europe from Libya
Nigeria has received 108 repatriated Nigerians from Libya as part of a concerted effort to reverse mass migration.
Brussels bar covers up ‘sexist’ wall illustration
An “offensive” cartoon on the wall of a bar in Brussels has been covered with a large canvas sheet by the pub’s new owners who regard it as “sexist” and…
New EU bank account powers worry privacy advocates
New EU powers over bank accounts could be abused, privacy advocates warn.
Exclusive: Migration Pact well short of Council majority
The European Union's proposed Migration Pact looks set to fail in a key vote at a meeting of the EU Council of ministers on June 8, according to a source close to…
Libya’s civil war is the progenitor of Europe’s populist wave – the EU elite must help end it or face the inevitable consequences of yet greater mass migration
The savage internal conflict poisoning Libya has been ongoing for more than a decade now.
Libya’s eastern army deports thousands of Egyptian migrants
Eastern Libyan forces loyal to Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army, have expelled thousands of Egyptians back to their…
Fifty police wounded after weekend of far-left rioting in Germany
German police say 50 officers have been wounded after violent rioting erupted in Leipzig at the weekend.
EXCLUSIVE Top EU research university sees explosion in anti-EU students
Europe’s top research university for European Union affairs is struggling with an unprecedented wave of students who no longer believe in “ever closer union”.
EU to fund ‘Queer Camp’ in Berlin
The European Union is heavily subsidising a summer camp in Berlin focused on sexual orientation.
Only woman in new government of Turkey is Belgian-born hardliner
The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has announced his new cabinet, where the only female will be Mahinur Özdemir Göktas.
Moldovan accession ‘possible despite Transnistria’
The Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria, still internationally recognised as part of Moldova, will not be an obstacle to Moldova's European Union membership,…
Does Twitter under Musk really believe in free speech?
Twitter has sparked a furore by restricting the launch of the controversial transgender documentary What is a Woman?
Riots erupt as German court convicts left-wing extremists of ‘commando-style attacks’
Four far-left extremists, including a female German student, have received jail sentences for a string of attacks on people they saw as belonging to Germany’s…
British airforce recruiters instructed staff to stop hiring ‘useless white male pilots’
Scores of young men are to receive thousands of pounds in compensation after the head of the British Royal Air Force told colleagues to stop hiring “useless white…
How about porn? Brussels job-seekers asked if they’re willing to bare all
Unemployed actors have been asked if they'd bare more than their souls on camera after Brussels-based employment agency, Actiris, suggested those looking for work…
Will Erdogan repatriate a million Syrian refugees?
Amid an upsurge in Turkish nationalism, debate is raging over whether Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will make good on his promised intention to repatriate…
Former Dutch minister raises spectre of EU exit
Henk Kamp, a prominent figure in Dutch politics, says the number of migrants and asylum seekers in the Netherlands is so high that the situation has become “untenable”…
Brussels threatens Twitter ban
Europe’s political big guns have Twitter in their sights, threatening to torpedo the social media giant if it refuses to follow European rules.
Hungary on EU Presidency controversy: ‘we’ve been attacked for our pro-peace stance’
Germany is the latest to voice concerns over Hungary taking up the rotating European Union presidency in the second half of 2024, questioning the country’s ability…
Poland closes border to Russian and Belarussian freight
Poland will on June 1 close its border with Belarus to Russian and Belarusian freight vehicles until further notice and impose sanctions targeting 365 Belarusian…
UK government plan to deport over 3,000 asylum-seekers per month
Leaked documents show that over 3,000 asylum seekers could be detained and deported from the UK every month starting next year.
What refugee problem? Benefits of migration are ‘undeniable’ claims United Nations
Despite many countries struggling with what they see as an influx of foreign refugees pressuring social order, the United Nations is apparently promoting ways to…
Belgian government secures release of aid worker in Iran ‘in exchange for convicted terrorist’
Belgian humanitarian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele is returning to his home country after an “excruciating” jail spell in Iran where he was subjected to “inhumane…
Record deaths among homeless people on the streets of Brussels
More homeless people died on the streets of Brussels last year than ever, according to a group dedicated to addressing homelessness and fatalities among those with…
German climate activists ‘should be labelled criminal organisation’
The well-known climate activists Letzte Generation should be regarded as a criminal group of “mafia-like clans” that threaten democracy and “merely wants to…