Swedish journalist jailed in Istanbul amid protests at city Mayor’s incarceration
Swedish journalist Kaj Joakim Medin, who was in Turkey to cover protests against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest, has been jailed pending trial on terrorism…
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Finnish Government seeks to extend ban on migrants seeking asylum on Russia border
Finland's right-wing government has asked parliament to extend until the end of 2026 a law that allows it to reject asylum applications from migrants crossing its…
‘Private data and passwords of top US security officials found online,’ says German magazine
US top officials have continued being hit with security leaks: German news outlet Der Spiegel has found that private contact details of US President Donald Trump's…
It’s too early to jump to conclusions about US foreign policy
The advent of Donald Trump’s second presidency has brought a considerable level of disruption to US foreign policy in a very short space of time.
EU visitors applying for new UK visit requirement complain app does not work
European Union-based travellers have faced a new requirement to pay £16 (€19) for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to visit the UK from April — but…
New EU digital driving licence ‘will erode personal freedoms’
"A digital EU driving licence is on its way!" the European Commission has trumpeted - but experts said national variations in licence rules would cause confusion.
Austria ends family reunification for asylum seekers – but not indefinitely
Austria’s new government has decided to halt family reunification for asylum seekers.
AFP journalist jailed as protests against Istanbul Mayor’s incarceration hit sixth day
A Turkish court has detained Agence France-Presse (AFP) photojournalist Yasin Akgul as part of an investigation into protests over the jailing of Istanbul's Mayor…
Poland deports double number of law-breaking immigrants
According to the Polish Border Guard Authority, the number of immigrants deported from Poland for breaking the law has almost doubled in the first two months of…
‘Germany can’t function without migration, given current birth-rate,’ says foreign minister
Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock of The Greens party has called for more migrants to come to her country.
Turkey’s Erdogan says protests at Istanbul Mayor’s jailing a ‘movement of violence’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said protests over the jailing of Istanbul's Mayor had become a "movement of violence" and that the main opposition party would…
German pharma giant Bayer must pay US cancer patient almost €2bn
Bayer, Germany’s biggest pharmaceuticals and biotech company, has been ordered to pay a record almost $2.1 billion (€1.
EU backs Poland’s tougher migration policy
The European Commission has given the green light to Poland’s clampdown on asylum applications after recognising that the country is facing a unique set of problems.
Turkey’s turmoil and the taboo question: is Islam compatible with democracy?
Turkey’s democratic façade collapsed on March 19, when Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - the West’s secular poster boy - was snatched from his bed in the middle…
Germany, UK issue new travel warnings for citizens headed to US
Both Germany and the UK have released new travel warnings for their citizens heading to the US.
Algeria tells France they are not taking back violent migrants and France is powerless
A fiery Western leader on immigration is desperate to deport a series of violent criminals southward to a country the West once had great influence over—but that…
No more soldiers: European big debt for defence, yet young men are vanishing
One of the biggest problems in today’s politics (at least in the West) is the tendency by politicians to compartmentalise everything.
Merz and his migration promises crushed and humiliated by SPD in coalition talks
The coalition negotiations in Germany between the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) have hit a rough patch.
Antifa extremists destroy climbing route put up by FPÖ chief Kickl in Austrian Alps
Unknown perpetrators have sabotaged a climbing route first explored by Herbert Kickl, leader of the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), in the Styrian alps.
Turkey detains 37 people over social media posts on detained Istanbul mayor
Turkey detained 37 people accused of "provocative" social media posts over the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the government said on March…
Polish minister rules out migrants checks on his country’s border with Germany
Poland’s deputy internal affairs minister has told the country’s parliament there was no way Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government would introduce border…
German left-wing extremist ‘Lina E’ given five-year jail sentence
A final verdict has been given in Germany against "Lina E", a violent left-wing extremist.
Belgian Flanders region slammed over ‘housing policy failures’
The Belgian region of Flanders was not doing enough to address the affordability of housing for vulnerable groups, according to a ruling by the European Committee…
Where is democracy? Unelected establishment judges now stand against elected populists
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a right-populist walks into office. The unelected judiciary says, “We’re investigating you!”
The end of Franceafrique? Mali leaves Francophonie organisation
Mali's foreign minister has announced that the country will leave the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), following Niger and Burkina Faso.
Europol: ‘EU crime groups increasingly working with Russia’
Organised crime groups in the European Union have been increasingly working with Russia to attack critical infrastructure and public institutions in the bloc, according…
Hungary passes law to ban Pride march, sparking protests
Hungary's parliament has passed a law to ban the annual Pride march by LGBTQ+ communities, triggering the blockade of a bridge in central Budapest in protest against…
Austrian court orders public health insurance to pay for trans woman’s beard removal
A court in Vienna, Austria, has ruled that the country’s public health insurance must pay for the removal of facial hair from a trans woman who was born as a biological…
Anti-abortion protest in Poland shut down because of picture of a foetus
A Polish court has upheld a decision by the Mayor of Toruń to stop an anti-abortion protest over the display of a picture of a foetus.
EU and Soros-funded NGO accuses Italy of ‘undermining democracy’
According to the Civil Liberties Union for Europe, Italy, along with Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovakia, have been contributing to a "democratic race to the…