AfD representatives most likely targets of political violence
More than half of all recorded physical attacks on politicians in Germany have been against those from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, newly released data…
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‘Some Dutch police refuse to protect Jewish targets,’ officers claim
"There are colleagues who no longer want to protect Jewish targets or events. They talk about 'moral dilemmas' and I see a tendency emerging to give in to that.
Most non-EU citizens handed deportation orders remain in Europe, data shows
New figures released by Eurostat have shown that most non-European Union citizens ordered to leave the bloc have not done so.
Tusk calls it ‘militant democracy’ as he rejects and violates decisions by the courts
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has now made it official: he and his government are applying the principles of “militant democracy” to defend liberal democracy…
Flemish Patriots launch ‘superdiversity’ tracker to ‘monitor mass migration’
The Flemish members of the Patriots for Europe group have launched what they call a "superdiversity" tracker online aimed at documenting the progress of "mass migration."
Days among the war graves of Normandy, and I remember brave men and monstrous men
Robert Deegan is dead.
Norway is mulling fence along its Russian border, minister says
Norwegian authorities are reported to be thinking about building a fence along the border with Russia, according to Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie…
French revolution? French interior minister shifts Right and wants ‘referendum on migration’
"Migration is a phenomenon that has turned French society upside down for the last 50 years, but the French people were never allowed to speak out over it," he said.
Pope’s visit to Belgium overshadowed by history of clerical abuse of children
The Pope's three-day visit to Belgium over the weekend was overshadowed by historical sexual abuse by members of the clergy.
Austrian far-right victory: fleeting anomaly or lasting transformation?
Austria, long governed by a de facto two-party system, experienced a seismic shift in its political landscape in the most recent elections.
Thuringia’s Interior Minister wants to ban AfD after parliamentary chaos
The interior minister of Germany's state of Thuringia has called for banning the Alternative for Germany (AfD), after a tumultuous opening session of the state parliament.
German court rules teacher’s dismissal legal over ‘loyalty’ to constitution
A German court has upheld the dismissal of a trainee teacher for failing to prove her "loyalty" to the country's constitution.
New border control unit to crackdown on illegal immigration in Portugal
Portugal's government will establish a new Public Security Police (PSP) unit responsible for returning migrants in the country who have no right to stay, it announced.
Swedish Renew, S&D MEPs lobbying to make critic of Greek border control new EU ombudsman
Swedish MEPs from the Renew and Socialists and Democrats (S&D) groups are lobbying to make a prominent critic of enforcement activities at the Greek border the EU's…
EU’s €5 billion fund to stop irregular African migration has failed, said Court of Auditors
The EU's €5 billion fund to stop irregular migration from Africa has failed to achieve its goal, said the European Court of Auditors in a September 25 report.
Thousands of illegal streaming services broadcasting French football games blocked
France’s digital regulator has said it was blocking thousands of illegal streaming services broadcasting French professional football league games.
‘Free Speech absolutist’ X suspended over 5 million accounts in first half of 2024
The first transparency report X published since its takeover by Elon Musk shows the platform still moderates its users heavily.
Big apes, but not small humans, come under protection of Spanish law
The Spanish government is planning a law to give the “hominid family of primates” – that is, to you and me, big apes – protection from experimentation and…
All Irish parties must push for reunification, EPP’s Varadkar says
All parties in Ireland must promise to push actively for the reunification of the island, the country's former European People's Party-aligned Taoiseach (Prime Minister),…
‘Whiteness’ and ‘Europeanness’ a danger to EU, ECFR report claims
Overall, the ECFR warned that there was a public "drift" towards understanding "Europeanness" in ethnic terms, rather than in a "civic" way it viewed as more constructive.
Brussels bookshop axes conservatives to protect ‘inclusive space’
A Brussels bookshop has reversed its decision to host a Conservative event, in the hope of preserving its status as an "inclusive space", organisers of the gathering…
Poland’s state auditor claims 366,000 visas issued illegally
A Polish state audit office (NIK) report, leaked to the liberal daily Gazeta Wyborcza, has alleged mass irregularities in the granting of 366,000 visas to Asians,…
Italian opposition accelerate plans to ease citizenship rules
Pro-immigrant groups and opposition parties have collected enough signatures to trigger a referendum on easing Italy's stringent citizenship laws for foreigners,…
France’s new interior minister vows immigration curbs in rightward shift
France is likely to see much tougher immigration and security measures to reflect a broad rightward shift in society, its new interior minister said in remarks hinting…
EU policy on Iran ‘expected to get tougher’
Alejo Vidal-Quadras visited the Brussels Signal studio to discuss the report 'Europe’s Failed Policy Towards Iran'.
Meloni outlines plan to avoid ‘inevitable decline of the West’
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has outlined her plan to save the West from "inevitable decline" at the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards in New York.
Ireland drops controversial new ‘hate-speech’ laws
The Irish Government has announced it will drop its highly controversial plans to introduce new prohibitions on so-called "hate speech".
German SPD party members revolt against Scholz over border-control revamp
German Chancellor Scholz has been fending off a revolt from within his own party over the tougher line his government recently took on migration.
South Asia in deep water as Bangladesh falls for Islamist propaganda
While the world's eyes have been elsewhere, on Gaza, Ukraine, or developments in the South China Sea, tensions have been rising in South Asia.
Telegram update to let authorities access users’ data
Messaging app Telegram has updated its terms of service and privacy, indicating that the application is set to provide users' data to authorities.