Slovak opposition boycotts vote that sees public broadcaster shut down
The Slovak opposition walked out of the parliament chamber en masse before a vote was taken to abolish Rozhlas a televíža Slovenska (RTVS) and replace it with…
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EU ‘chat-control’ plan goes back to drawing board
A controversial bill giving the European Union digital powers including the ability to look into citizens’ private online chats will not now be voted on.
Huge budget hole puts Germany’s ruling coalition under pressure
A €40 billion budget hole has put Germany's coalition government under serious pressure.
Brussels city decision to cancel Belgium-Israel football match sparks controversy
Brussels's local government will not host an upcoming international football match between Belgium and Israel.
German fined €6,000 for ‘violating honour’ of Greens politicians
A German man has been fined €6,000 for insulting The Greens party politicians in his home country.
Classical masculine virtues are essential for civilisation
I am generally suspicious of too much nostalgia, because as human beings we often have the tendency to disproportionally glorify or condemn the past.
German border controls for Euro 2024 ‘working’ to catch criminals
Germany's decision to temporarily reintroduce border controls for the ongoing Euro 2024 football championships is "working", authorities say, with the country having…
Finland plans to reject all asylum seekers that cross Russian border
The Finnish Government aims to pass a law to turn back all refugees who cross into the country from Russia.
East German authorities publish ‘Nazi atlas’ targeting right-wing property
In the document, state authorities in Germany's east encouraged municipalities to weaponise listed building rules, environmental laws and even fire regulations to…
EU could use Euro 2024 football contest to implement online spying rules, MEP warns
The European Union could use the cover of the Euro 2024 football tournament to force through a suite of online spying rules, an MEP has warned.
French Youtube star Squeezie warns youth against voting hard-right
Hugely popular French YouTuber Squeezie warned against the hard-right in an open letter ahead of the forthcoming snap elections taking place on June 30 and July…
Meloni has ‘abortion’ removed from G7 statement
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appeared to have successfully quashed an element of a contentious G7 statement by removing the word "abortion" from the group's…
UEFA bans ‘L’amour Toujours’ song at Euro 2024 over ‘misuse’
Football body UEFA has banned a popular song from the European Football Championships in Germany due to its association with xenophobic sentiments.
Online porn giants ordered to provide EC with DSA conformity details
The European Commission has demanded details from porn websites over their adherence to the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Dutch PVV party candidate to lead migration barred after security check
The Netherlands’ Party for Freedom (PVV) suffered an awkward setback after its preferred candidate for Minister of Asylum and Migration was turned down over a…
National Rally’s Bardella vows to end France’s birthright citizenship
The president of France's National Rally (RN), Jordan Bardella, announced his party’s intention to end birthright citizenship in France.
PVV ‘wants former Dutch MP who aimed to abolish foreign aid as new foreign aid minister’
Dutch media report that Geert Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV) wants to make Reneitte Klever the new minister of foreign trade and foreign aid, a department she wanted…
‘Outrageous’ says Orbán as ECJ orders Hungary to pay €200M for ‘violating rights of migrants’
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ordered Hungary to pay €200 million plus a penalty of €1 million per day if it does not comply with the court's ruling of…
‘Everyone in AfD is a Nazi’, claims BBQing left-wing leader
Everyone actively involved in the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is a "Nazi", according to Lars Klingbeil, the co-leader of the left-wing German Social…
Denmark recalls South Korean noodles for being ‘too spicy’
Buldak Spicy Noodles have been deemed by Copenhagen to be too hot to handle and pulled off the Danish market.
Finland fears new immigration wave at border with Russia
Finnish authorities fear a new influx of immigrants at several points along its border with Russia as part of what they see as the “hybrid war” Moscow is encouraging…
Ukraine Recovery Conference to focus on ‘green recovery and gender mainstreaming’
European and wider Western Ukraine allies are thinking about the country's progressive future as it fights for survival against Russia.
Dutch civil servants ‘in fear over new right-wing government’
Civil servants in the Netherlands reportedly fear job cuts and policy changes in directions they do not want as the country braces for new leadership featuring the…
Europe’s era of chaos is only just beginning
Most great political revolutions in history take years, even more than a decade to unfold fully.
Nova24 chief blasts Brussels for ignoring attacks on Slovenian media
"Věra Jourová, I don't know how she is sleeping at night, with these double standards," he said.
EPP and S&D vote same way ‘almost all the time’ on immigration, the environment and rule-of-law
The European People's Party (EPP), the Socialist (S&D) group and the Renew Liberals have almost always voted the same way in the European Parliament on a range of…
Attack on Georgia is hypocritical, orchestrated intimidation
The criticism now being directed against the Georgian government seems too good to be true -- which is to say, too good to be real.
German authorities raid 70 homes over ‘online hate posting’
Police have raided more than 70 homes in Germany concerning incidents of so-called "online hate posting", the country's justice ministry said.
Poland-Belarus border crisis deepens as wounded soldier dies
A Polish soldier stabbed in the ribs by an illegal migrant on the country's border with Belarus was pronounced dead on June 6 in a dark day for the Tusk government.
Only Europeans can save Europe’s ancient spirit from decay
Is the decline the EU has fallen into a terminal condition?