PVV negotiator seen with notes citing ‘strictest asylum package ever’
A negotiator in the Dutch government formation talks was photographed with a draft coalition agreement in his hands, thereby leaking key elements of the negotiations.
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Polish President sees recognition of Silesian language as thin end of a separatist wedge
Polish president Andrzej Duda is expected to veto the legislation recognising Silesian as a regional language, siding with the Conservative (PiS) opposition which…
How fashionable parenting makes isolated children
You already know the hikikomori syndrome, even if you do not know the name. It is the phenomenon which began in Japan in the 1990s, when the economy was in crisis.
EU suspends marketing of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine at company’s request
The European Commission has announced the suspension of marketing AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine at the company's own request.
UK Rwanda deportation law appeals to the Right across Europe
Marion Maréchal, head of the hard-right Reconquête list for the 2024 European elections, has defended both Rishi Sunak's Safety to Rwanda Act and what she calls…
Cyber War? EU rages over alleged Russian cyber-attack on German’s ruling SPD
European Union leaders have vowed to retaliate after it was revealed that Russia-linked actors launched a cyber-attack against Germany's ruling Social Democratic…
‘Ireland should also send migrants to Rwanda,’ UK Government suggests
Ireland should join the UK in sending illegal migrants to Rwanda, the British Government has suggested.
EP backs Belarus opposition’s push to undermine Belarus President’s ‘repression’
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has joined forces with the Belarusian United Democratic Forces in condemnation of Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko's…
Belgium allows Frontex agents to help enforce border controls and deportations
Officers of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex have been granted permission to aid the Belgian police with border controls and deportations.
Prized Greek bronze sculpture can be retrieved by Italians from US Getty Museum, ECHR rules
According to a unanimous ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Italy is allowed to take back an ancient Greek bronze statue, named Victorious Youth…
Ooh la la! ‘EU must use erotic love to beat nationalism,’ Macron says
Macron argued that the only way to combat such a deadly spirit - which he classified as Thanatos, seemingly in reference to neo-Freudian thought and the Greek mythological…
EU hands €1 billion to Lebanon to fight migration flow to Cyprus
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced a €1 billion support package for Lebanon in a bid to help Beirut quell the stream of migrants…
Von der Leyen pressures Georgia as ‘pro-EU’ protest violence erupts
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has put pressure on the Georgian Government after pro-European Union protests in the country descended into violence.
EU urges young citizens to ‘save democracy’ at June Elections
The European Union has launched a video campaign ahead of the 2024 European Parliament elections, aiming to galvanise voters, especially the young, with the aim…
Russians who fled abroad return in boost for Putin’s war economy
As many as a million Russians fled abroad in the first year of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Missing child migrant report lacks ‘alignment with reality’, Austria says
In a scathing conclusion, the Austrian interior ministry said "the complexity of the situation" highlighted the "need for a nuanced understanding" of the issue not…
The dark side of veganism
Veganism is a phenomenon. Young people are going vegan en masse.
Belgian justice minister on migrants: ‘Who will clean my windows?’
Migrants are useful for menial jobs, according top Belgian justice minister Paul Van Tigchelt. "Who looks after our elderly? Who will lay my water pipe?
Man shot in head as violence hits Brussels again
A man was shot in the head and left for dead on the terrace of a café in Brussels as extreme violence once again broke out in the city.
Sánchez to stay as Spain’s PM
The premier announced his decision on April 29 following meeting with the Spanish King for a private audience
Poland and Lithuania ‘risk breaking EU law if they repatriate Ukrainian men’
Ukrainians relying on the EU's Temporary Protection Directive "have a right to access accommodation, benefits, medical care, education and employment in Poland,…
UK’s Rwanda Bill ‘causing migrants to opt for Ireland’, claims Irish Deputy PM
The tightening of asylum policies in the UK is causing ripple effects in Ireland as the threat of being deported to Rwanda spurs migrants to seek refuge in the Emerald…
Argentina’s new leader reminiscent of ‘Iron Lady’ Thatcher
Almost 41 years after losing the war over the Falkland Islands to Britain, Argentina has found its Latino version of then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher: President…
Trump vows close ties with Orbán ‘when’ former president returns to White House
Former US president Donald Trump has vowed close ties with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Hungary "when" he is re-elected later this year.
German Liberals join growing chorus endorsing ‘Rwanda-style’ asylum procedures
The German Liberal Party (FDP) is promoting the idea of treating asylum applications in third countries outside Europe.
EU auditors target €6 billion Turkey migration deal with bloc
The European Union's auditors say it is impossible to identify exactly what the bloc achieved with its €6 billion migrant deal with Turkey.
Kyiv says passports to be issued exclusively in Ukraine for military-age men
The Ukrainian government, further tightening regulations on mobilisation, has approved rules under which passports for military-age men can be issued only inside…
French hard-right mysteriously immune to online reach reduction
Euro MP Nicolas Bay says he and his hard-right colleagues from France have remained immune to the reach-reduction phenomenon that has hit right-wing MEPs from other…
LFI’s Panot summoned by police over alleged ‘apology of terrorism’
Mathilde Panot, one of the leaders of La France Insoumise Party (LFI), was summoned by the police for allegedly engaging in "apology of terrorism".
North Africa ramps up push-back against Europe on migration
A North African pushback has started against Europe over migration after Tunisian President Kais Saied told Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni his country “will…