Eurosceptics tone down talk of EU exit ahead of projected election breakthrough
Parties that oppose more EU integration have differing opinions over Ukraine but share views on migration and climate-change policy.
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Parties that oppose more EU integration have differing opinions over Ukraine but share views on migration and climate-change policy.
2023 has been an important year for conservative and Right-wing parties in Europe. 2024, however, will be truly decisive.
The attempts to take Donald Trump's name off the US presidential ballot and rumblings about banning the German AfD and Polish PiS parties could be the start of a…
Verhofstadt's gnashers
As 2023 draws to a close many are looking ahead to what promises to be a big year in European Union politics.
Berlin's local government has lowered the voting age for its regional elections to 16 years.
The European Union has cancelled its election observation mission for the Democratic Republic of Congo's December 20 general elections, saying it would not be able…
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni does not have enough parliamentary support to push through the constitutional changes required to introduce a directly elected…
The European Union has held a so-called "cybersecurity exercise" aimed at toughening defences against possible attempts to interfere in the bloc's 2024 elections.
Donald Tusk told allies he may only be PM for a year, and then return to Brussels to succeed Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president.
Nearly two decades ago, the European political landscape witnessed a remarkable event: Professor Rocco Buttiglione descended upon Brussels, not for a leisurely sojourn,…
Włodzimierz Karpiński was arrested in February for allegedly taking a bribe of over €1 million from a company bidding on a rubbish collection contract
Draft rules demand political advertising be marked with a clear label stating who funded it, and how much they paid
Moldova's pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) failed to win Chisnau's mayor race Sunday, raising questions both about possible Russian interference and the…
The Gaza conflict has a direct spillover effect in Europe: Unrest and insecurity are on the rise.
The deadline for MEPs to provisionally agree proposed legislation with the European Council has been leaked.
Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National (RN) has surged ahead in the French opinion polls ahead of the 2024 European Parliament elections.
Europe, together with the entire West, stands before a critical dilemma.
2024 EU Elections polls suggest that the national conservatives of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) will be the biggest overall winner, establishing…
Micheál Martin, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister, still has his eye on the position of European Commission President, insiders have claimed.
The former Slovak PM and leader of the SMER party Robert Fico scored a victory against the findings of an exit poll which had put him behind on the evening of September…
The Slovak vote has the EU panicked over a potential ‘pro-Russian’ victory, but other issues swirl under the surface.
The de facto leader of the French Rassemblement National (RN) party and the head of the Italian Lega party have underlined their close political proximity ahead…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will use her State of the Union speech in Strasbourg today to laud her achievements over the last four years and…
The European Union has lashed out at Moscow for holding Russian elections in occupied parts of Ukraine.
It looks like yet another member of the von der Leyen may be set to jump ship.
A Polish election candidate for the Right’s Confederation party said that the European Union ban on the slaughter of dogs for meat and trade in dogmeat was wrong…
When Brexit occurred it was obviously quite the shock to all. The UK lurched into uncharted territory. There was a sense of all bets are off and anything could happen.
The European Parliament looks to receive up to 15 new seats.
The European Parliament's main parties reached a late-night agreement on July 18 on a push to eliminate Members States' veto power, a move which would increase federalisation…