European Commission refuses to define the word ‘woman’
The European Commission has refused to define the word "woman" despite a formal request to do so from an MEP.
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Europe was made on the pilgrim road to Santiago de Compostela: you wouldn’t know it going off the current state of EU politics
The recent death of John Brierley, who through his guidebooks became a Camino de Santiago institution, reminded me about the various, intriguing ways in which the…
Skulls and Benin bronzes: where do you draw the line to avoid emptying Europe’s museums?
The current drive for European museums to return artefacts to their countries of origin shows no sign of losing its righteous momentum (as with most of today’s…
Spain’s Left could implode as Greece’s did: That might please conservatives but loss of effective opposition doesn’t help anyone
The Left in Europe is experiencing a serious wobbly moment.
New Europe had the potential to save the European project from its federalist excesses – but is this another victim of the Ukraine war?
There was a time, not too long ago, when New Europe seemed set to become a coherent force in continental affairs.
Euro MPs clash with Polish education minister during investigation of ‘academic freedom’
Euro MPs on a visit to Warsaw accused Poland’s education minister Przemysław Czarnek of behaving in a “brutal and aggressive” manner towards them, according…
Should the EU give lectures on morality to the rest of the world?
There used to be an EU official whose sole job consisted of trying to convince non-EU countries to drop the death penalty.
New drubbing for Europe’s centre-left, this time in Italy
The decline of centre-left parties across Europe has been confirmed via another electoral drubbing, this time in Italy.