Icelandic women strike against gender injustice
Tens of thousands of Icelandic women, including the prime minister, held a strike from paid and unpaid jobs on Tuesday (23 October) in a protest against gender inequality, according to…
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EPP Swedish MEP Tomas Tobé elected lead candidate amid far-right concerns
The Moderates party (EPP) leading the Swedish government selected MEP Tomas Tobé as the lead candidate for the 20
EPP chief slams border controls within the EU
Several EU countries, including Germany and Italy, have recently introduced temporary border controls to curb irregular migration in a blow to the Schengen area, but EU centre-right (EPP) leader Manfred…
Germany’s left-wing rebel launches populist party to run in EU elections
An influential German leftist politician launched a new populist movement on Monday (23 October), hoping for European election success next June on a platform opposing EU integration and in favour…
Tusk’s government to revoke PiS’ judiciary reforms, media reports
The current opposition – should it come to power – would dismiss the judges of the Constitutional Tribunal that it says were nominated illegally, a first step in revoking the…
French FM believes ‘two-state solution’ is needed in the Middle East
Europe and Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna clarified, in an interview on Sunday, France’s position on the ongoing war in the Middle East and called on Europeans to reaffirm the…
Austria sees sharp rise in acts of antisemitism
An Israel flag that was mounted at the main synagogue in Vienna was ripped away as counts of antisemitic incidents rose sharply across the nation, with the incidents that occurred…
Meloni celebrates one year in government remotely following partner’s scandal
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends her party to celebrate one year of governing Italy with just a video message after a scandal involving her partner made waves in the news.…
Sumar attacks PSOE for ‘siding with PP’, refusing to extend tax on banks
Sumar leader Yolanda Díaz criticised the Socialist Party, her ally in a future progressive coalition government, for refusing to extend the current extraordinary tax on banks, which ‘are making a…
Radical right triumphs in Switzerland
Voters went to the polls to elect a new national parliament in Switzerland on Sunday with results showing a victory of the radical right and a defeat of environmentalist forces.…