EUROPEAN POLITICS
By praising Matteo Salvini’s efforts to fight immigration when he was Italy’s interior minister, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is once again targeting the head of the Italian government, Giorgia Meloni, whose country has been facing a large influx…
Only Poles can determine the future of their country in the upcoming October elections, said the leader of the European People’s Party (EPP), Manfred Weber, after Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party accused him of trying to influence people’s…
Bulgarian grain producers are preparing to block key roads in Sofia to pressure the government to change its position and ban agricultural imports from Ukraine. Bulgarian grain producers say the state is not doing enough to help them cope with…
The Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) arrested a Defence Ministry official accused of having evaded EU sanctions against Russia by exporting spare aircraft parts to Russia via third countries, the government agency announced on Friday. The 48-year-old Arnhem-based…
German ministers have stepped up their criticism of proposed EU building regulations, as Housing Minister Klara Geywitz (SPD/S&D) made clear her opposition to mandatory renovations after Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP/Renew) made similar comments. EU governments are currently negotiating a…
In what can be viewed as a fresh blow to the EU’s visa-free Schengen zone, Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer has announced plans to begin restricting free travel into the country from Italy. Austria already carries out border checks on its…
Latvia’s parliament voted on Friday (15 September) to confirm Evika Silina of the centre-right New Unity party as the next prime minister, leading a broad coalition, following the resignation last month of Krišjānis Kariņš. The government of Kariņš, who will now become…
Thousands of supporters of a pro-Russian Czech opposition party gathered in Prague on Saturday (16 September) to protest against the country’s centre-right government, criticising its economic management and military support for Ukraine. The protest was called by the PRO movement,…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Lampedusa on Sunday (17 September), an official said, as dozens of the Italian island’s citizens protested over a recent surge in migrant arrivals. Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called on Friday for…
Poland’s foreign ministry said on Friday (15 September) it had fired the head of its legal service and cancelled all its contracts for outsourcing visa applications amid a growing scandal over migration a month ahead of elections. The announcement came…
From 20-22 September, the European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Parliament will hold the 2023 ECR Group Youth Summit in Brussels, bringing together over 100 young people from 12 EU Member States. Together, they will discuss their views…
Spain’s Supreme Court on Friday rejected appeals filed by the far-right VOX party and centre-liberal Ciudadanos (Citizens) against the pardons granted by the government to two prominent Catalan separatists directly involved in the October 2017 secessionist attempt in Catalonia. The…