How von der Leyen’s confidence vote has torn Conservatives in Parliament
The ECR group has split, with Polish and Romanians promoting the motion of censure and Italians defending the Commission. Read More
More than 100 injured and hundreds more evacuated as wildfire rages near French city of Marseille
A wildfire reached the edge of France’s second largest city of Marseille. Strong winds have fanned the flames, causing it to move exceptionally fast. Scores have been injured and hundreds…
EU Commissioner for migration expelled from Libya as ‘persona non grata’
The incident comes amid a new surge of departures of irregular migrants from Libya to Southern Europe. Read More
France and the UK can ‘save Europe’ by working together, Macron says on state visit
Macron’s three-day trip is the first state visit to the UK by a European Union head of state since Brexit and a symbol of the British government’s desire to reset…
Syria issues appeal to EU for help battling massive wildfires along northwestern coast
The fires, which started last week, have proven difficult to bring under control despite reinforcements from Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon that came to the country to help Syrian teams fight…
Patriots break cordon sanitaire to seize climate file in European Parliament
By taking over legislative work on the European commission’s new 2040 climate target, the Eurosceptic Patriots for Europe will increase its influence over the bloc’s climate policy. Read More
EU will keep €18 billion frozen for Hungary after ‘no progress’ on rule of law concerns
The money currently frozen combines around €8.4 billion in cohesion funds and €9.5 billion in COVID-19 recovery funds. Read More
Spanish police suspect speeding in crash that killed footballer Diogo Jota and brother
Portuguese media reported Jota was heading to the northern Spanish city of Santander to take a ferry to England where he would rejoin Liverpool after being advised not to fly…
European Commission puts prepped Mercosur deal on ice
According to several sources, the agreement reached by the EU and the Mercosur countries has been reviewed by the European Commission’s legal service and translated, but its submission to the…
Can the EU jet itself into the space race?
A revolution is coming to space, according to the European Commission, which has just proposed a new Space Act. Increasing the EU’s competitiveness in the space sector is the goal…