Malta’s golden passport scheme can stay, EU court signals
The controversial system allowing foreigners to effectively buy EU citizenship has raised security concerns – but a legal opinion issued Friday may offer a reprieve. Read More
Thousands rally in Vienna against the far right ahead of coalition talks
The protest comes after the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), led by its controversial, eurosceptic leader Hebert Kickl, won with 29% of the vote last Sunday. Read More
Wider Middle East war could have serious implications for EU and Europe, analyst warns
Though many countries still believe a diplomatic solution to end the conflict is achievable, so far, diplomatic efforts to ease tensions have failed to bring about concrete results. Read More
European electric car crisis: Audi’s Brussels factory faces uncertain future
Audi’s plant in Belgium’s capital assembles a €80,000 electric SUV, which is too expensive for Europeans. After 2025, production will likely relocate to Mexico, and workers and unions are not…
Journey through the European electric car crisis: The uncertain future of the Audi factory in Brussels
Audi’s Brussels plant is assembling an 80,000 euro electric SUV, which turns out to be too expensive for Europeans. After 2025, production will probably relocate to Mexico. Workers and unions…
A rise in far-right leaders across Europe is a matter of timing | Radio Schuman
Cas Mudde, a Dutch political scientist and one of Europe’s leading populism scholars, answers Radio Schuman’s question of how more and more far-right party chiefs are becoming government leaders in…
New NATO chief Mark Rutte pledges alliance’s continued support for Ukraine
Rutte vowed when he took office on Tuesday to help shore up Western support for Ukraine, which has been fighting Russia’s full-scale invasion since February 2022. Read More
EU countries continue to evacuate citizens from Lebanon as fighting escalates
These evacuations happened as the Israeli military issued fresh evacuation orders for communities in southern Lebanon, signalling that it may widen the ground operation launched earlier this week against the…
Two Swedish teens arrested in Copenhagen in connection with Israeli embassy blasts
Danish broadcaster DR said the teenagers, aged 16 and 19, are suspected of acting “in association and together with prior agreement with one or more perpetrators.” Read More
Israel targets Beirut in a fresh wave of strikes
The attacks on Lebanon’s capital come as Israeli troops battle Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon. Read More