With fewer than 10% answered: Are European Citizens’ Initiatives missing the mark?
Despite being designed to give citizens a voice in EU policymaking, the European Citizens’ Initiatives are struggling to gain traction, with only 10 out of 144 proposals receiving a response…
What Europeans ask of the EU: The Strangest Citizens’ Initiatives
Since 2012, ECIs have ranged from requests for a complete ban on animal farming to a pitch for the European anthem to be sung in Esperanto. Read More
No evidence Russia captured NATO officers in Ukraine
False claims that Russia captured three British officers in Ukraine and that NATO is actively waging a war against Moscow can be traced back to multiple fringe sources. Read More
Travel by train in Japan to the most impressive fireworks festivals in the world
One festival features the largest firework in the world, known as the ‘Yonshakudama’ Read More
Latest news bulletin | August 8th, 2025 – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 8th, 2025 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at…
US federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright order nationwide
Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office banning birthright citizenship to children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily, in what has been…
Trump raises bounty for the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro $50 million to face US drug charges
The top US cop Pam Bondi says Washington has seized more than $700 million in assets directly linked to Venezuela’s leftist President Nicolás Maduro, who the US accuse of being…
Israel’s security cabinet approves plans to take over Gaza City
Israel’s security cabinet has approved the control of the northern Gaza City in another escalation to the war. Shortly before officials convened, Netanyahu had noted that Israel planned to take…
France’s top court strikes down pesticide clause in farming law
Critics called the decision a win for democracy and the planet. Some lawmakers have already vowed to push for a full repeal in the coming months.Read More
Lebanon backs US proposal for Hezbollah to disarm and IDF to withdraw from south
Hezbollah officials have said the group will not discuss giving up its remaining arsenal until Israel withdraws from five hills it is occupying inside Lebanon and stops almost daily air…