Podcast: Brussels in shock over fraud probe into former EU foreign affairs chief
A Christmas crib causing controversy, police raids in the College of Europe and pseudo peace talks on the future of Ukraine: catch up on the week in EU politics on…
Greek police fire tear gas at protesting farmers threatening to blockade Thessaloniki airport
Protesters have argued the delays amount to collective punishment, leaving honest farmers in debt and unable to plant their fields for next season. Read more at Read More
French soldiers open fire on drones over nuclear submarine base
The Île Longue facility houses France’s four nuclear ballistic missile submarines and provides maintenance for the vessels that form the basis of the country’s nuclear deterrent. Read more at Read…
Europe’s pro-Trump hotspots: Which countries stand out?
How much is Meloni boosting Trump’s popularity in Italy? Are the Danes still peeved over Greenland? And what are the most pro-Trump political parties in Europe? Read More
French Senate votes in favour of new €15 per passenger tax for cruise ships
Following other European countries such as Greece and Norway, France is the latest to clamp down on cruise ships with a new tax proposal. Read More
Eurostar on track to link Germany and UK. But, when will direct trains launch?
Direct train services linking Germany and the UK were unveiled earlier this year, but what progress has been made since? Read More
2026’s Colour of the Year is revealed – and not everyone’s happy about ‘Cloud Dancer’
Get ready to be soothed and inspired by Cloud Dancer, a “billowy white imbued with serenity”… Or not. Read More
‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’: Blending documentary and fiction to portray the war in Gaza
How can filmmakers tell the horrors of the war in Gaza without distorting reality? With ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’, director Kaouther Ben Hania offers an answer, halfway between documentary…
Tackling waste: European innovation is reshaping the future of the plastic circular economy
Can sustainable solutions and state-of-the-art innovative technologies reshape plastic recycling and its circular economy both in Europe and across the World? We travelled to Austria to find out. Read More
Trump administration warns Europe of ‘civilisational decline’ in new national security strategy
Complaining of “unrealistic expectations” about the prospect of defeating Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US government vows to “cultivate resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations” to stop its…