Category: Europe

At the opening of the Munich Security Conference, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered a sobering message: the global order that has shaped international politics for decades is breaking apart, according to Euro News. Speaking before three days of high-level diplomacy, Merz said the rules-based international system that emerged after the Second World War “no longer […]

LONDON — In a dramatic courtroom victory for civil liberties, England’s High Court ruled Thursday that the British government overstepped its authority when it banned the activist organization Palestine Action, declaring the move an unconstitutional assault on free speech, according to Hurriyet Daily News. The judges delivered a stinging rebuke to officials, finding that while […]

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under intense pressure after a third senior government official resigned within only a few days, deepening a serious political crisis in London, according to ORF News. On Thursday, the government confirmed that Cabinet Secretary Chris Wormald had stepped down “by mutual agreement.” Wormald was the most senior civil servant […]

A scandal that reads like a thriller has engulfed Norway’s political elite. Former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland now faces “gross corruption” charges over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and he’s not alone. The charges came after the Council of Europe stripped Jagland of his diplomatic immunity, a protection he’d enjoyed from his […]

Europe just made its biggest financial bet yet on Ukraine’s survival, and the bill is going straight to Moscow eventually, according to Hurriyet Daily News. The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve a massive €90 billion loan for Ukraine, with 458 lawmakers supporting the measure against 140 opponents. The funds will cover roughly two-thirds […]

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the European Union to redefine its role in an increasingly unstable world, calling on the bloc to act decisively as a global power capable of defending its economic, political, and security interests, according to BBC News. Speaking to a group of European newspapers ahead of a key EU […]

Europe wants to protect its own, but not everyone’s convinced it’s a good idea EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is pushing hard for new rules that would give European companies an edge over foreign competitors when it comes to government contracts in “strategic” sectors, according to Hurriyet Daily News. The plan, set to […]

With just over two months left until Hungary’s parliamentary election in April, the campaign has entered its most intense phase, according to EuroNews. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his ruling Fidesz party face their toughest challenge in years, as opposition leader Péter Magyar and his Tisza Party lead in several opinion polls. Orbán, who has […]

The wheels are coming off Keir Starmer’s government and now one of his own party leaders wants him gone, according to BBC News. In an extraordinary public break, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar stood before cameras in Glasgow and delivered a message no sitting prime minister wants to hear from within their ranks: it’s time […]