Month: April 2025

Greece Announces Huge €25 Billion Defence Overhaul

Greece Announces Huge €25 Billion Defence Overhaul

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the move is a response to “fraying transatlantic ties.”

April 2, 2025
Ukraine Ambassador Warns Poland: No Troops, No Role in Post-War Rebuild

Ukraine Ambassador Warns Poland: No Troops, No Role in Post-War Rebuild

Vasyl Bodnar’s comments have stirred backlash in Poland, a key ally that has heavily supported Ukraine throughout the war.

April 2, 2025
Radio Free Europe Staff Sent on Unpaid Leave After U.S. Funding Freeze

Radio Free Europe Staff Sent on Unpaid Leave After U.S. Funding Freeze

European officials are considering stepping in to fund the outlet.

April 2, 2025
Germany: CDU and AfD Almost Neck and Neck in New Poll

Germany: CDU and AfD Almost Neck and Neck in New Poll

Voters are punishing the centre-right party for breaking its election promises.

April 2, 2025
Labour Urged to Make Gas More Expensive to Boost Heat Pump Sales

Labour Urged to Make Gas More Expensive to Boost Heat Pump Sales

UK energy suppliers are pushing the government to ‘rebalance levies’ to end de facto gas subsidies.

April 2, 2025
Spanish Bishops Call for Granting Legal Status to 500,000 Illegal Immigrants

Spanish Bishops Call for Granting Legal Status to 500,000 Illegal Immigrants

Advocating an unpopular migration policy amid outrage over the church’s support for secularizing a Civil War memorial seems a strategic misstep.

April 2, 2025
Germany’s Spending Spree Could Hinder EU Neighbors’ Defense Upgrades

Germany’s Spending Spree Could Hinder EU Neighbors’ Defense Upgrades

As the EU’s benchmark borrower, Germany has dealt a blow to its bloc neighbours by massively upping spending on defence.

April 2, 2025
Euro Zone Inflation Falls Close to 2% Target

Euro Zone Inflation Falls Close to 2% Target

Eurostat’s flash estimate shows annual inflation in the euro area dropping to 2.2% in March 2025 from 2.3% in February.

April 1, 2025
Austrian Former Chancellor Nominated for Top Job at EU Bank

Austrian Former Chancellor Nominated for Top Job at EU Bank

Former ÖVP leader Nehammer could give Austria important influence in an institution that helps decide the EU’s financial future.

April 1, 2025
The Le Pen Trial: It Is Time for France To Reflect 

The Le Pen Trial: It Is Time for France To Reflect 

When judges unreasonably interpret laws to limit politicians’ freedoms, they erode the trust essential for upholding the rule of law, a vital element of democracy.

April 1, 2025
Patriots for Europe Call for Inquiry Committee To Clean Up EU Corruption

Patriots for Europe Call for Inquiry Committee To Clean Up EU Corruption

The new body is needed to take action against the lack of transparency and accountability in EU institutions, the group says.

April 1, 2025
Poll: Western Europeans Want Trade War With the U.S.

Poll: Western Europeans Want Trade War With the U.S.

A study conducted in six countries showed Westerners support retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. even though they are aware it will hurt their pocketbooks.

April 1, 2025