Day: October 30, 2025

The Questionable Legacy of Frans Timmermans

The Questionable Legacy of Frans Timmermans

Even before the final results were known, GroenLinks-PvdA party leader Frans Timmermans announced his resignation. It was not a minute too soon.

October 30, 2025
Convicted: Suspected Spy Found Guilty of Planning Attacks for Russia

Convicted: Suspected Spy Found Guilty of Planning Attacks for Russia

“The goal was to disrupt the German economy through acts of sabotage and show citizens the consequences of supporting Ukraine,” according to the judge.

October 30, 2025
UPDATED Zbigniew Ziobro Denies Seeking Political Asylum in Hungary, Meets Orbán in Budapest

UPDATED Zbigniew Ziobro Denies Seeking Political Asylum in Hungary, Meets Orbán in Budapest

The former Polish justice minister faces charges of leading a criminal group and misusing public funds.

October 30, 2025
German Interior Ministry Moves to End Rainbow Flag Exemptions

German Interior Ministry Moves to End Rainbow Flag Exemptions

Officials in Germany’s Interior Ministry are challenging a 2022 rule allowing rainbow flags on federal buildings, arguing it politicises state symbols and weakens their authority.

October 30, 2025
“The Act of A Madman”: Afghan Murderer Permanently Placed in Psychiatric Hospital

“The Act of A Madman”: Afghan Murderer Permanently Placed in Psychiatric Hospital

The Afghan man who attacked little children with a knife in Germany in January, also killing the man who tried to defend them, has been declared not criminally responsible.

October 30, 2025
Victory for RN: French Assembly Votes To Revoke 1968 Franco-Algerian Deal

Victory for RN: French Assembly Votes To Revoke 1968 Franco-Algerian Deal

This is the first time the Rassemblement National has managed to get a law passed, thanks to a coalition of the right and part of the centre.

October 30, 2025
Senate in Rome Passes Judicial Reform Ahead of Contentious Referendum

Senate in Rome Passes Judicial Reform Ahead of Contentious Referendum

Meloni’s government is reshaping Italy’s judicial system—with a reform separating judges from prosecutors.

October 30, 2025
Preparing for War: Europe’s Return to Mandatory Military Service

Preparing for War: Europe’s Return to Mandatory Military Service

Conscription is back on the agenda as Europe braces for potential conflict with Russia.

October 30, 2025
Third Group of Afghans Flown to Germany Under Merz

Third Group of Afghans Flown to Germany Under Merz

Around 1,910 Afghans with German resettlement commitments remain in Pakistan, as the third group arrives in Germany under Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

October 30, 2025
Spanish PM: Senate Corruption Probe ‘A Circus’

Spanish PM: Senate Corruption Probe ‘A Circus’

Pedro Sanchez faces a Senate inquiry over alleged corruption but he insists his party’s finances are clean.

October 30, 2025
Ursula von der Leyen Pledges Blank Check to Ukraine

Ursula von der Leyen Pledges Blank Check to Ukraine

It is easy to make promises with other people’s money—in this case, frozen Russian assets. But those assets are nowhere near enough to pay for von der Leyen’s pledges. Who will be asked to foot the rest of the bill?

October 30, 2025
German ‘Anti-Greta’ Seeks U.S. Asylum Over European Persecution

German ‘Anti-Greta’ Seeks U.S. Asylum Over European Persecution

Naomi Seibt has received death threats from Antifa—labeled a terror group by Trump—while Brussels stays silent.

October 30, 2025