Day: January 20, 2026

French MEP Quits EPP To Join Patriots Group

The defection of Laurent Castillo would cut the French delegation inside the EPP to just five members and underline growing unrest over trade and leadership in Brussels.

Euthanasia: Progressive Victory in Sight as the Right Abandons the Battlefield

Euthanasia: Progressive Victory in Sight as the Right Abandons the Battlefield

French law could become one of the most permissive in the world without parliamentarians sensing the danger.

January 20, 2026
‘A Black Day for the PVV’ as 7 MPs Leave the Party

‘A Black Day for the PVV’ as 7 MPs Leave the Party

The lawmakers said the right-wing nationalist party lost the election “because Wilders had lost interest.”

January 20, 2026
Bulgarian President Resigns, Expected To Form New Party

Bulgarian President Resigns, Expected To Form New Party

Sofia may align more closely with Orbán, Fico, and Babiš if former president Rumen Radev wins the spring parliamentary elections.

January 20, 2026
Thousands of ISIS Militants Now Walking Free in Syria

Thousands of ISIS Militants Now Walking Free in Syria

Prisons holding hardened jihadists have emptied amid chaos and clashes, exposing the reality behind Syria’s so-called new order.

January 20, 2026
Europe’s Response on Greenland Remains Mixed and Incoherent

Europe’s Response on Greenland Remains Mixed and Incoherent

Some leaders want to publish an EU-wide statement on the situation, but it’s doubtful they would be able to agree on any significant wording.

January 20, 2026
Warsaw Moves to End Assistance Programmes for Ukrainians

Warsaw Moves to End Assistance Programmes for Ukrainians

Public support in Poland for continuing aid to Ukrainian refugees has dropped to its lowest level since 2014, with only 48% in favor.

January 20, 2026
German Government-Funded Brochure Labels Conservatives as Extremists

German Government-Funded Brochure Labels Conservatives as Extremists

The document, funded by the taxpayers of Germany, labels patriotic-sovereignist AfD as an extremist party.

January 20, 2026
Gibraltar Advances EU Deal, But Treaty Remains Unfinished

Gibraltar Advances EU Deal, But Treaty Remains Unfinished

The Rock’s government has approved a draft text but key elements of the future relationship with the EU remain undefined.

January 20, 2026
Seven MPs Leave Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom After Internal Dispute

Seven MPs Leave Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom After Internal Dispute

Party leader Geert Wilders said he was surprised by the move and insisted that agreement on the party’s course had already been reached.

January 20, 2026
French MEP Quits EPP To Join Patriots Group

French MEP Quits EPP To Join Patriots Group

The defection of Laurent Castillo would cut the French delegation inside the EPP to just five members and underline growing unrest over trade and leadership in Brussels.

January 20, 2026
Ukraine Fears Western Unity at Risk Amid Trump’s Greenland Dispute

Ukraine Fears Western Unity at Risk Amid Trump’s Greenland Dispute

Volodymyr Zelensky is worried U.S. attempts to seize Greenland may lead to a “loss of focus” regarding the Ukraine war.

January 20, 2026
Sweden Cuts Islamic Relief Funding to Zero

Sweden Cuts Islamic Relief Funding to Zero

Over the past decade, Swedish taxpayers contributed nearly €121.2 million to the organization.

January 20, 2026