In an almost comedic turn of fortune, a recount in Madrid—to the benefit of the conservative PP—could mean the socialists will require the single in-person vote of exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont.
Elon Musk’s rebranding of Twitter to X is part of a swirl of events that pits the volatile entrepreneur against the EU as new copyright lawsuits and hate speech legislation loom on the horizon.
The AfD looks set to embrace a more overt anti-NATO stance in Brussels as factions around Björn Höcke secured the selection of numerous anti-war candidates for the European elections on the second day of the party’s annual congress.
The UAE was accused by a left-wing French journal of having hired a private Swiss intelligence agency to discredit opponents in Europe as part of a complex regional cold war with Qatar over support for Sunni extremism.
Anti-war candidates are expected to win the day as the AfD meets in Magdeburg to decide on its list system for the 2024 European elections.
Despite the EU’s top diplomat describing Niger as politically “solid” three weeks ago, the ongoing coup potentially opens the door for Russia and Islamists to gain traction in what was the last pro-Western government in the region and a major European ally.
The EU has flatly condemned the desecration of the Islamic holy text in contrast to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, who took a softer approach, as protests continue across the Islamic world, allegedly backed by Russia.
Despite being an EU outsider, Norway already has strong cooperation agreements with Brussels on defence.
As mining experts declared the EU’s Raw Materials strategy effectively dead in the water, MEPs visited cobalt mining facilities in the Congo with the promise of enhanced humanitarian aid.
Spain’s political impasse looks set to drag on as both the Left and Right search for coalition partners. Meanwhile, VOX leader Santiago Abascal blamed polling companies for spoiling the day for populists.
After what appears to be a shady palace coup in the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry, senior diplomat Wang Yi again takes charge and is likely to use his positive relationships with EU leaders to improve tense relations between Europe and Beijing.
Irish police confirmed that no criminal proceedings were underway as speculation mounted that the right-wing ‘The National Party’ had undergone an internal coup.
