MEPs-turned-lobbyists will have a harder time getting back to business under the new rules aimed to curb corruption in Brussels in the fallout of Qatargate.

The government has been slowly negotiating pension reform with the EU Commission, but economists project they will increase pension costs in the long run.

Black nationalist Kémi Séba has previously spoken alongside Russian philosopher Aleksandr Dugin and has praised Russia in its efforts to undermine French influence in Africa.

Tory officials made sex education compulsory and, in some regions, have pushed through more and more explicit content, but now complain children are being taught too much.

Prime Minister Orbán’s meeting with the leader of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) may have been intended as a message to the ruling Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP).

China has rearranged the power balance in the Middle East, leaving the U.S. and its main regional ally, Israel, isolated.

Those previously hailing the reform as a step against right-wing populism are now flustered by the notion that they too will undergo the same scrutiny of their revenue sources.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced human traffickers responsible for the bodily harm or death of migrants will face prison sentences of between 10 and 30 years.

The updated strategy demands European military integration through joint naval patrols to defend against potential Russian aggression.

“The name of the game is containment now,” German MEP Markus Ferber said, referring to the fear that’s spreading faster than the actual problem.

With more talks due on Saturday it appears the EU is still powerless to break the long-running diplomatic deadlock, in spite of both countries’ desire to join the bloc.

The suspension has raised questions over the BBC’s impartiality and future justification for the UK’s licence fee, which generates £3.8 billion of income for the station annually.