If accepted by the Commission and the Council of the EU, all EU member states will adapt their criminal law, prosecuting such environmental crimes in the future.

The IHH is banned in multiple EU countries for terror ties and is acknowledged by experts as a Turkish government proxy used to provide logistical support for Islamists.

Only as “individual neutral athletes” should Russians participate, says the IOC. About the Paris Olympics, however, no decision has been made.

With the center-right and center-left head-to-head in the polls, the most likely winners will be the socialists again, with the shadowy president at the helm.

The Finns Party, which is in a tight three-way race, aims to capitalise on rising dissatisfaction directed at the ruling Social Democrats over immigration and inflation, as Finnish voters head to the polls this Sunday.

Centrist parties need a coalition pact, the Renew leader said, that would guarantee them top EU positions and prevent any right-wing alliance.

The defendant’s decision to set fire to the centuries-old cathedral came after he received an order to leave the French territory.

Catalan separatist and MEP Clara Ponsatí claims immunity from prosecution by the Spanish state. The EU Parliament stripped her of immunity in 2021, but the European Court of Justice has provisionally restored it.

She didn’t think she had committed any crime in referring to the French president as “a piece of filth” on Facebook. French authorities thought otherwise.

Authorities say that the suspects who were arrested during the raids were planning a terrorist attack on Belgian soil.

Hololei resigned from his top position in the transport department and will move to a new role within the Commission despite accusations of unethical behaviour.

In his speech, the King emphasised Germany’s decisive support for Ukraine—which he described as “courageous”—and the risks the war posed to European peace.