
One of the best scenes in the BBC’s political sitcom ‘The Thick of It’ shows the main character, Malcolm Tucker, trying to hide an overspend right down low in the news agenda, over-complicating it with false facts and figures, and
by Rob Comley12 Dec 2015, 2:31 AM PST0

Angela Merkel may have won praise from the world for Germany’s open-door policy on refugees, but a confused and divided Europe is feeling the fallout from the decision, analysts said. The German chancellor’s sudden move in early September to welcome
by AFP11 Dec 2015, 2:00 AM PST0

Tommy Robinson, the co-founder of the English Defence League (EDL), is ready to chart a new course in right-wing politics. In six weeks time he plans to establish Pegida UK as part of a pan-European push by anti-immigration parties to
by Simon Kent6 Dec 2015, 6:46 AM PST0

ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland should take unilateral action to restrict immigration from the European Union (EU), the billionaire and leading right winger Christoph Blocher was quoted as telling a Swiss newspaper on Sunday. Blocher, 75, is a lead figure in
by Reuters6 Dec 2015, 4:54 AM PST0

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey promised to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in return for cash, visas and renewed talks on joining the EU in a deal struck on Sunday that the Turkish prime minister called a “new
by Reuters30 Nov 2015, 1:43 AM PST0

BRUSSELS, Belgium – The European Union (EU) expects a battle at the summit of world leaders in Turkey on Sunday to have its migration crisis recognised as a global problem needing a global response, an EU official said on Tuesday.
by Reuters11 Nov 2015, 1:03 AM PST0

Croatians began voting in a general election today with conservatives aspiring to return to power, as the European Union (EU) nation faces a wave of migrants and slowly emerges from six years of recession. Opinion polls predict a tight race between
by AFP8 Nov 2015, 2:15 AM PST0