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The Greek government is ready to veto the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal unless its feta cheese industry receives special protections. A document from the country’s Ministry of Economy, seen by Euractiv.com, says Athens is not optimistic about

France has detained 101 people “directly linked to terrorism” since January this year, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has said. Speaking six months after terrorists went on the rampage in Paris, killing 130 people and wounding over 360 more, Mr Cazeneuve

London is home to more multi-millionaires than any other city in the world, and they are unlikely to abandon the UK capital in the event of Brexit, a study has found. The city is home to 4,400 “super-rich” people who

LONDON, United Kingdom — The Remain campaign is “contaminating” Britain’s democratic process by relying on “outside money” and foreign interests to tell Brits how to vote, the former Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand has said. Speaking at Westminster, Winston

Greater Manchester Police have apologised after an actor shouted “allahu akbar” during a simulated terror attack last night. The staged training exercise took place at the Trafford Centre shopping mall, in which panicking members of the public screamed as a

The European Union (EU) is secretly planning to pull the plug on its migrant deal with Turkey amid increasing concern over the country’s commitment to the plan. German tabloid Bild reports that EU leaders have been working on a “plan

Nearly half of voters in eight major European Union (EU) countries want their own votes on whether to continue as members of the bloc, with a third wanting to leave. Britain goes to the polls on 23 June to decide

Three quarters of migrants from the European Union (EU) would have been barred from working in the UK if it were not for Brussels rules on free movement, a new study has found. In figures that expose how little control

Britain’s Chief Rabbi was one of a number of angry voters turned away from polling stations today after an administrative error in the London Borough of Barnet left thousands of people off the electoral register. Ephraim Mirvis and his wife

Local government leaders across the UK are calling on ministers to give them more money to cope with unaccompanied child asylum seekers. The government reimburses councils caring for unaccompanied minors between £71 and £114 a day per asylum seeker, however

Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) will be in severe danger if Britain does not vote to leave the European Union (EU), a top cancer specialist has warned. With less than 50 days to go until the Brexit referendum, Professor Angus

David Cameron’s benefits deal with the European Union (EU) is unlikely to cut immigration and will only affect 10 to 20 per cent of newly arrived EU migrants, a report has said. Migration Observatory says that as few as one

The European Union will be unable to fully track the movement of some 127 million people from Turkey, Ukraine and other countries travelling to the bloc because not all nations have computerised border systems. Around 250,000 tourists in the EU

More than 88,000 unaccompanied minors sought asylum in the European Union (EU) in 2015, 13 per cent of them younger than 14, according to data released yesterday. Questions have been raised, however, as to how many are genuinely under 18

More than 30,000 European Union (EU) nationals are arrested in London every year, a rate of more than 80 per day. According to figures from London’s Metropolitan Police, nearly 100,000 were arrested over the past three years, showing the true

Curbing Islamic extremism will be one of the biggest proposals when the British government sets out its policy agenda later this month. Measures including bans on organisations, prosecutions of individuals and closing downs premises used to “promote hatred” will be

European courts appear to be going easy on the UK in the run up to the Brexit referendum because they are scared of provoking voters into choosing to leave the European Union (EU). The number of human rights cases against

The “Remain” camp’s claims about Brexit threatening Britain’s military standing are “overblown”, a leading defence analyst has said. Far from making Britain a less reliable or loyal ally, leaving the European Union could actually enhance its military contribution around the

The flags of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be banned from the arena at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, but the European Union and Rainbow flags will be permitted.

Police have been instructed by Britain’s Electoral Commission to prepare for the prosecution of dozens of Conservative Party candidates and officials. The party is currently facing claims it breached election spending rules in a series of key constituencies at last

Germans are becoming increasingly sceptical of mass immigration, with large numbers refusing to approve of their country accepting refugees and a record number putting national identity before being “global citizens”. According to a survey by GlobeScan for BBC World Service,

The majority of people in the world still primarily define themselves by their national identity, a survey of 18 different countries has found. The poll conducted by GlobeScan for the BBC World Service found that 52 per cent of respondents

Leaving the European Union (EU) could be a cause for “celebration” in the City of London as business will be free from the shackles of Brussels regulations, a leading businessman has said. Businessman and financial pundit David Buik said that

The European Commission is secretly planning to take Britain to court, just weeks before the Brexit referendum, for making foreign trucks pay to use British roads. The £10-a-day levy was introduced in 2014 as a way of getting foreign lorry

The Church of England has been accused of taking a pro-European Union (EU) stance in the run-up to the Brexit referendum after publishing a prayer calling for the “peoples of Europe” to work together. The new prayer, posted on the

There will soon be more Muslims than Christians in Europe, a Belgian minister has claimed. Speaking before the European Parliament, Koen Geens said the continent “does not realise this” yet but it could soon be the reality. This is due

Voters in and round Prime Minister David Cameron’s constituency are split over whether Britain should leave or remain in the European Union (EU), a survey has revealed. According to Mr. Cameron’s local newspaper the Witney Gazette, around half of those surveyed said

The European Union (EU) may well be on the verge of breaking apart as the migrant crisis forces member states to become ever more critical of Brussels, a former Italian Prime Minister has said. Mario Monti, a staunch pro-European and

Mass immigration from the European Union is having a “disproportionate” impact on Britain and damaging social cohesion, a leaked government analysis has said. The document states that citizens of other EU states are overwhelmingly the best performers in Britain’s jobs

A talented “teenage” basketball player who arrived in Canada from the African state of South Sudan has had his dreams shattered after immigration authorities revealed he was actually a 30-year-old man. Jonathan Nicola arrived in the country in November as

Norway’s Immigration Minister has been ridiculed after floating in the Mediterranean to see “what it feels like to be a refugee”. Sylvi Listhaug donned an orange survival suit while in a boat off the island of Lesbos before jumping into

Claims of impending economic doom if Britain votes to leave the European Union (EU) are exaggerated, a respected German economist has said. Martin Hüfner, a former Chief Economist at Germany’s second largest bank HVB, said that many who think Brexit

Support for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal has plummeted on both sides of the Atlantic. A survey published by the Bertelsmann Foundation shows a dramatic collapse in support for the deal in Germany, with just 17 per

The European Union (EU) is marginalising Christianity to the point where it is starting to resemble the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), a senior Russian bishop has said. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk said that Russian and European civilisations have

Four in 10 French voters want Britain to leave the European Union (EU) because they think the bloc has become “too English”. A study by polling firm TNS Sofres found that France has the highest level of support for Brexit

Restoring full passport and security checks between European Union (EU) nations would be more cost effective than allowing the migrant crisis to continue indefinitely, a German economic institute has said. The Munich-based Ifo institute said the reinstating border controls could