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Ex PM Major Fires At ‘Jester’ Boris Johnson

Former Prime Minister Sir John Major, who saw his own leadership of the country fatally damaged by infighting over the European Union (EU) has attacked “Britain’s most popular politician” for his campaigning to get Britain out of the EU. Sir

John Major

Merkel: If We Close The Border, ‘Europe Is Destroyed’

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has made an impassioned plea for keeping Europe’s internal Schengen—zone borders open, despite the migrant crisis. The warning of destruction, which has followed several others made at times where borders have had to be closed in

The Associated Press

WATCH: Vigilantes Tackle, Cable-Tie Abusive Migrant Shoplifter

A viral video showing members of a “people’s militia” tackling an abusive Iraqi shoplifter has been watched over a quarter of a million times in just 24 hours since it was uploaded. The short clip, which depicts an incident in Arnsdorf, Germany on

German vigilante arresting migrant shoplifter

Foreign Minister: ‘The EU Should Not Try To Become A Superstate’

Poland’s outspoken, right-wing foreign minister has turned his guns on the increasingly super-state like aparatus of the European Union, and has said Europeans should try to solve problems locally, rather than relying on continental solutions. Foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski, who

poland

EU Threatens Hungary Over Treatment Of Gypsies, Migrants

The European Union is threatening Hungary with massive fines and court action if it does not change direction over the acceptance of the EU forced migrant relocation scheme, and a number of other areas the Commission has deemed unsatisfactory. The

Hungary

Church Accused Of Ulterior Motives For Harbouring Muslim Migrants

A spokesman for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has accused the church of taking advantage of the migrant crisis for corporate gain, cynically using it as a means to make money. The comments follow recent news articles about German churches

Ulterior Motives

Read In Full: Banned ‘Goat F**king’ Poem About President Erdogan

Written by German television comedian Jan Böhmermann in response to Turkey’s arrests and prosecution of government-critical journalists and other censorious activities, Defamation Poem has now been banned in Germany. Jan Böhmermann sparked a free speech powder keg with his “Defamatory Poem,” broadcast

erdogoat

Severed Pig’s Head Left On Doorstep Of Merkel’s Office

German police said on Saturday they found a pig’s head bearing an “insulting inscription” outside Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office. A police patrol discovered the animal’s head outside the office in the Baltic sea town of Stralsund in the early hours

Pig's head

Unable To Confront Right-Wing Surge, Chancellor Steps Down

Austria’s Social Democratic Chancellor stood down in a shock announcement this morning amid collapsing support for traditional parties in the country, in a move which has been called “a beautiful day for Austria” by his insurgent nationalist opponents. Socialist-left Chancellor Werner

Chancellor

Paxman EU-Critical Article Pulled From Radio Times After BBC Pressure

An article on the European Union (EU) for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)-founded weekly magazine the Radio Times by former Newsnight front-man and prominent British journalist Jeremy Paxman, has been pulled from publication ahead of the forthcoming referendum. The claims about

Paxman

Four Out Of Five Criminals In European Capital Are Foreigners

Danish police are being stretched by a migrant crime wave in capital Copenhagen as foreign outlaws “flock” to the city in ever greater numbers. Latest crime figures for 2015 obtained by Danish newspaper MetroXpress reveal that of 2,633 criminals who went

Foreigners