The European Council has joined the chorus of opposition to the UK’s anti-terror and de-radicalisation programmes, claiming they are “fomenting fear and resentment… particular in the Muslim community.”
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are debating the future of their bloc as Britain eyes the exit door and far-right parties appear ready to make a strong stand in elections around Europe.
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Gunmen opened fire inside a cafe in the Swiss city of Basel on Thursday, leaving two people dead and a third critically wounded, authorities said.
Net migration will still be almost double the government’s target by the end of the decade, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has said.
At least one man wielding an axe has reportedly injured several people at a train station in Germany, according to local reports. 18:56 EST: The police have released a statement on the attack through their Facebook page. They describe the
Britain’s bicameral Houses of Parliament are an architectural and artistic testament to, and record of, the self-identity of the nation that built it. But a new initiative at the Palace is working to replace the images of Britain’s historic white, male statesman with works intended to make the building more “aspirational and modern”.
Attacking European politicians, who he accused of failing to show migrants a sufficiently warm welcome, the UN human rights chief compared the rhetoric of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to that of Nazi Germany.
The trial of a mechanic accused of terror-related offences has been delayed so he can fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
LONDON (AFP) – British MPs will meet on Monday to discuss amendments made to a bill empowering Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger Brexit, with further debate possible on Tuesday and Wednesday, the government said.
French-Swiss group LafargeHolcim is ready to sell its cement to build US President Donald Trump’s controversial border wall, the company’s CEO said in an interview.
(AFP) – EU President Donald Tusk won a second term on Thursday despite fierce opposition from his native Poland, vowing he would try make the bloc “better” in the wake of Brexit.
PARIS (AP) — France’s ambassador to Japan has said publicly that he would refuse to serve as a diplomat if Marine Le Pen were elected president.
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities have arrested a woman suspected of helping people who planned to launch an attack somewhere in Europe.
PARIS (AP) — French conservative candidate Francois Fillon has unveiled new senior positions in his campaign team following the resignation of some members last week amid a corruption allegations scandal.
Hungary’s foreign minister praised the foreign policy of President Donald Trump, noting that “his approach towards migration is much better for the whole world than the approach of the Democrats.”
The EU will take just 48 hours to issue its plans for Brexit negotiations after the UK formally triggers Article 50, European Council President Donald Tusk has said.
Police are treating the case of two men who were shot in the Stockholm suburb of Kista and later succumbed to their injuries as a murder investigation.
The Council of Europe has claimed the UK media, “online sources”, and “certain politicians” are inciting “hate speech” and “hate crimes”, and demands the state strengthens “mechanisms” to “tone down” and silence such voices.
Two police in the German city of Hamburg were attacked by a group of several Muslims while out on patrol after the Muslims claimed to have been “provoked” by the officers.
Shooting fatalities have risen sharply in Sweden over the last nine years, and the police chief in the notorious no-go Stockholm suburb of Rinkeby is demanding a reform of the country’s firearms laws.
The British royal family has been invited to visit Israel to help mark centenary commemorations of the Balfour Declaration that formally outlined the establishment of a Jewish homeland.
Dutch anti-mass migration Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders showed up outside the Turkish embassy in The Hague to protest a visit from Turkey’s foreign minister who is drumming up support for the upcoming Turkish referendum.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has told new recruits to Hungary’s border force the country is “now under siege” at a swearing-in ceremony, and warns they cannot afford to become complacent.
Members of the European Parliament and “progressive” city mayors from across the continent have met to discuss “tackling Euroscepticism and populism”.
With the House of Lords passing two amendments to the bill to activate Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and begin the process of leaving the European Union (EU), Remainer MPs may now openly rebel against Theresa May’s government.
MADRID (AFP) – Around 40,000 protesters took to the streets of Madrid on Wednesday to mark International Women’s Day and call for an end to domestic violence.
French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday spoke out against what he said was a decline in women’s rights in the United States and Russia.
Right-wing presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and right-wing Francois Fillon on Wednesday lashed out at the French government a day after a mob of school children in a Paris suburb assaulted police and smashed public property.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A rally in Rotterdam to seek support for a “yes” vote in a Turkish referendum on constitutional reform that would give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan more power was canceled Wednesday, amid security concerns.
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan appeals court has upheld the conviction of a Frenchman arrested in anti-terrorism raids, dismissing his claims that he signed a confession in Arabic that he could neither read nor understand.
BERLIN (AP) — Pope Francis has warned in an interview with a German newspaper of the dangers of rising populism in western democracies.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says comments from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other Turkish officials accusing Berlin of “Nazi practices” cannot be tolerated.
Investigations by Breitbart News into the global network run by George Soros have contributed to the negative atmosphere the billionaire has been facing in Europe, Politico reported on Tuesday.
WESTMINSTER, London — Over a dozen pro-European Union protesters gathered outside 10 Downing Street tonight to sing the praises of Lord Heseltine and the House of Lords following a week of Brexit-related tumult in Britain.
The corridors of Britain’s Parliament are to be given a politically correct makeover as officials want to see the portraits of notable white men replaced by those of black and ethnic minority (BAME) people in a bid to modernise the telling of British History through art.
Twenty-two people have been killed and more than 100 injured in shootouts between rival people trafficking gangs in Libya over the last week, an intergovernmental agency has said.
According to an unidentified White House official who spoke to Bloomberg News, President Trump will nominate Richard Grenell to serve as the United States ambassador to NATO.
Attempts by migrants to break through the border into the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla are becoming increasingly violent, the country’s security minister has warned.
Health professionals in England recorded over 5,500 cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in 2016 – but there were no prosecutions.
BRUSSELS (AP) — Donald Tusk is closing in on a second term as the European Union’s Council president despite fierce opposition from Poland’s most influential politician, a bitter rival of the former prime minister.
