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The left-wing party Labour Party has called for post-Brexit Britain to sign onto a security pact with the EU, citing the war in Ukraine.

Germany is experiencing the highest level of inflation since the country was reunified in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

EU Interior Ministers have agreed to a ten-point plan to help settle the millions of Ukrainian refugees who have fled the Russian invasion.

The effort to reset the global economy with climate change as a central pillar is targeting everyday consumer products in the European Union.

The U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday more than 4 million refugees have now fled Ukraine since Russia launched its war.

Denmark’s domestic security on Tuesday designated pandemic-linked “antigovernmental extremism” as a menace for the first time ever.

The Big Tech Masters of the Universe are facing renewed pushback as the European Union Council and European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on the Digital Markets Acts (DMA). The DMA will attempt to tame the anti-competitive power of tech companies like Amazon, Google, and Facebook, which the act labels as “gatekeepers.”

Ukrainian refugees in Poland are reportedly hesitant to get on buses to Sweden, fearing their children may be taken from them by Swedish social services and expressing concerns over shootings.

Two illegal immigrants have been indicted by a French court and charged with raping a 20-year-old disabled man, robbery, and violence.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has, in an effort to fend off populist political opposition, claimed he is “against woke culture”.

Even if the U.S. can ship more gas to Europe, the continent may struggle to receive it. Import terminals are located in coastal areas, where there are fewer pipeline connections for distributing it. And if all Europe’s facilities were operating at capacity, the amount of gas would likely be only about two-thirds of what Russia delivers through pipelines.

PARIS (AP) – French automaker Renault plans to pause production at its Moscow plant in an apparent move to fend off mounting criticism, breaking ranks with other major French companies that have defied pressure to keep operating in Russia after it invaded Ukraine.

European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson has wanred that refugee children fleeing the conflict in Ukraine could fall victim to traffickers disguised as helpers at border areas.

BRUSSELS (AP) – President Vladimir Putin’s threat to have “unfriendly” countries pay for Russian natural gas exports only in rubles from now on got the not-so-friendly treatment from European Union nations Thursday.

A number of European Parliament members have taken aim at Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his harsh crackdown on the country’s Freedom Convoy truckers.

The Greek government is set to halt its mandatory vaccination policy for those over the age of 60 on April 15th but may bring back fines for the still-unvaccinated in September of this year.

Vladimir Putin demanded “unfriendly” countries buy gas in rubles rather than dollars or euros in an attack against US global hegemony.

Poland ordered the expulsion of 45 Russians whom the government identified as spies using their diplomatic status to operate in the country.

Many African students who have fled Ukraine say they have no desire to return to their home countries but rather stay wish to stay in Europe.  

Germany’s current plans to implement a forced vax regime is utterly unworkable according to organisations who would be put in charge of enforcing it.

A number of Ukrainian refugee women taken in by multicultural Sweden still fear for their safety, after at least two separate groups of men tried to gain access to their living quarters.

Ten European Union member-states have been exposed for selling hundreds of millions of euros worth of military kit to Russia between 2015 and 2020, despite sanctions.

LISBON, Portugal (AP) – High energy costs are stoking unrest in parts of Europe, with Spain deploying more than 23,000 police officers amid a truckers’ strike Friday and farmers in France and Greece snarling traffic with their protests.

Dubai-owned P&O Ferries has sparked a political firestorm after deciding to fire its 800 British crewmembers in favour of foreign labour.

Motoring is set to see a Great Reset in 2035, with the German government announcing that they will support an EU-wide ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars.

Invoking Cold War rhetoric, Ukraine’s President Zelesnky criticised the left-wing government of Germany for prioritising economics over peace.

PARIS (AP) – Because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe will no longer be attempting this year to send its first rover to Mars, which was to have probed whether the planet ever hosted life.

Germany’s health minister denounced the country’s unjabbed population in a public demand for compulsory vaccination on Thursday.

The Council of Europe on Wednesday expelled Russia from the continent’s foremost human rights body in an unprecedented move.

Intel announced it intends to create a “leading-edge semiconductor fab mega-site in Germany” to move supply chains back to the West.

Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine three weeks ago, over three million people have fled the Ukraine, with the vast majority arriving in neighbouring Poland. A spokesman for the Organization for Migration (IOM) stated on Tuesday that

Despite initial hesitancy, both the UK and EU have committed to banning the export of luxury goods to Russia.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has slapped sanctions on Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia.

A court in Northern Ireland has ruled that a post-Brexit protocol cutting the region off from the United Kingdom is constitutional.

Dozens of foreigners who volunteered to fight for the International Legion in Ukraine have abandoned the country and recrossed the border into Poland following a Russian missile strike on their training base, according to reports.

Germany unveiled plans to buy dozens of US-made F-35 fighter jets, as part of a multi-billion-euro push to modernise its armed forces.