Poland’s former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, wanted on several criminal charges in his home country, has fled Hungary to the United States, he confirmed on Sunday, following local media reports. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “I am in the United States,” Ziobro told right-wing broadcaster Republika. “I arrived yesterday and this is my…

Published on 11/05/2026 – 14:50 GMT+2 The complaint was forwarded to Luxembourg on Sunday evening, said the Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Bosacki. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT He also stressed that Poland expects the Court’s ruling to lead to a suspension of both the validity and implementation of the agreement. In his view,…

Published on 11/05/2026 – 13:33 GMT+2 Sweden’s intelligence service said on Monday that it suspected two people of skirting sanctions and exporting “advanced products” to Russia, with media reporting it was industrial products intended for Moscow’s military-industrial complex. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Swedish Security Service (Sapo) said in a statement the…

Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Monday to prove the “doubters” in his own party and among the electorate as a whole wrong as he tries to fight off demands to step down after devastating local election results for his Labour Party. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Starmer argued that he will “face…

Published on 11/05/2026 – 11:49 GMT+2 Around 50 farmers mobilised in the Lyon region on Monday morning following a call by the Coordination Rurale union to protest soaring fuel costs linked to the crisis in the Middle East. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT After staging a roadblock with around 20 tractors near a…

The next MFF has sparked a high-stakes tug-of-war between the European Commission, which proposed an initial €1.8 trillion plan, the European Parliament, insisting on an additional €200 billion, and “frugal” member states determined to slash spending.

Published on 11/05/2026 – 9:27 GMT+2 Latvian Defence Minister Andris Spruds resigned on Sunday following a recent incursion by two Ukrainian drones into the Baltic country’s territory. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Latvia’s Prime Minister, Evika Silina, had called for Spruds’s resignation, writing on X that he had “lost (her) trust and that…

Published on 11/05/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 On 28 April, the European Parliament has formally adopted its position on the EU’s 2028-2034 budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), with 370 votes to 201 and 84 abstentions. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT MEPs demand a 10 per cent increase to the Commission’s original almost €2…

Published on 10/05/2026 – 16:47 GMT+2•Updated 17:03 One day after the new parliament convened and Péter Magyar was sworn-in as prime minister, thousands have been celebrating Europe Day in Budapest, along with the 22nd anniversary of Hungary’s accession to the European Union. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On 9 May 1950, the anniversary…

There are around 44,000 to 45,000 church buildings in Germany – depending on which sacred spaces are included. Many of these buildings shape the character of villages, neighbourhoods and landscapes. But the question of how they can be preserved is being asked ever more often as congregations shrink and costs…