French far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has proposed to cancel a large chunk of France’s public debt, namely the 18 percent that is currently held by the country’s central bank. The rationale is to unlock money for public spending, but is this is even feasible? ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Mélenchon, currently a candidate…

Ceuta has faced its second consecutive night of protests over the migration crisis, and social tensions continue to rise. Tuesday’s demonstrations against the alleged plan by the government to house migrants in the Coronel Fiscer barracks were followed on Wednesday by a new wave of protests that ended with barricades,…

Hungary’s Fidesz party is facing an existential crisis following its dramatic defeat in the country’s April elections, in which Péter Magyar’s Tisza party unseated Viktor Orbán after 16 years of governing with a supermajority. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Having been a key driver of Hungary’s democratic transition at the end of the…

Published on 27/08/2026 – 11:04 GMT+2 Iceland’s referendum on whether to restart EU accession negotiations is heading for a knife-edge result, the latest polls show, with the gap between “yes” and “no” narrowing sharply ahead of Saturday’s vote. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Maskína, a polling and market research company, says its survey…

Published on 27/08/2026 – 10:15 GMT+2 Norway’s 89-year-old King Harald is in an “extremely serious” condition after his health deteriorated while being treated in hospital for a blood disorder, the royal palace said on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “His Majesty the King’s health condition is extremely serious,” the palace said in…

Europe’s militaries are pouring money into the sea. EU defence expenditure rose to €418 billion in 2025, a 20 percent increase from the previous year, and is projected to reach €454 billion in 2026, equivalent to 2.4 percent of GDP. Maritime defence is one of the fastest-growing sectors. Production of…

Published on 26/08/2026 – 11:30 GMT+2 A second man has been arrested over a sword attack at a school in central Sweden that left a 17-year-old girl dead and three other students wounded, prosecutors said on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The man is suspected of assisting murder and attempted murder over…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded tech billionaire Elon Musk the Order of Freedom, one of Ukraine’s most prestigious state honours, months after the SpaceX founder worked with Kyiv to block Russia’s illegal use of Starlink — a move that disrupted Moscow’s battlefield communications and helped slow the Russian advance. ADVERTISEMENT…

The Ionian Islands region was placed under a Code Red alert on Wednesday, as a very high risk of wildfires (Category 4) is forecast. The decision was taken by the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Under the alert, the National Civil Protection Mechanism is fully activated,…

The EU’s migration policy has increasingly centred on the controversial notion of using “return hubs” to externalise irregular migrants to third countries, as enshrined in the recently adopted Return Regulation. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We need to set up repatriation centres in third countries, as well as other innovative solutions outside Europe.…