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The Green Party of England and Wales has won a stunning victory in the most pivotal UK by-election in years, establishing itself as a major political force and beating Nigel Farage’s far-right Reform UK into second place while the governing Labor Party suffered a humiliating defeat. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Held to fill the greater Manchester seat […]

The European Commission said on Thursday that member states can use an EU social fund to provide access to safe and legal abortion for women who are barred from doing so in their home country. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The decision came in response to calls by the citizens’ initiative “My Voice, My Choice” for the creation […]

According to IMF forecasts, the per capita income of Poland, calculated in PPP, was around €49,650 last year. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING This number is slightly higher than Spain’s, which is estimated at approximately €49,465. Per capita income calculated in PPP adjusts a country’s GDP per capita to account for differences in the cost of living, enabling […]

Italy’s Industry minister Adolfo Urso urged the European Union to suspend its carbon market until the bloc presents a revised proposal due this summer, citing the hardship faced by European businesses because of high power and carbon costs. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Emissions Trading System (ETS) is the bloc’s mechanism for making companies pay for their […]

The possession, manufacture and trafficking of illicit firearms could soon carry prison sentences ranging from two to eight years across the entire European Union, under a new proposal unveiled by the European Commission on Thursday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The draft directive presented by the EU executive in Brussels plans to harmonize how firearms-related offenses are defined […]

Reducing the gap between perceived and actual inflation could significantly benefit the euro area economy, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said during a debate with EU lawmakers at the European Parliament on Thursday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “We pay close attention to households’ inflation perceptions, not only because these have an impact on economic activity […]

Published on 02/26/2026 – 14:04 GMT+1 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has proposed that a “fact-finding mission” be deployed to the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline to assess the damage caused last month by a Russian attack, which precipitated a halt in oil deliveries. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “It is in the interest of Hungary to […]

Published on 02/26/2026 – 12:49 GMT+1 US tariffs are biting. US President Donald Trump has threatened to annex nearby Greenland. And his nominee for ambassador just joked about making Iceland America’s 52nd state. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING With such friends around, suddenly Brussels bureaucracy looks incredibly appealing. Let’s investigate together. Iceland actually applied to join the EU […]

Published on 02/26/2026 – 9:24 GMT+1 German MEP Bernd Lange (S&D) made clear Thursday he would not bow to pressure to salvage the EU-US trade deal, arguing Washington has already broken it following last week’s Supreme Court ruling and President Donald Trump’s fresh tariff salvo. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “Nobody can pressure me. I’m a European Parliament […]

Good Morning. In the Mared Gwynback holding the newsletter pen this Thursday morning. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Just in: Top EU trade lawmaker Bernd Lange has told Europe Today that it is “crystal clear” that the US is breaching the terms of the EU-US trade deal agreed on a Scottish golf course last summer. “Contrary to our […]