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Orban and the EPP: A conservative family drama

Published: April 4, 2019, 7:18 am

The relationship between the German dominated European People’s Party and the Hungarian Fidesz couldn’t be worse. Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats go berserk against Viktor Orban’s party. But Fidesz’s suspension from the EPP could be the beginning of the end of the huge European conservative alliance – and the creation of something new.

ISIS is recruiting from European criminal gangs

Published: April 3, 2019, 9:11 am

ISIS is busy scouting for new recruits from inside European criminal gangs, a new research paper from a professor of international cooperation at Brandeis University, revealed.

French ‘anti-fake news’ law comes back to bite the government

Published: April 3, 2019, 8:47 am

It's a situation that could make many people smile: After several weeks of having worked hard on the formulation of a so-called anti-fake news law, supposed to prevent the manipulation of information, this legislation has turned against the administration of President Macron.

Italy joins China’s New Silk Road initiative

Published: April 3, 2019, 8:04 am

RomeLast month, Italy signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China over the new Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also known as the new Silk Road project.

Chinese PLA soldiers arrive in Venezuela

Published: April 3, 2019, 7:37 am

The reported arrival of Chinese military personnel in Venezuela last weekend is undoubtedly a watershed moment in world politics.

Failed Dublin system: Greece rejects almost all German applications

Published: April 2, 2019, 8:10 am

Greece rejects almost all German requests for readmission of asylum seekers under the Dublin system.

ISIS suspect caught in Budapest carried EU pre-paid debit card

Published: April 2, 2019, 7:29 am

BudapestA suspected Islamic State terrorist who entered Europe posing as a refugee, funded himself with the help of a pre-paid debit card from the European Union, according to the Hungarian government.

Cheap faith at German Protestant churches?

Published: April 2, 2019, 7:28 am

Protestant churches in Germany have been conspicuously reckless with issuing baptismal certificates to migrants.

Pickpocketing has exploded on Paris transport

Published: April 1, 2019, 9:51 am

ParisSince the beginning of 2019, pickpocketing has exploded on Paris' underground transport, with the main target being tourists.

Attacks on rescue teams in Germany on the rise

Published: April 1, 2019, 9:13 am

Rescue workers have been increasingly targeted for years. The attacks on German police and rescue teams have been steadily increasing since 2011.