European Parliament Sanctions Polish Member For Sexist Comments
The European Parliament has imposed severe sanctions on a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP), for unsavory ...
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Wilders Defeat Celebrated By PM Rutte
Dutch people rejected "the wrong kind of populism", Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said, as he celebrated victory in Wednesday's ...
Twitter Accounts Hijacked With ‘Nazi’ Hashtags In Turkish
A diplomatic spat between Turkey, the Netherlands and Germany spread online on Wednesday when a large number of Twitter accounts ...
Employers Allowed To Ban the Hijab
Employers are entitled to ban staff from wearing visible religious symbols, the European Union's top law court ruled on Tuesday, ...
Francois Fillon Placed Under Formal Investigation
French presidential candidate Francois Fillon has been placed under formal investigation over an alleged diversion of public funds, prosecutors say. ...
EU Unveils Syria Reconstruction Plan
The EU unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to support the reconstruction of war-torn Syria, calling it a "dividend" to encourage ...
Gabon Opposition Rejects President’s Call For Talks To Ease Tensions
Gabonese President Ali Bongo has offered to hold talks with opposition parties in an apparent bid to ease tensions over ...
Britons Should Keep EU Rights Post-Brexit
British citizens should be allowed to keep the benefits of EU membership, according to the chief Brexit negotiator at the ...
World Leaders Ousted For Legal Reasons
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye is one of a long list of world leaders to have gone through an impeachment ...
Fillon Campaign Manager Quits
French presidential candidate Francois Fillon has suffered another blow as his campaign manager quit late on Friday. Patrick Stefanini said ...
European Parliament Ends Visa-Free Travel For Americans
The European Parliament has voted to end visa-free travel for Americans within the EU. It comes after the US failed ...
Marine Le Pen Loses Immunity From Prosecution Over IS Images
The European Parliament has lifted French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's immunity from prosecution after she tweeted pictures of so-called ...
Juncker Launches Post-Brexit EU Reform Proposals
European Union chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday presented options for reforming the bloc to shore up its unity and ...
EU Flays Media Coverage of Polls
The European Union (EU) Chief Observer of Ghana’s 2016 Elections, Tamas Mezerics has expressed worry about the State media’s bias ...
Former French Prime Ministers Admit Marine Le Pen Could Win Election
Far-Right leader Marine Le Pen could become French president in May, riding the same wave of anti-establishment resentment which led ...
Germany’s Deputy Finance Minister
Greece must not be granted a "bail in" that would involve creditors taking a loss on their loans, Germany's deputy ...
EU Says Trade Pact Approval Rests On Vietnam’s Rights Record
European parliamentarians warned communist Vietnam on Thursday that a failure to improve its human rights record threatens to hinder the ...
Trump Refers To Non-Existent Sweden Terror Incident
US President Donald Trump was speaking to supporters on Saturday when he apparently referred to the Scandinavian country as the ...
Trudeau Says Canada, EU Must Lead World Economy
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that the whole world benefited from a strong European Union and that ...
House of Commons Approves Brexit Bill
Britain's lower house of Parliament passed legislation Wednesday to allow Prime Minister Theresa May's government to officially begin the Brexit ...