Category: Europe
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Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen faces a weakened mandate after her Social Democrats recorded their worst election result in over a century, despite finishing first. With nearly all votes counted, the party secured 38 seats, down from 50 in 2022, leaving the centre-left bloc on 84 seats, short of the 90-seat majority in the 179-seat…
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Danes are voting in a closely watched general election that could secure a third term for Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, despite declining support for her Social Democrats. Frederiksen called the early vote amid heightened tensions with US President Donald Trump over Greenland. While the dispute has eased, domestic concerns — including cost-of-living pressures, immigration, and…
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Italian voters have decisively rejected a constitutional reform spearheaded by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, handing a setback to her right-wing coalition ahead of 2027’s general elections. With nearly all ballots counted, the opposition-backed “No” bloc secured almost 54%, compared with 46% in favour of rewriting the constitution and restructuring the judiciary. Turnout was around 60%,…
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Vladimir Putin is the “biggest driver” of migration to Europe due to his role in stoking conflict over the past decade, EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner told the FT. “It’s always Putin who is involved in those big migration movements. It’s always Vladimir Putin,” Brunner said. He pointed to Moscow’s support…
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Prime Minister Robert Golob’s liberal Freedom Movement has narrowly won Slovenia’s parliamentary election, edging Janez Janša’s Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) in a closely contested vote. Golob secured 28.6% (29 seats), just ahead of Janša on 28% (28 seats) in the 90-seat parliament — a decline from Golob’s 41-seat victory in 2022. Coalition negotiations are now…
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Slovenia votes on Sunday (22 March) in a closely contested parliamentary election, seen as a barometer of Europe’s political direction. Voters must choose between the governing Freedom Movement of Prime Minister Robert Golob and the opposition Slovenian Democratic Party led by former prime minister Janez Janša. Polls suggest neither bloc will secure a majority in…
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At CPAC Hungary 2026 in Budapest, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a keynote address sharply criticising European Union leadership. The fifth instalment of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference heard Orbán claim that EU priorities have shifted away from European citizens towards issues such as migration, the war in Ukraine, and environmental policy. He…
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Tens of thousands of Czechs gathered on Saturday (21 March) in Prague for the country’s largest anti-government demonstration since 2019. The protest targeted Prime Minister Andrej Babis’ policies on defense spending and public media. Organisers estimated around 250,000 attendees at Letna plain, many waving Czech and EU flags. Milion Chvilek (Million Moments for Democracy) said…
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The French Navy boarded the Mozambique-flagged oil tanker Deyna in the Western Mediterranean on Friday (20 March), French President Emmanuel Macron announced on X. The vessel, sailing from Murmansk, was suspected of operating under a false flag and is linked to Russia’s sanctions-evading “shadow fleet.” The operation, conducted with British allies, aims to prevent ships…
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Denmark reportedly drew up contingency plans to defend Greenland following repeated statements by US President Donald Trump about acquiring the Arctic territory, according to public broadcaster DR. Citing senior government and military sources, the report said Danish forces deployed in January were authorised to destroy airport runways in Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq to prevent a potential…
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