Hungary has opposed a European Commission proposal aimed at supporting Ukraine’s wartime mobilization by limiting automatic EU protection for military-age men fleeing the country. The decision came just days after Budapest blocked the opening of all negotiating clusters in Kyiv’s EU accession bid and closely mirrors the position previously taken by Viktor Orbán’s government.
‘The Court distinguishes between objective grounds—such as the possession of modern technical or financial resources, or the experience acquired by the operator—and grounds that involve a “highly subjective assessment”, such as a project’s ability to fulfil a “societal function” or to serve the public interest.’
The US Supreme Court has delivered two landmark immigration rulings pulling President Donald Trump’s agenda in opposite directions, blocking his bid to restrict birthright citizenship while expanding executive authority over deportations. Together, the decisions could significantly shape the future of the administration’s emerging remigration agenda.
The family of Louis, the 17-year-old boy beaten to death in Narbonne, has called for a major demonstration on 5 July, with the victim’s mother declaring that ‘it’s time for war’. As the killing fuels debate over immigration and juvenile crime, while attracting growing international mobilization, thousands are expected to attend.
Germany’s World Cup campaign ended in another humiliation after a penalty-shootout defeat to Paraguay, prompting a wave of criticism over Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s praise for the team’s ‘commitment and team spirit’. For many Germans, the latest football failure has come to symbolize the country’s broader political and economic decline.
Is French secularism (laïcité) a ‘sword’ or a ‘shield’? Is atheism the new state religion of France? We spoke to a French lawyer and academic, a Non-Resident Fellow at the Danube Institute, about the origins, significance, and paradoxes of the French constitutional principle of secularism, as well as the historical struggle between the church and the state in France.
Six social workers were killed after a German citizen of Turkish origin opened fire during a child-custody meeting at a welfare facility in Stade, Lower Saxony. While police say the massacre stemmed from a family dispute, German media reported that the suspect belonged to the notorious Miri clan, a Mhallami extended-family network linked to organized crime across Germany.
A total of 19,779 foreign criminals who have served time in jail now live freely in the United Kingdom, which is an all-time high, the Daily Mail reports. That is despite an August 2025 law change that mandates foreign nationals be deported if convicted of a crime.
German anti-racism NGO CLAIM has launched a nationwide campaign promoting Muslims as an ‘inseparable part’ of everyday life, funded through a federal programme supported by taxpayers. The initiative has renewed scrutiny of CLAIM, whose predecessor network was repeatedly scrutinized over alleged links to Islamist networks, including the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas.
A 34-year-old Somalia-born British man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after driving into pedestrians in west London, injuring five people. Police say the case is not being treated as terrorism, prompting accusations of double standards and renewed claims of two-tier policing.
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