Nikolaj Nielsen

The European Commission says their presence at Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is needed because they have invested heavily in Gaza. The gathering in Washington DC on Thursday includes EU commissioner Dubravka Šuica — which reportedly sparked a backlash fro... See more

Hungary is renewing its attacks on free assembly as it slaps criminal charges against an organiser of a gay pride march in the southern city of Pécs. The Pécs Pride was held last October and organised by Géza Buzás-Hábel, a gay Roma teacher. Last week, a ... See more

Rightwing MEPs are struggling to find any wrongdoing by Europe’s civil society — despite three lengthy public hearings in the European Parliament’s scrutiny working group on NGOs. After months of fuelling controversy over an alleged lack of transparency a... See more

New anti-asylum laws are likely to be rubber-stamped by the European Parliament amid further alarm over the far-right influence on migration. The Strasbourg assembly on Tuesday (10 February) will most likely adopt two new laws that will make it legally ea... See more

The European Commission has voiced opposition to Russia’s reinstatement in international football, following FIFA’s announcement that it was ready to lift the ban imposed in 2022 after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Commission spokesperson for s... See more