Look out ladies. Elon Musk has plans for your womb
The pronatalist movement has roots in creepy tradwife visions, but does that matter if it leads to financial supports for families?
The pronatalist movement has roots in creepy tradwife visions, but does that matter if it leads to financial supports for families?
UniCredit announced an unsolicited €10bn takeover offer on Monday
A judge ruled that seven men brought to Albania by an Italian warship on Friday cannot be detained in Albania
Warning comes as European leaders congratulate Donald Trump on US election victory
Extreme right’s gains are forcing EU states to consider a hardened policy
The right-wing prime minister’s administration is under fire for using legal action to ‘intimidate’ journalists
For all the rhetoric about opposing globalist elites, the far right clearly follows a form of globalism
Economics, although important, tend to be trumped by culture
Attitudes to democracy and the rule of law will define the distinctions in politics
Le Pen could repeat her EU election performance in two weeks’ time, leaving French politics in gridlock. There could be consequences for Ireland
Volodymyr Zelenskiy hails Kyiv’s new security deals with United States and Japan
Millions of voters across Europe no longer think the EU represents their interests. There are two things it must do
The last best hope against populism is to expose it to government
Centre-right European People’s Party upbeat about prospects for von der Leyen retaining role
Old taboos about voting for parties with fascist associations are breaking down
Election results: European Commission president says ‘we are the anchor of stability’, with European People’s Party projected to take 189 seats
Hard-right Fratelli d’Italia set to top European poll and become bigger player in parliament
Europe Letter: Italy’s Giorgia Meloni being courted by both Ursula von der Leyen and Marine Le Pen
Deputy prime minister under pressure after picking homophobic, pro-Russia candidate for European elections
The prime minister says the current system leads to unstable governments. Opponents say her plan would weaken parliament and the president
Just 379,000 babies were born in 2023 despite efforts to reverse decline
Negotiations in the Netherlands and Portugal foreshadow tough bargaining in the European Parliament after the votes are in
Janan Ganesh: It is voters, not politicians, who set the bounds of what is possible
Von der Leyen says she will increase support of Ukraine and clamp down on migrant smugglers
The party decided not to be the party of change on climate change, which may be a smart political calculation, but comes at a cost
Moscow ‘has a strong foothold’ in Italian towns with a far-right presence
Leaders arrive shortly after Russian drone attack on residential building in southern city of Odesa
Hugh Linehan: Their take on Middle-earth mixes arrested adolescent kitsch with an undercurrent of menace
Russian embassy denies involvement in hoax video call
Geert Wilders’ win in Netherlands hailed as the ‘start of a wave’ for like-minded allies
Thinking about 2023 through the lens of its towering individuals is a good practice in much-needed introspection. So, who might make the cut?
Foreign minister Antonio Tajani urges Israelis to talk to allies about who will rule strip after military operation ends
The message of U2′s ZooTV tour was not only that violent nationalism and right-wing populism were on the rise in Europe but that the EU was too passive in the face of such threats
Attitudes to immigration are hardening among many in Germany in advance of Sunday’s state elections
European Commission head visits island of Lampedusa on Sunday with Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni
Uncertainty over how quickly price pressures will subside despite hopes euro zone has seen last tightening
Opinion: The outcry over poor rates of return ignores the delicate state of our banks and in particular how risky mortgage lending is in Ireland compared with elsewhere in the EU
Spanish voters baulked at handing power to a party with a radical programme and no experience of government
Price ceiling is latest stand-off between corporate world and Giorgia Meloni’s government
Domestic banks are the worst in Europe when it comes to passing on recent ECB rate increases to savers
Planet Business: KKR’s Simon & Schuster bargain, Beyond Meat’s sales woes and a spreading European phenomenon: windfall taxes on banks
Italian government’s rash action this week reflects how far other countries are willing to go
Rome cites ‘financial stability’ as it seeks to calm market jitters following surprise measure
Irish bank shares fall as Italian government plans to use levy to fund supports for those hit by rising interest rates
Intriguing proposal can be found among pre-budget submissions: give teenagers the birthday present of credit for cultural activities
Prime minister accused of hypocrisy over plan to fill labour gaps while cracking down on irregular migrants
Lesbian couples no longer recognised as legal parents on birth certificates
He dominated the public life of his country in a way no Italian had done since Benito Mussolini
Under the agreement all EU countries must help frontline border states to cope, but they can choose how
Italy is trying to stem the flow of tens of thousands of migrants arriving by boat, but has welcomed about 150,000 Ukrainians
Death tolls reaches 14 as prime minister says it is hard to put figure on financial impact
Homes also evacuated in Croatia, Bosnia and Slovenia
Pontiff recently said the Vatican launched a behind-the-scenes initiative to try to end the war
Emergency meeting called after cost of staple food spikes at double the inflation rate
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices