Declassified
The battle of Binface, Buckethead and Burnham
All hail the comedy characters in election races.
Partying or fighting? The different approaches to being European Council president.
Wild animals and wilder friends: Viktor Orbán’s Brussels legacy
Let it go! How the EU would benefit from being more like Disney
The return of Hitler and warm beer!
Would you vote for a Hitler or an Epstein?
Never mind Winston Churchill and beavers, here’s what should really be on Bank of England notes
What was intended as a way to refresh the look of the currency and new anti-counterfeit measure has developed into a full-blown culture war.
The only decent jobs left are Eurocrat and shoemaker
Tens of thousands of people want to work in the EU Bubble, and a vastly smaller amount have been forced to wear ill-fitting shoes by Trump.
The delicate art of hanging around like a lemon while your allies get lambasted
Friedrich Merz said nothing as Donald Trump launched a wave of verbal attacks — he’s not the only one to have sat in silence.
It’s time for the first AI member of the European Parliament
The machines are rising in other parliaments, so surely an AI MEP is next on the list.
From platinum level to the children’s table: How a multispeed Europe might work
An EU in which different countries get different benefits appears closer than ever.
Trump says he will declassify reports on UFOs
The president’s announcement came after he criticized former President Barack Obama for suggesting aliens are real.
EU Parliament to ditch Strasbourg trips thanks to American intervention
US basketball league has a rather outdated view of France’s borders.
The Traitors: EU version
A load of EU leaders locked up in a castle. What could possibly go wrong?
Skating on thin ice: Controversy at the Winter Olympics
The Cold Olympics is upon us, and it’s already ruffling feathers.
Donald Trump and Nicki Minaj, a marriage made in cash
The rapper says she is a big fan of Trump, unlike most musicians.
Coming soon to a haunted castle near you … Donald Trump’s excellently named Board of Peace
Trump? Yes. Putin? Maybe. Darth Vader? Application pending.
From Erik the Red to Donald the Orange: A brief history of Greenland
One’s an invader with his sights set on Greenland, the other … was a viking!
Only ski jumpers and their penises can save Greenland from Donald Trump
Will the U.S. president be appalled or delighted at the exploits of winter sports stars?
So long, 2025. It wasn’t a pleasure knowing you
Donald Trump dominated 2025 in the same way that a bear would dominate the honey section if let loose in a supermarket.
Forget the EU summit, the best (and worst) of Europe can be found at the farmers’ protests in Brussels
Who wins when EU leaders and angry farmers both descend on Brussels at the same time?
US wages war on woke fonts
It’s goodbye to Calibri and hello (again) to Times New Roman.
‘Welcome to hell’: A sneak peek into Nicolas Sarkozy’s prison memoir
The former French president has suffered, and he wants you to know about it.
Brussels’ EU Quarter is a desolate, dangerous wasteland (but at least there are no raccoons)
Crossing the epicenter of the EU is a difficult business.
Spare a thought for the police as they tackle orgies, heists and men dressed as their dead mom
Europe’s cops takes on some very strange cases.
Mamma mia! Investigating crimes against Italian food.
So-called Italian food on sale in the European Parliament causes shock and anger.
Who’d want to run the BBC? 5 fantasy candidates for the job.
JD Vance, Liz Truss, whatever we call Prince Andrew these days, and others who could run Britain’s national broadcaster.
A camel, two potatoes and a Lego pyramid: When political gifts get weird
Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. Surely we can all agree that there’s one big question that needs answering in French politics. No, not who will …
Giorgia Meloni and the strongman who came to dinner
The adult in the room among Europe’s populists, the Italian prime had her work cut out for her with Orbán in town.