The Brief — Von der Leyen’s missed opportunity
Set-piece speeches are the political equivalent of eating a packet of biscuits in one sitting: It feels good at the time, but you feel hungry and bloated an hour later.…
September 14, 2022
Robert Burns, Right-Wing Republican, Wins House Primary in New Hampshire
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U.S. Establishes Trust With $3.5 Billion in Frozen Afghan Central Bank Funds
The Afghan Fund, which will be based in Switzerland, is meant to help stabilize Afghanistan’s economy and pay for imports like electricity — without benefiting the Taliban. Send any friend…
The complex reality behind Vladimir Putin’s nuclear blackmail in Ukraine
The decision by Ukrainian state-owned atomic energy agency Energoatom to shut down the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) on September 11 averted much of the risk of a nuclear disaster…
Reactions to VDL’s State of the Union speech
In a special episode of EURACTIV’s Beyond the Byline podcast, we bring you a breakdown of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s annual State of the Union speech. The…
Von der Leyen: Treaty change needed to show EU is ‘serious’ on reform
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave her backing for a constitutional convention to reform the EU treaties in her State of the Union speech on Wednesday (14 September),…
The State of the European Union speech in full
Rewatch Ursula von der Leyen give her State of the European Union speech on the 14th of September 20
Morse Concedes to Bolduc in New Hampshire Senate Race, Realizing G.O.P. Fears
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Lawmakers Tell Biden Administration to Withhold All Military Aid to Egypt
Senior Democratic lawmakers said the United States must not give aid to Egypt until it improves its human rights record, in the latest instance of tensions over Middle East policies.…
Von der Leyen’s Ukraine-tinted speech falls short on policy vision
Europe’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine dominated European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s annual speech on Wednesday (14 September), but she provided little substance when it came to…