U.S. Warms to Helping Ukraine Target Crimea
The Biden administration is considering the argument that Kyiv needs the power to strike at the Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014. Send any friend a story As a…
January 18, 2023
The Brief — The new manager of Scholz’s Zeitenwende is an odd pick
When German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Boris Pistorius as his new defence minister, the first reaction of most Germans was probably: Who is this guy? Many people have likely heard…
Qatargate: Key suspect in EU graft scandal cuts deal with prosecutors
A key suspect in the so-called ‘Qatargate’ EU graft scandal, former Italian MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, has cut a deal to divulge information about countries involved and bribes made, Belgian…
Brexit cost 330,000 drop in UK labour force, new research finds
Brexit has resulted in the loss of 330,000 workers from the UK economy, according to new research published on Tuesday (17 January). The data published by the UK in a…
Risk of Russian sabotage in Bulgaria, warns leading investigative journalist
There is a risk of new Russian sabotage actions against the military industry of Bulgaria, Christo Grozev, leading journalist with the open-source investigative journalism group Bellingcat told members of the…
Austria’s president, defence minister’s feud resurfaces before elections
A multi-year clash over a controversial posting between Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner and President Alexander Van der Bellen has reared its head as Lower Austria’s election is barely more than…
The truth on Big Oil’s stranglehold on COP summits
The traditional defence of fossil fuels is that 'the show must go on because what would happen if it didn't?'. The counter-factual is now �
Dutch arrest suspected IS security boss
A man, who allegedly played an important role in the Syrian war on the side of terrorist organisations Jabhat al-Nusra and Islamic State, was arrested in Arkel, the Netherlands, according…
Why Europe must embrace participatory policymaking
New models for citizen involvement in government are critical for the survival of democratic institutions in Europe, write Alberto Alemanno and Laura Batalla. Alberto Alemanno is an Ashoka Fellow and…
Angel replaces Qatargate MEP as Parliament vice-president in narrow vote
Luxembourgish Socialist lawmaker Marc Angel was narrowly elected as a vice-president of the European Parliament on Wednesday (18 December), filling the vacancy left by the Greek MEP Eva Kaili, currently…