Participatory budgets: growing trend, little impact?
More and more European municipalities are turning to a co-decision tool allowing citizens to decide how to spend local resources, but its impact remains uncertain as low participation levels and…
January 27, 2023
Justice Dept. Announces More Arrests in Plot to Kill Iranian Writer
Three men were enlisted to assassinate Masih Alinejad, a human-rights activist in Brooklyn who has criticized Iran’s repression of women, the indictment said. Send any friend a story As a…
Surveillance Video Shows David DePape Breaking Into the Pelosis’ Home
Capitol Police video from outside former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home in San Francisco, released publicly on Friday, shows the man who attacked her husband in October breaking in. Send any…
Ukraine war: Auschwitz anniversary marked without Russia
Image source, Rex FeaturesImage caption, The director of the museum Piotr Cywinski spoke out against the Ukraine war in his speech at the eventBy Adam Easton in Warsaw & Jasmine…
Europe’s inertia on migrant returns
Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques will bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In…
Pfizer, Moderna significantly raised vaccine prices for Germany mid-pandemic
Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer/Biotech and Moderna imposed significantly higher vaccine prices on Germany in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, documents obtained by German media show. Germany spent €13.1 billion on…
Pandas at the heart of possible China-Finland trade spat
Two pandas China loaned to Finland five years ago could heavily impact trade relations between both countries if Helsinki does not find money to keep them, as the pandemic has…
Republicans Weigh Potential R.N.C. Shake-Up After a Disappointing 2022
The leader of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel, who was handpicked by Donald Trump in 2017, is facing a challenge from insurgent conservatives who say new blood is needed.…
Poland to likely make wind turbine installation even harder
Installing wind turbines, already tricky due to a law that has been in force since 20
TotalEnergies formally prosecuted for ‘greenwashing’
The Nanterre public prosecution office in France started investigations against oil and gas giant TotalEnergies in December 20