For Biden, Debt Limit Crisis Complicates Trip to Asia
Volatility has become the new norm in Washington as the president heads to Japan, where he will reassure world leaders that the debt ceiling showdown will not upend the global…
May 17, 2023
Supreme Court Won’t Block Illinois Laws on High-Powered Rifles
The justices struck down a New York gun control law last year, announcing a new test to evaluate the constitutionality of such measures. Send any friend a story As a…
EU Commission threatens legal action against Austria’s Schengen border controls
The EU Commission threatened Austria with legal action over its extended Schengen border controls and launched a formal consultation procedure with all involved EU states. The dispute over temporary border…
Greek central banker reminds politicians of investment grade priority
The primary task of the next government should be carrying out the necessary reforms as well as returning to fiscal discipline to get rid of the “junk status” investment-grade, the…
Family values and ‘war on woke’: The building blocks of new nationalism
Opposition to globalism, immigration, and ‘wokeism’, alongside support for the traditional family should form the basis of a nationalist ideology across Europe and North America, according to speakers at a…
Poland and Hungary’s ugly divorce over Ukraine
Hungary's Viktor Orban: 'The beginnings of the Russian invasion exposed cracks in the foundation of the illiberal ranks' (Photo: Council of the European Union) Over one year into the war,…
Belgian justice minister to legislate against rioters despite party objections
A bill that would ban rioters’ right to protest was debated in the Chamber’s Justice Committee on Tuesday, and although the vote was postponed due to opposition, Belgian Justice Minister…
France’s Sarkozy loses corruption appeal, faces effective jail term
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his appeal against a 20
Greece requests third Recovery Fund tranche with a five-month evaluation
The Greek government requested on Tuesday (16 May) the disbursement of the third tranche of its EU Recovery Fund, with the European Commission agreeing to an exceptionally long five-month period…
Dutch cabinet, farmers divided over proposed limit on cows per hectare
A potential limit on the number of cows per hectare of grassland included in a leak of the government’s Agricultural Accord (Landbouwakkord) has divided the Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality…