The Brief — The new German vote: Chimera-style EU politics
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May 23, 2023
Ron DeSantis Floats ‘7-2 Conservative Majority’ on Supreme Court
With his 2024 campaign imminent, Ron DeSantis pointed to how he could tilt the court further to the right. He also highlighted his ability to serve for eight years as…
Migration hardliner poised to lead Austria’s Social Democrats
The current governor of the Austrian state of Burgenland, Hans Peter Doskozil – a known hardliner on migration matters – is in the pole position to become the new leader…
Belgium’s De Croo slams degrowth, joins call for a regulatory break
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Monday (22 May) criticised the idea of not growing the economy for environmental reasons, joining calls to stop environmental and health-related regulation to…
Dutch may not reach housing construction goals due to migration, minister says
The Netherlands may not reach their housing construction goals due to migration, rising construction costs and a lack of available land, Housing and Spatial Planning Minister Hugo De Jonge (CDA/EPP)…
A UK, Poland, Ukraine alliance could ensure European security
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UK to establish child sexual abuse compensation scheme
To acknowledge the institutional failures that allowed children to suffer, a redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse will be launched, the Home Office announced on Monday. An Independent Inquiry…
Finland divided over keeping public broadcasting tax
Finland’s population is divided on whether to keep the annual tax that pays for the country’s public broadcaster, the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE, according to a recent study that comes…
Poland replies to Russian parliament speaker’s appeal for sanctions
Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin’s appeal to impose sanctions on Poland and demand Warsaw repay for post-war Soviet investments are typical propaganda, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on…
Slovak businesses turn to India to plug worker shortages
Slovakia has seen a rapid increase in employees coming from India in 2022, with numbers quadrupling to 1,350