Russia’s new reality: Less Peter the Great, more Putin the Pariah
Will Vladimir Putin dare to visit the BRICS summit in South Africa this August? In previous years, his attendance would have been taken for granted, but war crimes charges brought…
May 2023
DeSantis Sets Sights on Iowa, Hoping It Slingshots Him Past Trump
After his much-maligned Twitter rollout last week, Ron DeSantis is joining the campaign trail, making a play for evangelical voters in the first-in-the-nation nominating state. Send any friend a story…
CHIPS Act Funding for Science and Research Falls Short
A deal to limit government spending in exchange for suspending the debt ceiling has further fueled concerns that the law’s ambitious goals could be harder to achieve. Send any friend…
Debt Ceiling Deal Would Reinstate Student Loan Payments
The legislation would require the administration to begin collecting student loan payments from millions of people by the end of the summer. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
DeSantis, Wading Into Debt-Ceiling Fight, Puts Pressure on Trump
So far, Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy are the only Republican presidential contenders to weigh in on the recent deal in Washington — but others could yet join them. Send…
EU ethics body will not have sanctioning powers, Commission says
The new EU Ethics Body will harmonise transparency standards for EU politicians in nine EU institutions but will not have investigative and sanctioning powers, a European Commission source told EURACTIV.…
EU, US voice concern over Poland’s ‘Russian influence’ committee
The European Union and the United States have expressed concerns on Tuesday (30 May) over a new Polish law creating a body to probe “Russian influence”, which critics say Warsaw…
Bulgarian president hostile to coalition set to try form government
President Rumen Radev displayed hostility regarding the coalition “We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria” as he handed them the mandate to try to form a government on Monday (29 May), as…
The Brief — Austria sliding towards right-wing malaise
While the economy of Austria, the small alpine country that is home to manifold global institutions, but also international spy rings, appears to be in good shape, its democracy is…
French senators want to extend statute of limitation for child sex crimes
Senators from several political groups aim to extend the statute of limitations for sexual offences committed against minors, according to a bill seen by EURACTIV, though its chances of success…