The Brief — France is not illiberal
In recent months, some French and foreign press and certain intellectuals and politicians have denounced what they said was an illiberal drift in France. But while democracies may be under…
May 2023
Abortion Pill Fight to Be Heard by One of Nation’s Most Conservative Courts
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has long been at the center of high-profile challenges, and a wave of Trump appointees has pushed it to the leading…
The secretive EU body that likes to say ‘no’
Even EU insiders are often unaware of the workings of the Regulatory Supervisory Board (Photo: Kristina Flour) Not every scandal results in a public outcry. Some scandals remain in the…
Dutch cabinet urged to be more fiscally conservative
The Dutch cabinet should reel in its expansionary fiscal policy as it is currently too close to the guardrails, the Council of State, an advisory body to the Dutch government,…
EU Commissioner Gabriel resigns to form government in Bulgaria
On Monday, Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev handed over the mandate to form a government to Mariya Gabriel, who stepped down from her job as EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research and…
Prosecutor’s removal is the first step Bulgarian justice system needs
Replacing a prosecutor general whose inadequacy for the job became plain to see following an alleged assassination attempt should be the first step in reforming the Bulgarian judiciary, writes Nick…
Post-election: Turkey’s problems are more than just Erdoğan
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has jailed 100,000
Gibraltar deal now in UK hands, Spain tells the UK
The recent proposal for a shared prosperity zone in Gibraltar, put forward by Spain and the European Commission, now needs the UK’s acceptance, Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said…
Poland receives its first HIMARS rockets
Poland received its first HIMARS rocket systems from the US, with prospects for 20 systems to be delivered by the end of the year, the Defence Ministry announced on Monday.…
Czech trade unions declare emergency strike over austerity measures
Local trade unions declared an emergency strike on Monday in response to the government’s austerity package, which includes increasing corporate taxes and lowering public sector salaries. The government presented its…