New Austrian right-wing coalition government favoured only by supporters
While a majority of Austrian voters would reject a new iteration of a right-wing FPÖ-ÖVP government, the voters of both parties appear to be in favour, with 81% of FPÖ…
May 2023
EU must protect politicians from espionage, Catalan minister says
Tough EU rules to protect victims of spyware activities are essential, Catalan foreign and EU affairs Minister Meritxell Serret told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview. Serret also criticised the Spanish…
Report: Dutch scientists bribed by Saudi Arabia for international ratings
Two Dutch scientists accepted an offer to falsely change their main institute to Riyadh-based King Saud University (KSU), naming the university first in three publications a year, a report published…
Researchers in Finland may have found cause of Parkison’s
A research group from Helsinki University named the strains of a bacteria called Desulfovibrio as a likely cause of Parkinson’s disease, according to an article originally published in the scientific…
Madrid’s regional president would prefer to govern alone if re-elected
Isabel Díaz Ayuso, Madrid’s regional conservative president, would prefer to govern alone if re-elected on 28 May, even though forming a coalition with the far-right VOX would benefit Spain’s future…
In Debt Limit Talks, Biden and Republicans Start Far Apart
As the president prepares to meet with Speaker Kevin McCarthy this week, his budget shares little common ground with spending and tax proposals from House Republicans. Send any friend a…
Turkey at crossroads: return to democracy or more repression
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's allies already setting the scene for an attack on unfavourable election outcome (Photo: Reuters) Turkey will head to polls to elect its president and members…
EU’s West Balkans gas expansion hurts security and renewables
New gas infastructure in the Western Balkans is not compatible with the IPCC climate goal — and may leave stranded assets (Photo: Axel Schmidt) In the past year, Western Balkan…
Slovak prime minister resigns, president to appoint a new government
Slovak President Zuzana Čaputova will appoint a caretaker government on led by the economist and National Bank of Slovakia vice-chair Ľudovít Ódor on 15 May, after Acting Prime Minister Eduard…
Slovenia’s only coal-fired plant likely to be sidelined for emergencies only
Šoštanj, the only remaining coal-fired power station in Slovenia, will likely only be operational in case of electricity shortages and high market prices until it is removed from the grid…