Is the Debt Limit Constitutional? Biden Aides Are Debating It.
As the government heads toward a possible default on its debt as soon as next month, officials are entertaining a legal theory that previous administrations ruled out. Send any friend…
May 2023
Labour Day pension demonstration makes historic 1 May for unions
A mobilisation of some 2.3 million people who took to the streets to protest against French pension reforms marked a historic Labour Day for French unions, according to a press…
Labour Day: Austrian far-right makes chancellorship bid as far-left squabbles
Labour Day saw Austria’s centre-left leadership candidates fight for support while far-right FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl announced he would be a people’s chancellor and institutions would be unable to stop…
UK Home Office to house asylum seekers in fleet of ships
The Home Office plans to house asylum seekers in 10
Italy’s new labour decree promises less taxes but more precarity
The opposition and labour unions oppose the new labour decree adopted Monday by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government that introduces new tax cuts, saying it would only spur more precarity.…
Spanish labour minister, trade unions urge employers to protest wage increase deal
Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz and Spain’s two main trade unions, UGT and CC.OO have again urged the country’s largest employers’ association, CEOE, on Monday to find agreement on a wage…
Poland to reinforce transatlantic relations during next Council of EU presidency
Poland wants to focus on strengthening the EU’s ties with the US during its next presidency in the Council of the EU in 2025, announced President Andrzej Duda on Monday.…
Prominent Retired Judge Calls for Ethics Rules for Supreme Court Justices
In testimony released before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, the retired conservative judge J. Michael Luttig called for new ethics rules for Supreme Court justices. Send any friend a story…
Why are Google’s consultants advising on EU monopoly policy?
Now the commission has outsourced developing its merger policy to none other than a consultancy that helps Google push through mergers and acquisitions (Photo: Aray Chen) The European Commission keeps…
President Čaputová: Slovakia can aid Ukraine in demining efforts
Slovakia has strong proficiency in demining technologies, which are now needed in Ukraine with the spread of landmines in the war-torn country, said Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová at a press…