He Was a Hillary Clinton Cheerleader. Now He Calls Democrats a Threat.
Peter Daou, a former Democratic activist, is running Cornel West’s third-party campaign. He talked to The New York Times about how he came to view the two-party system as a…
September 13, 2023
Former Austrian FM emigrates to Russia to head think tank
Austria’s former foreign minister Karin Kneissl, who made international headlines after she danced with Russian President Vladimir Putin at her wedding in 2018, is emigrating to Russia to lead a…
The Brief – SOTEU is over, what next?
Short of spelling it out in technicolour behind her podium, Ursula von der Leyen could hardly have been clearer about her intention to seek a second term as European Commission…
New transparency rules ‘serious first step’ after Qatargate, say EU lawmakers
MEPs backed an overhaul of the European Parliament’s transparency rules on Wednesday (13 September), praising it as a ‘serious first step’ as the Parliament continues its response to the Qatargate…
Wally Adeyemo, the Deputy Treasury Secretary, to Visit Nigeria
Wally Adeyemo, the highest-ranking member of the African diaspora in the Biden administration, emigrated from Nigeria to the United States as a child. Share full article Wally Adeyemo, the deputy…
Flemish delegation on trade mission to Vietnam
Leading a trade delegation of 29 Flemish companies, Flanders Minister-President Jan Jambon (N-VA/ECR) began his visit to Vietnam on Tuesday with a meeting with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Son…
Finland’s youngest-ever former PM no longer an MP
The resignation of former prime minister Sanna Marin from her parliamentary seat for the Social Democrats was officially ratified during Tuesday’s plenary session of the Finnish parliament, with her withdrawal…
Danish government aims to curb gang violence, hold families accountable
The Danish government presented a new package of anti-gang measures to counter rising gang-related crime in the country on Tuesday, which includes stricter sanctions for young people involved and a…
Sanchez’s request to review key invalid votes dismissed
Spain’s Constitutional Court formally rejected the request by the Socialist Party of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to review the 30,000 decisive yet invalid votes cast in Madrid’s snap general…
Portuguese government working to mitigate impact of VW plant shutdown
The Portuguese government is working on various solutions to minimise the impact of the nine-week production stoppage at VW’s Autoeuropa car factory for workers and supplier companies, said the Secretary…