Sweden to increase defence budget to meet NATO target
The defence budget will be increased by more than 27 billion SEK (€2.2 billion) next year, bringing Sweden’s defence spending to 2% of GDP and meeting the NATO target, the…
September 2023
McCarthy, Under Threat From Right, Orders Biden Impeachment Inquiry
The move against President Biden, which Speaker Kevin McCarthy had been signaling for weeks, comes as some far-right House Republicans are irate over spending and threatening to depose him. Share…
Ireland, UK to work on new energy links
Two memorandums of understanding signed at the British-Irish Energy Day between Ireland and the UK on Monday aim to increase cooperation in developing offshore renewable energy, explore further electricity interconnection…
The Brief – ‘If voting changed anything…’
“If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal,” is a famous quote by Emma Goldman, a Russian-born US political activist, anarchist and writer (1869-1940). A similar quote – “If voting…
Tunisia migrant deal will respect human rights, says EU Commission
Respect for human rights will be at the heart of the EU’s controversial new ‘cash for migrant’ control deal with Tunisia, the European Commission insisted on Tuesday (12 September). Speaking…
EU Commission: Germany’s economy shrinking but not ‘sick man of Europe’
The Commission once again lowered the growth prediction for Germany in its summer forecast, a decrease of 0.4%, the worst economic performance among the EU’s six largest economies, but Economy…
Austria wants to end EU-accession talks with Turkey
Austria wants to formally end accession talks with Turkey as a full membership to the bloc would be ‘not conceivable for us’, Chancellor Karl Nehammer told die Welt following a…
Cash-strapped EU calls for ‘better’ prevention against climate disasters
EU member states should start making “better” investments to fight escalating climate change as Europe’s resources are reaching their limits, the EU commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management said…
Bharat Ramamurti, a Senior Biden Aide Who Helped Shape Economic Agenda, Is Leaving
Bharat Ramamurti supported the president’s competition agenda and pushed the administration to do more for student borrowers and salaried workers Share full article Bharat Ramamurti, one of President Biden’s top…
Parties launch political campaigns ahead of Belgian elections
With 280 days before the Belgian elections, the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PTB/The Left), Reformist Movement (MR/Renew), social-liberal party DéFI and the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA/ECR) have launched their campaigns…