EU plan to let 17-year olds drive trucks is crazy
After age limits were loosened in Finland, they found that 17-year-olds account for about eight percent of all road infractions even though they make up just
February 2024
Yulia Navalnaya: Russian opposition leader’s ‘principled and fearless’ widow
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Watch: 'I will continue Alexei's work', says Navalny's widow By Robert GreenallBBC News Alexei Navalny's wife…
Scholz prevented von der Leyen from NATO’s top job bid – media reports
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz allegedly opposed the idea of incumbent European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen running for NATO’s secretary-general post, according to German media. “Scholz was categorically opposed…
Italian politics mourns Navalny after Salvini’s Lega first refused to point fingers
Italy’s political parties will participate in a procession in memory of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who was reported dead on Saturday, though Matteo Salvini’s Lega, known for its pro-Putin tendencies,…
Von der Leyen’s mammoth task: Make the centre hold
As European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen launches her bid for a second five-year term, she is likely to face a balancing act of keeping EU unity and the…
Lithuania’s President Nausėda on course to secure a second term
Lithuania’s incumbent President Gitanas Nausėda is standing for re-election on 12 May, and the latest poll puts him well ahead of potential challengers with 30% support, while the runner-up, Christian…
Spanish government to meet opposition in Brussels to unblock top legal body
Spanish Justice Minister Félix Bolaños (PSOE/S&D) and Partido Popular’s Vice-Secretary for Institutional Action, Esteban González Pons, will meet again in Brussels on Monday with EU Justice Commissioner and mediator Didier…
Anti-Trump Burnout: The Resistance Says It’s Exhausted
Bracing for yet another election against Donald Trump, America’s liberals are feeling the fatigue. “We’re kind of, like, crises-ed out,” one Democrat said. Share full article Shannon Caseber, a Democrat…
South Carolina Primary: What to Know as Trump and Haley Face Off
The state’s Republican primary is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 24. Share full article Seven candidates will be on the Republican ballot in South Carolina, including three who have suspended their…
Polish FM Sikorski floated as a potential EU defence commissioner as agri commissioner faces critique
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski is being floated as a possible candidate to head the new EU Defence Commissioner portfolio, while Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski faces troubled waters amid ongoing…