The Netherlands and Austria were the only two countries to abstain from voting on the EU’s new gas price cap due to concerns about major disruptions to the EU’s energy security and financial markets, according to Dutch Energy Minister Rob…
The UK government’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda is lawful, the High Court ruled on Monday, in a move that is set to lead to further legal wrangling. The court ruled that the scheme did not breach the UN’s…
Finland’s high contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, as well as the significant humanitarian aid it sent to the country was done to deepen relations with the US, NATO and other international partners, research by the…
The Ways and Means Committee’s vote is expected to end a battle that Democrats in the House have been waging since 2019, when they began trying to perform oversight of then President Donald J. Trump. Send any friend a story…
Values are always thought to be at the centre of Berlin’s policies – in theory, at least. But as we look back, the first year of the new German government has been a “double-whammy” of double standards. Few large countries…
As a corruption scandal rocks the European Parliament, lawmakers and campaign groups say a lack of asset declarations, little reporting on contacts with third countries and barely any sanctions created an environment where rule-breaking could go unpunished or undetected. “Many…
Ms. Foley, whose son was killed by terrorists in the Middle East, has pressured the White House under three presidents to raise the profiles of Americans held overseas. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said he cannot tell his country’s young people not to leave for a life abroad, but what is important is tackling exploitation and people trafficking and ensuring that some of those that go, come back.…
The existing institutional make-up of the EU could cope with a new wave of enlargement without the need for EU reform, a senior French diplomat who wished to remain anonymous told EURACTIV. Any treaty change would need to go through…
Nothing changes for Slovakia despite the EU’s Russian oil embargo kicking in on Monday, as Slovakia is exempt said Economy Minister Karel Hirman. The EU oil embargo bans seaborne Russian oil imports, though Slovakia, alongside Hungary and the Czech Republic,…