The European Commission’s proposal for a gas price cap is clearly insufficient and not going in the right direction, said Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday (23 November). Sánchez made these comments at a joint press conference with his…
Poland has sent diplomatic notes to its EU and NATO allies to drum up support for its dispute with Germany over €1.3 trillion in World War II reparations, Deputy Foreign Minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk said on Wednesday. Last month, Poland sent…
The leaders of the pro-European parties We Continue the Change and Democratic Bulgaria are both ready to form a minority government if Boyko Borrissov’s GERB fails to form one first, they announced Wednesday. GERB won the early elections in October…
A group of Albanian environmental organisations have sued the government over Vlora Airport as they claim its construction violates several laws, and risks irreparable damage to the valuable ecosystem, mirroring concerns echoed by the European Commission. Vlora Airport is being…
Ms. Murkowski was the only Senate Republican up for re-election this year who voted to convict former President Donald J. Trump in his impeachment trial after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…
Ms. Peltola became the first Alaska Native woman elected to Congress earlier this year when she won a special election in the state. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Whether history rhymes or not, with war raging in Ukraine and Russian pundits threatening direct nuclear attacks against the US, perhaps some knowledge of the past may be helpful in assessing where this conflict is headed. One could argue that…
Reviving European industrial policy to counter rising energy prices, the consequences of the war in Ukraine, and negative effects of protectionist measures taken by third countries, including the US, was called for by French and German governments on Tuesday (22…
An agreement with Westinghouse Electric Company for the design, licensing, and supply of a new fuel type was signed by Finland’s state-owned (51%) energy company Fortum. The two Russian-built reactors on the country’s south coast in Loviisa came into use…
An agreement to help one million vulnerable citizens mitigate the negative impact of inflation on their monthly mortgages was announced by the government and representatives of the banking sector on Tuesday. Vulnerable customers will now be able to restructure their…