Austria’s government and industry leaders failed at a food summit on Monday to find a consensus on tackling the ever-soaring inflation on food and drink products. In March, the cost of food and non-alcoholic beverages in Austria rose by an…
French EU lawmaker Raphaël Glucksmann on Tuesday (9 May) rejected the idea of a joint list with the radical left La France Insoumise (LFI) ahead of the 2024 European elections, arguing that the political differences between the parties were too…
The leader of Bulgaria’s conservative GERB party, Boyko Borissov, is widely expected to propose on Wednesday morning (10
Belgium still has not made progress on the thorny pension reform issue even though it would unlock much-needed EU funds under the country’s recovery plan. On Monday, the government decided to increase its borrowing by €408 million to implement the…
The second week of negotiations to form Finland’s new government got off to a bad start, amid volatile social media spats between members of the four parties in the running for the coalition. Coalition negotiations are ongoing between the liberal-conservative…
Dictators are afraid of people. It would be very worrying if democracies were too. For someone unfamiliar with Russia, the 9 May parade looks like the perfect moment to experience a popular celebration. This is, of course, very naïve. Access…
As Congress hurtles toward a debt limit showdown, ways to work around it are garnering attention. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Sweden’s Chief of Naval Staff praised the British marines who have been involved in the Aurora 23 military exercises designed to ready the defence of the Stockholm archipelago in case of a crisis. The Aurora 23 military exercises, which have…
In the run-up to next year’s EU elections, Vice-Prime Minister Matteo Salvini’s Lega has started an internal reflection to reposition itself in Brussels and finally obtain strategic political positions that until now have been precluded. Part of the party believes…
Addressing EU lawmakers on Tuesday (9 May), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed the need to reform the bloc, particularly if it wants to continue enlarging, and to strengthen the European Commission’s ability to bring member states to court over rule…