French left divided over a resolution condemning Israeli ‘apartheid regime’
The communist motion for a resolution condemning Israel’s “
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Austria rejects German push for EU majority voting
Chancellor Karl Nehammer told the Austrian parliament that he opposed a more deeply integrated EU, rejecting a German-led push for a move away from unanimity voting, citing European countries’ individual histories. On Thursday, a nine-country coalition led by German made…
The Brief — Culture war politics are coming to Europe
“Come back, Mr President” was Viktor Orbán’s rallying cry at the second annual meeting of the US Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) on Thursday (4 May). It does not take a genius to figure out that it was Donald Trump…
EU cities and regions to host summer camps for Ukrainian children
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the Association of Ukrainian Cities are organising summer camps all over the EU to host Ukrainian children to offer targeted psychological help to stabilise their emotional state and distract them from traumatising…
Could relations between Croatia and Serbia be thawing?
A surprise visit to Zagreb by Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic as well as her meeting with Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, is seen as the first concrete step towards the normalisation of strained relations between Croatia and Serbia. Admittedly, the…
EPP backs spitzenkandidat, as other right parties abandon the process
The European People’s Party (EPP) is the only party on the right side of the political spectrum to select candidate for the presidency of the European Commission, the so-called spitzenkandidat, as the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) and Identity and…
Danish government to invest billions in defence spending
Billions of euros of investments in defence spending will be used to modernise the army and help cope with accumulated challenges such as decaying facilities, the government announced on Thursday. Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen declared at a press conference…
Spanish left sees boost ahead of regional elections
The country’s left-wing government received an unexpected boost for its future political ambitions on Thursday ahead of Spain’s regional elections: record employment figures and a tangible reduction of unemployment data, a considerable achievement in post-pandemic and war, times. Currently, there…
UK Conservatives suffer ‘terrible’ night of local election losses
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives were facing a bleak set of local election results on Friday (5 May) with voters punishing his party after a year of political scandals, surging inflation and stagnant economic growth. While governing parties often…
Nikki Haley, on the Trail in South Carolina, Says, ‘Yes, I Am in My Prime’
Nikki Haley drew a rally crowd’s applause with a reference to Don Lemon’s remarks about women and age as she struggled to gain ground against Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis in the Republican field. Send any friend a story As…