EU governments have no interest in moving forward on updating the EU’s electoral law, because “updating democracy” ranks low among their priorities, the German EU lawmaker Damian Boeselager told reporters on Tuesday (14 February). Boeselager, a Green deputy, saw his…
The German government has signed contracts with the local arms industry to produce tank ammunition on behalf of Ukraine, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on the margins of a ministers’ meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. The government will “immediately” relaunch…
Finland and Sweden have abandoned their joint approach to NATO membership and agreed that Finland will join first, Iltalehti reported. On Tuesday, the tabloid newspaper Iltalehti ran a scoop with unnamed sources, claiming Sweden had given Finland “permission” to join…
Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi recently slamming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his devastating actions in Ukraine has rattled the governing right coalition and drawn strong criticism from the opposition, including from Brussels. Berlusconi lashed out at Zelenskyy this weekend for…
The nonpartisan budget office also said that if tax receipts fall short of projections, and Congress fails to act on the debt limit, the U.S. could run out of cash before July. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
Reform of Bulgaria’s anti-corruption system is something the US is following closely, particularly as it is so important for the EU, US, and UK, the head of the Office for Coordination of Sanctions in the US State Department, James O’Brien…
Belgian and Germany agreed to link their hydrogen networks, double gas transit to Germany and conduct a study to construct a second electricity interconnector, the two states agreed at the first Belgian-German Energy Summit in Zeebrugge. Belgian Prime minister Alexander…
Disruptions rattled Sweden’s national TV broadcasting company SVT on Tuesday following a series of cyberattacks that rendered access to its website impossible, after universities, hospitals and regional administration offices faced similar attacks last week. “We saw increased activity and calls…
An investigation had examined whether Representative Matt Gaetz broke federal laws, focusing on his relationships with women recruited online, and whether he had sex with a 17-year-old girl. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift…
From petitions and consultations to the European Citizens’ Initiative and citizens’ panels, the EU has several tools in place allowing Europeans to have their say on EU policies. But how effective are these participatory and deliberative tools? To learn more…