Outside Supreme Court, Students Rally for Loan Forgiveness
Hundreds of students urged the justices to keep the Biden administration program that aims to eliminate $400 billion in student loan debt. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
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German FM calls Putin to return to New START Treaty
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to return to the New START Treaty, Russia’s last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the US, which Moscow left last week. During his annual speech last Tuesday (21…
Boris Johnson undecided on new post-Brexit deal
Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson is not sure whether to endorse or oppose the new proposal announced by European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday. While many conservative MPs – even those…
The Brief — Scholz’s monumental Zeitenwende has become a mere buzzword
Coming generations will most likely associate German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s cabinet with his Zeitenwende – a term he used to describe the major turning point that the war in Ukraine has triggered. One year on, however, the term seems to…
DeSantis to Visit Early Primary States, Selling His Florida Record
It’s not a presidential campaign (yet). It’s also not a book tour (though he has a new book to sell). Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Biden Administration Asks Congress to Reauthorize Warrantless Surveillance Law
Facing steeper political headwinds than past cycles, the executive branch is packaging the spying authority known as Section 702 as more than a counterterrorism tool. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Belgian FM meets Iranian counterpart over Belgian detainee
Olivier Vandecasteele, a Belgian detained in Iran and sentenced to 40
France sees record number of foreign investments in 2022
Over 1,700 new foreign investment projects were identified in France in 2022 – a new national record – which should secure or create more than 58,000 jobs, according to findings published by public agency Business France on Monday. Business France’s…
Romanian mission in Vienna to seek a way out of Schengen blockade
A delegation of the Romanian parliament came to Vienna on Monday to discuss overcoming the Austrian blockade of the country’s Schengen accession, criticising Austria’s hesitation in resuming a dialogue. Romanian delegates arrived in Vienna on Monday to discuss the country’s…
Why three MEPs withdrew from EP petition committee hearing
The European Parliament building in Brussels (Photo: EUobserver) For a long time, various political groups have consistently expressed their concerns about what is going on in the European Parliament’s petitions committee (PETI)