The EU’s top court dismissed on Wednesday (16 February) a legal challenge from Budapest and Warsaw to a recent EU law linking disbursement of bloc funds to rule of law standards, paving the way for the European Commission to launch…
The president informed the National Archives that it should turn over the logs sought by the Jan. 6 committee within 15 days. National Archives workers loading boxes outside the White House five days before President Donald J. Trump left office…
Mr. O’Rourke’s remarks during his 2020
Biased electoral and campaign rules and election irregularities may provide Viktor Orbán with enough of an advantage to remain in power (Photo: Council of the European Union) Recent weeks have seen the opening of a new front in the struggle…
Hungary and Poland are turning increasingly authoritarian, a European rights group said on Tuesday (15 January), a day before the European Union’s top court rules on whether to cut funding to member states flouting democratic rights and freedoms. The Berlin-based…
Involving regions in decision-making processes at the European level is essential to ensure that policy measures are adapted to their unique particularities, Ciudadano’s spokesperson at La Rioja regional parliament, Pablo Baena, told EURACTIV’s partner EFE in an interview. Local citizens’…
The EU’s highest court will rule Wednesday (16 February) on whether European Union funds can be slashed for member states flouting democratic standards, a case with major implications for Poland and Hungary. Both EU countries — which Brussels says are…
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Democrats are looking to revamp their legislative agenda to focus on relief for rising prices before November’s midterm elections while trying to salvage their social policy bill. “We’re going to focus like a laser on reducing costs — the new…
Knowing the intentions of any autocratic leader is difficult, but President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, who began his career as a K.G.B. officer, poses a particular challenge. President Vladimir V. Putin’s calculus is likely shifting as he weighs the…