Macron teases future ‘ambitions’ as election looms
French President Emmanuel Macron declared his future “
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US, EU Commission ‘concerned’ over suspension of Romanian judge
The US Embassy in Bucharest and the European Commission on Wednesday (15 December) expressed “concern” after Romanian judge Cristi Danileţ was expelled from the magistracy over TikTok posts. “
#EUCO: Leaders discuss Russia, vaccination, migration
EU leaders come together for the last summit of the year on Thursday (16 December) to discuss external challenges (Russia, migration), agree on ways to boost vaccination and contain the coronavirus pandemic and try to breathe life into a joint…
Gas and nuclear: a lose-lose scenario for Eastern Europe
Several inherent risks of nuclear energy, from the disaster potential, to waste management over hundreds of thousands of years, or uranium mining, were not properly addressed in the report commissioned by the European Commission (Photo: IAEA Imagebank) After a year-long…
Biden Taps Michelle Kwan and Caroline Kennedy for Ambassador Posts
Ms. Kennedy, nominated to be ambassador to Australia, and Ms. Kwan, nominated to be the envoy to Belize, were prominent Biden supporters during the 2020
Manchin Balks on Social Policy Bill; Democrats May Punt to 2022
A self-imposed Christmas deadline for action on the $2.2 trillion social safety net, climate and tax package appeared likely to slip as negotiations with the West Virginia Democrat faltered. The gulf between Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and…
Learning the lessons from Ukraine’s post-Maidan reform experience
Ukraine marked three decades of independence this year, but the country’s efforts to undertake genuine reforms only really began following the 2014 Revolution of Dignity. In 20
King Family, Activists Plan Marches to Pressure Democrats on Voting Rights
Prominent backers of stalled voting rights legislation plan a blitz emphasizing the urgent need to counter new state restrictions. Martin Luther King III, with microphone, the son of Martin Luther King Jr., plans to use the January holiday commemorating his…
Biden taps Thompson for full term as top housing regulator
President Joe Biden will nominate Sandra Thompson, currently the acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to a full term at the regulator, the White House announced Tuesday. If confirmed, Thompson would be the country’s top housing regulator, with…
Senate Passes $768 Billion Defense Bill, Sending It to Biden
Lawmakers in both parties linked arms in an overwhelming vote authorizing an increase in the Pentagon’s budget of roughly $24 billion more than President Biden requested. The bill passed by the Senate includes significant increases for initiatives intended to counter…