Category: 3. Europe
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published on caglecartoons.com, Dec. 18, 2025. | By Marco De Angelis First published on caglecartoons.com, Dec. 16, 2025. | By Marian Kamensky First published on caglecartoons.com, Dec. 17, 2025. | By Jeff Koterba First published on caglecartoons.com, Dec. 15, 2025. | By Dave Granlund -
Pension income across Europe: Which countries offer the highest pensions?
Pensions are the main source of income for older people in Europe. About two thirds of their income in the EU comes from public transfers, mainly state pensions and benefits.
Despite this, people over 65 receive only about 86% of the average income of the overall population across 28 European…
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Between peace and no peace: Why a ceasefire must come first
The conflict in Sudan has provoked the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and poses grave risks to regional – and indeed international – peace and security. Peace has proved defiantly elusive because both parties to the conflict: the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces…
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Grün oder Schwarz? Cem Özdemir im Gespräch – POLITICO
Cem Özdemir will Ministerpräsident von Baden-Württemberg werden – und damit die grüne Erfolgsgeschichte nach Winfried Kretschmann fortschreiben. In dieser Sonderfolge des POLITICO Berlin Playbook Podcast spricht der frühere Landwirtschaftsminister, Parteichef und…
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US Justice Department releases some Epstein files after monthslong pressure campaign
The U.S. Department of Justice released a portion of the vast trove of documents related to the federal government’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, after months of infighting that tested the unity of the MAGA movement.
The release comes after Congress passed a bill ordering…
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Was Putin’s response to my question about war in Europe an olive branch?
Reporters ask world leaders questions all the time.
No big deal. Right?
But what’s it like putting a question to Vladimir Putin – the president who ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the leader whose country was accused this week by the head of MI6 of “the export of chaos”?
And imagine…
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US to strip alleged Bosnian war criminal’s citizenship
US Immigration and Customs EnforcementA photo released by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement showing Kemal Mrndzic (right) on 2 November 1992 The US justice department has launched a civil legal case against a man accused of being a Bosnian war criminal to revoke his citizenship.
Kemal Mrndzic…
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Tourists to face €2 fee to get near Trevi Fountain
EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockThe Trevi Fountain is one of Rome’s key attractions with around nine million visitors this year Tourists in Italy’s capital Rome will soon have to pay a €2 (£1.75) entrance fee if they want to see its famed Trevi Fountain up close.
The new barrier for visitors to view…
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Ukraine-Russia peace plan still faces major hurdles, Rubio says
The U.S. has made “progress” on securing a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, but there is still a “ways to go,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Friday.
“I think we’ve made progress, but we have a ways to go. And obviously the hardest issues are always the…
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EU to pay €3B a year in interest for Ukraine loan – POLITICO
Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia will not join the bloc’s other 24 countries in sharing the debt burden, but agreed not to obstruct Ukraine’s financing needs. As part of the carve-out deal, the Commission will propose a so-called enhanced cooperation early next week, giving the 24 countries…
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