Category: 3. Europe

Eigentlich sollte der Koalitionsausschuss kein Krisengremium sein, aber die geopolitische Realität überholt das Versprechen. Bei Ölpreisen von über 100 Dollar und nervösen Börsen wächst der Druck auf die Bundesregierung. Während Finanzminister Lars Klingbeil das…

In Baden-Württemberg, where the AfD finished a strong third, Merz’s conservatives came up shy in their effort to recapture power in a state that was long a conservative power base, while the SPD, Germany’s oldest political party, suffered its worst election performance since World War…

One government minister who is bucking his own party’s candidate to support Dati said her ability to communicate in a direct, forceful manner is “extraordinary” and “allows her to transcend traditional political divides.”  

Geoffroy Boulard, the incumbent conservative mayor…

Municipal contests rarely predict presidential outcomes, as local personalities, alliances and grievances often blur the national picture. But with early polling for next year’s race already giving the far-right National Rally party (RN) a commanding advantage, the local vote carries…

Merz has been under fire since clamming up during a March 3 press conference at the White House during which Trump threatened to impose an embargo on Madrid for refusing to allow U.S. military planes to use Spanish air bases to attack Iran, and slammed Spain for its refusal to commit 5…

While cutting red tape has long been a priority for governments, a sudden surge in energy prices has sent EU leaders scrambling for ways to avert a full-blown crisis.

The price of a barrel of oil broke the $100 mark on Monday as the war in the Middle East — sparked by U.S. and Israeli…

According to Hungarian outlet Telex, lawmakers plan to debate the legislation under an unusual fast-track procedure after the parliament’s national security committee met Monday.

Hungarian authorities say they are examining whether the convoy — stopped while transiting the country last…

Starmer mirrored Blair’s “mission-led” approach on entering No.10 and hired a raft of former Blair operatives, including Jonathan Powell to advise on national security and Alan Milburn to work on NHS reforms.

He gave plum Cabinet positions to Blair’s closest intellectual heirs, Wes…