Category: 3. Europe

Georgia President Salome Zourabichvili has called on the public to protest an election result she says was “totally falsified”. In Saturday’s election the Georgian government won almost 54% of the vote. Ms Zourabichivili has sided with the opposition. The ruling Georgian Dream party and the… Continue Reading

As the US presidential election nears closer, Brussels fears a Trump victory could leave Ukraine to fend for itself. ADVERTISEMENT To say the European Union is anxiously awaiting the outcome of the United States presidential elections would be an understatement. The poll on the other… Continue Reading

Der Kanzler lädt zum Industrie-Gipfel, und zeitgleich empfängt der Finanzminister die Familienunternehmer und den Mittelstand. Was heute normales, aktuelles politisches Geschäft sein könnte, ist Ausdruck weiterer Ampel-Streitereien. Denn abgestimmt haben sich Olaf Scholz… Continue Reading

Challenging Belt and Road China shows no sign of slowing down on promoting its Belt and Road Initiative, now in its 10th year. The program — aimed at better interconnecting global markets through ambitious infrastructure projects — is also a tool to expand Beijing’s diplomatic… Continue Reading

There is, Harrison said “a long history of this being extremely damaging,” as he highlighted the example of Conservative tax rises in 1993 which led to their own “loss of trust.” Harrison added that, as prime minister, Conservative David Cameron had been “obsessed” with keeping… Continue Reading

“Obviously, what I want to know is, if [the JETCO] were to be reinstated, would it be a substantive way to resolve some of these issues?” Reynolds added. Britain an ‘outlier’ The discussion between the pair comes hot on the heels of new U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s trip to… Continue Reading

While it may seem like a dry technical issue, the stakes are enormous. Politicians and technocrats worry that if the limit is set too high, citizens could pull vast sums from traditional banks during a crisis, jeopardizing the stability of the entire banking system. Some are also concerned… Continue Reading

Their parties were both in the conservative European People’s Party in the European Parliament, both had cut their teeth in the anti-communist opposition in the late 1980s, and both had often encountered each other as they rose through the ranks in their respective… Continue Reading