Sobering News from Poland: Advantage PiS and Nawrocki
Make no mistake about it: The PiS Party, which ruled Poland from 2014 to 2023 and held the…
bne IntelliNews – Slovakia’s central bank governor found guilty of bribery
Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia Peter Kažimír has been found guilty of bribery in a high-profile…
Is rise of far right, worldwide, fuelled by decline in people’s social skills and social judgement?
Is rise of far right, worldwide, fuelled by decline in people’s social skills and social judgement? Democracy is…
Strategic Earthquake in Europe Signals Age of Uncertainty
Geopolitically, the events of the first half of 2025 strongly indicate that seismic change is coming to Europe.…
Time for the EU to close the Brexit chapter – POLITICO
Almost 10 years after the Brexit referendum of 2016, the language from some European officials has barely changed.…
In Transylvania, fear haunts Romania’s troubled democracy – POLITICO
“There is a lot of hate in this campaign. I have received threats personally, and been told pro-Europeans…
Trump costs conservatives the Australian election, and 4 other takeaways – POLITICO
Albanese’s win mirrored the stunning victory of Mark Carney’s center-left Liberal Party in Canada, where conservative Pierre Poilievre…
‘While voters are disenchanted with Labour, they’re not necessarily willing to go back to Tories’
‘While voters are disenchanted with Labour, they’re not necessarily willing to go back to Tories’ And for more…
bne IntelliNews – Protesters return to towns and cities across Slovakia against cabinet’s NGO bill
Protesters returned to the towns and cities across Slovakia in response to the NGO bill, which the left-right…
bne IntelliNews – Slovakia’s populist PM Fico signs agreement with ex-ruling coalition legislators, restoring parliamentary majority
Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has signed an agreement with Samuel Migal and Radomir Salitros, who were…
Donald Trump’s Chimerical Foreign Policy
This weekend, for the first time, I felt a twinge of nostalgia for the Trump 2016 campaign. Or…
Trump has a new European leader coming to his doorstep – POLITICO
Jean-Claude Trichet, the former head of the European Central Bank, told POLITICO that having a foreigner helm a…