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Merz Praises Health Reform, Secured Amid Coalition Tensions

TEC News / AFP April 29, 2026

Speaking in Berlin after winning cabinet approval, the German chancellor called the health reform “one of the most significant social welfare reforms in decades.”

After 600 Days Without Government in Capital, Belgian PM Calls for Overhaul

TEC News / AFP February 9, 2026

Belgium faces global embarrassment as parties fail to form a coalition in Brussels since the 2024 election.

More of the Same: Dutch ‘Centrist’ Minority Government on the Horizon

Daniel de Liever December 15, 2025

The parties in coalition talks were central in shaping the policies that produced the crises now dominating Dutch politics.

The Questionable Legacy of Frans Timmermans

Pieter Cleppe October 30, 2025

Even before the final results were known, GroenLinks-PvdA party leader Frans Timmermans announced his resignation. It was not a minute too soon.

Berlin Adopts EU Asylum Reform Amid Political Wrangling

Zoltán Kottász September 4, 2025

The Social Democrats are resisting attempts to harden asylum legislation further.

Germany’s Welfare Model Has Reached the End of the Road

Sven R. Larson August 26, 2025

Chancellor Merz has conceded that Germany can no longer sustain its expansive welfare state—a fiscal surrender to economic reality that other nations may soon be forced to replicate.

Antonio Tajani holding one finger up looking at Giorgia Meloni who looks irritated and looks toward camera

Left-Inspired Citizenship Reform Rattles Italy’s Ruling Coalition

Hélène de Lauzun July 7, 2025

Meloni pushes back as allies back proposal to grant citizenship to children of foreign nationals.

PiS Leader’s ‘Secret’ Meeting with Centrist Parliament Speaker Spooks Tusk Coalition

Tamás Orbán July 7, 2025

Although the Polish conservative leader denied discussing a potential coalition, members of the Tusk cabinet are panicking.

Romania’s PM Steps Down After Election Blow

TEC News / AFP May 5, 2025

After its candidate was eliminated from the presidential race, “the ruling coalition has no legitimacy,” Marcel Ciolacu said.

New German Government Pledges to Clamp Down on ‘Right-Wing Extremism’

Zoltán Kottász April 9, 2025

Berlin’s black and red coalition promises “zero tolerance” to “enemies of democracy,” including “right-wing extremist thoughts.”

Tag: coalition

Merz Praises Health Reform, Secured Amid Coalition Tensions

After 600 Days Without Government in Capital, Belgian PM Calls for Overhaul

More of the Same: Dutch ‘Centrist’ Minority Government on the Horizon

The Questionable Legacy of Frans Timmermans

Berlin Adopts EU Asylum Reform Amid Political Wrangling

Germany’s Welfare Model Has Reached the End of the Road

Left-Inspired Citizenship Reform Rattles Italy’s Ruling Coalition

PiS Leader’s ‘Secret’ Meeting with Centrist Parliament Speaker Spooks Tusk Coalition

Romania’s PM Steps Down After Election Blow

New German Government Pledges to Clamp Down on ‘Right-Wing Extremism’

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