
Finland: National Rightist Coalition Formed; Ministerial Slots Announced
The National Coalition Party (NCP), the senior partner, is set to hold eight ministerial positions while The Finns Party, the junior partner, will occupy seven.
The National Coalition Party (NCP), the senior partner, is set to hold eight ministerial positions while The Finns Party, the junior partner, will occupy seven.
While negotiators were restricted from giving interviews, it is believed that disputes over immigration and green policy were the main stumbling blocks to an agreement.
The decline of the European political centre continues, albeit at a modest pace as a potential ECR-EPP alliance will likely be a major point of contention following next year’s elections.
If the migrant quotas nonetheless do come into force, Warsaw is prepared to simply refuse compliance, the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party confirmed.
Coalition talks are expected to reach their conclusion shortly after the centre-right National Coalition Party settled a dispute over immigration policy with the Finns Party.
The UK and the Netherlands have vowed to create an international “fighter jet coalition” to help Kyiv procure F-16s and other aircraft. France and Belgium have promised to train Ukrainian pilots, however, no aircraft has been pledged so far.
If coalition talks between the FPÖ and the ÖVP are successful and a government in Salzburg is formed, it would be the third Austrian state where the Right is in charge.
The coalition crisis shows that the green policies, which are already causing a populist upset in much of Europe, are now creating instability in one of the EU’s most powerful governments.
The pointing of fingers has come as a result of a record: eleven women being murdered in the month of December.
An analysis of the Bulgarian political landscape highlights the structural fragility of the country, which, unlike its Eastern European neighbours, has not yet fully succeeded in its transition to a serene democratic state.