Parliament To End Cooperation if Hungary Assumes Council Presidency
“We should strip this presidency of all glitter and glamor,” the mostly leftist coalition argued, saying that they can’t let Orbán become “face of the European Union.”
“We should strip this presidency of all glitter and glamor,” the mostly leftist coalition argued, saying that they can’t let Orbán become “face of the European Union.”
The manifestly anti-democratic nature of such a decision, and the exclusion of tens of millions of European citizens who would thus be deprived of their country’s six-month presidency, is not even raised in the Meijers Committee report.
By calling for early elections, Sánchez is likely working to deny the country’s right-of-center opposition any additional time to further increase its share of the vote.
In Spain, the turn to the Right has aimed closer to center, bypassing VOX.
Those who set the direction of what came to be called the National Revolution didn’t quite know what they wanted, but they certainly knew what they didn’t want: the growing radicalisation and constitutional crises, against a threatening backdrop of Communism, seen elsewhere in postwar Europe.
Spain’s local elections are setting the stage for general elections in December.
“We cannot establish numbers [of immigrants to be received], as this will depend on the needs of Spain’s labour market,” said the Spanish PM.
The opposition calls for the government’s resignation, but it would rather disband the entire parliament since the snowballing scandal has engulfed all major parties alike, leading to snap elections soon.
Wallonia pushes for even stricter rules, while Flanders rejects the ambitious nature restoration plan for fear of a new round of farmer protests—leaving the divided De Croo government unable to find a solution.
The informal Atlantic alliance came together in preparation for the June EU Council meeting.
Tensions are running high between Palestinians and Israelis, but a new government looks unlikely to opt for de-escalation and reconciliation.
Following his decisive victory over Andrej Babiš, the 61-year-old Petr Pavel told supporters that “values like truth, dignity, respect and modesty have won.”
With the wiretapping scandal dealt with for now, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis can turn his attention to securing Greece’s national defense interests.
With talk circulating about a right-wing political coalition, the pros and cons of such an alliance are more complex.
Riksdag member Anna Starbrink’s pledge to vote against a national panhandling law, at any stage of the legislative process, reduces the coalition majority from 176-173 to 175-174.
A broad sector of Denmark’s society—including the Lutheran bishops, business communities, Rightist and Leftist opposition parties, trade unions, and others—remain vehemently opposed, for varying reasons, to the government’s scrapping of the public holiday.
Austria, with its population of just under nine million, witnessed the largest percentage increase of any EU member state, logging 108,490 asylum applications last year compared to 39,930 registered in 2021.
In spite of his rising unpopularity, will forcing a disunited opposition to an early election be enough to allow Erdoğan to return to office?
For those who have been paying moderately close attention to European politics over the past several years—and especially over the last year to six months—Chega’s continued electoral ascendency is indicative of a much broader trend presently taking place across much of Europe.
Berlin made itself unpopular by refusing to send Ukraine its German-made Leopard II tanks, and forbidding any NATO allies that have them from doing so as well.
“It is not about Left, Right, or Center, but about not remaining inactive as our institutions erode, our democracy deteriorates, and our state weakens,” asserted the manifesto, read out during the demonstration.
Netanyahu has dismissed the protests as the outward expression of his leftist opponents’ refusal to accept last November’s election results.
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