Referendum defeat brings Italy’s Meloni crashing down to earth – POLITICO
Elly Schlein, leader of the opposition Democratic Party, said: “We will beat [Meloni] in the next general election,…
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni loses referendum – POLITICO
A loss in the referendum will probably weaken the right-wing prime minister’s hand politically, most critically ahead of…
Far-right AfD eyes court win as springboard for state elections in Germany – POLITICO
The AfD has shifted steadily rightward since its founding in 2013 as a Euroskeptic force, mobilizing an increasingly…
Orbán slams EU membership plan for Ukraine as ‘declaration of war’ – POLITICO
That would be “an open declaration of war against Hungary,” the Hungarian premier warned Wednesday in a post…
Hungarian court sentences German to 8 years in assault on neo-Nazis – POLITICO
The Budapest court found Maja T. guilty of attempting to inflict life-threatening bodily harm and membership in a…
Prosecutors seek to uphold 5-year electoral ban on Marine Le Pen – POLITICO
In an unexpected twist, however, prosecutors did not insist that the ban should be immediately implemented. This could…
Poland faces millions in EU fines as president vetoes tech bill – POLITICO
Deputy Digital Minister Dariusz Standerski said in a TV interview that, “since the president decided to veto this…
Main challenger to Turkey’s Erdoğan vows to defeat him from a jail cell – POLITICO
“Even though İmamoğlu can declare his candidacy virtually from a jail cell, there is no way this will…
Maduro Capture Operation and the President’s Duty to Faithfully Execute U.N. Charter
In the operation to abduct Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration reportedly relied on a highly controversial 1989 legal…
Bulgarian government withdraws budget proposal after largest protests in a decade – POLITICO
The Bulgarian center-right government on Tuesday withdrew a controversial 2026 budget proposal following a week of Gen Z-led…
British MP given two-year Bangladesh prison sentence in her absence – POLITICO
The case is one of a number launched by prosecutors against Hasina and her family in Bangladesh. Hasina…
Sánchez vs. the judges – POLITICO
The ruling risks turning that feud into a constitutional crisis, with the judiciary seemingly taking aim at members…