Who Wants to Live in Hungary?
Not Viktor Orbán’s Western fans.
Italian Parliament Backs Judicial Reforms
The country’s courts are the slowest in Europe.
Sánchez Shifts Infrastructure Spending, Scholarships to Catalonia
The separatists have fifty more demands.
America’s $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Explained
Where the money would go and why.
Conservative Wunderkind Loses His Shine
Sebastian Kurz was the future of conservatism once.
Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t: EU Climate Edition
The EU was long accused of not doing enough against climate change. Now it is doing too much?
Britain Walks Back Commitment to Gibraltar
It agreed to put Gibraltar in the Schengen Area to avoid the need for border controls.
What’s in France’s New Climate Law
Policies affect farms, food, transportation and urban planning.
Biden’s Child Benefits Don’t Make Child Care Cheaper
The sector is overregulated.
Splits on the Right Force Rutte to Consider Coalition with the Left
Right-wing defections make a government with center-left parties more likely in the Netherlands.
Judges Need to Know Their Place
When judges behave like politicians, they weaken the judiciary.
Political Fragmentation Isn’t the Problem
Political stability is not an end in itself. It are the outcomes that matter.
Macron Should Go Ahead with Pension Reforms
It’s the right thing to do.
Don’t Bet Against Israel’s Anti-Netanyahu Coalition Yet
Naftali Bennett lost a vote in parliament, but his coalition has good reasons to stick together.
Swedish Housing Crisis Has Similarities with Netherlands
Both countries struggle to find the right balance between public and private.