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Budapest Hungary

Who Wants to Live in Hungary?

Not Viktor Orbán’s Western fans.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 10, 2021November 28, 2021
Palace of Justice Rome Italy

Italian Parliament Backs Judicial Reforms

The country’s courts are the slowest in Europe.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 4, 2021April 29, 2022
Barcelona Spain

Sánchez Shifts Infrastructure Spending, Scholarships to Catalonia

The separatists have fifty more demands.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 3, 2021April 20, 2023
Arthur Ravenel Jr Bridge South Carolina

America’s $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Explained

Where the money would go and why.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 2, 2021January 10, 2023
Sebastian Kurz Emmanuel Macron

Conservative Wunderkind Loses His Shine

Sebastian Kurz was the future of conservatism once.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 31, 2021December 2, 2021
Berlaymont Brussels Belgium

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?

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 28, 2021June 20, 2022
Gibraltar

Britain Walks Back Commitment to Gibraltar

It agreed to put Gibraltar in the Schengen Area to avoid the need for border controls.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 23, 2021November 25, 2021
France train

What’s in France’s New Climate Law

Policies affect farms, food, transportation and urban planning.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 22, 2021November 11, 2021
Joe Biden

Biden’s Child Benefits Don’t Make Child Care Cheaper

The sector is overregulated.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 19, 2021November 13, 2022
Dutch parliament The Hague

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.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 14, 2021November 10, 2021
Supreme Court The Hague Netherlands

Judges Need to Know Their Place

When judges behave like politicians, they weaken the judiciary.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 13, 2021November 5, 2021
Swedish parliament Stockholm

Political Fragmentation Isn’t the Problem

Political stability is not an end in itself. It are the outcomes that matter.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 8, 2021November 24, 2021
Emmanuel Macron

Macron Should Go Ahead with Pension Reforms

It’s the right thing to do.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 7, 2021November 11, 2021

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.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 6, 2021November 30, 2021
Stockholm Sweden

Swedish Housing Crisis Has Similarities with Netherlands

Both countries struggle to find the right balance between public and private.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 3, 2021November 13, 2022

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