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European Commission Unveils Ambitious 2026–2030 LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy
Brussels sets out bold new roadmap to strengthen legal protections, inclusion and social change across the EU in the wake of rising backlash against LGBTIQ+ rights In a landmark move for human rights policy in Europe, the European Commission has…
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FDP Backs Swiss–EU Package, Giving Brussels Deal Crucial Momentum
Centre-right Liberals’ endorsement lifts government’s overhaul of ties with the EU across electricity, state aid and free movement as referendum battle looms BERN — Switzerland’s push to reset relations with the European Union received a decisive political boost this weekend…
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Diwali Demand Set to Glow as India’s GST Cuts Collide with Rising U.S. Tariffs
A sweeping tax overhaul aims to juice festive-season consumption, even as Washington’s tariff escalation raises new headwinds for exporters New Delhi — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has pushed through the most consequential reshaping of India’s Goods and Services Tax…
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Coalition Rift Sinks German Compromise on Military Service
Merz’s partners balk at a lottery‑based draft, throwing defence reform into fresh uncertainty Germany’s push to rebuild military manpower hit a fresh snag this week after Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition partners rejected a proposed compromise for a new form of…
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Germany Bets on ‘Active Retirement’: €2,000 Tax-Free Earnings Aim to Ease Labour Crunch
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s flagship incentive lets seniors work beyond retirement age without paying tax on up to €2,000 a month. Supporters hail a quick supply boost; critics warn it won’t fix deeper structural woes. Berlin Germany is turning to its…
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Busiest Docket in Years: Immigration Lawyers Swamped as US and UK Tighten the Screws
Exclusive: Practitioners on both sides of the Atlantic say demand has surged amid stepped-up U.S. deportations and the UK’s hardening visa rules. LONDON/NEW YORK — Immigration law firms in the United Kingdom and the United States say they are experiencing…
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The ‘Donroe Doctrine’
America’s gaze returns to the hemisphere — and rediscovers it still can’t go it alone Washington is reviving an old instinct under a new label. Call it the ‘Donroe doctrine’ — a twenty-first century remix of the hemispheric focus whose…
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France’s ‘Too Big to Fail’ Moment
Political fragmentation, market jitters and Europe’s limits collide as Paris tries to avert a full-blown confidence shock By Natacha Valla — Dean, Sciences Po School of Management and Impact For decades, investors and policymakers treated France as a systemic constant…
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Moonlighting in the Hemicycle
Scores of EU lawmakers earn from second jobs that overlap with their lawmaking — reigniting fears over conflicts of interest and patchy disclosure rules BRUSSELS — The European Parliament has pledged, time and again, to learn the lessons of scandal.…
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Lecornu’s Second Chance: New Cabinet, Old Arithmetic
With a hung parliament and a ticking clock, France’s prime minister seeks votes for a 2026 budget by mixing continuity at Finance with fresh faces elsewhere. On Sunday evening, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled a new cabinet in a bid…
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