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Meloni’s Italy at Three: Stability Over Spectacle
Three years after taking office, Giorgia Meloni cements her place as Italy’s most durable leader in a decade, prioritising fiscal discipline and political continuity over economic expansion. When Giorgia Meloni first took the oath of office in October 2022, few expected the leader…
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European Migration Policies Face Fresh ICC Probe as 122 Officials Named in Legal Filing
Human rights lawyers urge the International Criminal Court to investigate senior European figures over alleged complicity in migrant deaths and abuses linked to the EU–Libya migration‑enforcement regime. A landmark legal submission filed this week with the International Criminal Court in…
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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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