government
-
Europe
Will Macron Outlast Union Protests and Push Through Pension Reforms?
On January 24TH, French Prime Minister Edouard Phillipe presented President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform plan. The law has now…
Read More » -
Europe
Foul Play Continues to Rattle Malta
In October 2017, anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed by a car bomb. Three months later, three professional hit…
Read More » -
Europe
Showing Cracks: Italy’s Beaten Infrastructure
Last week, record-high floodwaters led to a massive landslide in Italy’s northwestern region of Liguria, causing a highway viaduct to…
Read More » -
Europe
Italy’s Ex-PM Matteo Renzi Splits From Centre-Left to Found New Centrist Party
After longstanding speculation, former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi confirmed rumours that he would split from the centre-left Partito Democratico…
Read More » -
Economy
Will the Honeymoon Last? Italy Hopes for Political Stability
Italy narrowly avoided another election. The centre-left Democratic Party and anti-establishment 5-Stars Movement came together to reinstate Giuseppe Conte and…
Read More » -
Europe
As the Dust Settles, a New EU Emerges
Normally a sleepy election, this year’s European Parliament elections feature higher turnout than seen in years, hitting 51 percent in…
Read More » -
Economy
After the Elections, the Difficult Task of Coalition-Building Begins
As Spain’s heated elections wrapped up, acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, seeks to consolidate his hold on government – but…
Read More » -
Spain
Sánchez and his Socialist Party Soar to Victory in Spain’s Sunday Elections
Voters headed to the polls yesterday to decide Spain’s future. But what prompted voters was not the state of the…
Read More » -
France
New Web Contract Set to Transform The Internet
Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web in 1989, and now he’s helping governments – and citizens – control it.…
Read More » -
Spain
Spain’s 2019 budget in Doubt as Far-Right Vox Makes Gains in Regional Elections in Andalucía
On December 2, 2018, mere days before the 40th anniversary of the ratification of the Spanish constitution, Andalucía held elections…
Read More »
