Photo by SnapSaga on Unsplash After the military clashes of 2020 and 2023 and numerous diplomatic meetings in different formats, the longest-running conflict in the post-Soviet space is closing. Azerbaijan and Armenia are ready to sign a peace treaty. Work on the text of the agreement continues, but in the latest, tenth version, Baku explicitly called for the…
In what some have called a “pivotal moment” for the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as the President of the European Commission. With 401 votes in favour, von der Leyen (VDL) will serve once more as the head of the EU’s executive. She was re-elected by MEPs in Strasbourg a secret ballot on…
MEPs will vote today to decide if Ursula von der Leyen serves another term as EC president. The former German defence minister has served as head of the Commission since 2019. The result of the keenly awaited vote by MEPs will be known later today. She faces competition from other candidates, including ECR Co-Chairman Nicola…
Photo by Eduard Delputte on Unsplash The European Union this week decides on its leaders and who will steer the 27-strong bloc for the next five years. With bitter wars still waging in Ukraine and the Middle East and countless other crises, the votes on EU leaders come at a pivotal time for both the Union and wider…
Britain’s new Prime Minister is today the most solidly implanted leader of the left in Europe, and has the same age as Clement Attlee when he became Labour’s most famous premier (1945-51), writes Denis MacShane. It was Attlee who transformed Britain by nationalising most industries, creating a health service which even today is free for every…
Photo by Pedro Lastra on Unsplash The success of the Far Right in the first round of the French elections threatens the future of the European Union, it has been claimed. It is said that there is a real risk of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) obtaining an absolute majority in the French Assemblée Nationale…
Photo by Adam Wilson on Unsplash The SNP says it is the only party offering Scotland a route back into the European Union. Energy Secretary Mairi McAllan also accused the Conservatives and Labour of having “utterly abandoned Scotland’s European future”. Her comments just ahead of the UK general election this Thursday 4th July. Both the Conservatives and Labour…
Photo by Daniel Roe on Unsplash A senior MEP has criticised Emmanuel Macron for calling the snap general election in France. Danuta Huebner says the move has paved the way for a possible anti-EU French government. She was speaking to this website after the shock weekend election which saw major gains for the National Rally. On Monday, France’s…
Photo by Chris Boland on unsplash.com Some 111,384 Britons residing overseas have submitted their applications to vote in the UK election, according to the Electoral Commission. This covers the period since the announcement of the UK General Election on 22 May, and until the deadline to register to vote passed (18 June). The largest number…
This year’s UK general election has at least one highly unusual candidate running for office….. “AI Steve.” If elected, it would be the world’s first elected AI politician. “SmarterUK” is a new AI-powered political party in Britain which has put forward AI Steve as a candidate to fight in next week’s general election to be…
