Finland's PM Petteri Orpo urged parliament not to weaken a deportation bill that would allow Finnish border authorities to refuse to accept asylum applications in certain circumstances politics Article 327 words 5 votes
Ireland can’t blame its anti-immigrant problem on Rishi Sunak – The sudden arrival of European-style populism in Irish politics is the result of thirteen years of government complacency politics Article 954 words, published May 1 2024 11 votes
Swedish EU official Johan Floderus, who has been held in an Iranian prison for more than two years, was released as part of a deal with Tehran politics Article 13 votes
Iceland is voting to elect its seventh president on Saturday, with a tight race expected between three women politics Article 219 words 9 votes
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen's domestically popular tough immigration stance could prove to be a weakness with European Social Democrat colleagues in the upcoming EU elections politics Article 5 votes
Israel is a strategic liability for the United States. The special relationship does not benefit Washington and is endangering US interests across the globe. politics Article 2022 words 33 votes
The price of Benjamin Netanyahu’s ambition – the Prime Minister seems unable to distinguish between his own interests and his country’s politics Article 11 749 words 21 votes
Benjamin Netanyahu lobbied EU to pressure Egypt into accepting Gaza refugees politics Article 290 words 15 votes
Norway's foreign minister ousted after weapons-maker shares scandal – husband had been making financial deals that could have affected her ministerial duties politics Article 264 words 8 votes
Norway's former prime minister Erna Solberg said she should have recused herself from several matters when in government due to her husband's trading activities politics Article 290 words 9 votes
Sanna Marin joins Tony Blair Institute – former Finnish PM will advise political leaders in her new role politics Article 309 words 8 votes
Finnish government unveils new plan to try and shake off the stigma of racism that has marred the first months of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's right-wing coalition politics Link 16 votes
Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin speaks out after far-right government party rocked by three racism scandals politics Article 245 words, published Aug 16 2023 20 votes
Israel’s top court will hear challenges to a new law that weakens its power, the law has sparked large protests politics Article 326 words 10 votes
Finnish far right in talks to join coalition government – negotiations set to begin in early May will include the anti-immigration party Perussuomalaiset politics Article 233 words 5 votes
The results of Finland's parliamentary elections signal a tumultuous period ahead – what happened to Sanna Marin and what to expect next politics Article 717 words 5 votes
Prime Minister Sanna Marin is now facing a tough election battle as head of Finland's centre-left Sosiaalidemokraattien politics Article 1131 words 3 votes
Finns don't love Sanna Marin as much as you do – prime minister remains popular with voters, but her Sosiaalidemokraattien are trailing their main rival ahead of April 2 election politics Article 1214 words 3 votes
Setback for EU migration plans as Sweden assumes bloc's presidency – Swedish government thought to be reluctant to alienate far-right Sverigedemokraterna politics Article 1091 words 4 votes
Denmark's election on Tuesday is expected to change its political landscape, with new parties hoping to enter parliament and others seeing their support dwindle politics Article 818 words 4 votes
Much ado about nothing – Sanna Marin and a very Finnish scandal politics Article 666 words, published Aug 1 2022 10 votes
Norwegian polls show Arbeiderpartiet is on course to replace PM Erna Solberg's coalition – would need support from Rødt and Miljøpartiet De Grønne to secure a majority politics Article 330 words 6 votes
Hungary formally lost access this week to over €200 million in grants from Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein amid growing concerns about the country's democratic backsliding politics Article 542 words 14 votes
The US has had a military presence in Greenland since 1941. A young new leader wants much more politics Article 9 votes
Keir Starmer struggles to counter Boris Johnson’s ‘vaccine bounce’ as UK polls loom politics Article 918 words, published Apr 8 2021 5 votes
The path to autocracy; A second Trump term will leave America’s political system and culture looking even more like Orbán’s Hungary politics Article 2317 words, published Jun 15 2020 31 votes
Lesotho's prime minster wants to stay in power to avoid being charged for his wife’s murder politics Article 689 words 4 votes
Scott Morrison is now very popular in Australia. He hasn’t earned that. politics Article 819 words 10 votes
David Edgerton: "Boris Johnson might break up the UK. That’s a good thing." politics Article 1224 words 11 votes
Finland's new prime minister is spearheading youth-led centrism – but will the rest of Europe follow her lead? politics Article 740 words, published Jan 2 2020 11 votes
How Viktor Orban hollowed out Hungary’s democracy politics Article 4040 words, published Aug 29 2019 6 votes
Iceland's prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir talks climate change and gender equality over ice cream politics Article 6 votes
Boris Johnson, Britain’s likely next prime minister, must lead his country through its moment of maximum peril—and opportunity politics Article 6994 words 7 votes
Amhara coup attempt: Is the honeymoon over for Ethiopia’s PM Abiy? politics Article 3280 words 3 votes
How Oxford university shaped Brexit — and Britain’s next prime minister politics Article 3979 words 13 votes
The news is bad in Hungary: "Viktor Orban didn’t like what the press was reporting, so he took it over." politics Article 1062 words 11 votes
How Cambodia’s prime minister rigged an election politics Article 1067 words, published Aug 14 2018 3 votes
Democrat. Dictator. Which path will Thailand's Prayuth Chan-ocha choose? politics Article published Jun 21 2018 6 votes
'Miracle' cures and europhobia – the strange origins of Italy's new rulers politics Article 1009 words 6 votes