Politics

Brazil has voted for continuity, but the election has not healed the country’s political divide. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was re-elected president on 25 October, defeating conservative Senator Flávio …

Thirty years have passed since the Dayton Peace Agreement, signed in November 1995, brought the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina to an end. Sarajevo, which had endured one of the …

Spain is entering a new phase of political uncertainty after weeks of protests over the rising cost of housing and the announcement of early general elections on 29 November 2026. …

Political party funding is one of the less familiar aspects of Italy’s political system. Yet the day-to-day work of a party, from running local offices to organising election campaigns, depends …

The 81st United Nations General Assembly is becoming one of the most politically sensitive diplomatic gatherings of recent years. The High-Level Week, which began in New York on September 22 …

Germany’s latest regional elections have opened a new phase in the country’s political landscape. After the AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt and its record result in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sunday’s vote in Berlin …

The war in Ukraine is increasingly becoming more than a confrontation between Russia and Ukraine. Moscow is building an increasingly important network of relationships with countries that challenge the Western-led …

Europe is changing one of the fundamental rules of its economy. For years, public administrations have largely been encouraged to choose the most competitive offer when spending taxpayers’ money. Now …

Renewed security concerns along Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta have placed intense political pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Heading into autumn, media attention and regional political debates focus …

Ceuta has become one of Europe’s most closely watched borders again. At the end of July, tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish autonomous city in …