MOSCOW (Parliament Politics Magazine) – For the first time in a century, Russia failed to make payments on its foreign-currency sovereign debt. This was the result of increasingly strict Western sanctions that cut off Russia’s access to payment channels to foreign creditors.
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – On Monday, MPs will vote on new legislation that will allow ministers to revoke certain provisions of the UK-EU post-Brexit agreement. To facilitate the transit of some commodities from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, the government intends
BERLIN (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, the Russian economy is “degrading slowly but surely” in the face of “more and more severe” sanctions. On the sidelines of the G7 conference, the president of the European
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – As he continued to dismiss Tory criticism within the party of his leadership, Boris Johnson asserted on Sunday that the performance of his administration was “remarkable” and “quite exceptional.” However, the prime minister attempted to diffuse the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Following by-election losses, demands for reform rose and Boris Johnson declared that a “psychological transformation” of his character “is not going to happen.” The PM spoke after the chairman of the Tory party Oliver Dowden said that
TUNIS (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Former Ennahdha party leader and former PM Hamadi Jebali was detained by Tunisian police on accusations of money laundering, according to a statement from his attorney to Reuters. According to a post by his family on Facebook,
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After the Tories lost two by-elections, which is deemed historic, Boris Johnson stated he would “listen” to the voters but would “keep on.” Johnson asserts that administrations typically lose midterm byelections and that he wants to “reflect
BRUSSELS (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Following their “historic” decision to grant Ukraine and Moldova candidate status the day before, European leaders will meet again on Friday morning, day 2 of their summit on the economy. Skyrocketing inflation, food security and cost of
BRUSSELS (Parliament Politics Magazine) – It is expected widely that EU leaders will welcome Ukraine’s application to become a member state. The position, albeit largely symbolic, represents a remarkable geopolitical win for the war-torn nation, which until earlier this year was never
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – On Thursday, voters will give Boris Johnson a very significant verdict when the Conservatives defend their seats in Honiton and Wakefield in Tiverton. A double defeat is likely to rekindle rumours of a new challenge from Tory
