Sunday's vote delivered another minority government for the center-right party. The significant rise in support for the ...

Political parties are cornerstones of modern democracies ... the same cannot be said of the European level, where transparency on European parties and their funding often falls short of expected ...

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In short, Europe sees the threats it faces and voices the will to respond – but too often lacks the political courage to act. National interests and the fear of domestic backlash from populist ...

The explanation lies less in colour than in logistics and culture. Europe was the political and demographic centre of Catholicism for centuries. Until the 19th century, travel to Rome from beyond ...

In short, Europe sees the threats it faces and voices the will to respond – but too often lacks the political courage to act. National interests and the fear of domestic backlash from populist ...

And what would need to change for it to do so? The explanation lies less in colour than in logistics and culture. Europe was the political and demographic centre of Catholicism for centuries. Until ...

The Trump administration’s policies have proven to be a force of disruption in the global political ... European economies face the same dilemma, underscoring the challenge of reconciling industrial ...

Europe was the political and demographic centre of Catholicism for centuries ... These criteria help explain why previous non-European hopefuls have fallen short. In 1978, for instance, Cardinal ...

Merz had initially fallen six votes short of the absolute majority ... that we'll see more German leadership in European and transatlantic affairs". Political correspondents in the Bundestag ...