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Rutte to Quit Dutch Politics. What Happens Next?
Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte arrives in Brussels to meet with other European leaders, February 12, 2015 (European Council) Mark Rutte stunned the Dutch parliament on Monday, when he told lawmakers...
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Conservatives Water Down EU Nature and Farming Laws
The European Parliament votes in Strasbourg, October 24, 2018 (European Parliament) The European Parliament narrowly approved a new nature-restoration law on Wednesday. 336 lawmakers, mostly from the...
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Spanish Conservatives Are Unlikely to Normalize Vox
Esteban González Pons, the group leader of Spain’s conservative People’s Party in the European Parliament, gives a news conference in Madrid, June 13, 2022 (PP) Spanish conservatives still hope they...
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Spanish Election Guide
Palacio de las Cortes, seat of the Spanish Congress of Deputies, in Madrid, August 16, 2017 (Shutterstock/Vivvi Smak) Spaniards elect a new Congress and Senate on Sunday. Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the...
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Sánchez Has Made Spain Freer and Greener
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez speaks at a rally of his Socialist Workers’ Party in Badajoz, May 23 (PSOE) Spain has done well under Pedro Sánchez. The economy is projected to grow 2 percent this...
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Spanish Election Could Reignite Catalan Independence Crisis
Columbus Monument in Barcelona, Spain (Unsplash/Benjamin Voros) The outcome of Sunday’s election in Spain could usher in a new period of confrontation with the independence movement in Catalonia. If,...
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Neither Left Nor Right Wins Majority in Spain
Neither the left- nor right-wing bloc won a majority in Spain’s Congress of Deputies on Sunday. Regional parties will hold the balance of power. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of the Socialist Workers’...
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Spanish Election Gives Power to Separatists
Prime Ministers António Costa of Portugal, Pedro Sánchez of Spain and Stefan Löfven of Sweden attend a meeting of European socialist party leaders in Brussels, October 15, 2020 (PES) An election that...
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Regional Parties Refuse Deal with Spanish Right
Spanish People’s Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo attends the European People’s Party congress in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, May 30, 2022 (PP) Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s chances of becoming Spain’s prime...
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Dutch Election Three-Way Race: Polls
Dutch, Italian and Spanish socialist party leaders Frans Timmermans, Nicola Zingaretti and Pedro Sánchez meet in Brussels, March 21, 2019 (PES) The Dutch parliamentary elections in November are shaping...
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Sánchez Should Offer Catalans a Federal Spain
Aerial view of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain (Unsplash/Carles Rabada) Pedro Sánchez’ chances of remaining prime minister narrowed on Saturday, when the votes of almost 234,000 Spaniards...
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Omtzigt Shakes Up Dutch Election with New Party
Dutch parliamentarian Pieter Omtzigt makes a speech in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, June 26, 2019 (Council of Europe/ Ellen Wuibaux) Dutch parliamentarian Pieter...
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Feijóo Asked to Form Government, But Chances Are Slim
Former Spanish defense minister María Dolores Cospedal confers with then-President Alberto Núñez Feijóo of Galicia during a People’s Party congress in Seville, April 7, 2018 (PP) King Felipe VI has...
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Cultivated Meat’s Three Major Challenges
Cultivated-meat plant of Good Meat in Alameda, California (Just Eat) When I wrote about the three mistakes people make about cultivated meat — comparing its current price to that of traditional (and...
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Putting Atlantic Sentinel (Largely) on Hold
Loyal readers may have noticed the lack of fresh content. My apologies for the radio silence. I wanted to wait until the news was final: I started a new job today! Which is exciting for me, but also...
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