President Orsini’s comments on Russian gas remain without a concrete plan. Postponing the LNG tender is open to discussion, but reopening Putin’s gas pipelines would require the agreement of Germany, Poland or Ukraine  

The new Irish draft cuts 141 billion from the Commission’s proposal, affecting competitiveness, defence and foreign policy. The ‘Frugal Four’ want to make savings, whilst the ‘Friends of Cohesion’ are protecting agriculture and regional funds. A double-edged short-sightedness that leaves everyone losing out

The threats against Tusk, the murder of Adamowicz and the risks facing a country that remains deeply divided

In the by-election to replace Keir Starmer, the anti-Zionist British Green Party member Polanski was defeated by a Labour MP born in Somalia, a practising Muslim who wears a hijab framing her face. But that’s not all