Tag: European of the week
Catherine Colonna, a seasoned diplomat in Foreign Affairs
Catherine Colonna is not – yet – known to the general public, but she has led a career that would make more than one diplomat green with envy. Recently posted…
Kemal Kiliçdaroğlu, the Turkish opposition leader who chose to disobey
In Turkey, energy prices are soaring and should continue to rise until April. In January, inflation was close to 50%. Many Turks can no longer pay their gas or electricity…
Sergio Mattarella, providential president – European of the week
In Italy, the presidential election at the end of January almost led to a serious political crisis: the Prime Minister was the only consensual candidate among the great voters of…
Portugal: Antonio Costa, a happy socialist
Antonio Costa was officially reappointed as Prime Minister this week. Sunday January 30, the socialist created the surprise: his party won the absolute majority of the votes in the early…
United Kingdom: Sue Gray, the senior civil servant who could bring down Boris Johnson
His name was still unknown a few months ago in the UK and is now on everyone’s lips. Sue Gray is the senior official in charge of the investigation into…
Friedrich Merz, new boss of the German Christian Democrats
Friedrich Merz officially took over the reins of the German Christian Democratic Party. Gathered in congress in Hanover, this weekend, the CDU delegates confirmed the vote of the militants, who…
The Maltese Roberta Metsola at the head of the European Parliament?
The European Parliament is due to elect on Tuesday January 18 the successor to its late president, David Sassoli, who succumbed to an illness earlier this week and whose mandate…
Milorad Dodik, secessionist leader of the Republika Srpska
This Sunday January 9 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Republika Srpska. An anniversary celebrated with pomp by the authorities of the Serbian entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, when a…
Karl Lauterbach, new German Minister of Health and bête noire of antivax
Wednesday December 8, after 16 years of reign, Angela Merkel gave way to Olaf Scholz. The Social Democratic leader and his government come to power in the midst of the…
Petr Fiala, new Czech Prime Minister
He was appointed just a week ago as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and is the opposite of his replacement, billionaire Andrej Babis. Petr Fiala, the leader of the…