Cara Tanner 
The policy aimed to tackle the problem of millions of small workplace pension pots being lost as workers change jobs, with employers instead paying into one portable pension pot which would be taken from one job to the next. The DWP published a call for evidence last November, but the proposal was widely criticized by … Read more
Europe’s energy system is entering a period of radical change. The net-zero transition will require a significant overhaul of our infrastructure and our supply chains, right when geopolitical tensions are forcing the continent to find new sources of oil and gas and develop new networks of energy collaboration with allies. In this special podcast episode … Read more
Das Grummeln in der SPD wird nicht leiser. Die Diskussion, ob Scholz oder Pistorius der richtige Spitzen- bzw. Kanzlerkandidat ist, ist noch nicht beendet. Am Vorabend hat die engere Parteiführung getagt. Was besprochen wurde, wie es weitergeht und wie sehr die sozialdemokratische Führung ihren Kandidaten jetzt schon beschädigt hat, fassen Gordon Repinski und POLITICO-Chefkorrespondent Rasmus … Read more
Some industry professionals agree that political polling is broken, and needs to be given a reality check. In this month’s U.S. presidential election, for example, pollsters underestimated the pro-Donald Trump vote — as they did in both 2016 and 2020. The forthcoming book describes widespread unease and deep anger within former Tory Leader Rishi Sunak’s … Read more
Putin’s decision to change Russia’s nuclear doctrine came after outgoing United States President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike deeper inside Russia. Ukraine has since used ATACMS missiles to strike a facility in Bryansk region. The French president argued on Tuesday that the decision to let Ukraine fire missiles into Russia … Read more
On Saturday morning, negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on the 2025 EU Budget, before the deadline of the conciliation period. Negotiators found solution to cover repayment costs for the European Recovery Instrument (EURI) MEPs ensured that the financing of the EURI repayment costs, which are twice the amount … Read more
This marks the second time in a year that Baltic Sea infrastructure — which includes communications cables and energy pipelines such as Nord Stream — has been damaged, raising concerns over security and sabotage. Another telecom cable in the Baltic Sea between Lithuania and Sweden’s Gotland Island was damaged Sunday morning, telecom company Telia Lietuva, … Read more
“Today, we mark 1,000 days since Russia unleashed its brutal war on Ukraine. We, the leaders of the Political Groups of the European Parliament, reiterate our strong and unwavering support for and solidarity with Ukraine on this terrible milestone of 1000 days since the start of Russia’s illegal and unjustified war of aggression. We stand … Read more
But China and Japan, both among the world’s biggest consumer markets and exporters of shark fin, refused to green-light the plan, which needed consensus to pass. Though Belize took the unusual step of calling a vote on the matter to bypass the requirement for unanimity Monday, at the end of the eight-day ICCAT meeting, the … Read more
Opening the sitting, EP President Roberta Metsola said that Parliament would continue standing with Ukraine until it has “freedom and real peace, for as long as it takes.” She also said Russia had launched a “brutal, unprovoked and illegal assault on Ukraine but also on the rules-based order”. The Ukrainian people’s sacrifice over the last … Read more
