Burnham as PM? “Wait and see”
By Martin Banks Britain gets yet another PM on Monday when Andy Burnham will enter 10 Downing Street on the back of a wave of widespread enthusiasm behind him ….and a mountain of key challenges ahead.
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July 18, 2026 Dourou elected SYRIZA’s parliamentary group leader
Rena Dourou has been elected leader of the leftist SYRIZA’s parliamentary group, following a vote on Saturday where she was the only candidate. The only other hopeful, Pavlos Polakis, withdrew before the election.
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July 17, 2026 Starmer’s problem? ‘He is not a politician’
By Martin Banks Andy Burnham (pictured) is due to be named leader of the Labour Party on Friday (17 July), before he becomes prime minister on Monday (20 July).
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July 2, 2026 Albania anti-government protest turns violent
Albanian police clashed with protesters Thursday as an anti-government demonstration – part of protests triggered by plans for a luxury development linked to US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner – turned violent.
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June 23, 2026 Avramopoulos says will seek lifting of immunity in Qatargate probe
Belgian authorities have issued a European Arrest Warrant for Dimitris Avramopoulos, a former European commissioner and current Greek New Democracy lawmaker, in connection with the Qatargate corruption investigation.
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June 22, 2026 Brexit Has Hurt Britain But Also Made the UK More Like a European Nation than ever before
By Denis MacShane, Former UK Europe Minister 10 years ago Nigel Farage was in political heaven. Since entering the European Parliament in 1999 at the head of a small anti-European Party he had only one demand. That Britain organise a referendum on leaving the European Union. It was held on 23 June 2016. His wish […]
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GEOPOLITICS
June 16, 2026 Israel Αs Α Regional Αnd International Actor
Israel occupies a significant position within the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, where issues of security, diplomacy and economic development intersect. Since its establishment in 1948, the state has operated within a complex regional environment characterized by interstate conflicts, territorial disputes and security threats posed by both state and non-state actors. Consequently, national security […]
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June 5, 2026 Mitsotakis taps Kyranakis for key New Democracy party post
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has selected Deputy Transport Minister Konstantinos Kyranakis as the next secretary of New Democracy’s political committee, sources confirmed Friday.
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EUROPE
June 3, 2026 Greece-Turkey Relations Heat Up
Instability and conflict over who benefits come to the surface again. The laying of the undersea electricity cable in the Eastern Mediterranean is emerging as another critical geopolitical focal point in Greek-Turkish relations. The question of whether Greek-Turkish relations will be “heated up” concerns not only the possibility of military tension but primarily the clash […]
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May 28, 2026 Tsipras Alliance stirs left
The launch event for the Greek Left Alliance, ELAS, in Athens on Tuesday night elicited surprise around the party’s name more than its policy agenda, as party leader Alexis Tsipras prepares tours to outline future governing plans.
