Legislation

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What Is the House of Lords and How Does It Work? Economy

What Is the House of Lords and How Does It Work?

The House of Lords is the unelected upper chamber of the UK Parliament. It scrutinises legislation, holds the government to account, and can delay — b...

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BW Election: Greens Win, Özdemir to Become Premier Culture

BW Election: Greens Win, Özdemir to Become Premier

The Green party narrowly won the state election in Baden-Württemberg on March 8, 2026, with 30.2 percent, just ahead of the CDU. Cem Özdemir will make...

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What Is Diplomatic Immunity and How Does It Work? Economy

What Is Diplomatic Immunity and How Does It Work?

Diplomatic immunity shields foreign envoys from arrest and prosecution in host countries — a legal concept older than the nation-state itself. Here is...

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Fidesz Wins in Kazincbarcika Ahead of April 12 Elections Culture

Fidesz Wins in Kazincbarcika Ahead of April 12 Elections

Attila Kaló, the Fidesz-KDNP candidate, won the Kazincbarcika by-election on March 8, securing a mandate in the former opposition stronghold after 16...

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Czech Republic Appoints First Children's Ombudsman: Martin Beneš Culture

Czech Republic Appoints First Children's Ombudsman: Martin Beneš

On March 6, 2026, the Czech Parliament elected Martin Beneš, a guardianship judge from Most, as the country's first Children's Ombudsman. The new inde...

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Czarnek Nominated by PiS for Prime Minister: Flirting with the Right, But Not with Braun Economy

Czarnek Nominated by PiS for Prime Minister: Flirting with the Right, But Not with Braun

Law and Justice (PiS) has officially nominated Przemysław Czarnek as their candidate for Prime Minister ahead of the 2027 elections. The former Educat...

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Baden-Württemberg Election: Hagel and Özdemir in Neck-and-Neck Race Economy

Baden-Württemberg Election: Hagel and Özdemir in Neck-and-Neck Race

Around 8.5 million eligible voters in Baden-Württemberg will decide on the new state parliament on March 8, 2026 — a close two-way battle between the...

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Women's Day 2026: Marches, Rights Gaps, and CSW70 Culture

Women's Day 2026: Marches, Rights Gaps, and CSW70

On March 8, 2026, hundreds of cities worldwide mark International Women's Day with feminist marches and strikes, as the UN links the global moment to...

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Poland to Ban Social Media for Children Under 15 Technology

Poland to Ban Social Media for Children Under 15

Donald Tusk's government is preparing a bill to ban children under the age of 15 from using social media. Platforms that fail to meet age verification...

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Court Kills IEEPA Tariffs; Trump Signs 10% Global Levy Economy

Court Kills IEEPA Tariffs; Trump Signs 10% Global Levy

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Trump's IEEPA-based tariffs 6-3 on February 20, 2026, ruling the 1977 law does not grant presidential tariff author...

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How the War Powers Resolution Works—and Why Presidents Ignore It Economy

How the War Powers Resolution Works—and Why Presidents Ignore It

Passed in 1973 to rein in presidential war-making after Vietnam, the War Powers Resolution requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours o...

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What Is the War Powers Act and How Does It Work Economy

What Is the War Powers Act and How Does It Work

The War Powers Resolution of 1973 was designed to prevent presidents from waging war without Congress. More than 50 years on, it remains one of the mo...

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