Nicholas Watson

Sep 15, 2024 | balkaninsight.com | Nicholas Watson

According to newswires, four people in the Czech Republic who were swept away by rising waters were missing and the highest flood warnings were issued for around 100 places across the country, particularly two northeastern regions that recorded the biggest rainfall in recent days, including the Jeseniky mountains near the Polish border.

Sep 12, 2024 | balkaninsight.com | Claudia Ciobanu |Nicholas Watson

While Germany’s neighbours expressed dismay at Berlin’s decision to reimpose border controls, Hungary’s anti-immigration PM gleefully tweeted to the German chancellor: ‘Welcome to the club!’

Aug 20, 2024 | thehill.com | Tania LaViolet |Nicholas Watson

Last fall, the introduction of the Better FAFSA promised families a simplified process to apply for federal student aid. What unfolded was something quite different, as delays and technical errors crippled the process. Many students still haven’t received their aid packages for this coming school year, and some have chosen to drop out of the application process altogether.

Jun 10, 2024 | teneo.com | Wolfango Piccoli |Nicholas Watson

Welcome to this edition of the Weekly Political Compass from Teneo’s political risk advisory team. This week, we are taking a closer look at parliamentary cooperation against Argentina’s government. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy committee will meet, moderate parties performed better than expected in Belgium, a key vote on green mobility is ahead in Brazil, and strike action might resume in Nigeria. Our graph of the week zooms in on the European Parliament election results.

Nov 29, 2023 | balkaninsight.com | Nicholas Watson

The Council of the European Union announced on Thursday it had reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament over a directive designed to protect journalists and human rights defenders from abusive court proceedings, such as strategic lawsuits against public participation, commonly known as SLAPPs. Brokered under the Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU, the proposed directive is seen as an important step towards limiting the growing use of these lawsuits by powerful and...