Susanne Mundschenk

The Netherlands is showing how not to tackle climate change

3 August 2022 10:06 pm

For weeks now, Dutch farmers have been protesting against the government’s plans on nitrogen emissions cuts, creating havoc in the…

The problem with euro-dollar parity

12 July 2022 6:20 pm

The euro is nearly level with the dollar. It should not matter in theory, because of the relatively low share…

Turkey’s grain diplomacy

5 July 2022 12:40 am

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is once again using Turkey’s geopolitical position for his own ends, this time dictating grain shipments from…

Marine Le Pen is the big winner in France's anti-Macron election

20 June 2022 5:28 pm

Emmanuel Macron has lost his absolute majority. The surprise winner was Marine Le Pen and her party, Rassemblement National, while…

Where does Macron go from here?

25 April 2022 6:00 pm

The French do not want Emmanuel Macron’s party to win in the National Assembly, at least according to polls taken at…

Le Pen, Zemmour and the two French far rights

8 February 2022 3:37 am

Just about two months ahead of the French elections, a first poll for Le Parisién suggests that Marine Le Pen…

Europe's emerging energy crisis

23 December 2021 8:55 pm

After the pandemic, is energy the next European crisis? Gas prices have hit new records, reaching $180 per barrel in…

The fifth Covid wave could break Macron

23 November 2021 6:40 am

The fifth Covid wave has started in Europe. Some governments are already imposing lockdowns and wage cuts for the unvaccinated…

Is Marine Le Pen’s presidential bid doomed?

28 June 2021 11:27 pm

Nothing went as predicted in France’s regional elections. Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National did not win a single region and…