Too little, too late? The complicated art of comparing pension systems

Too little, too late? The complicated art of comparing pension systems

The French have protested against a planned pension reform. But in fact, the country’s pension system is fairly generous when…

Greece Independence Day

Greece Independence Day

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State On behalf of the Government and people of the United States of America, I…

Greece Independence Day

Greece Independence Day

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State On behalf of the Government and people of the United States of America, I…

Greece Independence Day

Greece Independence Day

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State On behalf of the Government and people of the United States of America, I…

Invocation of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism to Examine Reports of Human Rights Abuses Committed by Lukashenka Regime

Invocation of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism to Examine Reports of Human Rights Abuses Committed by Lukashenka Regime

Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson The United States and 37 other countries have invoked the OSCE Moscow Mechanism requesting that…

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Azerbaijani President Aliyev

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Azerbaijani President Aliyev

Office of the Spokesperson The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken called…

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan

Office of the Spokesperson The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken…

Egypt: Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s sister re-starts #FreeAlaa campaign after COP27 silence

Egypt: Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s sister re-starts #FreeAlaa campaign after COP27 silence

The activist and blogger is Egypt’s most prominent political prisoner. Despite a dramatic hunger strike late last year, he remains…

Troubled bank stocks drop despite bn liquidity boost

Troubled bank stocks drop despite $84bn liquidity boost

European shares logged their steepest weekly drop in five months amid continued turbulence in the global banking sector. German Chancellor…

Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with German State Secretary Michaelis

Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with German State Secretary Michaelis

Office of the Spokesperson The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke today…

Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with French Foreign Ministry Secretary General Descôtes

Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with French Foreign Ministry Secretary General Descôtes

Office of the Spokesperson The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke yesterday…

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba

Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba

Office of the Spokesperson The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today…

Falling stocks in Europe and US stoke banking crisis fears

Falling stocks in Europe and US stoke banking crisis fears

Shares in global investment bank Credit Suisse fell sharply on Wednesday sending shares plunging in other European banks. Go to…

Department Press Briefing – March 14, 2023

Department Press Briefing – March 14, 2023

Ned Price, Department Spokesperson Ramin Toloui, Assistant SecretaryBureau of Economic and Business Affairs Washington, D.C. 2:02 p.m. EDT MR PRICE:…

Spanish police recover empty drug submarine off north coast

Spanish police recover empty drug submarine off north coast

The vessel was found empty but is believed to have transported cocaine from Colombia to Europe. The province of Galicia…