Tag: Western Europe
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‘Madame de Pompadour’: François Boucher’s Portrait of Power
[ad_1] Madame de Pompadour was a power to be reckoned with during the reign of her lover, the French king Louis XV. Born Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, she rose through the proverbial ranks at the court of Versailles starting in 1745, when the king first ennobled her, and she stayed indispensable to Louis long after the…
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Opinion | The Price Germany Pays for Net Zero
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 5, 2024 8:20 am ET Germans stopped counting long ago, but the rest of the world still might be interested in what Europe’s largest economy is paying to accomplish its transition to net-zero carbon emissions. The short answer: There’s a reason Germans prefer not to know. Consider the construction of new green…
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2024 is the ‘year of globetrotting,’ travel expert says. Here are some of the hot spots
[ad_1] Tokyo, Japan. Matteo Colombo | DigitalVision | Getty Images When it comes to travel abroad, popular destinations like London, Paris and Rome always seem to top the wish list for Americans. But many travelers are looking beyond those mainstay cities for trips in 2024. Interest in major Asian hubs, off-the-beaten-path locales in Europe and…
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Opinion | Worldwide, 2024 Elections Promise a Whirlwind
[ad_1] Dec. 28, 2023 12:49 pm ET It’s (almost) election year, baby! Every year is important in its way, and most elections matter to someone. Even so, 2024 promises to be unusually electorally exciting due to the sheer amount of voting across the democratic world—and over what issues. What seems likely to be an awful…
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Opinion | The Wilders Message From the Netherlands
[ad_1] Dutch elections rarely stir much excitement abroad, but the voting in the Netherlands Wednesday marks an exception. The big winner was Geert Wilders, a veteran right-wing campaigner, and the freakout his victory has triggered across Europe is something to behold. Mr. Wilders’s Freedom Party (PVV) won a plurality of 37 seats in the 150-seat…
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Opinion | Germany Faces the Green Fiscal Truth
[ad_1] Things have gone from bad to worse in Germany this week after a court ruling that’s forcing the government to do something truly shocking: level with voters about how much the net-zero energy transition will cost. Please pass the smelling salts. The country’s highest constitutional court ruled this month that one of the coalition…
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Opinion | The British Tories’ Desperation Budget
[ad_1] United Kingdom Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday unveiled a new budget, and what do you know. He and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have finally realized they need faster economic growth. But it’s probably far too little and way too late. This week’s Autumn Statement marks the last opportunity Messrs. Sunak and Hunt are likely…
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Opinion | The Desolate Wilderness
[ad_1] An account of the Pilgrims’ journey to Plymouth in 1620, as recorded by Nathaniel Morton. [ad_2] Source link
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Opinion | Spain’s Prime Minister Toys With Separatism
[ad_1] Updated Nov. 9, 2023 7:59 pm ET Remember last summer when everyone was afraid that a far-right party could perform well in a Spanish election and endanger Spain and the European Union? Well it’s starting to look like the alternative was worse, after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday struck a deal with regional…