Shock and Song
NEED TO KNOW WORLD Shock and Song Late Saturday, dozens of people in a small bar in Paris began counting down to […]
Change the Drain
NEED TO KNOW EUROPE Change the Drain Northern European populations are growing older, jeopardizing growth in the continent’s economic powerhouses. Young Southern […]
A Perfect Storm
NEED TO KNOW ITALY A Perfect Storm When fiscal conservatives fret about budget deficits and slow economic growth, their fears are rooted […]
Burden of Choice
NEED TO KNOW SLOVAKIA Burden of Choice Slovak right-wing political party leader Marian Kotleba is facing charges of hate crimes that could […]
Skepticism of Liberty
NEED TO KNOW EASTERN EUROPE Skepticism of Liberty Judging by the success of so-called “illiberal,” populist governments in Hungary, Poland and elsewhere […]
Losing Hope
NEED TO KNOW ROMANIA Losing Hope Bucharest is supposedly the Paris of the East. Citing the French influence on the Romanian capital’s […]
An Easy Puzzle
NEED TO KNOW RUSSIA An Easy Puzzle Winston Churchill famously described Russia as a “riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” […]
History Today
NEED TO KNOW POLAND History Today Polish President Andrzej Duda might skip the Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem on January 23. Duda’s pique […]
Unfinished Stories
PAST AND FUTURE WORLD Unfinished Stories As 2019 comes to a close, and with it, a decade, we at DailyChatter are taking […]
Frozen Conflict
NEED TO KNOW UKRAINE & RUSSIA Frozen Conflict During his recent annual marathon press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin said peace in […]
Saving Thursday’s Child
Dear Readers, Many of you often ask us, why can’t you offer more positive news? Well, today, we take a small step […]
Bah Humbug
NEED TO KNOW FRANCE Bah Humbug A shopkeeper decorated his Paris neighborhood with giant teddy bears recently – at cafes, metro stations, […]
The Lamest of Ducks
NEED TO KNOW GERMANY The Lamest of Ducks German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the most powerful woman in the world, according to […]
Truth on Trial
NEED TO KNOW MALTA Truth on Trial Two years ago, journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia published a blog post about her investigation of […]
The End of the Beginning
NEED TO KNOW UNITED KINGDOM The End of the Beginning Women standing for seats in the British parliament face threats, intimidation and […]
Selfies and Tears
NEED TO KNOW ITALY Selfies and Tears There was a poignant irony to a viral video of a tourist falling into the […]
Justice, and Forgiveness
NEED TO KNOW GERMANY Justice, and Forgiveness Bruno Dey joined the SS when he was a teenager in Nazi Germany, landing a […]
The Wizard’s Feint
NEED TO KNOW BELARUS The Wizard’s Feint It’s hard to know whether the Nov. 17 elections to the lower house of parliament […]
Government by Hydra
NEED TO KNOW BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA Government by Hydra Bosnia and Herzegovina has three presidents but no government. As Agence France-Presse explained, […]
Sighing All The Way To The Polls
NEED TO KNOW SPAIN Sighing All The Way To The Polls The weather was so cold on election day Sunday in Spain […]
Rearview Mirror Politics
NEED TO KNOW ROMANIA Rearview Mirror Politics Has Romania finally achieved a semblance of stability? Protests over political corruption have wracked Romania […]
Of Falling Walls and Soaring Rage
NEED TO KNOW GERMANY Of Falling Walls and Soaring Rage Americans view the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago as […]