The drills are pumping, the oil is flowing, and hundreds of thousands of laborers are swarming around, proudly putting their hands to work, each one representing a perfectly fitting clog in the machine called the United States of America. Nobody is worried about the millions of metric tons of CO2 this activity is generating or… » read more
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Duel for the next German chancellor
March 27, 2017
As of this February, Germany has a new president: centre-left Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the former Foreign Minister. However, the world has its eyes firmly set on a much more important election this fall, the one for the German chancellor, where Angela Merkel will run for a fourth consecutive term. The role of the German president would… » read more
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EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Global Europe, Politique, Regional Policy, Uncategorized , Angela Merkel, Bundestag, CDU, CSU, elections, German Chancellor, Germany, Martin Schulz, SPD |
Is the European Defence Union the way forward?
March 15, 2017
On March 6th, the joint meeting of foreign affairs and defence ministers came to an agreement on a Military Planning and Conduct Capability which will coordinate three training missions in Somalia, Mali and the DRC. These three missions are quite small and mostly serve as a test phase for the new institution. Next year, the… » read more
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EU - US, EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Uncategorized , cooperation, defence, defence union, european union, future of the EU, NATO, security |
In a recent interview with Hospodarske Noviny, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said that he is open to cooperation between the Social Democrats (CSSD) and the Communists (KSCM) on government level. Up until now, this has been hindered by the so-called Bohumin resolution of 1995. The resolution was put in place to ensure that the… » read more
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, Bohuslav Sobotka, ČSSD, Czech politics, Czech Republic, KSČM, Miloš Zeman, politics |
Justice for Théo: A Symptom of a Bigger Problem
March 9, 2017
Earlier in February, a black Frenchman, only identified as Théo, became a victim of sexual assault by the French police. The incident sparked a series of protests, which certainly did not go unnoticed by the French media. It has, however, become clear that the media coverage both in France and across Europe centered on a… » read more
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EurActiv.com, human rights, Uncategorized , criminality, France, human rights, justice, sexual abuse, violence |
Debunking the right-wing myths about Sweden
March 1, 2017
Debunking the right-wing myths about Sweden Ever since Donald Trump mentioned a non-existent incident in Sweden, alluding to the country’s alleged troubles caused by influx of Muslim migrants, Sweden has been the focus of international media attention. However, even before Trump, Sweden was often described as a symbol of the failures of immigration by the… » read more
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, crime, crime rates, homicides, myths, property crime, rapes, right-wing politics, Sweden, violence |
The Underrated Value of Political Cooperation and Stability
February 20, 2017
My previous blog ”In Search of a New Political Culture” focused on the increasingly toxic political culture of dismantling the legacy of predecessors at all costs rather than fostering a culture of cooperation, and the consequences hereof. To sum it up, if our democracies only revolve around 4 to 8 year vicious election cycles… » read more
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In Search of a New Political Culture
February 14, 2017
2016 was a year that sent shockwaves through the Western world. Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, Britain voted to leave the European Union. All amidst a backdrop of terrorist attacks across Europe. 2017 could very well provide new shocks, with elections coming up in the Czech Republic, Germany, France and the… » read more
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EU - US, EurActiv.com, Regional Policy, UK in Europe, Uncategorized , Brexit, Donald Trump, elections, globalization, liberalism, political culture |
The COP22 meeting in Marrakesh has recently drawn to its close. Delegates from the UNFCCC participating countries have been tirelessly debating the best possible ways of implementing the Paris Agreement in a timely and efficient manner, trying to make sure it delivers on its hopeful promises. At the same time, however, a very imminent threat… » read more
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Climate & Environment, EU - US, EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Uncategorized |
China has always been a strong supporter of European integration but since the beginning of the relationship in the 1970s, EU-China relations face the challenge of combining principles and pragmatism. In an era of uncertainty, this relationship can be a source of stability. The origins of this remarkably consistent positioning on the international stage started… » read more
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EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Uncategorized , China, EU, human rights, pragmatism, Sino-European relations, Tibet |
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