After European Union officials realized that the British people had voted to leave, EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker appointed French politician Michel Barnier as chief negotiator in the Brexit talks.
Die schlimmste Trennung
Das sind wahrscheinlich keine großen Neuigkeiten für Sie. Man kann sich an einen bestimmten Zustand des Geistes, einer Lebensart, einer Person gewöhnen. Menschen messen ihre Abhängigkeit zu anderen Personen in unterschiedlicher Weise, aber egal welche Situation, Trennungen sind niemals angenehm.
New Gun Control Measures Show that the EU still doesn’t quite get it
Despite considerable policy differences on the old continent, one issue almost entirely unites Europeans: gun control. This is currently reflected through legislators, who, despite the apparent ineffectiveness of current gun regulation, continue to infringe on the right to bear arms.
When it comes to masturbation, we have always been about self-ownership
There is strange divergence of thought when it comes to self-ownership. For most of public opinion, your body belongs to yourself when it comes to things like tattoos, piercings, gaining weight, losing weight, plastic surgery or abortion. It denies self-ownership regarding the fruit of your labour (keeping the money you earned yourself) or the consumption […]
L’hypocrisie d’Emmanuel Macron sur le protectionnisme
Cet article a été co-écrit avec Louis Rouanet. Le 18 juin, la République en Marche a remporté la majorité absolue, distançant largement tous ses concurrents politiques. De nombreux parlementaires « d’opposition » soutiendront également le gouvernement du Premier ministre Edouard Philippe.
Le combat contre le granulé de bois est mauvais pour l’environnement
Dans leur combat pour un développement durable, de multiples ONGs s’opposent à l’utilisation du granulé de bois pour la production énergétique. Des organisations comme Biofuelwatch font pression sur les responsables de l’Union européenne afin que la RED – Renewable Energy Directive (la directive européenne des energies renouvelables) de 2020 n’inclue pas la bio-énergie à grande […]
[ZOOM] Erfolg mit Wellness-Bänken
Dieser Artikel wurde für die luxemburgische Tageszeitung “Lëtzebuerger Journal” geschrieben. Die Rubrik “ZOOM” greift junge, alternative und unternehmerische Themen auf und bringt sie den Lesern näher. (Text in veränderter Form im Print) Sich gemütlich ausruhen können auf einer Holzbank: Was einfach klingt verbirgt jedoch viel Arbeit. Das können vier Schüler einer 12ième aus dem LTA […]
Health Nazis Were Actually A Thing
Many smokers these days poke fun at the crusaders of the anti-tobacco lobby as “health nazis.” The comparison is related to the extreme and authoritarian nature of national socialism. Tobacco control campaigners have tried, including through academic studies, to brand this Nazi-rhetoric as a fallacy.
The European Union is not in the position of ‘schooling’ Trump about free trade
During the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, which was held recently, European nations were keen on lecturing the United States on protectionism. It has in fact been a longstanding pledge of the G20 to resist any tendencies to put national interests above the framework of international trade agreements. It is also true that the first […]
The EU’s Chief Brexit Negotiator is an anti-anglophone
When the European Union Commission needed to appoint a negotiator for its talks with the United Kingdom, the task was of essential importance. This person needed to be a distinguished diplomat, a careful communicator in the media, and a connoisseur of the intricacy of the relationship between the British Isles and the continent. The toxic […]
