Ten parties are running in Luxembourg’s parliamentary elections on 14 October. Eight are running in all four of the country’s electoral districts, while two of them – Demokratie and Déi Konservativ (the Conservatives) – are only on the ballot in one or two districts.
Les «défenseurs de la santé publique» se tournent vers le seul danger que personne n’a vu venir : les héros dessinés sur les boîtes de céréales. Et oui, Tony le Tigre, Cornelius le Coq, ou Pops l’Abeille voudraient tous du mal à nos enfant, mais, pas de panique! L’Union européenne, l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé […]
Απαγόρευση στα πλαστικά καλαμάκια, φόροι στα αναψυκτικά, απαγόρευση των ντιζελοκίνητων αυτοκινήτων, καταστολή του καπνίσματος, περιορισμοί στην κατανάλωση αλκοόλ: Ο κατάλογος των περιορισμών των ατομικών ελευθεριών των ανθρώπων συνεχώς αυξάνεται. Γιατί όμως είναι τόσο δημοφιλές το Κράτος-Παραμάνα;
U.S president Donald Trump continues to be blamed for initiating a trade war with Europe, when indications for that are not entirely there. During this week’s rally in West Virginia, however, Trump reiterated that he’d love to see no tariff-barriers whatsoever. Why is he still not striking a nerve with EU leaders?
This essay is a contribution to an essay competition launched by The Economist. You can find more info here. Last September, a website promoting the concept of students reaching out to get themselves a so-called “sugar daddy” promoted itself around the campus of the Free University of Brussels, in Belgium. The ad, printed on a […]
There should, however, be no ambiguity about one point: the consumption of alcohol does bring health risks that all consumers should be aware of. Educational practices should promote and enable responsible drinkers without falling into blatant paternalism the likes of which will infantilise the Welsh consumer of their consumer choice.
On October 14, Luxembourgers will take to the polls to elect a new parliament. To those newly arrived in the Grand Duchy, the myriad political posters with unfamiliar faces might look confusing. Here are the five things you need to know about Luxembourg’s election.
The new FAA reauthorization bill includes a provision by Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., that would effectively turn the entire business of air travel upside down. The so-called FAIR (Forbid Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous Fees Act)Fees Act targets any fee for a change or cancellation of a reservation for a flight in interstate air transportation, […]
The Irish women’s magazine SHEmazing quoted me on the issue of minimum alcohol pricing, currently discussed in the Republic of Ireland.
Last month, we’ve seen U.S president Donald Trump slam European leaders for their lack of commitment to NATO military spending targets. Trump believes that his European partners are spending too little on defence and says that in the future, they shouldn’t rely on the States to provide for their security. In light of this policy […]
Bill Wirtz 