As the call for sustainable solutions for climate change is constantly around, environmentalists are suggesting decreasing consumption. In order to reduce the level of CO₂ in the atmosphere, politicians intend to limit the total consumption, for instance by instituting Pigouvian taxes (punitive taxes).
When former French president François Hollande declared a state of emergency in November 2015, after the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, the government was clear on its intentions. Former prime minister Manuel Valls recommended the country remain in the state of emergency until ISIS was defeated. By that standard, it’s going to be a long time before civil […]
On Saturday, the United Kingdom suffered its second terrorist attack in only a few weeks. Three assailants rammed a van into pedestrians on the very central London Bridge in London, killing seven and wounding 48 (21 are fighting for their lives in the hospital at this time). According to The Telegraph, the police fired […]
In response to US president Donald Trump pulling out of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, French president Emmanuel Macron has criticised the announcement as ‘a mistake’. In a statement made on Friday, Macron tackled Trump’s decision to leave the agreement and refuse all implementation of its requirements.
On May 10th, the Conseil d’Etat, the highest administrative court in France, decided to ask for clarifications from the European Union Court of Justice regarding the recent EU Tobacco Products Directive.
A few weeks ago I committed the worst crimes of all by defending unpaid internships on social media:
He was the SPD’s new hope. Their chance of taking over in Berlin. Martin Schulz, the 62 year-old former president of the European Parliament, was the one to beat Merkel. He was a fresh face – he’d never run for parliament in Germany – and had proved to be a witty voice in the […]
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On the 7th of May, I had the pleasure to talk to Sky News live in Paris about the election of Emmanuel Macron. You can check out the whole video down below:
When British Prime Minister Theresa May called for snap elections on June 8, everyone was predicting she’d pull off a landslide victory. The UK’s Conservatives are surfing the wave of the aftermath of Brexit by consistently standing behind their promise to leave the European Union, something their political rivals have failed to do.
Bill Wirtz 