Evropská unie se domáhá toho nižších emisí oxidu uhličitého a pro příští roky si stanovuje odvážné cíle. Politici ovšem nedokážou pochopit, že to, co je motorem inovací, jsou ekonomické důvody, nikoli pokuty a dotace.
Quoted by British Plastics & Rubber
I was quoted by British Plastics & Rubber on the topic of the European Parliament’s vote on the new plastics strategy. Read more below, and on their website.
[Video] How the EU buys itself young people’s support (with your money)
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. Where does the EU gather this sudden support of young people?
What changes politically in the parliament
As the Liberals, Greens and Socialists go into coalition talks, following the election on 14 October, the widespread narrative seems to be that “nothing is going to change” on a political level in Luxembourg. However, voters have made an unmistakable turn to the left, by giving more support to the Greens, as well as voting in […]
Dear WHO: fighting Ebola also works if you fly Economy class
Expensive hotels, beach resorts, and staggering travel costs: the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) would have some tough questions to answer, if only the countries that funded it would ask them.
Key takeaways from the CSV’s election performance
Lots of concerned faces at the Christian Social People’s Party (CSV) election party … Sunday night and the year 2013 definitely had something in common. Back in 2013, the CSV’s electoral campaign tried to capitalise on the successes of Jean-Claude Juncker, now former prime minister and soon to be former European Commission president.
L’Allemagne bloque à raison l’avancement de la taxe sur les GAFA
Alors que la France et l’Espagne font pression pour l’adoption d’une taxe GAFA (Google, Amazon, Facebook et Apple), également appelée «taxe Google», l’Allemagne a choisi une approche plus prudente.
Ten years after the Great Recession, Luxembourg moves to the left
Cheers and dances filled Sunday’s election night after politicians and activists frantically calculated the numerical options for future coalitions. Much is at stake. Those continuing to rule, or those getting into power, will be the ones to appoint high-level bureaucrats, allow more candidates to enter parliament (since Luxembourgish ministers do not keep their seats in […]
[REPORTAGE] Frank Engel: Philanthropen wéi de Bill Gates sinn eng Hëllef am Entwécklungsberäich
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass den 20. Oktober ausgestraalt ginn. Um Mëttwoch hat d’Europäescht Parlament, zesumme mam Europäeschen Dagverband vun de Think Tank’en ee Nomëtteg fir iwwer Innovatioun an der Entwécklungshëllef ze diskutéieren. Dem Bill Gates seng Präsenz – och wann hie just eng begrenzt Zäit do war – hat […]
[Video] Questions to ask your MEP candidates
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. Here are the questions you should ask your MEP candidates.
Bill Wirtz 