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) Rollstuhlrennen stehen Athleten mit jeder qualifizierten Art von Behinderung, Amputation, Rückenmarksverletzungen, zerebraler Lähmung und Sehbehinderung (in Kombination mit einer anderen Behinderung) offen. Die […]
In a surprise decision on Wednesday, the European Parliament decided to trigger a procedure to sanction one of its member states: Hungary. The battle for the future of Europe is on.
You’ve seen them by now: large posters filling the cities and countryside of the Grand Duchy, proudly presenting the numerous faces running for parliament. And, as with every election cycle, the political parties are bragging about the presence of ‘young’ candidates (less than 35 years of age) on their ballots. Media outlets then calculate the […]
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass de 19. September ausgestraalt ginn. 650 Milliarden Euro sollen am InvestEU Investitiounsprogramm festgehale ginn. Dëse neie Projet soll fir de multiannuelle Budget 2021 bis 2027 vun der EU gëllen, a regroupéiert eng ganz Rei vun anere Fongen, wéi zum Beispill de COSME-Fong fir kleng a […]
A petition launched by former teachers-union president Daniel Reding recently reached the necessary threshold of 4,500 signatures, in order to be debated in parliament. With only a narrow 4,550 signatures, the Committee on Petitions will first investigate the signatures before then organising a public hearing on said question. Reding is asking for a complete ban […]
Luxembourg’s Ministry of the Economy supports sharing services such as Airbnb, yet the minister of transport has banned the ride-sharer Uber. This contradiction won’t have escaped those who follow government policy closely – and who can only be surprised by the gulf between deputy prime minister Etienne Schneider (LSAP) and transport minister François Bausch (déi […]
The German politician Manfred Weber is the current front-runner of the European People’s Party (EPP), making him the most likely personality to become the next Commission president. So who is Manfred Weber, and what does his candidacy mean for EU politics?
Das österreichische Forschungsportal “Addendum” hat im Juli ein Video über die Fakten von genmanipulierten Lebensmitteln veröffentlicht. Genetisch veränderte Lebensmittel stehen weiterhin unter Kritik, besonders von Organisationen wie Greenpeace. Dass Addendum-Video zeigt die unangenehme Realität der Umweltorganisation, die mit Desinformation Spendengelder einfährt.
Be it municipal children’s councils or national youth organizations: the effort to promote children in politics is ongoing. To nobody’s surprise, the kids reach the exact conclusions that the adults want them to reach.
Existuje spousta truismů a tohle je jeden z nich: kdo říkává „peníze nejsou všechno“, ten dost pravděpodobně nemá se svou finanční situací vážnější problém. Je to ironie – zdá se, že čím je člověk bohatší, tím víc cítí potřebu tu frázi opakovat, kudy chodí – jako by mít peníze bylo nějaké provinění či co. Do povědomí se asi […]
Bill Wirtz 