“Who’s in favour? Who’s against? Who abstains?” The questions asked by parliamentary chairman Mars Di Bartolomeo (LSAP) aren’t that different from those of any other parliament in Europe. Yet Luxembourg is different, if only due to its size. Indeed, any legislature that could fit into your average pizzeria is unquestionably small. But, with only 60 […]
Es gibt eine Redeweise die besagt, dass man erst erkennt was einem fehlt, wenn es einem nicht mehr zur Verfügung steht. Diesen Eindruck bekommt man wenn man bemerkt, mit welcher Selbstverständlichkeit wir die enorme Wahlfreiheit im Supermarkt vor uns sehen. Der Fortschritt liegt nämlich nicht nur darin, dass es überhaupt Orangen, Gewürze oder spanischen Wein […]
Be it credit card fees or extra fees on airlines, politicians are trying to crack down on extra charges in the name of protecting the consumer. In reality, they do quite the opposite.
I was quoted by the American news outlet CNS News on the topic of Nazi protests in Chemnitz, Germany. You can read the full article here.
The campaign leading up to Luxembourg’s parliamentary elections on 14 October has been quite the sideshow. Don’t be surprised if, during your visit to the Schueberfouer funfair in Luxembourg City, someone in a suit and coloured tie hands you a flyer, a pen, some chewing gum, a fan or some other gadget to mark the […]
Brussels has woken back up; but it’s not only the trams and metros that are seeing themselves filled to the last remaining standing spot, the political machinery has also been rebooted. For French president Emmanuel Macron, the pitch is out for his EU reforms; but unlike last time, the EU now has other priorities.
The German city of Chemnitz, in the state of Saxony, is seeing large protests by neo-Nazis, following a fatal stabbing of a German citizen by refugees. The men arrested in the case are a 22-year old Iraqi and a 23-year-old Syrian, who are now being charged with voluntary manslaughter.
Zwischen dem 25. Juli und 8. August nahmen zwei Schülerinnen der Europaschule in Mamer am London International Youth Science Forum in Großbritannien teil. Lavinia Kadar und Inès Bahlawane hatten sich mehrere Wochen mit dem Thema Desinfizierungen von Wunden, und dem potenziellen Risiko durch endotoxische Gifte auseinandergesetzt. Hierbei ging es darum herauszufinden ob Stoffwechselprodukte von absterbenden […]
Since the end of communism, countries suffering from the economic destruction of collectivism have risen out of the ashes, and are turning into prosperous and modern countries. Time to celebrate!
Elon Musk’s rise to fame through SpaceX, his Tesla car brand, and his extravagant personality as a whole, comes with questions about his efficacy vis-a-vis his promises. SpaceX itself published a video in September last year mocking its regular failures in landing rocket boosters. Those spectacular “fails” might be amusing to viewers, but it becomes more nuanced […]
Bill Wirtz 