Glowing Christmas lights fill the cold streets of medieval European cities with little wooden booths selling steaming hot wine and cinnamon biscuits. However, the traditional look and idyllic atmosphere seem to be threatened by the evil of modern-day capitalism. That is, at least, the common saying of visitors of these markets. But are big companies […]
Lorsque vous prenez le train en Europe, vous êtes confronté à un large interventionnisme de l’Etat – par des rails nationalisés ou subventionnés par l’Etat. Inévitablement, ces services se sont détériorés au fil du temps, en raison d’un manque de concurrence, alors que les tarifs ont augmenté. Il suffit de s’attarder sur l’exemple de la […]
If you’ve made it past the headline and didn’t fall into frantic screeching yet, there might some hope that you’ll consider the arguments here. The European Union, as a political project with comprehensible interest of self-sustaining its overarching ideals, has been generously funding all sorts youth projects. Be that the European Youth Forum, the European Structured Dialogue […]
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) Wer das Wort “Bürgermeister” hört denkt oft gleich an einen älteren Herrn der seit Jahren sein Amt inne hat. Jérôme Seiler, der am […]
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) Bei Jugendlichen gibt es meistens nur zwei Gruppen: Die die das Kochen mögen und die, die damit so wenig wie möglich am Hut […]
With Britain leaving the European Union, the British will cease to contribute to the budgets of the institutions. This includes the CAP, the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy, which allocates funding in the form of individual payments to producers. Over the last months, farmers on the continent have been very concerned about their subsidies which put […]
The European Union’s Commission laid out a proposal for the liberalisation of the European inter-city bus market. As a part of the second phase of the Commission’s mobility pack, Brussels will allow bus operators to organise inter-city travels for journeys longer than 100 kilometers.
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass de 15. Dezember ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. [Radio USO]: D’Europäesch Unioun mecht grondleegend Ännerungen an hire Reegelen fir de perséinlechen Datschutz. De Bill Wirtz bericht vu Bréissel. Säit 2015 schafft d’Europäesch Unioun un engem Reformpak fir Dateschutzreegelen am Beräich […]
An imaginably large part of the European population would be unwilling to donate to causes that are antithetical to their personal beliefs. This has pushed many non-governmental actors to appear relatively neutral in the public eye. The European Union, however, is largely sponsoring organisations which are actively lobbying Brussels.
In a recent ruling, the British Supreme Court ruled that Scotland is indeed allowed to impose minimum alcohol pricing on its market. After a decade-long feud with producers, the Scots now intend to crack down on alcohol consumption. The legislation, which the Scottish Parliament passed in 2012, sets a minimum price of 50 pence per […]
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