During the 2016 election, Donald Trump repeatedly voiced criticism towards defense spending in Europe. As president, Trump’s administration initially seemed to follow through on this promise: Defense Secretary Mattis gave alliance members one year to ramp up their military budgets to pay their fair share in defense spending. Now that this deadline is about to […]
The recent decision by the United States to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has furthered political division in the European Union. In December, Czech President Miloš Zeman called the European Union “cowards” for its lack of desire to follow the lead of the United States. Germany and France, meanwhile, believe that Washington’s move endangers a […]
Dësen Artikel gouf am Kader vun engem Projet geschriwwen dee “Bléckwénkel” heescht. Jonker mat verschiddene politische Philosophien äntwerten op preparéiert Froen, am Sënn vun der Informatioun vu jonke Lycée’s-Schüler. Den Original kann een hei liesen. “D’Zukunft vun der Europäescher Unioun a 350 Wieder ze beschreiwen ass keng sonnerlech einfach Aufgab, besonnesch net wann de Point de Vue […]
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass de 8. Dezember ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. [Radio USO]: Haut de moien huet den EU-Komissiounspräsident Jean-Claude Juncker vun engem gudde Kompromëss an de Brexit-Négotiatioune geschwat. De Bill Wirtz kuckt sech d’Reaktiounen un:
In a renewed effort to get the issue of “dual food standards” back on the table, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary have urged the European Commission to regulate on the problem. The concern from the Visegrad Group, as they are known in Europe, is that companies might be deliberately providing supermarkets with food […]
On October 15th, Austria held its parliamentary election following the breakup of the coalition between social democrats and the center-right OVP. With a public debt-to-GDP ratio of 85 percent, continuous deficit spending, and rank 16 in the richest countries with the most wasteful government spending, you’d think that Austrians would be demanding an approach which comes closer […]
Seborga, a village of 320 inhabitants in the province of Imperia, is located around 10 kilometers from the Italian riviera and about 25 kilometers from the French border with Italy. The road to the mountainy town is often narrow and steep, as are many villages in the region. Entering Seborga, visitors are first confronted with […]
Last week, the Spanish constitutional court decided to put a fine of over $14,000 on the organizers of the Catalonian independence referendum, for every day that it continues. Prior to this decision, thousands of referendum ballots had been seized by the central government, as Spain considers its rebellious region to behave unconstitutionally. Catalonia, currently a […]
In a recent move by four EU member states, the European Union has brought up the issue of digital taxation, by suggesting that online business services should be taxed on turnover, not on profits. Based on an initiative by the finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy and Spain, these four governments demand action of the […]
Poland’s Law and Justice party (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość – PiS) has made international headlines due to its radical reform policy regarding the country’s judiciary system. These reforms are problematic, but they are not the only reason to be concerned about the future of freedom in the Central European state.
Bill Wirtz 