As the Brexit negotiations progress and the European Union attempts to prevent more member states from turning against the EU, the question of “European values” is raised constantly. Those who criticize the union are said to be ignorant of the fact that Europe shares common values that it needs to protect. One has to wonder: […]
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass den 20. Mäerz ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. [Radio USO]: D’Europäescht Parlament well de System vun der Eurovignette endgülteg ofschafen, an de Wee fräi maachen fir uniformiséiert Conditiounen fir d’Maut op europäeschen Autobunnen. De Bill Wirtz mat enger Korrespondenz vu […]
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. “De Fakt dass d’Europäesch Unioun een Demokratiedefizit huet ass net nëmmen onëmstridden, et ass esou ongeféier deen eenzegen Konsenspunkt bei deem jiddereen […]
V Evropské unii vznikl rozkol kvůli reformám, které zavádí polská vláda. Zatímco silní hráči jako Francie tlačí Unii k zavedení sankcí vůči Polsku za porušování demokratických principů, zejména nezávislosti justice, maďarský premiér Viktor Orbán už oznámil, že jeho země bude jakékoli sankce blokovat. Kontinentu nic dobrého nepřináší ani silový přístup západní Evropy, ani nedostatek svobody ve střední […]
In January, the European Parliament announced that it will set up a Special Committee on the Union’s authorization procedure for pesticides. This move comes after the re-authorization of the herbicide glyphosate, which has been under repeated fire from anti-GMO activist groups for alleged health concerns. This parliamentary committee “investigating potential failures in the EU’s system for renewing […]
Last week, US president Donald Trump announced tariffs on steel and aluminium, as a means to protect local American industries from foreign competition. This is in line with Trump’s general tendency towards economic protectionism, demonstrated by his support for tariffs on the Canadian manufacturer Bombardier’s C-series jets (planes which are partially produced in the UK […]
As the divorce between Britain and the European Union moves closer to its final deadline of March 2019, a number of observations can be made regarding the fallout. The overly optimistic “Leavers” and the forcefully hysterical “Remainers” are both wrong. For the most part, we cannot know what the future brings.
President Trump announced that he will impose tariffs on steel and aluminium, as a way of protecting local industries against foreign imports. This news didn’t go down well in steel-producing European countries, and has seemingly obligated the European Union to respond to the U.S. administration.
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass den 13. Mäerz ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. [Radio USO]: Den 23. Mäerz trieden dem U.S Präsident Donald Trump seng Importsteieren op Stool an Aluminium a Kraaft. Op enger Pressekonferenz zesummen mam franséischen Wirtschaftsminister Bruno Le Maire warnen d’Associatiounen vu […]
The EU is currently negotiating a trade agreement with the four founding members of Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay). It should come to nobody’s surprise that the opposition to such a trade deal is already in the making. But who are these campaigners who so vehemently reject the idea of intercontinental trade?
Bill Wirtz 