Imagine visiting the German city of Frankfurt and walking down Heinrich Himmler Avenue, taking a left on Reinhard Heydrich Plaza, continuing down Joseph Goebbels Boulevard, and ending up in front of a golden statue of Adolf Hitler. It would never happen—in fact, sounds like a scene out of the TV show Man in the High Castle.
The far-right in Europe is making gains both at the national and EU level. Donald Trump has made noise about reuniting with self-identified economic nationalist Steve Bannon. It’s a trend that’s not going away, even as we debate the true meaning of nationalism and its political implications. So it’s worth remembering what it did to Europe in the 20th […]
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn, an ass den 3. Juni gelaaf. De ganze Beitrag fënnt een hei. D’Ukrain ass aktuell an engem inoffizielle Krich mat Russland, zënter der Annexioun vun der Krim-Hallefinsel duerch de Regimm vum Vladimir Putin. De Bill Wirtz war zu Lviv am Weste vun der Ukrain, a schwätzt […]
This report was translated into English by RTL Radio Luxembourg, for RTL Today. The original was a Luxembourgish radio report about the UNESCO World Heritage site in Kutna Hora, Czech Republic. At an 85km distance from Prague – which translates into roughly an hour an a half’s journey by train – makes the site a […]
Dëse Reportage ass fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn an ass de 29. Mee iwwerdroë ginn. De ganze Beitrag kann een hei lauschteren. Kutná Hora, op Däitsch Kuttenberg, ass eng Stad an Tschechien déi zum UNESCO-Weltkulturierwen zielt. Besonnesch bekannt ass de Sedletz-Ossarium, eng kleng Kierch an där dausende vun Doudekäpp hänken.
On Sunday, the European Council signed off on the withdrawal agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom.
Δύο πράγματα στη ζωή είναι σίγουρα: Ο θάνατος και οι φόροι. Έτσι λέει το ρητό. Κι όμως, παρά το γεγονός ότι η αναγκαιότητα της φορολόγησης σε μεγάλο βαθμό δεν αμφισβητείται, η “συναίνεση” για τη χρήση της είναι ένα νέο ιστορικό φαινόμενο. Πώς έφτασε η φοροδιαφυγή, που αρχικά ήταν μια πράξη προστασίας έναντι της κρατικής κατάχρησης, […]
В опит да продадат идеята за Европейския съюз като една нововъзникаща супер-държава, подръжниците на тази теза, започват да приемат един език, който изглежда обявява прехода на ЕС от икономически съюз към федерална държава. Част от въпросната реторика е и описанието на личности като Жан Моне, Алтиро Спинели и Робер Шуман като „бащите-основатели на ЕС“.
In an attempt to sell the European Union as an emerging super-state, its supporters have adopted language that makes it seem as if the transition from an economic agreement to a federal state is all natural.
Chaque famille a ses habitudes quand il s’agit de rester en contact avec les grands-parents. Pour beaucoup, c’est une corvée régulière, et on essaie de faire de son mieux pour échapper au coup de fil de trois heures avec mémé.
Bill Wirtz 