Love or hate it, Brexit offers many opportunities for regulatory overhaul. The recently released UK budget gets rid of the tampon tax, a financial instrument long criticised by the feminist movement (and rightfully so). Another tool of regulation which the European Union has long imposed on Britain should now also be axed: the 2001 directive on […]
Germany remains a political barometer for Europe. Following the happenings in Berlin and the 16 German state governments can give you a good idea of where the continent will be heading. During the sovereign debt crisis, German criticism of the euro as a common currency opened the floodgates for mainstream opposition (that ultimately did not […]
Turkey and Syria are headed towards war, after 30 Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack by the Syrian government in a zone previously negotiated to be safe for them. At the same time, Turkey and Russia are also in a de facto war, with Ankara going beyond what are normally considered retaliatory strikes. The […]
Has World War III started yet? Anyone who believed former British prime minister and European Union supporter David Cameron in 2016 would think that it had. Cameron claimed that Britain exiting the EU would lead to another global conflict that would destroy Europe as we know it. The reality is that all that has been destroyed is […]
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass den 10. Januar iwwerdroe ginn. De ganze Beitrag fënnt een och hei. Dem tschechesche Premier Andrej Babiš gëtt Detournement vun EU-Gelder virgeworf. Falls schëlleg, kéint dat och Konsequenze fir seng Partei bedeiten. Am Joer 2017 huet dat tschechescht Parlament op Demande vun der Police d’Immunitéit […]
It’s been a rough morning for the British left, following the general election on Thursday. Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party dominated the field with 364 out of 650 seats in the House of Commons, a very comfortable absolute majority. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party gathered 203 seats, in what can only be described as a crushing defeat. […]
Since Theresa May’s very awkward impromptu dance at a Tory party conference last year, you could say that British Conservatives should probably refrain from pop-inspired musical numbers. That said, Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now” applies quite well to Boris Johnson’s general election campaign. With a 12-point lead in the polls, Johnson could be looking at an 80-seat […]
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn, an ass den 2. November iwwerdroe ginn. Source. Dat israelescht Parlament riskéiert am Moment, eng drëtte kéier Neiwale missen ze organiséieren. Dat huet virun allem mat der ganz spezifescher Situatioun vum Staat Israel selwer ze dinn.
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn, an ass den 10. Oktober iwwerdroe ginn. De ganze Beitrag an Audio fënnt een hei.
At this point, there’s hardly any need to repost the video of Greta Thunberg speaking at a UN press conference earlier this week, so widely has the footage been spread on social media. Fighting back tears and with a trembling voice, the 16-year-old issued an emotional call to fight climate change that has captured people’s […]
