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 […]
[Reportage] Tschecheschem Premier gëtt Detournement vun EU-Gelder virgeworf
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 […]
With Boris, Britain says ‘Yes’ to Brexit the third time – will liberals accept it?
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. […]
Get used to Boris
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 […]
[Reportage] Knesset: Ee Parlament geplot vu senger eegener Diversitéit
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.
[Reportage] Isabel Wiseler kritiséiert Confirmatiounsprozedur vum Europaparlament
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn, an ass den 10. Oktober iwwerdroe ginn. De ganze Beitrag an Audio fënnt een hei.
Greta Thunberg deserves mockery
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 […]
“European Way of Life” causes EU outrage
The newly appointed head of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, is former German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen. She has now presented her cabinet, and every EU member state has suggested one commissioner, dividing up the 27 portfolios to each country. Von der Leyen had insisted on gender balance […]
Political violence is unacceptable
In the wake of the ratification of the CETA agreement, environmentalists and anti-free trade zealots are ganging up on politicians who voted for it. This can’t become the new normal.
EU websites are not your platform
EU Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis likened British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to former Russian President Boris Yeltsin in a blog post published on the website of the Commission. The point of contention is not so much about the comparison itself as it is that Andriukaitis is abusing his bureaucratic office for political purposes.