For a politician of Angela Merkel’s grandeur, it seems like nothing should come as a shock. Over 16 years as German chancellor, Merkel has weathered a financial crisis and the subsequent chaos of the European common currency, as well as the bank and Greek bailouts; a massive refugee influx; multiple political turmoils within the EU, […]
Dëse Beitrag ass de Manuskript vu mengem Fräie Mikro, deen den 28. November um Radio 100,7 iwwerdroe gouf. Nolauschtere kann een den 100,7 Beitrag hei. “En historesche Feeler”. Esou nennt den EU-Kommissiounspräsident Jean-Claude Juncker d’Positioun vun der Lëtzebuerger Regierung am Dossier ronderem d’Besteierung vu multinationale Konzerner. D’Regierung vum Grand-Duché huet, zurecht, drop higewisen dass eng Politik déi […]
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 […]
It was only back in May that Marine Le Pen, the head of the National Front and daughter of its antisemitic founder, performed staggeringly well against Emmanuel Macron in France’s presidential election. Winning 40 percent against Macron in the second-round vote and electing eight candidates to the French National Assembly, Le Pen produced a dream result […]
Dëse Beitrag ass de Manuskript vu mengem Fräie Mikro, deen den 31. Oktober um Radio 100,7 iwwerdroe gouf. Nolauschtere kann een den 100,7 Beitrag hei. D’ass Halloween an d’Geeschter si lass. Sief dat mat Grujelfilm op der Telé oder op den Halloween-Party’en haut den Owend: Iwwerall versiche mer eis géigesäiteg souvill Angscht wéi méiglech ze maachen. Ier et […]
On September 24, Germans headed to the polls to elect a new parliament. Despite Angela Merkel’s Christian-Democrat CDU/CSU losing massively in support, she remains in a position of forming a government in the coming months. Her Social-Democrat rival Martin Schulz however lost his shot at the Chancellor’s office and announced on Sunday evening that his […]
Ce weekend, les Allemands se rendront aux urnes. Angela Merkel est certaine d’être réélue comme chancelière. Alors que sa formation politique, la CDU/CSU chrétienne-démocrate, devrait facilement retourner au pouvoir, le parlement allemand devrait toutefois se diversifier – et pas nécessairement dans le bon sens.
Dëse Beitrag ass de Manuskript vu mengem Fräie Mikro, deen den 12. September um Radio 100,7 iwwerdroe gouf. Nolauschtere kann een den 100,7 Beitrag hei. An e bësse manner wéi engem Mount sinn zu Lëtzebuerg Gemengewahlen, bei där dausende vu Kandidaten fir iwwer 500 Mandater kandidéieren. Wat d’Multiplikatioun vun dëse Mandater ugeet, hu mer an deene leschte […]
In a little under three weeks’ time, the Germans will be heading to the polls. Angela Merkel is poised to be re-annointed Chancellor. But while her party, the Christian-Democrat CDU/CSU should easily regain power, the German parliament is set to become more diverse – and not necessarily in a good way. Both the liberal democrat […]
Donald Trump has undoubtedly made his disdain for the media part of his political agenda. As the adversarial relationship between the White House and the press intensifies, many look longingly to Europe for an example as to how things should be. But, that’s shortsighted. The relationship between members of the government and the press in […]
Bill Wirtz 