Le Royaume-Uni a annoncé pendant le Forum économique mondial à Davos qu’elle va introduire une taxe digitale. Depuis trois ans, l’Union européenne discute d’une proposition similaire pour le reste du continent. Les États-Unis soulèvent la question de l’équité au niveau des échanges commerciaux, et le Grand-Duché propose de trouver une solution à l’échelle de l’OCDE. […]
[Reportage] Isabel Wiseler: Am Iran op Deseskalatioun setzen
Dëse Reportage ass fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn a gouf de 29. Januar iwwerdroe ginn. No dem rezente Konflikt zwëschent Amerika an dem Iran huet d’Europäesch Unioun op Deseskalatioun gesat. Bréissel muss elo nei Weeër fannen fir mat der islamëscher Republik ze verhandelen. D’Administratioun vum US-Präsident Donald Trump huet kloer eng nei Strategie wat […]
[Reportage] Weltwirtschaftsforum zu Davos: Interview mam Xavier Bettel
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass de 23. Januar iwwerdroe ginn. De ganze Beitrag fënnt een och hei. Dës Woch fënnt zu Davos an der Schwäiz de Weltwirtschaftsforum statt. De Premierminister Xavier Bettel ass zu Gaascht. De Xavier Bettel ass secher net déi bekannste Perséinlechkeet um Weltwirtschaftsforum zu Davos, wou sech […]
La vape a réussi d’accomplir ce que l’Etat ne peut pas
Une bonne information et une réglementation équilibrée sont plus efficaces que l’interdiction pure et simple : du bon sens, et pourtant… Les collégiens, les lycéens et les étudiants ont augmenté leur consommation de cigarettes électroniques, malgré les préoccupations croissantes.
Iran escalation: Europe’s rightful restraint
They remember well the failures of the Iraq war and aren’t cowed by Mike Pompeo’s disapproval. Following the killing of Qasem Soleimani by American forces in Iraq, Washington and Tehran have spent days saber-rattling. Recent explosions in front of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad have intensified hostilities—President Trump is making direct threats against Iran on […]
Trump is anti-NATO? Actually, Macron is the biggest enemy of the alliance
The French president wants the alliance out of the way to make room for a European Union army. President Trump’s position on NATO has been consistent since he campaigned in 2016. His pitch is strong on defense but fiscally conservative: in essence, Trump accuses NATO members of not paying their fair share when it comes […]
Tesla’s Fatal Strategy
On October 21, 2019, President Trump praised ongoing trade negotiations between the United States and China. Still, as negotiators work towards a deal that would alleviate tensions and reduce tariffs amongst the countries, the trade war persists. And that fact could spell disaster for Elon Musk’s Tesla — a company banking hard on generous financial assistance from […]
Trump Lays Foundation for Deregulation — Now He Should Cement It
How do you modernize the United States, make it open to innovation, free its entrepreneurs, and show that it is open for business? For decades, conservatives have made the case for deregulation as a way to relieve burdensome D.C. regulations. During his rallies, President Trump vaunts the advantages of cutting red tape, showing how regulation […]
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 […]
G-‘meh’
The international body lacks democratic legitimacy and usually devolves into Trump bashing. Why should America host it next year?