The Conservative government has been accused of generously issuing “golden passports” to Russian oligarchs shortly after the annexation of Crimea to Russia in 2014. The Johnson administration has been tough on the Putin regime since its invasion of Ukraine in February. Basic way to do it? The imposition of sanctions in Moscow in general and […]
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Germany: Christian Lindner between loans and debt brake
His party, the FDP, is small but influential because Lindner took over as finance minister. A first report to the government is being made at the party congress. At the Liberal Party congress, everything revolves, as always, around their president, Christian Lindner. He is used to this role now. He was first elected in 2014, […]
Deutsche Welle: Emmanuel Macron, the well-known unknown
In 2017 he claimed a shocking victory. This time things are more difficult. Who is Macron after all? And how did he manage to reach the Elysee Palace? He entered the courtyard of the Louvre like a young triumphant. It was five years ago and the 40-year-old Macron was celebrating a shocking victory on the […]
Great Britain: unilateral action in the Northern Ireland Protocol?
It has long been known that the British government, and in particular Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Liz Trace, are willing to do whatever it takes to end the “tough” border between Britain and Northern Ireland created after Brexit, and even if their purpose is achieved unilaterally. That is why, according to reports, they are […]
France: The so-called ‘moderate’ Le Pen
The greatest achievement of the communicators accompanying Marin Le Pen was the diploma obtained by the “National Alarm” candidate as… cat trainer. Whenever she wants to send a personal message to the voters, Le Pen talks about her favorite big Bengal cats, which roam her living room. But even when she analyzes her political agenda, […]
Ukrainian refugees are not cheap labor
The influx of Ukrainian refugees into Germany continues and the top priority is to help and protect these people who are taking refuge in the country from Russian aggression. But of course as a second concern is their integration into the German labor market, which is gaining more and more importance. Recently, in a statement […]
#Metoo brings deep crisis to the German Left
The announcement of the resignation of the 44-year-old co-chair of the party, Susanne Henning-Wales, was anything but a thunderbolt for the Left Party (Die Linke). She cited personal reasons and a lack of personal time for the upbringing of her 8-year-old son, however she hinted that the real reasons were other, deeper, long known within […]
Russia: Threats and fines for opponents of war
The Russian authorities are trying to intimidate those who do not support the war in Ukraine with persecution and fines. Reportage from Kazan, capital of Tatarstan. The “law against defamation of the armed forces” has been in force for a month in Russia. Since then, more than 300 “suspects” have been arrested, while 21 cases […]
France: Macron wins the debate
One in four French people, nearly 16 million people, watched yesterday’s two-and-a-half-hour duel between President Emanuel Macron and National Alarm chief Marine Le Pen. For most viewers, Macron won the battle. With his speech, with his style, with his strategy. From the very beginning, on the issue of the “purchasing power of the French”, which […]
German Press: Soltz and Germany as a controversial leader
Criticism of German Chancellor Olaf Solz for his reluctant policy towards Ukraine and the Greek islands in the press. The German press’s topic is Chancellor Olaf Solz’s statements that the German army is not currently in a position to supply weapons to Ukraine but instead can allocate money for Ukraine to buy weapons. The German […]
