Voices within the ruling coalition are growing for a rapid cessation of Russian oil and gas imports. Pressure also for the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine. Chancellor Olaf Soltz is under increasing pressure, with voices calling for an embargo on Russian oil and gas to rise within the ruling coalition. Following his trip to […]
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Lepen talks about her foreign policy
“Divorce” with Germany, exit from the NATO administration and closer relations with Russia after the war, is the vision of Marin Le Pen. It is a tradition in France to maintain a stable foreign policy. “But with a president, Marin Le Pen, we will have the big upset,” she warned the French in a press […]
Chairman of the European Affairs Committee of the German Parliament: ‘Win-win the accession of Albania and Northern Macedonia’
In an interview with DW, the chairman of the European Affairs Committee of the German Parliament Anton Hofreiter believes that the vetoes of France and Bulgaria will be lifted soon. DW: Several Albanian politicians visited you recently and asked for Germany ‘s support in starting EU accession negotiations with Albania and Northern Macedonia. How can […]
New pessimistic forecasts for the German economy
After the “Wise Men” it was the turn of the leading German economic institutes with their forecasts. Negative assessments and scenarios if the Russian gas is stopped. Dramatically lowering their growth forecast, which is estimated at around 2.7% for 2022, the top five German economic institutes express their deep concern about the course of economic […]
New London for oligarchs or … Istanbul
The number of Russian depositors in Turkish banks is growing after Western sanctions. Turkey wants to make Istanbul an international financial center with little chance. Thousands of Russians are fleeing their country to Turkey after sanctions were imposed on Russia. Younger people try to get money with their card from the ATMs of Turkish banks, […]
Welcome, but on condition that Soltz is in Ukraine
Strong reactions in Germany after the announcement that President Steinmeier is unwanted in the Ukrainian capital. The Ukrainian ambassador addressed a conditional open invitation to Chancellor Soltz. Political turmoil has prevailed in Berlin’s governmental and parliamentary circles since yesterday after news broke that German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was persona non grata for Kyiv because of […]
Johnson ‘chair creaks’ after fine
The news of the fine to the British Prime Minister can not be said to have exploded like a bomb. It has become a habit for the British people to get the government involved in scandals. The “partygate” has been on the agenda for months, while in the last few days the police had started […]
German Press: ‘Unparalleled (non) diplomatic insult’
The cancellation of the trip of the German President Fr. V. Steinmeier in Kyiv and interview of the former Minister of Finance G. Papakonstantinou in the press. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was to travel to Kyiv with his Polish counterpart. His trip was canceled because he does not seem to like the Ukrainian government. In […]
French professor: ‘Putin adopts Goebbels-type propaganda’
The details of the recorded conversations of the German secret services between Russian soldiers in Ukraine, which were revealed the day before by the magazine der Spiegel, with horrors against the civilian population in the city of Butsa are not surprising, because Russia did the same in Syria. This is the conclusion reached by Fabrice […]
German president unwanted in Ukraine
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will not travel to Ukraine in the end. He is considered “undesirable” by the Ukrainian government because of his close political ties with Russia in the past. The plans of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier were thwarted at the last minute. He planned to travel to Ukraine together with his counterparts from Poland, […]
