The pressure on Boris Johnson to resign, now from his own party, is growing. With 54 letters the process of his succession begins. Although today the Johnson administration through Michael Gove presented the country upgrade program (Leveling up) while trying to normalize its position from the “Partygate” scandal, for the British Prime Minister it seems […]
Tag: Deutsche Welle Greece
Erdogan mediation between Russia and Ukraine?
A lot is at stake for Ankara. The Turkish government maintains relations with both Russia and Ukraine. A Russian invasion of Ukraine would put Ankara in a difficult position and it would have to choose between Moscow and Kiev. That is why Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan now wants to mediate and travel to Kiev. […]
Will France ever have a female president?
France has never had a female president. Will she be able to defeat one of the women candidates in the April presidential elections this year? How will #Metoo affect the elections? Recently, Valerie Pecres, the Republican candidate for the presidency of the French Republic, found herself in a difficult position when she was invited to […]
Murder of police officers: Many unanswered questions
German public opinion is shocked today waiting for the information of the Authorities about the double murder of police officers in the Rhineland Palatinate. Were the killers poachers? Few current issues are able to attract the attention of German public opinion, which has long remained focused on what is happening on the pandemic front and […]
The report on the partygate is aggravating for Johnson
Although only 12 pages of Sue Gray’s long-awaited inquiry into government parties have been published, the conclusion for the government is already clear: Serious and unjustified mistakes. The question of course is whether they will be forgiven… So far, of course, and a few hours after the publication of the poll, the Conservative Party seems […]
Turkey: ‘Mouthpiece’ in art and culture
Censorship, but also … self-censorship is experienced by many artists and intellectuals in Turkey. Religious fanaticism does not favor the freedom of art. Even the biggest diva of Turkish pop music, Cezan Aksu, known by the nickname “the little sparrow”, does not avoid getting involved in censorship in neighboring Turkey. On December 30, Aksu uploaded […]
Waiting for the container ships
Each container that starts the journey to its destination gives data on global development. Due to a pandemic it takes time for transport to recover. After some time, the German Institute for Economic Research (RWI) based in Essen finally published the good news last week: “Container traffic in international ports has increased significantly, contributing to […]
Germany: New air in the leadership of the Greens
Ministers Analena Berbock and Robert Hubbek have resigned from the leadership of the Greens. New leaders are feminist Ricarda Lang and Iranian-born Omid Nuripour. A change of page in the leadership of the German Greens, necessary as provided by their statutes, with the positions of the party leadership being incompatible with ministerial posts. The two […]
50 years after Bloody Sunday
Events in memory of the victims with a large crowd, but also resounding absences. Families are seeking justice, amnesty is being promoted by the British government. Memories are being revived today from perhaps the darkest page in the modern history of the United Kingdom. Exactly 50 years are completed by Bloody Sunday. On January 30, […]
Portugal: The outcome of the early elections is uncertain
On Sunday, Prime Minister Costa is fighting for autonomy, but has been crushed by the conservative opposition. He does not seem to capitalize on his remarkable successes in the elections. The Portuguese are going to the polls tomorrow, but the polls can not answer the question that has preoccupied them more than the pandemic this […]
