Tag: European Union
Mediterranean: Where is Europe’s sea rescue?
The number of refugees in the Mediterranean is increasing drastically again, more than 1000 have already drowned this year. The federal government wanted to do something about it. Why the…
Erdoğan’s seesaw policy between Russia and the West – Opinion
The Turkish president has to live with Russia and the West – and is currently making himself indispensable. But as a member of NATO, he operates in the opposite direction,…
Russian tourists return to Europe – politics
“Tschaika-Tour” leaves nothing to be desired in Germany. The Russian travel agency advertises on its website that it is worth a trip at any time of the year, “interesting, unusual,…
Lindner wants to make it easier for highly indebted EU countries – economy
The federal government has agreed on a common position on how the debt rules in the euro area could be reformed from a German perspective. “For us as the federal…
EU is struggling for financial aid for Ukraine – economy
It’s about a lot of money and solidarity – with the war-torn Ukraine, but also within the European Union: By September, the EU wants to get another financing package for…
Series “55 Voices for Democracy”: Christine Langfried – Culture
In the autumn of 1940, the British radio station BBC asked the German Nobel Prize winner for literature, Thomas Mann, to compose short radio lectures in his exile in California,…
Russia: The “formers” turn away – politics
Since the start of the Ukraine campaign, most former Soviet republics have tried to distance themselves from Russia without angering Moscow. An almost impossible balancing act. Of Silke Bigalke, Moscow…
Gas supply: That’s what Putin planned, that’s how it will happen
The European energy dependency requires a reliable supplier. But Russia no longer wants to be reliable because it is precisely this unpredictability that nightmares are made of. And Europe’s nightmare…
The exception that must not become the rule – politics
Werner Gatzer probably already suspected that when he visited Karlsruhe, he would be quoted by his former finance minister. It was Tuesday, the first of two hearing days on which…
EU database for fake IDs apparently hacked – Politics
Unknown hackers have apparently gained access to the European database iFado (Intranet False and Authentic Documents Online), on which the security authorities of all EU member states, Norway, Iceland and…