Category Archives: EU

Wahlverwandtschaften

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney had been invited by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to address the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Von der Leyen had invited Canada to become the first ever associate member of the … Continue reading →

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Dear Jonas

Donald Trump has apparently sent a letter to the Norwegian Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, which starts, “Dear Jonas: Since your country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping 8 wars PLUS, I no longer feel … Continue reading →

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A Pincer Movement?

German state-funded television network and public service international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) reported the other day that Ukraine has declared a state of emergency as Russia is relentlessly targeting its infrastructure in the coldest winter since Russia’s full invasion in … Continue reading →

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Get Them Out Here!

What is so concerning is the brazen Here!, which President Donald Trump tweeted yesterday on his platform TruthSocial. NATO: Tell Denmark to get them out of here, Now! Two dogsleds won’t do it! Only the US can!!! It was just … Continue reading →

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Chief Whip of European People’s Party Evokes Wannsee Conference

When chief whip of the accumulation of conservative and right-wing populist European People’s Party (EPP) in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, uttered his expectations for 2018 on the occasion of his national party CSU’s New Year’s reception in Seeon, Bavaria, … Continue reading →

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