dpa (German press agency) – translated by Theresa Zettl Russia responded to the overthrow of an elected pro-Russian government in Kiev in 2014 by annexing the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea. It also supports pro-Russian separatists in the east of the
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Donetsk and Luhansk – the regions at stake in the Ukraine conflict
The Russia-Europe Conflict
about one country in the very east of Europe, it is about all of Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin has no problem with Ukraine, but with Europe and the pro-European attitude of the majority of people living in Ukraine.
Read more in this article by our guest writer Kati Schneeberger and feel invited to attend our free Webinar: “Putin’s dangerous chess game: Ukraine, Europe and the West under attack” with Kati Schneeberger on 25.02.2022 at 20:30 CET
Read moreHow last week’s ruling could change the European Union
Johannes Eber – Good morning Europe blog The compromise had only bought Poland and Hungary time. – In late 2020, a new mechanism was adopted, allowing the EU to reduce funding to countries where rule of law problems negatively affect
Read moreThe logic of sanctions – or: Why gas pipelines won’t decide the Ukraine conflict
Much of the world wants to prevent Putin’s Russia from invading Ukraine. The means of prevention: setting the price, Putin would have to pay, as high as possible. The west has ruled out military means to inflate the price. For a good reason. The costs of a military conflict between Russia on the one hand and Europa and the USA on the other would be immense, not just for Putin.
Read moreWhat we should focus on in Djokovic’s case
VLADAN LAUSEVIC In January, media worldwide has been reporting the case of the superstar tennis player Novak “Nole” Djokovic. To make a long story short, Djokovic is against Covid-19 vaccination, he was initially denied entry to Australia for competition, then
Read moreItaly from Mattarella to Mattarella: Salvini’s wrecking balls and the clash of politics
EMANUELE LOMBARDINI The presidential elections in Italy? We could define them as a great “Wacky races”, if any of you remember the famous cartoon: a strange race between cars driven by weird and unlikely drivers, with he who believes himself
Read moreItalians take their time: How the country elects the president
🇮🇹 / Italian president Johannes Eber Good morning, you may wonder why Italian’s voting for the next president started on Monday but it is still not decided who will follow president Sergio Mattarella, whose term will end on 3 February. So here is
Read moreItaly and the chess game for a new Head of State
EMANUELE LOMBARDINI Ready, steady, go! In Italy the search for the new President of Republic is starting. Next 3 February, the seven-year term of the current head of state, Sergio Mattarella, expires, and he has already said no to a
Read morePolish Catholic church: How dare you?
he southern Polish diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec speculated in a court case about whether sexual abuse of a twelve-year-old boy would bring “satisfaction” if the boy was gay. After media reported on a document to this effect, the diocese apologised for the statement and declared that they would not pursue this theory in the trial. Specifically, the case concerned the complaint of 48-year-old Janusz Szymik, who claimed to have been raped several times by a priest at the age of twelve. The perpetrator was declared guilty by the Vatican in 2015.
Read moreGreenwashing of nuclear power and nuclear waste?
At the beginning of the use of nuclear energy 60 years ago, people dreamed of an infinite supply of cheap electricity. The little bit of nuclear waste that was produced could be shot into space or dumped in the sea. To date, tons of radioactive nuclear waste have accumulated, which must be stored safely and in some cases shielded from the biosphere for over a million years. Up until today, there is no suitable final respository for it anywhere in the world. Instead: The EU focuses on green-washing of nuclear power and nuclear waste.
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