Russia invaded the territory of a sovereign nation on 24 February 2022, causing massive casualties among the civilian population and huge damage to cities and the country’s infrastructure. As the Russian troops advance into Ukrainian territory, ELfR states that it
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Free ELfR webinar We speak with Professor Peter Shirlow (FaCSS), Director at the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies about the Northern Ireland Protocol and its future perspectives within a historical context. Moderated by: Geoff Corre and Piotr Azia
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EMANUELE LOMBARDINI “London Bridge is down”. And now? What’s going to happen now? This is the question of many on the banks of the Thames. Because like it or not, Queen Elizabeth II, in addition to being an active witness
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Dear Reader, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine is clearly noticeable in many ways throughout Europe. The strongest impact (apart from the horrors of the war in Ukraine itself) is on energy. Germany, for example, triggered the “alarm stage” of
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Reprinted with permission from https://www.goodmorningeurope.org/p/on-the-right-track-how-the-eu-is From a fundamental point of view, slowing down climate change is a simple matter. We have to cut down on CO2 emissions. And what is the best way to reduce these emissions? The answer is
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If it is true that the European Union is a common living space, who would defend that habitat if attacked? A European Union army would be the obvious answer. But there is no such army. There are essentially two reasons
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In recent months, the free world discovered that Russia is actually less reasonable and more assertive than expected. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Russia has attempted to frame its barbaric invasion as a liberation war against Nazi
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By Johannes Eber – The Pixel economist There are many good reasons for criticising the European Union. But, the fact that many countries have joined the club in recent decades shows that the EU is a success story. It is
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Romantic movement vs. Enlightenment / #91 By Johannes Eber I’ve been for the past few days in the very southeastern part of Germany, at the Berchtesgadener Land visiting a friend (here some pictures I took). There, in 1824-1825, the German
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What follows is an interview with L. M., a Chinese citizen living and working in Shanghai. As for his/her request, I will not disclose his/her real identity or gender. L.M. is a highly educated person in their mid-thirties and he/she has
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Published on bpb.de – translated by Theresa Zettl The first round of the presidential election was held in France on April 10, 2022. The incumbent President Emmanuel Macron will have to face his right-wing challenger Marine le Pen in a
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