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Economic Inequality Out of Control, Reports Oxfam, Ahead of Davos
As world leaders in politics, business and economics converge on the Swiss village of Davos this week for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, a new report published by Oxfam International reveals the world’s
Irish General Election Campaign in Full Swing
Job creation topped the agenda on the second full day of campaigning in Ireland’s general election. Irish Prime Minister, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, called the election date for Saturday February 8th on Tuesday. Today, his party, Fine
Ocean Warming Reflects Major Increase in Rate of Climate Change
The increase in the warmth of the world’s oceans reflects a major increase in the global rate of climate change, that’s according to a new study by the Chinese Academy of Sciences published in Advances in
Suspect Admits to Assassination of Slovak Journalist Jan Kuciak at Trial Start
Murky Slovak businessman Marian Kocner is accused of ordering the murder to prevent the journalist from exposing further his activities.
Malta Gets New Prime Minister as Muscat Quits over Journalist Daphne Galizia’s Murder
Malta's Prime Minister of six years has stepped down in the wake of criticism he had been hampering the investigation to protect close friends.
Irregular Migration to EU falls to Lowest Level Since 2013
Levels of irregular migration detected into the European Union via the Union’s external borders fell to their lowest since 2013, that’s according to preliminary data for 2019 published by Frontex, the European Border and Coastal Guard
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Germany Strikes First Bilateral Deal for Return of Migrants with Spain
Germany’s government has struck a migrant return deal with Spain achieving its first of what is supposed to become a series of bilateral agreements with fellow EU member states.
Denmark’s Maersk Sends First Container Ship from Asia to Europe on Northern Sea Route via Arctic
The world’s largest container shipping operator, Danish company Maersk, has sent the first ever commercial container vessel, the Venta Maersk, to trial the Northern Sea Route in the Artic on a voyage from South Korea to St. Petersburg, Russia.
Merkel Removes Intelligence Chief through ‘Promotion’ in Wake of Far Right Outbursts in Chemnitz
The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency Hans-Georg Maassen has been removed from his position after facing criticism of harboring sympathies for the far right in the wake of the the recent far right and neo-Nazi outbursts in the East German city of Chemnitz.
Germany Received 100,000 ‘Irregular Migrants’ in Jan – Sep 2018, Fewer than Projected
Reports had projected a total of 220,000 migrant arrivals in Germany in 2018.
Merkel’s Possible Successor Questions Germany’s Unconditional Asylum Seeking Right
Friedrich Merz deems the eternity clause of Germany's constitution that provides for the right of asylum should be debated.
The Brady Bunch of Eurasia: Putin, Erdogan, Borisov, Vucic; Jets, Missiles, TurkStream, Balkan Stream, et. Al.
Take a fun look at a wonderful display of the "strong men" frenemy macho state leaders that dominate the world of today in what might be its last decades.
The Global 5G Roll-Out is a Geopolitical Turning Point
For the best part of two years, wireless carriers in the US and Europe have been hailing the imminent onset of 5G technology. In Europe, Switzerland, Spain and the UK have already adopted commercial 5G coverage in major cities. Beyond the obvious benefits of the new technology, however, most consumers remain wilfully ignorant to the […]
2020: The Year of Brexit (R.I.P. EU Britain (1973 – 2020)), and Who Is How Old in EU Years
The fact that the 3.5-year-long "life support" of "EU Britain" is finally about to be "unplugged" already at the start of 2020 is a good enough cause for optimism for the new year.
2019: The Year the Far Right Sustainably Surged in Europe and Why It Will Keep Growing
In 2019, Europe was once again spared from an overt rise of stereotypical "brownshirts". Yet, diverse as it is, the far right is bound to keep growing because its two major root causes are not being addressed by the political mainstream.
