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Greek-Turkish ties come under strain
16.07.2020
The already tense relationship between Greece and Turkey has been strained further in the wake of Ankara’s leaking of a supposedly secret meeting between...
Merkel looks east as ties fray between Germany and US
Berlin aims to reenergize commercial links with Beijing amid the coronavirus crisis.
By Matthew Karnitschnig
7/8/20
BERLIN — Just after Germany agreed last month to rescue...
“Pro-Russian” Trump boosts US troops in Poland
Taking the PiS… Trump Embraces Poland to Spite Germany and Russia
ByFinian Cunningham
June 26, 2020
President Trump laid out his rationale while hosting his Polish counterpart...
Tönnies or the failure of “social Europe”
The scandalous working and living conditions of workers in the German meat industry (such as Tönnies) have been criticized by trade unions for more...
Borrell tells Turkey ‘illegal drilling must stop’
26th June 2020
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that illegal Turkish drilling for gas off divided Cyprus “must stop,” during his two-day...
Greek Crisis: Disillusioned Diaspora
Thousands of Greeks have made Germany their home, but heated discussions of the crisis have left many feeling troubled.
By Sarah Mewes
07/10/2015
Amid disagreements about the...
On the failed EU summit
In budget summit, EU leaders live up to low expectations
Big differences remain over crisis recovery plan ahead of mid-July showdown
By David M. Herszenhorn,...
France: une gauche à la croisée des chemins
Par Bruno Drweski
Depuis 1983, l’ensemble de la gauche française, extrême gauche comprise souvent, a eu tendance à accepter, en théorie ou au moins en...
The Origins of European Neoliberalism
The real source of neoliberalism in Europe is neither technocracy nor hegemony but a problem specific to the continent: intergovernmentalism
By Nicholas Mulder
On December 18,...
World has six months to avert climate crisis, says energy expert
By Fiona Harvey
Thu 18 Jun 2020
The world has only six months in which to change the course of the climate crisis and prevent a...