The Juncker system
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Road to nowhere (english)
Those declared dead live longer. This also applies to British Prime Minister May: in Brussels, her downfall was predicted last summer – and now she has, surprisingly, completed the first phase of Brexit. Still, May’s got a problem. Mehr
“The Parliament must stay vigilant”
Is the Brexit deal good for European citizens in the UK – and for British citizens in the EU? An interview with Jane Golding from the association “British in Europe” Mehr
Trump benefits Europe – for now
It’s already been a year. Hard to believe that US President Trump has survived in the White House for this long. When he started, a whiff of panic spread in Brussels. Still, the amateur politician benefits the EU – for now. Mehr
“The situation is desperate”
Bisher kannten wir das nur aus Südamerika oder Russland: Die Bloggerin Daphne Caruana Galizia aus dem EU-Land Malta wurde durch eine Autobombe getötet. Als Zeichen der Solidarität bringe ich hier ihren letzter Blogpost. Er handelt von den Panama-Papers, einem ehemaligen Mitarbeiter von Premier Muscat – und der “hoffnungslosen Lage”. Mehr
How Germany triggered the new Glyphosate scandal
The European media are full of it. But in Brussels and Berlin, the new scandal about the weed killer glyphosate and the Monsanto group is simply being denied. Mehr
A widening gap
This weekend’s Bundestag elections are not likely to bring as shocking a result as the UK’s vote to leave the EU or the victory of President Trump in the United States, but much less is required in Germany to illustrate how politics is changing there too. – A guest post from Budapest/Hungary. Mehr