Anyone who reads the German press might think that there has been a massive shift to the left in the SPD – and that this also makes the EU partners nervous. But Esken and Walter-Borjan are absolutely right on some points, at least from a European point of view.
MehrA surprising turnaround in the case of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange: Sweden suspends investigations into alleged sexual offences. Now all that remains are political accusations – the EU must help!
MehrSpain is no exception anymore. Six months after the European elections, the far right is on the rise in Madrid, and a government crisis is paralysing the country. The EU is threatened by a political vacuum.
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Brussels is awarding more and more contracts for the expansion of Fortress Europe. The new commercial wall is dressed up as a “fight against tugboats” and “securing the external borders”.
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The crisis in Catalonia is affecting relations between Spain and Belgium. The government in Madrid has threatened the Belgian judiciary: Spain will not stand idly by if C. Puigdemont is not extradited.
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That’s the way it goes: Only three years after his celebrated start as a reformer, France’s head of state Emmanuel Macron is now blamed for all the evils of the EU. Even in the Council.
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Despite the invasion of Syria and the threats against Germany and the EU, Turkey remains a “strategic partner” of the Union. New sanctions are not planned.
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