Brexit gets edged out by Migration. Thursday, December 17, 2015, the European Union met and the “United Kingdom”, more commonly known as the Brexit matter, was listed as one of the EU Summit’s agenda topics. But further action was delayed on … [Read more...]
December 22, 2015 – Europe
One crisis after another dominated EU news much of 2015. And last week’s UN Security Council Syrian peace resolution, as hopeful as it may appear, won’t lead to an overnight resolution of even that predicament. Europeans increasingly question … [Read more...]
November 3, 2015 – Europe
The October 31, 2015 issue of Germany’s news magazine, Der Spiegel, reads “Germany in a State of Emergency” and in large bold letters, “The Fix.” The spotlight is on Angela Merkel but not at all in a good way. Why? A dark scary mood once more … [Read more...]
August 24, 2015 – EU
German TV's DW News introduced a week long series today on Europe's future by asking “whether it’s time for a United States of Europe”. Some see the escalating refugee-migrant situation as perhaps the most critical in a string of major crises … [Read more...]
August 03, 2015 – US of Europe
Brace yourself, the United States of Europe is not just a pipe dream. The Plan Ten EU foreign ministers referred to, interestingly, as the Future Group by the Austrian newspaper, Die Presse, regularly met in early 2012 to discuss transforming the … [Read more...]
August 1, 2015 – Russia
No doubt, Russia is watching both ISIS and events in Turkey with much interest. In addition to her many Russian Orthodox, she has a sizable Muslim population. According to the Pew Research Center, Russia has “more Muslims than Jordan and Libya … [Read more...]
July 9, 2015 – Greece
Greece was given an ultimatum to reform by this Sunday or else. The EU indicated it had been trying to work with the country for half a decade to resolve her financial problems. Reform or Go The Greek Prime Minister, Tspiras, first has to meet … [Read more...]
July 1, 2015 – EU & Greece
One way or another, Greece and the European Union is guaranteed to be a hot topic in Europe again in July. Greece defaulted on a large loan payment on Tuesday June 30, 2015. Days earlier, her leaders called a referendum for Sunday (July 6, 2015). … [Read more...]
June 23, 2015 — Europe
Eighty nine year old Queen Elizabeth and her husband have arrived in Germany. The German news site, DW, wrote, "… the royal couple will be paying their fifth state visit to the country of the Queen’s ancestors from June 23-26." The Queen's … [Read more...]
June 20, 2015 — Europe
In the EU last week, talk about the likelihood of a Grexit and a Brexit grew to be almost deafening. Greece On June 18th, many Greek citizens made it abundantly clear through street protests that they were scared of the ramifications should … [Read more...]
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