News-Europe

2020

• December 16, 2020 — 2020 Wraps Up
  This is an extraordinarily significant time in several ways. Virtually everyone knows about Covid-19. However, that’s not the only thing going on. ... [Read more...]
• October 29, 2020 — Two Weeks in History
  While America’s eyes have been laser focused on its 2020 national election campaign, significant events have occurred elsewhere. Look what has happened the last couple of weeks of October. ... [Read more...]
• September 01, 2020— Coinage No More?
  One trend that is slowly sneaking up on us is the move toward a cashless society. It ... is already much more of a reality than many of us realize. ... [Read more...]
• August 18, 2020 — Britain’s Current Troubles
  On May 7, 2020, CNN posted an article with the headline, “The UK economy is heading for its worst crash in 300 years”. ... [Read more...]

2019

• December 13, 2019 – UK Vote Affects Brexit
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally got his wish for a snap national election ... [Read more...]
• September 11, 2019 — Surprise German Election
  In early September 2019 Germany elected it’s first neo-Nazi mayor, Stefan Jagsch. ... [Read more...]
• September 4, 2019 — More Brexit Drama
  The decision of the UK to leave the EU has already cost the job of two prime ministers in roughly 3 years ... And mere days after Boris Johnson became number three, his tenure as UK’s prime minister was already in jeopardy. ... [Read more...]
• September 4, 2019 — More Brexit Drama
  The decision of the UK to leave the EU has already cost the job of two prime ministers in roughly 3 years, David Cameron and Theresa May. And mere days after Boris Johnson became number three, his tenure as UK’s prime minister was already in jeopardy. ... [Read more...]
• June 02, 2019 – EU Parliamentary Elections
  As the world gets scarier, Europeans are increasingly deserting the traditional parties for those more to the right and left. ... [Read more...]
• March 22, 2019 — Brexit or Brake It Part Three
  Many in both the EU and in the UK see the drawn-out Brexit process as a complete mess. ... [Read more...]
• January 11, 2019 — Brexit or Brake-it Part Two
  UK’s Sky News TV and others see the nearly two-year-old Brexit as a matter that has deeply divided the United Kingdom. ... [Read more...]

2018

• November 29, 2018 – Brexit or Brake-it
  UK’s BBC News reminded its readers that Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty gives the two sides two years to agree to the terms of the split. ... [Read more...]
• September 16, 2018 – The Teflon Spy
  DW News just reported the following, "The latest quarrel within Chancellor Angela Merkel's government ... has ended with a somewhat surreal compromise. Hans-Georg Maassen, ... will be stripped of his current job but gain a theoretically better one as a deputy head of the interior ministry." ... [Read more...]
• August 1 2018- EU-Japan Trade Agreement
  On July 17, 2018, leaders of the EU and Japan signed a sweeping deal doing away with almost all tariffs between them. ... [Read more...]
• July 01, 2018 – Bitterly Divided EU
  On Thursday June 28, 2018, the EU held a crucial summit on migration. According to DW TV comments, there was no way to overestimate the importance of this “mother of all summits”. ... [Read more...]
• June 26, 2018 — Migration Mutiny
  In Germany a major political crisis erupted on Thursday June 14, 2018 triggered by Europe’s growing migrant dilemma. ... [Read more...]
• June 7, 2018 – Germany Wins
  DW News broke the news on TV that the German company Bayer had completed its acquisition of the US agrochemical corporation Monsanto. ... [Read more...]
• March 6, 2018 – More Key European Votes
  On Sunday March 4, 2018, the Italians held their national election. The day before Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) voted to continue its “grand coalition” with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party ... ... [Read more...]

2017

• December 18, 2017 – Austria and Her Neighbors
  It is International Migrants Day. And December 18, 2017 is also the day Austria’s Prime Minister, Sebastian Kurz, officially became the EU’s youngest leader. ... [Read more...]
• November 20, 2017 – Again, Europe Votes
  Germany, on September 24th, and Austria, on the October 15th, held their national elections. Czech and Slovenia held theirs a week later. ... [Read more...]
• November 13, 2017 – Europe’s Historic Decision
  Germany’s DW TV, on the 13th of November 2017, broke the news that, “Today 23 EU countries took a key step towards setting up a European Defense Union." ... [Read more...]
• July 2, 2017 – The French Jew and the German Catholic
  In June 2017, two former European leaders died ... But first each is offering one last significant contribution ... ... [Read more...]
• June 11, 2017 – Western World Right Now
  These days the European Union is increasingly at loggerheads with America and Britain. ... [Read more...]
• March 28, 2017 – Europe Today
  A look at the current political climate in Europe, the upcoming elections, and individuals who would like to govern for the next few years. ... [Read more...]
• January 21, 2017 –The Changing Face of Europe
  Near the end of 2016, Carnegie Europe published an article, which, if it proves to be true, could have shocking and far-reaching implications for all of Europe and beyond. ... [Read more...]

2016

• December 01, 2016 — Western Elections
  This certainly has been a year of stunning election upsets. Everyone around the world knows about Brexit and last month’s American results. And other shocks could be just around the corner. ... [Read more...]
• November 22, 2016 — Realigning Europe, Again
  American media has been so busy reporting on the transition from one US president to another that precious little has been covered about two other elections worth everyone's attention. ... [Read more...]
• November 04, 2016 — Queen Elizabeth II Topples Records
  Queen Elizabeth recently achieved several other noteworthy distinctions that add to how unique she is even in royal circles. ... [Read more...]
• Sep 15, 2016 – Europe’s Ongoing Tug of War
  Poland’s powerful rightwing leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski called for EU institutional reforms that would forge a confederation of nation states under a president in charge of a powerful common military ... [Read more...]
• Sep 14, 2016 – Push for Militarized EU
  Pressure for the EU to have a bona fide independent military force is mounting. And some of it comes from Central Europe. ... [Read more...]
• August 15, 2016 – German Elections Indicative
  Germany is slated to hold its next federal election in 2017. The voting typically takes place in the month of September ... [Read more...]
• July 28, 2016 – Austrian 2016 Elections Round 3
  In May Austria elected a new president, or so everyone thought ... [Read more...]
• July 8, 2016 – Brexit and Politics
  It all started with the revelation, on Friday the 24th of June, of the Brexit result. Where are we now? ... [Read more...]
• June 26, 2016 – The EU-UK Divorce
  Brexit actually happened. America and the rest of the British Commonwealth were stunned; but Russia broke out the champagne. ... [Read more...]
• June 23, 2016 – UK Referendum
  Today Thursday, June 23, the UK’s EU referendum is occurring. Pollsters have been saying right up to the end that the race is very tight. ... [Read more...]
• May 21, 2016 – Europe
  Austria’s chancellor abruptly resigned Monday, a high-profile victim of Europe’s growing shift to the right, which threatens to push into obscurity some parties that have dominated post-World War II politics.” ... [Read more...]
• May 01, 2016 – Europe
  It shouldn’t be a surprise at all to EU euro-sceptics that others in the EU are pushing for a stronger Europe and have for many years. But you might not guess that from the headline a British newspaper ran in late April. ... [Read more...]
• March 22, 2016 – Europe
  Breaking news today, Brussels, Belgium has been attacked by terrorists. Explosions caused multiple deaths and injuries at the Brussels International airport and at a metro train station. ... [Read more...]
• February 19, 2016 – EU and the Brexit Matter
  The EU has spoken. The result is UK’s prime minister got a deal to carry back to his nation. It’s up to the UK now, a banker told DW News on the 19th — not that it needed reminding, ... [Read more...]
• February 4, 2016 – Europe and the UK
  The United Kingdom is to hold the rotating EU Council Presidency from July to December 2017, that is if Britain is still part of the EU. ... [Read more...]
• January 01, 2016 – EU and Britain
  Brexit gets edged out by Migration. ... Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron is seeking the following EU reforms ... ... [Read more...]

2015

• December 22, 2015 – Europe
  Europeans increasingly question whether the European Union, as it is today, can survive. ... [Read more...]
• November 3, 2015 – Europe
  Another dramatic shift is occurring and this one seriously threatens to take down the most powerful leader of Europe with it. ... [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 propelling the EU in that direction. ... [Read more...]
• August 03, 2015 – US of Europe
  Brace yourself, the United States of Europe is not just a pipe dream. 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 EU. ... [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. ... [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. ... [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. ... [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." ... [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. ... [Read more...]
• May 1, 2015 — UK
  UK’s general elections will be held next Thursday, May 7th. ... [Read more...]
• April 7, 2015 – Ukraine
  Today, the Deutsche Welle News site posted two interviews focusing on the wider significance of the Ukraine crisis. The crisis is presented as a conflict between competing human ideologies. And it is. However, a case can be made for it being a reflection of so much more. ... [Read more...]
• April 1, 2015 – Europe
  The main focus at the “joint cabinet meetings” was “military and defense” ... ... [Read more...]
• March 16, 2015 – UK
  In a mere matter of months, the EU Commission President, Jean Claude Junker, could have one less country obstructing his goals for Europe if the UK Independence Party gets its way. ... [Read more...]
• March 15, 2015 – EU
  The UK’s Financial Times March 8, 2015 headline read, “Jean-Claude Juncker calls for creation of EU army” ... [Read more...]
• February 26, 2015 – EU
  The Reuters February 25, 2015 headline read, “EU chiefs launch biggest energy shake-up in half century” It was referring to a proposed new EU Energy Union. The impetus? Certainly, concerns about the ISIS and Ukraine conflicts are a driving force. ... [Read more...]
• February 25, 2015 – Greece
  The news program, Journal, on Deutsche Welle (DW) TV had referred to last Friday as the “mother of all deadlines for Greece”. But intensive last minute negotiations over the weekend apparently averted the potential immediate Grexit from the Eurozone. ... [Read more...]
• February 12, 2015 – Ukraine
  The Deutsche Welle (DW) headline for February 12, 2015 states, “Ukraine peace talks end, ceasefire to begin Sunday” But the question on many minds is whether this ceasefire will be any different. ... [Read more...]
• January 26, 2015 – Greece
  “Greeks hand stunning victory to anti-austerity Syriza — Greece on collision course with rest of Europe after handing general election victory to far-left party that has vowed to reject austerity” ... [Read more...]
• January 11, 2015 – Russia
  Russia’s EU ambassador stressed the new Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) alliance was a better match than America, according to the EUobserver. ... [Read more...]
• January 4, 2015 – Europe
  A Deutsche Welle headline on January 3, 2015 read, “Germany ‘prepared to let Greece leave eurozone’ if voters reject austerity ... ... [Read more...]

2014

• December 3, 2014 – Eastern Europe
  Moldova's elections took place Sunday, November 30, 2014. According to the BBC and other Western media, the preliminary results — of considerable interest to the governments of Russia, the EU and the USA — are in. ... [Read more...]
• November 20, 2014 – Europe
  According to Deutsche Welle (DW) TV and other media sources, the UK Independence Party is expected to gain a second seat in England's parliament in a local election today. ... [Read more...]
• November 15, 2014 – Europe
  On October 30, 2014 the Conference on Work free Sundays was held in Vienna Austria. The well organized European Sunday Alliance, strongly committed to this goal, sponsored the event. ... [Read more...]
• November 09, 2014 – Germany
  The German people officially celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall Sunday, the 9th of November. ... [Read more...]
• November 3, 2014 – Europe
  England leaving the European Union is unthinkable no more, stated Deutsche Welle (DW) TV on Monday November 3, 2014. ... [Read more...]
• October 30, 2014 — Europe
  The Deutsche Welle (DW) October 30, 2014 headline read, "Sweden announces recognition of Palestinian statehood" ... [Read more...]
• October 27, 2014 – Europe
  Former prime minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker becomes the new EU Commission president on Saturday ... Juncker also has said, "This is the last-chance commission." ... [Read more...]
• October 6, 2014 – Europe
  The initial information about the EU's future was written in 2011 but not published. It forms a backdrop for what is happening currently. ... [Read more...]
• September 19, 2014 – UK
  The Carnegie Europe September 19th headline read, "Scotland Votes No to Independence” ... [Read more...]
• September 5, 2014 – UK
  Politico Magazine August 26, 2014 article headline read, "The Sad, Dark End of the British Empire - Scottish independence could be the final insult" ... [Read more...]
• September 3, 2014 – Europe
  Will the current crises on two fronts be the catalyst to galvanize an inner core of EU nations to federate? And will this convince Europe she should no longer delay building her own powerful military force? ... [Read more...]
• September 2, 2014 – Germany
  Germany’s Chancellor declared what amounts to a major foreign policy change on September 1, 2014 ... [Read more...]
• August 10, 2014 – Europe
  Neelie Kroes, Dutch born Vice President of the EU Commission of Digital Agenda for Europe, strongly criticized Hungary in her July 28, 2014 blog titled, “Media freedom remains under threat in Hungary ... [Read more...]
• July 28, 2014 – Europe
  Increasingly these days, reporters are covering the anti-Semitic mood surfacing in Europe. But one of the best pieces appeared on October 29, 2013 in the NY Times. ... [Read more...]