I Want to Break Free! Selected secessionist movements in the EU

I Want to Break Free! Selected secessionist movements in the EU Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond campaigning for Scottish independence (The Telegraph)   They say that everyone goes to court once in a lifetime. For countries, courts are often the place...

Mexican standoff

Mexican standoff Election nears and Italian parties are still struggling to reform the electoral law     A few months ago, the Italian political landscape seemed ready for a redo of its electoral process. It was all for naught as almost immediately the...

Has the time of cherries passed?

Has the time of cherries passed? The decline of European center-left German social democratic leaders Sigmar Gabriel and Martin Schulz   In January 1996 citizens of France said a final farewell to their long-time president and socialist leader François...

Eat her cake and have it

Eat her cake and have it Europe can’t wait for the German elections By now, European politics have returned to the normal working schedule after the August holiday break. But only on paper, because whatever question comes to the agenda, the answer will be the same:...

Moskau, Moskau

Moskau, Moskau The Ostpolitik of AfD and Die Linke What is there to say about the German elections that has not been said already? Media pundits from all around the world have been persistently feeding us with articles, opinions and information on the parliamentary...

Don’t waste a good crisis

  Don’t waste a good crisis President Juncker pushes for heavy reforms     Wednesday Jean-Claude Juncker, Head of the European Commission, gave his much anticipated “State of the Union” speech. The topics touched varied from immigration to the...