The European Commission has raised this year’s growth forecast for the 19 countries, saying that the economy rebounded from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic as consumers returned to stores and employees went back to work in customer-facing roles. The commission
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) continues to provide a need for discussion No three letters in history of the EU have been as controversial as the ESM. Since it was founded in 2010, the European Stability Mechanism has also gone down
The development of electricity prices in Germany only knows the way up Germany is usually one of those countries that have no problem being among the international front runners. According to a recent survey, no country in the world has to
Oil and gas companies should be treated like the tobacco industry and denied routine meetings with EU officials, a group of NGOs have said, as they revealed that fossil fuel producers have enjoyed hundreds of meetings with Brussels decision makers since the Paris
The two-day Summit starting Thursday has as one of its prominent focuses the increasing prices in the European energy bill. The soaring prices across Europe after the almost two years of lockdown has mainly impacted low-income households struggling to deal with the
Last week, the Latvian government took the hard decision of going back into lockdown after opening entirely in the summer. The two opposing sides for and against the vaccines are coming to the contrast observed in most countries in Central and Eastern
A golden statue portraying the late soprano Maria Callas was erected under the Acropolis and close to the Roman theatre of Herodes Atticus. There Maria Callas, at the height of her career, performed for the Greek audience in 1957. It was her
What remains of the debt brake after the corona crisis? The debt brake adopted in 2009 for the state finances of the Federal Republic of Germany meant the end of a policy that today wanted to solve problems at the expense of
The 2021 federal elections in Germany raised numerous questions On the evening of September 26th, many of the parties must have felt like winners. The empty phrases like thanks to the trust of the voters as well as the self-evident assumption of
A lack of investment in digitalization hinders innovation Resting on your laurels is a trait that is almost instantly penalized in business. In the German economy, some industries have long been considered a source of innovation that contributed to new standards. Germany
Building wealth is becoming increasingly difficult in Germany Associating poverty with people who live in Germany is not necessarily easy. Numerous groups in Germany such as low wage earners, single parents and senior citizens are at an increased risk of impoverishment. As
Calls are growing to abolish Italian neofascist movements after violent protests against Covid-19 vaccine passes in Rome, during which demonstrators tried to force their way into the official residence of the Italian prime minister. Twelve people, including Roberto Fiore, the founder of
