The EU wants to better protect people from the dangers of passive smoking. The Commission recently adopted a Council recommendation. According to this, the member states should ban smokers and vapers in public and semi-public places. In places where children, young people and particularly vulnerable people frequently spend time. It’s not about enclosed spaces, it’s […]
It happens twice a year: The debate about the time change. Many Germans don’t like having to change the clocks in spring and fall. According to a survey conducted by YouGov in 2023, 75% of Germans would abolish the time change.Some people, however, including the author, find the eternal discussion about clock times more tiring […]
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A demonstration is to take place on which only one flag is to be seen: the blue one with the ring of yellow stars. On Saturday, Italy wants to demonstrate for Europe. At 3 p.m., Europeans will meet in Piazza del Popolo in Rome, the square of the people. It will not be about parties, […]
They still exist, the convinced Europeans. They are even more motivated than ever, as the great public success of an event at the Baden-Württemberg Representation in Brussels has shown. The large hall was packed when Austrian author Robert Menasse presented his latest essay. “A Sovereign Democratic Europe and Its Enemies” was the title of the […]
The subject of cars arouses emotions, even among many MEPs. Not so with Bernd Lange (SPD). The head of the Trade Committee and the Committee of Committee Chairs conducts his political business in an extremely level-headed manner. For example, as co-author of the German SPD group’s car paper. Even when it comes to tariffs on […]
National conservatives and right-wing populists like to campaign against climate action measures. However, they are obviously less keen to deal with the scientific basis of these measures. In any case, MEPs from the Conservatives (ECR) and Patriots (PfE) missed the opportunity on Monday to discuss the issue with one of the continent’s most renowned climate […]
What is always impressive about the European Union is its cultural diversity. When a new member state takes over the presidency, it is good form to highlight its own cultural achievements. Most recently, the Czechs published a series of articles on their website under the heading: “Czech inventions that conquered the world”. The last article […]
The eight-hour working day and the SPD – a long relationship. After all, the demand for a clearly limited maximum daily working time is probably as old as the labor movement itself. The founding party conference in Eisenach in 1869 already included the demand for a “standard employment relationship.” Only a few years later, in […]
Ursula von der Leyen wants to make Ukraine so strong that it is indigestible for potential invaders: “We call this the strategy of the steel porcupine,” said the Commission President. Other European leaders are now also using the image when talking about security guarantees after a possible ceasefire or peace agreement. Ukraine is to be […]