Eating is a necessity, relish is an art. François VI Duc de La Rochefoucauld already knew this in the 17th century. The prerequisite to relish something, however, is the art of producing high-quality and tasty food.Europe can not only be proud of many of its regional specialties – from Aachener Printe to Beelitz asparagus and […]
Margrethe Vestager was asked on Monday after she visited the FDP’s federal executive committee whether she had any advice for the traffic light negotiators in Berlin. Only one, replied the Vice-President of the EU Commission, and it was quite trivial: “Make sure you talk to each other.”Christian Lindner should nevertheless take the advice to heart. […]
Legal disputes with Poland, energy prices, migration and – not to be forgotten – the departure of Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and German Chancellor Angela Merkel: even in the run-up to last week’s EU summit, it was clear that the discussion on the digital agenda, which the heads of state and government wanted to […]
The French Minister of the Economy, the Germanophile Bruno Le Maire, traveled to Berlin yesterday to visit his German counterpart Christian Lindner. Today he is speaking at the “Europe 2024” conference. But before he flew to the German capital, he presented his new book to the French press, which will be published in Paris tomorrow. […]
Facebook wants to change its name. The company, which has become known as a social network, wants to change its name to focus on the virtual world called “Metaverse.” What Facebook will be called in the future has not yet been made public, but is expected to be announced at the end of October.Will the […]
In 1985, the EU culture ministers decided to select a European Capital of Culture every year in the future. The suggestion came from the singer and actress Melina Mercouri, who was Minister of Culture in Greece for many years. Today, the map of the EU’s 27 member states is littered with cities that have proudly […]
The more, the better – this is the motto of the brand-new “Initiative Fair Reading,” which unites a large part of the Spiegel bestseller list – from Johanna Adorján to Juli Zeh. At the weekend, it published double-page advertisements in the Frankfurter Allgemeine and Süddeutsche Zeitung – and simultaneously launched reports in the “Spiegel”, the […]
With the collar of her trench coat turned up for stormy weather and a determined look on her face, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann heads into the upcoming election campaign. The FDP’s strategists have printed the slogan “Fighting for Europe” on her election poster, with her campaign name above it: “Eurofighterin”, which is a German feminized version of […]
Football is now becoming sustainable and taking social responsibility. In cooperation with the EU Commission, the European football association Uefa wants to encourage football fans across Europe to save energy with the #EveryTrickCounts campaign. Uefa, of all people.Just over three months ago, one of the most absurd sporting events Europe has ever seen came to […]
It is no secret that Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have a close relationship. So it doesn’t seem surprising that von der Leyen sometimes goes to the Chancellor’s Office for a direct exchange of views – as was the case today. The woman from Lower Saxony is coming to […]