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Why Brussels’ position on Cataluña does the EU more harm than good
Brussels’ leaders have decided to condemn the Catalans’ fight for independence by backing a corrupt regime in Madrid. This weak, yet undifferentiated attitude may harm the EU in the long run. What does the average EU citizen know about Spain? … Continue reading
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Tagged Catalonia, Catalunya, citizenship, corruption, democracy, EU, Europe, European Union, Germany, human rights, Politics, Spain
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Game of Thrones in Europe
Apart from beautiful filming, Game of Thrones has also educational character. Its political content can help immature citizens understand why we need more integration, not isolation as postulated by Brexit. Looking at recent developments, one might expect that Europe is … Continue reading
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Tagged Brexit, democracy, Europe, European Union, Game of Thrones, justice, Politics, Slavery, society, Spain, Sustainable development, United Kingdom, world
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Spain: a lesson on democracy for all of us?
While everyone in Spain is tensely waiting for the outcome of today’s election, it is clear that regardless of the outcome, Spanish citizens have eventually learned what the most important element of democracy is. Being Swiss and at that time … Continue reading
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Tagged 20D, democracy, Elections, Politics, Spain, Spanish elections 2015
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Switzerland in the 21st century: democracy and equal access or patriotism and isolation?
While Europe is struggling to cope with one of the biggest mass migrations in recent history, Switzerland is preparing for the upcoming elections. It does that by looking backwards but ignoring the fact that throughout history, thousands of Swiss have … Continue reading
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Tagged corruption, democracy, Politics, Politik, schweiz, SVP, SVP video, Switzerland, Wahlen 2015
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The most dangerous invasive species of present times!
Worldwide environmentalist and conservation groups are fighting invasive species. However, the most dangerous of invasive species can only be controlled with the support of all citizens around the world. Invasive species are organisms that are non-native to an area and … Continue reading
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Tagged bureaucracy, democracy, environment, EU, Europe, freedom, governance, Greece, Hannah Arendt, invasive species, Politics, society, Switzerland, tax, Vietnam, World Heritage Site
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While asking for more democracy, what citizens really want is anarchy!
Democracy, equity and participation are some of those wonderful terms that stand for a developed society. However, while these metaphors are prominent on paper, in reality they are quickly disappearing. In Australia, the anger over the execution of some drug … Continue reading
Erdocracy, historic infrastructure and the benefits of money laundering. A holiday in Europe.
With every time that I visit Europe, the difference to Asia seems to become smaller. Cause is not a booming Asian economy but increased autocracy, bad infrastructure and services, and an ever more apparent inequality in Europe, that help the … Continue reading
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Tagged crisis, democracy, economic crisis, Economic inequality, equality, Europe, Gezi, Istanbul, Italy, Migration, slow food, Switzerland, Turkey
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How royals can change the world
No doubt, while traveling through Australia (and New Zealand) Kate and William have drawn enormous media attention. And they seem to have enchanted millions of people around the world. What their followers don’t know is that they could do even … Continue reading
Bill Gates, the UN and how the right partnerships can help controlling the world
Philanthropies have emerged as a new power in national and international development. Perceived by many as “doing good”, they fail to meet what they promise. The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is a role model of how private interests camouflaged … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Forrest, Australia, Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, Bill Gates, Boeing, company tax, democracy, environment, Gates Foundation, global justice, IFAD, Microsoft, Public participation, Sustainable development, The Bill Gates Foundation, united nations, United States
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From bad to worse – the current UN climate negotiations prove that Hobbes was the one who best understood human beings
The Warsaw talks bring the UNFCCC process one step closer to complete failure: Australia’s head start into abyss has opened all doors for other nations to follow and for the rich to control global politics as back in times of … Continue reading
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