Tag Archives: Spain

Who can afford politics anyway?

Posted on May 17, 2020 by blaubear

For weeks, newspapers have been full of Covid-19 analyses, talking about threats, risks, and measures to protect us from the virus. Few have talked about the long-needed opportunity to reflect on our political systems – here is one of them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Why Brussels’ position on Cataluña does the EU more harm than good

Posted on October 21, 2017 by blaubear

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Why resurrecting fake news about Pangasius are a loss for humanity

Posted on May 14, 2017 by blaubear

The Vietnamese Pangasius sector has seen rough times since wrong claims back in 2011 destroyed the reputation of Panga farming in the Mekong Delta. While experts and scientists have worked hard to establish facts and to improve production practices, wrongdoers … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Donald Trump is not a joke!

Posted on November 10, 2016 by blaubear

Although he might appear as an antidote to my values and political views, I believe that Donald Trump is not the worst president that we have to deal with. In fact, he might be something like a new hope. According … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Game of Thrones in Europe

Posted on July 18, 2016 by blaubear

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Is international development doing the right thing?

Posted on February 14, 2016 by blaubear

‘Working in international development is often associated with ‘doing good’. A closer look at what international cooperation has achieved in Vietnam suggests that doing good requires more than simply working in a developing country. Although I was aware of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Spain: a lesson on democracy for all of us?

Posted on December 20, 2015 by blaubear

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

East West Link, civil disobedience and the question of when it’s time we stand up against governmental crimes

Posted on January 21, 2014 by blaubear

After having published a poor CIS at the end of last year, the Linking Melbourne Authority resumed their drilling work early this year, what promptly led to clashes with unhappy citizens. Wrongly accused of “breaching the law” the offenders might … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hacer dinero hablando de cagadas

Posted on November 28, 2013 by blaubear

La crisis en Europa y un elevado desempleo entre jóvenes Españoles/as es algo que me tiene preocupado desde hace años. Merecemos* algo mejor, pero ¿cómo? Hoy he leído algo, que igual podría ser la receta para un cambio fundamental. El … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Manager salaries, typhoon „Haiyan“, and the value of human beings

Posted on November 11, 2013 by blaubear

On 24 November 2013 Swiss citizens will decide by ballot whether, in order to halt an increasing disparity among worker incomes, manager salaries should be legally restricted to a certain limit or not. While the idea of “fair salaries” has … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment