The entire increase in the share of people running the risk of poverty since 2005 is due to the bigger share of immigrants in the German society.
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Few people are aware that Czechoslovak independence was declared in the United States, in Philadelphia on October 26, 1918.
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The story of the man who worked tirelessly for Czech and Slovak autonomy.
EU: Stop Wasting Time on Brexit
An EU-UK deal is impossible to find because there is no majority in the UK for any sensible solution to the Brexit mess.
Nick Clegg: Facebook’s New Lobbyist
Former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has been bought up by the Silicon Valley giant to mollify the EU.
The European Path to Digital Transformation
What are the mission-critical requirements for future digital business in Germany and Europe that need to be mastered?
Greece’s Alexis Tsipras: A Remarkably Solid Politician
Alexis Tsipras admired Hugo Chavez. Then he became Greece’s Prime Minister. Now, he’s Washington’s good friend.
EU Unemployment Reinsurance: Olaf Scholz`s Trial Balloon
Establishing a European Unemployment Reinsurance Fund carries the risk that it might be used to circumvent unpopular national-level decisions on structural reforms.
German Politics: It Could Have Been Worse
The centre-right CSU and the centre-left SPD lost the state election in Bavaria. This spells some trouble for Angela Merkel’s CDU/CSU-SPD coalition in Berlin.
Will Italy’s Finances Shake Europe?
Five Star leader Di Maio still has not learned that comments which may go down well during an election campaign can easily backfire for a senior politician in office.























