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March 24, 2010
Die neue Administration Janukowytsch hat sich formiert und nach der Regierungsbildung lassen sich erste Schlüsse auf die weitere Entwicklung im politischen und wirtschaftlichen Sinne in der Ukraine machen.
Amerika ist nicht das “Land of Opportunity” Die OECD räumt in einer brisanten Studie mit einem alten Märchen auf: Dass man sich in den USA mit harter Arbeit stets aus dem letzten sozialen Loch in den Boni-Himmel hochschuften kann. Die soziale Mobilität zwischen den Generationen, so der Bericht “A Family Affair: Intergenerational Social Mobility across OECD… » read more
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March 3, 2010
Tout le monde sait comment les Etats-Unis ont battu l’URSS, comment ils ont remporté la Guerre Froide. La réponse s’appelle Star Wars, et je ne parle pas uniquement de l’épopée cinématographique. Le quarantième président, une des personnalités préférées outre-Atlantique, Ronald Reagan a relancé la course à l’armement et étouffé financièrement ledit “Empire du Mal”. Bien… » read more
March 2, 2010
The Department of Energy has closed its $465 million loan with Tesla Motors, Inc. for construction of a manufacturing facility in southern California on the Model S electric sedan and a power-train manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California. The Palo Alto facility will assemble electric vehicle battery packs, electric motors, and related electric vehicle control… » read more
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February 27, 2010
Enttäuschende Zahlen aus Frankreich und Deutschland verunsichern Vancouver, 26. Februar 2010 Für Naschkatzen hat der Begriff Double Dip eine wesentlich positivere Bedeutung als für die Ökonomen. Bei Brausepulver, Schokolade, Gebäck und süßen Drinks ist das zweimalige Eintauchen gemeint, der doppelte Genuss der zarten Versuchung. Frei nach dem Motto, eine Sünde kann auch zwei Mal süß sein. Bei den… » read more
February 11, 2010
Die Gegner haben sich durchgesetzt. (Photo: European Parlament) Punkt 12 Uhr blickte die ganze europäische Politelite ins Parlament von Strasbourg. Wie einst im Film High Noon standen sich die Gegner gegenüber und es war klar: „Es kann nur einen geben“. Die Gegner sind schnell skizziert. Auf der einen Seite: Der Rat, die Kommission, die USA… » read more
February 8, 2010
The United States may have slashed NASA’s budget for manned spaceflight but space exploration is still important to our daily lives – in telecommunication and television, weather forecasting and even global finance. At the 1st EU-ESA International Conference (October 2009) Commissioner Verheugen defined European space exploration as a booster for innovation and as a catalyst… » read more
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February 7, 2010
I have written before why the SWIFT agreement is bad for Europe. This post is an update based on the final agreement and the new arguments that have been brought forward. In short: the situation has not changed and MEPs should reject the SWIFT agreement. If you have not done so, read first my post… » read more
November 27, 2009
Today I will list the 5 main arguments against the EU bank data transfer deal with the US.The background of the deal has already been described in my blog post yesterday. These are the 5 reasons: There is no reciprocity: The US will receive EU banking data and the EU will NOT receive any US… » read more
November 26, 2009
The EU justice and home affairs minister are about to agree on a large-scale banking data sharing plan with the United States. The agreement will have a massive impact on the privacy of banking data of European businesses and citizens. Background of the deal It’s everything about SWIFT, a company that handles the bank transactions… » read more
October 1, 2009
(Third edition) One man with courage makes a majority. Andrew Jackson In a historic second referendum on a treaty changing the way the European Community functions (the Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community (Conference of the Representatives of the Governments of the… » read more
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February 6, 2009
In an International Herald Tribune column asking “Is Europe’s welfare system a model for the 21st century?” Katrin Bennhold contends that, as the world’s economic elite gather in Davos for the annual World Economic Forum, there is decidedly less Europe-bashing than in years past. After the global financial shake-out of the past year, she wonders,… » read more
