The French elections, Europe and the warning to all of us
The first round of the French presidential elections has taken place. Macron has a not very big but still reassuring lead over Le Pen, he'll probably be re-elected, all right?
At home in Europe and at home in Heilbronn.
Here you will find contributions from guest bloggers (2020 to 2023).
The first round of the French presidential elections has taken place. Macron has a not very big but still reassuring lead over Le Pen, he'll probably be re-elected, all right?
On the occasion of the comments by Christian Moos and Heinrich Kümmerle about the development, entanglement and self-suffocation of Europe, I would like to share a few sketchy thoughts on the reorientation of European politics.
Dieter Ludwig (†) was considered the founder of the largest light rail network in the EU. If a station was defaced to open a new line, it was relocated. His image of public transport, cleanliness signals safety and order.
Viktor Orbán's election victory is bad news for democracy and freedom. The media barrage for Orbán and his fascist ideology was incompatible with fair election conditions.
With Robert Frost, Heinrich Kümmerle brought back very old memories for me. His contribution made me pull out the volume of poetry, The Poems of Robert Frost, from the bookshelf to read the quoted Frost poem, The Road not Taken.
Now it's official: China is on Russia's side despite, perhaps because of, Russia's attack on Ukraine and the European peace order.
From the point of departure of this paper, the ECJ judgment against Poland and Hungary, there is a direct connection to Putin's war. How can the judgment, which aims to protect European values, be implemented?
After the terrible war of aggression in Ukraine, by the Putin system, my eyes opened.
President Putin has invaded Ukraine since February 24, 2022, in violation of the most basic rules of international law. Many Europeans are frustrated by the West's relative passivity in the face of this aggression, which has seen Ukrainian soldiers and civilians killed by crazed Russian troops.
Last Thursday, Putin significantly changed the international order with the war of aggression. Putin has made it clear that he no longer respects the sovereignty of his neighbors.
A market hall with fresh regional products has been demanded by various factions in the Heilbronn municipal council for 20 years.
There are dates in recent American history that are cited again and again when speaking or writing about one of the political or social problem areas in the USA.