When traveling to Armenia the first thing anyone notices is the terrible timetable for flights. But as it is right in the middle of the storm, there may be no better place to talk about peace.
A little over a year ago, the European commission presented its 2021 Strategic Foresight Report. Since then, Putin has caused panic by cutting of Europe's gas supplies, Elon Musk has taken over Twitter and promised to get rid of censorship, and ECB interest rates have increased from -0,5% to 1,5%. Has this persuaded the EU to change course? Read on to find out.
Last Wednesday the second European debt crisis began when the announcement of an increase in the interest rate immediately put the Italian government in danger and necessitated a retreat. Read all about it at Fire of Europe.
To fully understand the impending ECB rate hike, it is good to see it within its historical context. To increase understanding I propose we look at the events of the 1970s as well as those of 2011.
Early this month prime minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary was reelected by a large margin, winning 54% of the popular vote. Two days after the election European Commission president Ursula…