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Translation from German to English: Dominik Kirchdorfer 30 Years ago the European Community adopted the so called cucumber curvation regulation. It garnered much criticism and ridicule for the EC. Was it justified? Cucumbers must all be straight: 30 years ago, the Commission of the European Communities adopted Regulation (EEC) No 1677/88, better known as the […]
Czechia does not make it among the headlines of EU news very often, but when it does it is usually worth it. This week was particularly significant in Czech politics and society. First, POLITICO Europe shared a short commentary called “Czech Pride” on Wednesday (27th June 2018) informing us that Czechia might be the first […]
“Emmanuel Macron breaks French taboo on farm subsidies” original article by Emmet Livingstone, Maïa De la Baume and David M. Herszenhorn for POLITICO Europe, published on 1/9/18, 8:56 PM CET Updated 1/16/18, 2:44 PM CET URL: https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-breaks-french-taboo-on-farm-subsidies-cap-policy-eu-budget/
Check out the original article by POLITICO here: “Nigel Farage: Britain should vote again on Brexit”, written by Annabelle Dickson for POLITICO Europe on 1/11/18, 1:28 PM CET. Updated 1/12/18, 7:24 AM CET. URL: https://www.politico.eu/article/second-brexit-referendum-nigel-farage-britain-should-vote-again/
There are only few days left to the 4 March general election. Many Italians are still on the fence about their voting choice, while outsiders struggle to understand what are the actual proposals of the main political forces. We analyzed their programs. Center-Right (Forza Italia, Northern League, Brothers of Italy, Us with Italy) Starting from […]
POLITICO tests the claim that EU membership costs citizens less than a cup of coffee a day. Original article written by Ryan Heath and Hanne Cokelaere 1/16/18, 4:00 AM CET Updated 1/21/18, 7:17 AM CET https://www.politico.eu/article/the-eu-membership-value-post-brexit-budget-coffee-index/
Some Italian news reports are well crafted stories about migrants and criminality, with dramatic CSI-style crime and mystery soundtracks playing in the background. Italian Broadcasting has its own peculiarities and is unlike any news format found around the World. To an outsider, the television programs look and, most importantly, sound baffling. The first thing one […]
South Tyrol (Alto Adige ital.) is a region with a complicated history. It is located in the North of Italy, bordering on Austria’s Tyrol and Switzerland’s Grisons. History Originally, it was settled in part by Alpine-Romans and by the old Bavarians. Then, it belonged to Austria-Hungary until 1919, before it was separated from the remaining […]
Original article written by Aatif Sulleyman for the Independent on Friday 10 November 2017 18:14 GMT: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/amazon-alexa-echo-speaker-music-how-to-control-hamburg-germany-police-oliver-haberstroh-a8048771.html
Italy is set to vote, but the electoral system could leave the country without a clear-cut winner. We explain why. There are only few days to go before the Italian general elections and uncertainty prevails. Indeed, Italy will go to the polls with a new electoral law, named Rosatellum after Ettore Rosato, the Democratic Party’s […]