EUROPE / GERMANY

ANGELA MERKEL: A PRO-EUROPEAN LEADER?

Tagged , , Leave a Comment on ANGELA MERKEL: A PRO-EUROPEAN LEADER?

Angela Merkel is generally perceived as an exceptional leader. If one looks more deeply into her leadership and politics, a different picture emerges.

READ MORE

BELARUS / FRANCE

Is Belarus less European than France?

Tagged , , 5 Comments on Is Belarus less European than France?

“What makes France more European than Belarus? Or Belarus less European than France? History? Culture? Population? Geography? Alphabet? Let’s consider each in turn.

READ MORE

HISTORY / UKRAINE

The February Revolution of 2014

Tagged , , Leave a Comment on The February Revolution of 2014

BRTISH AND FRENCH MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE UKRAINIAN CRISIS  THE ECONOMIST’S VIEW Author: Pierre Scordia 2. The beginning of the political crisis 3. The February Revolution of 2014 The Economist magazine was […]

READ MORE

TRAVEL / UKRAINE

Odessa, Ukrainian Hedoism… and Russia’s failure

Tagged , ,

Once downtown, my first impression is that Odessa has regained a certain pre-war joie de vivre, the one of the early 2000s. European, Turkish, Georgian, Israeli and even Belarusian tourists are already present in large numbers even this early in the season. The cafes and restaurants are full and the Ukrainian flag, blue and yellow, floats peacefully everywhere. There are no longer soldiers on the streets, roadblocks or pro-Russian graffiti. The s

READ MORE

BREXIT / SOCIETY

BREXIT: YOU ARE NO LONGER WELCOME

Tagged , ,

Brexit: you are no longer welcome 🇬🇧 By Pierre Scordia I have lived in Great Britain for over 10 years, fully contributing to the tax system of this great country I have grown […]

READ MORE

POLITICS

Open letter to the Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Tagged , ,

Your Kingdom, victim of the German steamroller in the Second World War, during reconstruction took great advantage of the Marshall Plan and later reaped the fruits of the common market. Moreover, The Netherlands benefited from large EU subsidies for the development of Dutch intensive agriculture whose products today flood European supermarket shelves and even those of Ukraine.

READ MORE