by European Liberals for Reform as at 11.12.2021 Statement of intent: The aim of the anti-bullying policy within European Liberals for Reform is to ensure that every member is able to participate in a supportive, caring and safe environment without
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How to fight pandemics? Build up trust in science
I’ve never checked whether the triple vaccination I received really protects against the coronavirus. I just couldn’t. I am not a medic. Instead, I trust others. Scientists. Journalists who write about what scientists say. Also politicians, at least if they follow the advice of scientists.
Read moreWhat will it cost to save the climate?
Johannes Eber In the chart above you can see the past, the present and the future of the total greenhouse gas emissions from the 27 member states of the European Union. The solid green line shows the actual emissions from
Read moreEuropean Culture: Aranjuez
What’s special about Europe and Aranjuez? I would say that culture is the most distinguishing aspect of Europe. And Aranjuez certainly has pride of place among the cultural highlights of Europe. A royal summer palace with extensive gardens, close to
Read moreThe forgotten support for family-carers during the pandemic
THERESA ZETTL Family caregivers get little support during the Corona crisis. Yet it would be easy to help them. Nursing care is a recent topic these days: intensive care beds in hospitals have to be cancelled because of a lack
Read moreCannapride world wide
Recently, the word cannabis has been making many headlines worldwide. One of the main reasons is the current development in the EU, where three states are legalizing cannabis for recreational use – Malta, Luxemburg, and Germany. This means, among other things, that cannabis is getting legalized in 3 of 27 EU-member states that together have more than 80 million residents, equal to almost 20% of the EU:s total population.
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We invite you to participate in our free Webinar “Prospects for change in Russia & Europe’s role in Russia’s political tranformation” on Monday, 10.01.2022 at 20:30 CET with Natalia Pelevina and Dmitry Bridzhe as speakers.
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Read moreActually, who are these Europeans?
Do you feel like being European?
Then you are part of a growing majority. At least Eurobarometer says so.
The trend is pretty clear in recent years. More and more people feel that they belong not only to a nation but also to Europe.
Read morePolish parliament targets TVN with media law
On Friday 17th December, the Polish ruling party PiS unexpectedly passed legislation restricting press freedom, targeting the independent TV channel TVN, owned by the US company Discovery. The law is designed to compel Discovery to sell a majority stake in
Read moreCheaper and faster: How the EU Commission wants to make cross-border train travel more attractive
There are two options to get more Europeans on the train and to fly less. Option number one: make flying less attractive. Option number two: make rail travel more attractive.
The history of railroads in Europe is the history of national railways and national railroad companies. Every country built up its own routes. Naturally, if the country was bigger, the distances were longer; if the country was small, the distances were short. There were few cross-border rails.
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