MEPs call on Hungarian authorities to abide by EU values
by Ralph T. Niemeyer Civil Liberties Committee recommendations to Hungary and the European Commission on how to remedy any breaches of key EU…
Unrest in Turkey: MEPs call for reconciliation and warn against harsh measures
by Linda Sommerschütt MEPs are deeply concerned at the disproportionate and excessive use of force by Turkish police to break up peaceful and legitimate…
Investment Protection becomes “Human Right”
by Ralph T. Niemeyer Just when Greece is expecting to be handed the next lifeline of €30 billion from the European Union and International…
Internal market and consumer protection/Public health and food safety
MEPs quiz Commissioner-designate Neven Mimica on key consumer priorities by Martha Devon MEPs quizzed Croatian Commissioner-designate Neven Mimica on EU…
Public pensions must ensure decent living standards, MEPs say
by Linda Sommerschütt The economic crisis and the challenges of an ageing population have revealed the vulnerability of both funded and public pension…
Mephisto rules
by Ralph T. Niemeyer Conservatives usually uphold tradition, culture and values but, if Humanism and Classicism are really in their hearts, why could they…
Landesbanken under attack
A Comment by Ralph T. Niemeyer For many years, German public Sparkassen and Landesbanken had a bad reputation, as they were branded…
Why not hand over taxpayer’s funds directly to private banks?
by Ralph T. Niemeyer Whatever has been said about Euro-bonds, being rejected by the German government, has been proven illusory by the fact that…
Sachs, Deutsche, Rothschild, HSBC, UBS ruined Greece
by Ralph T. Niemeyer One thing becomes clearer every day: the debts won’t be paid back. nor those of debts Goldman Sachs, Deutsche…
The true secret of Fukushima
By Ralph T. Niemeyer Until 11 March 2011, Fukushima was associated with luck – the name means ‘good-fortune-island’. Scenic routes along the coast attracted…