Michael von der Schulenburg was a former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and worked for over 34 years in many war zones around the world in a leading role in UN peace missions. He is candidate for the Bündnis Sahrah Wagenknecht at the forthcoming European Elections [9,6,]
This could have been the European Union’s hour to take greater responsibility in showing a peaceful way out of the Ukraine war. After all, it was unresolved conflicts in Europe that caused humanity to descend into the catastrophe of two World Wars. Europe should not again be the source of such a human disaster and therefore accept it historic responsibility by taking a reconciliatory approach to the Ukraine war. After all, this is the first war in human history in which nuclear arms play a strategic role and any miscalculation could bring an apocalypse on humankind that is unimaginably greater than anything we know from the two World Wars.
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Trotz Lieferstopp wird Russland über Umwege zum drittgrößten LNG-Lieferanten Europas.
Die EU und vor allem Deutschland haben die Abhängigkeit von Erdgas aus Russland stark verringert. So erhält die Bundesrepublik seit dem 2. September 2022 vorn dort kein Pipeline-Gas mehr, dem Tag, an dem Moskau einen Lieferstopp verhängte. Doch es gibt eine Hintertür für die Einfuhr von russischem Gas, die offenbar zunehmend genutzt wird. Seit Beginn des Ukraine-Krieges kommen nach neuen Daten des US-Thinktanks IEEFA an europäischen Flüssiggas-Terminals rund zwölf Prozent mehr LNG aus Russland an. Damit ist Russland der drittgrößte LNG-Lieferant Europas – nach den USA und Katar. Und das Gas gelangt über Umwege teilweise auch nach Deutschland
(Own report) -Germany and France are seeking greater “European sovereignty” and aim to “strengthen the EU as a geopolitical actor,” according to a Franco-German declaration published yesterday in Paris on the occasion of the ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Élysée Treaty. The declaration provides military support for Ukraine “for as long as it takes,” announces new armament projects, and a Franco-German exercise in the “Indo-Pacific.” This is also due to Germany's severe setbacks in its rivalry with the Unites States, including its growing military dependence and the threat of its deindustrialization due to the exodus of production sites to the USA. According to the French publicist Emmanuel Todd, the current global power struggle – “the third world war has begun” – is also “about Germany.” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz anticipates the emergence of a “multipolar world,” in which Germany and the EU are to assume leading roles as strong military powers.
Defence Ministers from 14 NATO Allies* and Finland came together in Brussels on Thursday (13 October 2022) to sign a Letter of Intent for the development of a “European Sky Shield Initiative”. Spearheaded by Germany, the initiative aims to create a European air and missile defence system through the common acquisition of air defence equipment and missiles by European nations. This will strengthen NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence.
· Mounir Satouri (Greens/EFA, EELV) · Jordi Solé i Ferrando (Greens/EFA, Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya) · Diana Riba i Giner
"Germany and Spain have both remained silent publicly on this invitation to join nuclear exercises. However, we are surprised to see that, without any real public debate on the nuclear stakes of this program, they are engaging in an industrial partnership for the FCAS. This Franco-German-Spanish project is the largest armament project of the century. First estimates are of the range of €100 billion of public funds. Already in the 2021-2024 phase (1B), these States will spend €3.5 billion (only for the FCAS); a cost shared equally among them."
Jan 2018 Several factors explain why a Eurodeterrent is attractive to some experts. By moving some French weapons to Germany and other European countries, the flexibility of the nuclear-sharing program would be preserved. Germany would not lose its status as a de facto nuclear weapon state in case of war, and a potential enemy would have to face several states that could independently deliver nuclear weapons, rather than just France and the United Kingdom. For France, Eurodeterrence would provide an opportunity to become a leader in European security. For the rest of Europe, it would offer independence from the Americans. Furthermore, a homegrown nuclear deterrent is more credible than an imported one.
There are some indicators that the Eurodeterrent is not just a thought experiment anymore. In addition to the “public debate” that was encouraged by European officials, the German Parliament has looked into the legality of such a program. The review, requested by Kiesewetter, reported that German financial support for the stationing of French nuclear weapons on German territory would indeed be legal. The timing of the review might be telling as well—it concluded merely two weeks after the election of Macron, a fierce supporter of close security cooperation between France and German
Ydinmateriaalien löytäminen ja tunnistaminen nopeutuu ja herkistyy merkittävästi, kun Euroopan komission tutkimuslaitos JRC (Joint Research Center) Saksan Karlsruhessa saa uuden laajan geometrian sekundääri-ionimassaspektrometrin (LG-SIMS). Uutta tietoa n
22.11. by Katinka Barysch, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform. , "The leaders of two of the European Union’s most powerful states stunned their European partners - and most of their officials at home - by announcing in Deauville that the E
Början av december, 2010. "På EU:s toppmöte den 28 oktober uppges Tysklands förbundskansler Angela Merkel ha flaggat för att Tyskland har börjat fundera på att överge EMU. ”Om det här är den klubb som euron verkar utvecklas till kanske Tyskland borde dra
"cette solution, au départ imaginée par le lobby bancaire, devait résoudre un casse-tête: permettre aux banques suisses de préserver l'anonymat de leurs clients étrangers – les avoirs non déclarés des seuls Européens se monteraient à plus de 800 milliards
Der dreisprachige Florianer Psalter (auch St.-Florians-Psalter und Florianspsalter, lateinisch Psalterium Florianense, Codex Florianus und Psalterium trilingue; polnisch Psałterz floriański; tschechisch Žaltář floriánský und Svato-Floriánský Žaltář) entstand nach 1384 vermutlich im Scriptorium des Augustiner-Chorherrenstifts „Mons Mariae“ in Glatz[1]. Seit 1931 befindet sich der Psalter in der Warschauer Nationalbibliothek.
COSTAS LAPAVITSAS, ECONOMICS PROF., UNIV. OF LONDON: "The source of power for Germany as an economic presence at the moment is very much the eurozone."
SvD 11.3.: EU och Storbritannien är på väg att växa ifrån varandra. Inom tio år har vi ett kärnområde med Tyskland i spetsen och en periferi med bland andra britter, svenskar – och greker. Det skriver Hans-Åke Persson, professor i modern europeisk historia.
Der chinesische Export erreicht immer neue Rekordmarken und läßt nun den deutschen weit hinter sich. Dabei hat sich Chinas Anteil an der Weltindustrieproduktion seit 1996 von unter 5 % auf über 20 % mehr als vervierfacht und ist an den USA vorbei auf die Weltspitzenposition vorgerückt. Industriproduktion in 2012 in Mrd US$: USA 2064: CHINA 2168. Exporte von Industriegütern in die EU in Mrd € (2011) : aus Deutschland 312; aus China 294.
av Therese Larsson, SvD utrikesanalytiker 17 mars: "Tyskarna börjar bli hjärtligt trötta på att ses som hela Europas bankbok och nu växer motståndet mot både EU och euron. Dessutom har förbundskansler Angela Merkel fått ett nystartat anti-europarti på halsen - som var fjärde tysk säger sig beredd att rösta på."
En ny tankesmedja, Forum för EU-debatt, som presenteras idag, av Michael Sohlman (ordförande), Lennart Berg, Stefan de Vylder, Eva Nisser, Anne-Marie Pålsson med flera: "... euron infördes av maktpolitiska skäl: Frankrike ville genom den gemensamma valutan förhindra att det återförenade Tyskland skulle komma att dominera EU. Men sammanbrottet för den valda konstruktionen har inneburit att Tyskland, mot sin vilja, har fått en enormt förstärkt roll."
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) -- At a public seminar in Washington, DC, hosted by CNS on July 17, 2009, German Federal Foreign Office Minister of State, Gernot Erler reviewed Germany's disarmament and nonproliferation policies and
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Reacting to Obama's vision of a nuclear-free world, German Foreign Minister Steinmeier has called for American nuclear weapons to be removed from Germany. His stance is in opposition to Chancellor Merkel, who wants to keep the bombs to sec