Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann (FDP) has presented a draft bill for the implementation of the so-called e-evidence package. This concerns how Germany could implement an EU directive on the cross-border preservation and disclosure of electronic evidence by service providers. His ministry has also published a draft regulation on how and in what format […]
Lithuania is on the brink of a change of power. Following the clear success of the opposition Social Democrats in the parliamentary elections, their party leader Vilija Blinkevičiūtė wants to form a center-left alliance. Gabrielius Landsbergis, leader of Lithuania’s conservative party and the country’s foreign minister, announced his intention to take a political break following […]
At 12 p.m. sharp on Monday afternoon, Mark Rutte walked purposefully towards the podium at the NATO headquarters. “Today, I can confirm that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, and that North Korean military units have been deployed to the Kursk”, said the NATO Secretary General. The Pyongyang-Moscow axis would not only represent […]
Due to the climate crisis, polar bears become increasingly exposed to pathogens. This is the conclusion of a study published in the scientific journal “Plos One.” Researchers analyzed blood samples from polar bears and searched for antibodies against six different pathogens. The samples from the polar bear population in the Chukchi Sea, a part of […]
At an international symposium on “80 Years after Bretton Woods” in Hangzhou this past May, I proposed a “Global South Green Development Plan,” which some media later dubbed the Chinese Green Marshall Plan. The proposal includes three goals: assisting developing countries’ green development, expanding China’s aggregate demand, and enhancing China’s global leadership. Like the original […]
A new age of international relations is dawning. With the West accounting for a declining share of global GDP, and the world becoming increasingly multipolar, countries are jostling to establish their positions in the emerging order. This includes both the emerging economies – represented by the recently expanded BRICS grouping – that seek a leading […]
There has been speculation for some time that North Korea might also send troops to Russia alongside large-scale ammunition shipments. Now, the South Korean intelligence agency has raised severe accusations: North Korea reportedly already shipped 1500 soldiers to Vladivostok, totaling around 12,000 men from four brigades – including the best special units of ruler Kim […]
Poland must fear headwinds from the EU Commission due to its plans to suspend the right of asylum. A spokeswoman for the Brussels authority pointed out on Monday that the EU states are obliged by common rules to offer asylum seekers access to asylum procedures.Accordingly, it may be possible to prevent countries such as Russia […]
Since mid-2022, the Nowhere Bookstore has been located in a side street of the popular Ximending nightlife district in western Taipei. Inside, the bookshelves are lined up close together and are moved aside during events, as there is so little space in the store. But as unassuming as it may seem, the bookstore has become […]
Four months after the European elections, the European far-right parties are still on the upswing. In the Austrian parliamentary elections at the end of September, the FPÖ (PfE) became the strongest party, while far-right parties could finish in second place in the Lithuanian and Bulgarian parliamentary elections this October. The three far-right parties are also […]
