Germany
The reality of looted colonial art and restitution
"A high-priority cultural policy": The German Lost Art Foundation is hosting a conference on looted art and the restitution of colonial objects.
Dec 05, 2021
"As...
The Business Foundation of German Industry (II)
The geostrategic competition between the USA and China could lead to a decoupling of German companies from the Chinese or the US market, a...
Africa’s lost heritage and Europe’s restitution policies
France is returning artworks acquired in colonial times to Benin. Germany is also open to restitutions. How are other European countries addressing the issue?
Nov.9,...
Merkel’s push for German lockdown reportedly blocked as death toll passes...
By Holly Ellyatt
Nov. 25, 2021
Germany’s Covid-19 crisis continues to rock the nation with the grim news on Thursday that the total number of deaths...
Portugal’s Election Is About Whether Austerity Is Really Over
An interview with Jorge Costa
Nov.17, 2021
Portuguese premier António Costa has called a snap general election in a bid to end his dependency on left-wing...
Plus Ça Change
By Wolfgang Streeck
Sep/Oct 2021
Among the many astonishing upshots of the 2021 German election, the near-death of the Linkspartei stands out. It lost over 2...
The Business Foundation of German Industry (I)
Oct. 18, 2021
German Think Tank outlines scenarios for possible developments in the geostrategic competition between the USA and China and their respective impact on...
Germany, Nazism and Socialism
Berlin Admnistrative Court rules socialist ideas are “anti-constitutional”
By Peter Schwarz
Nov. 19, 2021
The Berlin Administrative Court dismissed the lawsuit brought by the Socialist Equality Party...
Germany brands Belarus refugee deal claims ‘fake news’
18 Nov, 2021
Photo:© AFP / Maxim GUCHEK
Berlin has not agreed to create a “humanitarian corridor” for 2,000 migrants camped on the Belarus-Poland border, and...
Wuppertal: Giorgos Zantiotis et sa mort sont traînés dans la boue...
Wuppertal. Allemagne. Le 1er novembre 2021, Giorgos Zantiotis est décédé dans une cellule du tribunal de district de Wuppertal. Ce n’est que le 7...