France teaches Germany macroeconomics
Next to the discussion on the future of the European currency another debate is taking place: what is the common European strategy for development? In a recent interview for the British Financial Times the French Minister of Economy and Finance Christie Lagarde accused Germany of paying too much attention to exports and neglecting the development of the private consumption of households in the internal market. »
March 30, 2010
The global economic crisis has shown Chinese economy under a new light and has forced many analysts to redefine China’s position in the global economic system. It has also inspired politicians and commentators with a noble idea: the Chinese population has deserved to live better, more prosperously and to enjoy the pleasures of refined consumption. »
March 18, 2010
New European Union Strategy from German Perspective
On Wednesday 3. March Jose Manuel Barroso introduced a new strategy for the development of the European Union by 2020. This document was confronted with initial disapproval in Poland, but later gained somewhat more positive recognition. It is worth looking at this document and theses it presents from German perspective. »
March 18, 2010
The green colour of Baltic Sea waters, although may ring an ecological bell, is by no means a sign of the water’s cleanliness. On the contrary, it is a symptom of eutrophication – water looses its transparency, becomes turbid and blocked by heavy algae growth. »
March 16, 2010
The German economy has been considered for many years to be a locomotive of the European Union. Its conditions have always directly affected the state of other European economies. »
February 22, 2010
Russian oil flowed east. What about Friendship?
When, at the end of the last year, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin opened the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean (Vostochnaya-Sibir-Tikhiy-Okean, WSTO) pipeline, the first Russian oil tube running not to the West, but to the East, first Siberian oil flowed from the terminal in Kozmino to Hong Kong, following a contract that Rosneft had concluded with China. »
February 22, 2010
Changing geopolitics and gas infrastructure in Central Asia. China's role in the region.
Over the past few months, the gas system within the CIS has significantly changed, particularly in Central Asia. A major player, capable to manage its own resources, has emerged. »
January 15, 2010
After the election both in 2004 and in 2009 Traian Basescu implemented his first presidential visit to Chisinau, to the "Moldavian brothers". Almost a half of the Romanian Government accompanied him. »
January 15, 2010
The "subsidiarity principle" in the functioning of the European Union
Just before the appointment of the new European Commission, in Germany emerged a significant criticism against the present course of European politics. The importance of this criticism derives from the weight of the arguments. »
January 15, 2010
Spain sees place for Turkey in the European Union
Spain, which took over the presidency of the UE, believes that Turkey should join EU. Recent appointments of the EU "foreign minister" and "EU president" have put Spain, which have taken over the EU presidency, in a completely new situation. »
January 15, 2010