Archive for ‘Politics’

‘We Have to Be Awake’

An interview with Vaclav Havel

Germany provokes anger over museum to refugees who fled Poland during WWII

Germany has provoked anger in Poland over plans to build a museum dedicated to German refugees who fled or were expelled from Poland after the Second World War.

Future is ‘bleak’ warns Joschka Fischer

Joschka Fischer, the former German vice-chancellor, has issued a bleak assessment of Europe's prospects for surviving the financial crisis, warning that leaders of a "self-weakening" continent are failing to come to grips with its decline.

Sharing the Responsibility

Germany tells Russian leader to respect the Nato alliance

Germany's foreign minister has warned Russia must not try to drive a wedge between western Europe and America but respect his country's historic alliances.

Fired in Stone

A Serbian monk burns through Kosovo

German financial crisis could lead to rise of far-Right

Germany's financial crisis could lead to the rise of a far-Right political party, a leading analyst has warned.

Czech prime minister Mirek Topolanek faces calls to resign after regional elections

Following the rout of conservatives in Czech Republic’s regional elections this weekend, the country's prime minister Mirek Topolanek is facing growing calls to resign.

Financial crisis: German minister warns of far-Right rise

Adolf Hitler's rise to power on the back of the 1930s Great Depression is a warning to Germans against dangerous political repercussions spinning out from today's financial crisis, Germany's interior minister has said.

Bavaria premier quits as CSU teeters following election ‘rout’

Bavaria's humiliated ruling party completed a clear-out of its top ranks yesterday as the provincial premier tendered his resignation following the departure of its leader and secretary general.