I am writing to you as a former prisoner of conscience from the times of Brezhnev. All other titles, which I have been awarded throughout my whole life, do not matter in the light of the Ukrainian Maidan, which is now bleeding.
My whole life...
February 22, 2014 12:33 pm / 2 comments
Twelve hectares of our forests are under threat. But this time, the danger comes neither from greedy bark beetles nor from a destructive storm. It comes from an excessive zeal of one particular bureau – the Bureau for Personal Data Protection....
February 19, 2014 6:02 pm / no comments
There is a rather strong public opinion about the future of the European Union, not only in Hungary, but in the majority of the Union’s countries. It can be felt that the number of Eurosceptic parties that attack the Union, and support for...
February 13, 2014 5:34 pm / 12 comments
Without a doubt, we are going through a deep crisis in Europe that directly or indirectly impacts all EU citizens and the union itself. From our working environment to the breaking news, and from a discussion with a friend to a quick reading...
February 12, 2014 6:36 pm / 1 comment
Europe: a question of definitions
With the European Union facing one of its most difficult crises and at a crossroads for its future orientation, it remains important to go back to some of the basic questions as to what makes Europe worth fighting...
February 6, 2014 1:09 pm / no comments
Work is taxed with the highest percentage in Poland. Effective tax rate for work exceeds 40% – the rate similar to the taxation of vodka. But the main problem is not the fact that it is not worth employing for such rates but the fact that,...
February 5, 2014 12:20 pm / no comments
German Minister of Health, Herrmann Gröhe, has recently demanded that all forms of suicide assistance should become punishable under criminal law. Today helping other people to commit suicide if they have a serious medical condition is not...
January 27, 2014 6:42 pm / 4 comments
There has been an increasing discussion in Germany of migration policy since free movement of people from Romania and Bulgaria inside the EU was allowed, that is for seven years of EU-membership. Many of the Bulgarians and Romanians who come...
January 27, 2014 6:25 pm / 1 comment
The Bitcoin barrage certainly towers prominently among the 2013 phenomena. Having soared in price in a humongous manner and the razzle-dazzle of its many a rags-to-riches story eclipse the true face of this nouvelle contraption.
A certain Norwegian...
January 26, 2014 6:03 pm / 3 comments
Rebuilding the Union on a Radically Parliamentarian Basis
The functioning of the Union shall be founded on representative democracy.
Treaty of Lisbon, article 10
Crisis, a moment for improvement
The debate on the European Union has been increasingly...
January 20, 2014 11:46 pm / 2 comments