“Don’t you forget to vote for me?” CDU’er Deftlef Gürth distributes flyers, pens and bottles of water at the weekly market in Aschersleben, East Germany. Every now and then someone comes and talks, often Gürth knows the people by name. That is not surprising, because he has been sitting for the Christian Democrats in the Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt for more …

US president Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will have their first face-to-face meeting in Switzerland on 16 June. The scene is Geneva. The White House and the Kremlin announced that on Tuesday. Earlier, CNN reported the US-Russia summit next month on the basis of two anonymous officials. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov stated that there is a need …

According to the results of an All-Ukrainian Public Opinion Survey, which was held on May 17-20, 2021, if the parliamentary elections in Ukraine were held next Sunday, the “Sluga Narodu” (20.2%) and the “Opposition Platform – Za Zhittya” (18.6%) parties would receive the greatest voter support. In addition, the following composition of the Ukrainian parliament would include “The European Solidarity” …

The European Central Bank is concerned about developments in the cryptocurrency markets, but does not see them as a threat to the financial stability of the euro area. This was demonstrated on Wednesday in the Financial Stability Review by the European Central Bank in May. “The surge in bitcoin prices has overshadowed previous financial bubbles, such as the tulip mania …

The days of unrest in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip reached a boiling point on Monday evening, when Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement fired rockets at each other. What’s going on in the area? And why is it restless again? The causes of the escalating violence are a difficult tangle to unravel. In essence, the current protests are being …

The European Commission is concerned about the detention of EU citizens in deportation centres in the UK. In particular, the situation and the long duration of detention are “a source of concern”, the commission says. Some 30 Germans, Italians and other EU citizens who wanted to return the UK were detained at the British border for up to seven days, …

The Czech government suspects that Russian intelligence officers were involved in an explosion at an ammunition depot in 2014. The Czech Republic is therefore expelling 18 Russian diplomats who, according to the Prague government, work for the Russian secret service. The Russians have 48 hours to leave, Prime Minister Andrei Babis and Foreign Minister Jan Hamácek reported on Saturday. “It …

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is downright humiliated by Turkish president Erdogan, who did not set up a chair for her at a summit meeting in Ankara on Tuesday. Brussels is currently doing everything in its power to prevent such a painful situation from ever occurring again ‘anywhere in the world’. On social media, not only the Turkish …

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has withdrawn Turkey from an International Convention on women’s rights aimed at tackling violence against women and promoting Emancipation. The decree was published in the Turkish state newspaper on Saturday. Activists point out that the pact is crucial for reducing the increasing number of cases of domestic violence in Turkey. The treaty, also known as the …

Hong Kong’s electoral system is undergoing a major overhaul. The Chinese parliament gave the green light on Thursday. Critics fear that the pro-democratic opposition in the former British crown colony will now be further sidelined. The newspaper writes that the way has been opened for the largest electoral reform in the metropolis since 1997. The United Kingdom transferred Hong Kong …