East Germany

Greetings! So, these past few days I read in Proto Thema and on protothema.gr the excellent commemorative piece by Panos Loukakos, marking 50 years of New Democracy, which is being celebrated today. The highly engaging novel-like text on the 50 years of New Democracy naturally focuses on its founder, Konstantinos Karamanlis, and the chosen title is a quote from him: “Am I the right-winger?

Could the closure of two Volkswagen plants trigger a domino effect that will hit the already weakened governing coalition under Olaf Scholz?

The rise of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in elections in the states of Thuringia and Saxony on Sunday was expected, as was the poor result of the three parties in Olaf Scholz's federal government (the Social Democrats, Greens and Free Liberals).

Recent regional elections in two East German states have dealt a significant blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ruling coalition, casting a shadow over his prospects for next year's federal elections.

Ukraine’s recent unexpected military operation in Russia’s Kursk region may have caused concern in Moscow, but Russian President Vladimir Putin likely has reasons to celebrate this weekend.

Nikos Marantzidis’ signature on a work of political and social history, like the newly published “Between Loyalty and Suspicion” (Alexandria Press), guarantees scientific rigor and often originality. Despite his alliance with SYRIZA (before Kasselakis) prior to the 2023 elections and his newfound admiration for Alexis Tsipras, Marantzidis continues to produce prolific scholarly work.

Emmanuel Macron embarked on the first state visit to Germany by a French president in a quarter century on May 25, seeking to ease recent tensions and also warn of the dangers of the far right ahead of EU elections.

Forty-five years ago, Bulgaria achieved a significant milestone in its space exploration journey as it sent its first cosmonaut, Georgi Ivanov, into outer space.

His life is similar to that of a Hollywood hero - perhaps the super-spy Jason Bourne, played by Matt Damon in the famous film series. Except that Jack Barsky was not in the ranks of the CIA, but the KGB at the end of the Cold War.

As reported by Jutarnji list, at that meeting, which was not ordinary, Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine were mostly discussed as the crisis hotspots at that time.
The NATO summit at that time was, namely, different because then US President Donald Trump made harsh criticisms regarding the funding of the Alliance, as well as Germany's dependence on Russian energy.