Tag: Germany
Franco-German combat aircraft programme collapses after years of disputes, showcasing the difficulty with military cooperation within the EU.
Ironically, we could ask: “what would have happened if enlargement had not been a priority”. The fact that never in the history of the EU has 13 years passed without enlargement speaks more to the priority this process has been than political declarations about the importance of enlargement as a high strategic priority. If this is the success of enlargement, then we do not know what the failure could be.
Il ministro della Difesa Boris Pistorius ha dichiarato verso la fine di aprile che la Germania prevede di dotarsi dell’«esercito convenzionale più forte d’Europa» entro il 2039. A un secolo esatto di distanza dallo scoppio della Seconda Guerra Mondiale.
Measured on an index where the world average equals 100, these 20 nations have the highest price levels for goods and services according to the World Bank’s Cost of Living Index. Bermuda tops the list at nearly 213—more than double the global average—followed closely by Switzerland, Iceland, Israel, and Norway. From housing and groceries to transportation and utilities, everyday expenses in these countries far exceed those anywhere else on the planet.
