2018 - Tourists & Vagabonds

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Jakub Morawiecki and others in front of the official COP24 poster

US sides with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Russia on fossil fuels

December 12, 2018 Thomas Klausen 1953 Views Climate Change, Climate Summit, COP24, Fossil fuels, Kuwait, Russia, Saudi Arabia, United States of America, US

At the COP24 climate summit in Katowice, Poland, the US has pursued an unusual course. The course aligns the US with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Russia when

The two towers of the CJEU with European flags in front of it

Brexit Europe

EU Court: UK is free to change its mind

December 10, 2018 Thomas Klausen 1851 Views Brexit, CJEU, Court of Justice of the European Union, EU, Europe, European Union, Labour, Margaret Beckett, Michael Gove, UK, United Kingdom

According to a new judgment, the The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) states that the UK is free to stop Brexit. If it wants

Presidents Xi and Trump greeting people with flags

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Trump claims China will reduce tariffs

December 3, 2018 Thomas Klausen 1762 Views America First, China, Tariffs, Trade, Trade war, Trump, United States, Xi Jinping

China and the US have agreed on a truce in the unfolding trade war between the two, according to tweets from President Trump. President Trump claims, according

A picture of The Bank of England with a statue of The Duke of Wellington to the right. The BoE warns of a no-deal Brexit.

Brexit Business Europe

BoE: No-deal Brexit would be worse than Great Recession

November 28, 2018 Thomas Klausen 1404 Views Bank of England, Brexit, Economic growth, Great Recession, Housing prices, Inflation, No-deal, Recession

A no-deal Brexit would be very bad for the United Kingdom. Indeed, the United Kingdom is heading for dire times economically if there is no Brexit deal

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General Motors to lay off thousands of workers

November 27, 2018 Thomas Klausen 1590 Views America First, Climate Change, Electric cars, General Motors, GM, Inequality, Jobs, Tariffs

US car manufacturer General Motors has decided to cut its workforce by almost 15%, shedding 15,000 jobs, according to Reuters. The company says it is due to

Theresa May appears alongside numerous flags of EU members

Brexit Europe

EU leaders agree on Brexit conditions

November 25, 2018 Thomas Klausen 1522 Views Brexit, Donald Tusk, EU, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, Jean-Claude Juncker, Theresa May

Brexit conditions are in place. UK Prime Minister May and the rest of the EU’s leadership have agreed on a deal that will enable the UK to

Europe

Macron denounces nationalism during WW1 commemorations

November 11, 2018 Thomas Klausen 1456 Views America First, Donald Trump, EU, European Union, Macron, Nationalism, WW1

From Reuters: Armistice celebrations saw French President Macron directly denounce nationalism. This all while US President Donald Trump – a self-proclaimed nationalist – was in attendance. President Macron