Analysis

Deaton wins Nobel Prize in Economics

Angus Deaton, on 12 October 2015, received the so-called Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, which is in reality the Sveriges Riksbank (Bank of Sweden) Prize for his work on consumption. He is an economist from Edinburgh and professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Economics Department at Princeton University. He will be 70 years old next week. Deaton’s main research focuses on the determinants of health in rich and poor countries as well as the measurement of poverty.

Deadly blasts hit Turkey

Ankara, the capital of Turkey, was hit on Saturday, 10 October by two deadly blasts leaving 95 people dead and 245 injured. A pro-Kurdish political party, whose members were among those killed in the blasts, puts the death toll at 128, 120 of whom allegedly have already been identified.

Catalonia: pro-independence movement grows but fails to obtain majority of votes

To launch their project of independence, pro-independence Catalan parties needed to fulfill two conditions…

VWgate: CEO Winterkorn resigns

Economy , Analysis , Foreign Affairs , Environment
24 September, 2015

German car manufacturer Volkswagen cheated on diesel engines to meet environmental standards…

Tsipras wins new mandate

Despite expectations of a neck-and-neck struggle between SYRIZA and New Democracy, Alexis Tsipras’ party is the clear…

Different approaches to the refugee crisis

The refugee crisis has revealed rifts among EU member states trying to cope with the influx of asylum seekers who hope to make their way to the wealthier parts of Europe. EU leaders are acting in very different ways: some, albeit very few, are taking the humanitarian high ground, while others are either cherry-picking which refugees are permitted to enter their countries or closing their borders altogether.