Such were the words that Chancellor Merkel used to express her deep shock at the revelation that it was apparently the co-pilot who had intentionally crashed the Germanwings Airbus 320 into the southern French Alps on 24 March 2015, killing all 149 passengers and crew onboard, in addition to himself. The photo is from the visit of…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Berlin, 23 March 2015.
A day for Water, the essence of Life. Water and sustainable development is this year’s theme of World Water Day, which is celebrated every year on 22 March.
Remarks by President Donald Tusk after the European Council meeting 20 March 2015 Good afternoon. Yesterday evening, and early this morning, I hosted an informal meeting with Prime Minister Tsipras, Chancellor Merkel, President Hollande, President Juncker and President Draghi. Eurogroup President Dijsselbloem was also there. The meeting was requested by Prime Minister Tsipras to discuss…
TOTAL COST: 1.3 billion euros Double the originally estimated cost APPROXIMATE AVERAGE COST OF EACH WORKSPACE: 600.000 euros!! (according to Spiegel Online) ECB LEADERSHIP HAS SAID: “It reflects our values” VIEW FROM ABOVE: VIEW FROM BELOW:
Statement delivered by European Commission Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva on 14 March 2015, at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai, Japan. It so happened that a major natural disaster was taking place at the same time as the Conference, with the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu devastated by Cyclone…
This is what she said: Mr President, It is an honour for me to address the Security Council in my first months as High Representative of the European Union. I would like to thank the French presidency of the Council for this opportunity to discuss our partnership. And I would like to thank you, Mr…
See article on Ms. Merkel’s one-day visit to Brussels (4 March 2015).
Boris Nemtsov, born in 1959, Russian Deputy Prime Minister during the Yeltsin Presidency and a prominent opposition leader during the Putin years, was shot dead in the night of 27 February 2015 near the Kremlin by unidentified assailant(s). Thousands of people took to the streets of Moscow and other Russian cities on 1 March to honour him…
