The start of 2024

2024 starts with a bang Tens of thousands of revellers started 2024 with a bang as fireworks and drones lit up the sky over London. In Edinburgh, Pulp headlined a special concert before a firework display over Edinburgh Castle. Take a look at the best of the night’s photographs. Thousands gather to watch New Year’s

History.com: This Day In History (January 04-1999): The euro debuts

Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
By History.com Editors. New Year’s Day is the dawn of a new era in Europe, as 11 nations adopt a single currency, the euro. Now the official currency of 19 members of the European Union, as well as the nations of Kosovo and Montenegro, the euro’s introduction had a…

Farewell of Angela Merkel

On Friday, the lady who could keep herself cool, after 16 years as chancellor having been to many European Council (EUCO) summits (107 is the popular number floating around) German Chancellor Angela Merkel took her seat at the table to deliberate for the last time. During her 16 long years at Germany’s helm, she was

Mak’s Epiloog

Originally posted on Elke dag wat – blog:
In 2019 schreef Geert Mak het boek Grote Verwachtingen, een vervolg van zijn boek In Europa.Het boek gaat over de eerste twee decennia van deze eeuw.Dit boek heb ik NIET gelezen.Recensies: erudiet, goed geïnformeerd en mooi geschreven  en  in feite een samenvatting van het meest depressief stemmende nieuws.…