As from today 333 million people are using the euro as their currency. Today Latvia joined the euro zone.
Last evening in her New Year's address to the nation German Chancellor spoke of how privileged we are in Europe to live in peace.
She noted that it is 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War, 75 years since the beginning of World War ll and 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Frau Merkel noted the importance of the European idea in assuring peace.
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An interesting quote from Napoleon Bonaparte: “The honest man never doubts the existence of God’.
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This is a worrying story. It’s written by Conor Pope and appeared in The Irish Times on Monday. It becomes ever more worrying how large org...
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A screen shot of the first item on Germany’s ARD 20.00 news this evening. It’s a picture of the Ryanair plane that was forced to land on Sun...
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