Новости за 04.09.2015

BERLIN—Germany is being lauded for its plans to accommodate up to 800,000 refugees in 2015. This is the highest per capita intake of refugees in Europe, and in comparison to last year, it is four times as many as arrived in Germany and six times as many as France and the UK together. While commentary after these plans were revealed has swung between appreciation and astonishment, this decision lies at the very core of German national interests. If the admission of this many refugees is successful... Читать дальше...

President Barack Obama made history this week by becoming the first U.S. president to cross the invisible line into the Arctic Circle while in office. He used the trip to draw attention to global warming trends that are melting ice in the Arctic Ocean.

Rosa Balfour - Senior fellow in the Europe Program of the German Marshall Fund of the United States