Romania, Ireland, Switzerland, Greece | FR| 29 11 2024 | 6:25 p.m

29. November, 2024, 18:25

Romania: A stranger shakes the political system
Nobody had it on their radar, neither opinion polls nor political observers: it was a big surprise that Calin Georgescu was against representatives of the established party system in the first round of the presidential election. sit on sunday. Georgescu consciously portrayed himself as a political outsider who wants to clean up the political system. It borrows from the fascist regime of the interwar period and flirts politically with the Kremlin. This is particularly welcome in the diaspora, including Romanians living abroad in Austria. Eastern European historian Oliver Jens Schmitt from the University of Vienna explains how things can continue to go politically in Romania.

Ireland: General election in a rich country with many problems
Ireland elects a new parliament. If the polls are correct, those in power will hardly be punished, unlike the recent elections in Europe or the US. The main reason is the successful economy and expensive electoral gifts, which the country can easily pay with the rest of its budget of 25 billion euros. The growth is driven by multinational corporations that have their European headquarters in Dublin and are attracting well-trained young talent on a large scale. But increased immigration has also increased political differences in Ireland, which is generally tolerant, reports Jörg Winter.

Switzerland: The relationship with the EU remains complicated
Maros Sef?ovi, who is nominated as EU Commissioner, is in Bern this week. guest, whose field of duty in the future will be relations with the Confederates. Since the population has refused to accept the Union and the EEA in the 1990s, the relationship has become more complicated. Several agreements ensure that Switzerland has access to parts of the internal market. Brussels wants these contracts to be changed according to changes in the EU. In Switzerland, these requests are not very welcome, reports Marion Flatz-Mäser

Greece: Slower speed for more safety on the roads
Anyone who has ever been on the road in Greece can tell you: road safety is not particularly important here. The number of road deaths is particularly high here; until recently, Greece was at the sad bottom of the EU. But gradually a change of thinking has begun. The Greek government now wants to act against shippers and other traffic criminals with a large package of measures, reports Rodothea Seralidou.

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