Bojan Pancevski
Journalist, Author, #EU Correspondent for of London. Tweeting, mainly, from & about Europe. Email me: [email protected] Open DM.
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The Iron Curtain Is Gone, but Europe’s East and West Are Again Divided
Bojan Pancevski - WSJ 3d 3 tweets
Mainstream parties in the West are largely hewing to liberal values, the rule of law and fundamental human rights while nativist parties that favor a more authoritarian rule and reject immigration, ethnic and religious diversity, gay rights and...
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Bojan Pancevski The Iron Curtain Is Gone, but Europe’s East and West Are Again Divided. Democracy and market economies rule across the continent, but politically the former blocs are drifting apart again 30 years after the #BerlinWall fell. My piece via ⁦⁩ 3d
Berlin Didn’t Want a Reagan Statue—but It’s Getting One Anyway
Bojan Pancevski - WSJ 7d 10 tweets
For years, Berlin resisted putting up a statue of Ronald Reagan to honor of his famous 1987 speech calling for the Berlin Wall to be torn down. The U.S. Embassy instead is erecting a Reagan replica on its terrace overlooking the Brandenburg Gate...
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Bojan Pancevski The 7-foot statue, partially visible from the street, will be formally inaugurated by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Nov. 8, a day before the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. 7d
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Bojan Pancevski #Berlin Didn’t Want a Reagan Statue—but It’s Getting One Anyway. Seven-foot replica of former president to be inaugurated by ⁦⁩ at ⁦⁩ , overlooking site of #BerlinWall. My story via ⁦⁩ 7d
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Bojan Pancevski Frank Henkel, who as a Berlin government official helped secure approval for the plaque despite opposition from center-left parties, said it was a shame the Reagan's likeness couldn’t be put on German soil. 7d
Bulgaria and Ukraine issue formal protest over Macron’s migration remarks
POLITICO 11d 1 tweets
The Bulgarian government has summoned France’s ambassador to Sophia to explain the comments.
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Bojan Pancevski Macron is able to argue like Cameron and even Farage without the fallout: "I would rather have people who come from Guinea or Côte d'Ivoire legally, who are there and who do this work, than Bulgarian or Ukrainian clandestine networks." 11d
Chateau Viking: Climate Change Makes Northern Wine a Reality
Bojan Pancevski - WSJ 15d 4 tweets
Vintners in Scandinavia are growing bold with their marketing, winning awards and prompting predictable sniffs from the French. ‘I don’t think they are at all our level yet.’
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Bojan Pancevski This story honestly wrote itself. Chateau Viking: Climate Change Makes Northern Wine a Reality. Vintners in Scandinavia are growing bold with their marketing, winning awards and prompting predictable sniffs from the French. My first ⁦⁩ a-hed 15d
As Catalans Protest for Secession, a Division Widens at Home
Margherita Stancati - WSJ 16d 1 tweets
The Spanish region's independence movement splits Catalans down the lines of age, class and language. Nowhere is that more evident than in two Barcelona neighborhoods.
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Bojan Pancevski Secession divides Catalans down lines of age, class and language. More locals oppose than support independence, despite the loud campaigning of the region’s pro-separatist government. ⁦⁩ 16d
Night trains between Vienna and Brussels should run by mid-January
The Brussels Times 21d 1 tweets
The planned night trains which will connect Vienna and Brussels are expected to be operational by mid-January, ÖBB, the Austrian railway company has announced. At a press conference on Wednesday, ÖBB
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Bojan Pancevski Wonderful news: Night trains between Vienna and Brussels should run by mid-January 21d
Boris Johnson’s Brexit Deal Clears Vital Hurdle in Parliament
Max Colchester - WSJ 22d 1 tweets
U.K. lawmakers endorsed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, giving it critical momentum and raising the prospect that the country’s protracted divorce from the European Union is finally entering its endgame.
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Bojan Pancevski A re­mark­able turn­around for ⁦⁦⁩ who in the space of three months has managed to both rene­go­ti­ate a #Brexit agree­ment with the #EU and per­suade Britain’s deeply di­vided House of Com­mons of its mer­its. ⁦⁩ 22d
Klimaforscher warnt vor Panik: "Früher war ein Sturm einfach ein Sturm"
SPIEGEL Plus - Das Premium-Angebot des SPIEGEL 23d 1 tweets
Der Klimaforscher Hans von Storch warnt im Interview vor Aktionismus. Greta Thunberg rede "dumm Tüch" - dummes Zeug.
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Bojan Pancevski Leading German climate scientist dismisses Greta's apocalyptic warnings as "nonsense," warns against "fanaticism" of some "privileged western" climate activists via 23d
Inside Boris Johnson’s Brexit Gamble
Max Colchester - WSJ 23d 4 tweets
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson played an elaborate game of bluff to strike a Brexit deal with Europe. He is now trying to finish his gambit on the home front.
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Bojan Pancevski Merkel soon over­ruled Brus­sels’ in­sis­tence that re­open­ing ne­go­ti­a­tions was im­pos­si­ble. In her prag­matic view, Ger­many and Eu­rope need the U.K. as an ally af­ter Brexit, in­clud­ing on for­eign and se­cu­rity pol­icy. 23d
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Bojan Pancevski Thus, “Boris’s threat of a no-deal worked,” a se­nior #EU of­fi­cial said Thurs­day. 23d
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Bojan Pancevski Inside ⁦⁩’s #Brexit Gamble. Our account of how the deal happened and what’s comes next with ⁦⁩ via ⁦⁩ 23d
On Edge from Attacks, Germany Finds Far-Right Radicals Within Security Services
Bojan Pancevski - WSJ 33d 2 tweets
German security officials are investigating their own ranks for far-right extremists and terror suspects, alarmed by a surge in attacks on migrants and politicians that exposed radical views among police officers and elite special forces.
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Bojan Pancevski On Edge from Attacks, Germany Finds Far-Right Radicals Within Security Services. Amid increase in far-right violence, investigations find police and military personnel for extremist activities, including weapons possession and plotting attacks ⁦⁩ 33d
Germany’s Jews Feel ‘Under Siege’ Following Rise in Anti-Semitism
Bojan Pancevski - WSJ 34d 8 tweets
A day after an attack on a synagogue left two dead in Halle, eastern Germany, Jews across the country said they felt increasingly under siege from growing anti-Semitism across German society.
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Bojan Pancevski Mr. Rück­ert’s mother, Lilach Rück­ert-Mierzwiak, said the Ger­man gov­ern­ment had failed to pro­tect the com­mu­nity. Her son had felt “hated from all sides: from the right, from the left, from the Mus­lims.” 34d
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Bojan Pancevski “I didn’t see a fu­ture for my­self in Ger­many, and things were not go­ing to get bet­ter,” Mr. Rück­ert said in a tele­phone in­ter­view from Is­rael. 34d
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Bojan Pancevski In­se­cu­rity had led hun­dreds of Jews to leave Germany and many more were con­sid­er­ing em­i­grat­ing, said Sig­mount A. Königs­berg, the Berlin Jew­ish Com­mu­ni­ty’s anti-Semi­tism ex­pert. 34d
IMF’s New Chief Vows to ‘Fix the Roof’ Before the Storm Hits
Bojan Pancevski - WSJ 41d 2 tweets
Kristalina Georgieva took the helm of the IMF this week as its first leader to have lived through one of its stringent economic adjustment programs.
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Bojan Pancevski IMF’s New Chief Vows to ‘Fix the Roof’ Before the Storm Hits. Trade disputes, capital flow volatility and #Brexit are just some of the storm clouds ⁦⁩ sees threatening global growth. Her first interview after taking office in ⁦⁩ 41d
Austrian Conservative Sebastian Kurz Is Set to Win Election
Bojan Pancevski - WSJ 45d 1 tweets
The chancellor’s party turnaround comes months after his government collapsed, while antiestablishment populists suffered a setback, in a rare development on Europe’s fractured political landscape.
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Bojan Pancevski Austrian Conservative ⁦⁩ Is Set to Win Election. The chancellor’s party turnaround comes months after his government collapsed, while antiestablishment populists suffered a setback. My report via ⁦⁩ 45d
Gewaltsame Übergriffe: Dutzende Attacken gegen Politiker - AfD am stärksten betroffen - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Politik
SPIEGEL ONLINE 61d 1 tweets
Drei Monate, 31 Körperverletzungen: Politiker wurden zuletzt wiederholt Opfer von Gewalt. In zwei Dritteln der Fälle richteten sich die Übergriffe gegen AfD-Mitglieder.
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Bojan Pancevski In Germany, 31 politicians were injured in violent attacks in the first half of 2019. The worst-affected was the nationalist AfD party - 24 of them were assaulted, mostly by left-wing assailants. 61d
EZB-Leitzins – schlecht für Sparer: Frau Merkel, stoppen Sie endlich den Minus-Zins!
BILD - bild.de 61d 1 tweets
Der Schrecken für deutsche Sparer geht immer weiter: EZB-Chef Mario Draghi (72) will die Nullzins-Politik jetzt sogar noch verschärfen! Lesen Sie mit BILDplus, wie viele Milliarden Euro deutsche Sparer bisher wegen der EZB-Politik verloren haben,...
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Bojan Pancevski And as a bonus, Draghi gets to be portrayed as “Count Draghila, who sucks our savings accounts dry” 61d
Hungary, Loudly Opposed to Immigration, Opens Doors to More Foreign Workers
WSJ 66d 4 tweets
Under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungary has been one of the most stridently anti-immigration voices in the European Union. Yet officials have been less vocal about the country’s own legal-immigration regime—which recently became one of Europe’s...
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Bojan Pancevski Hungary’s prime minister has been an outspoken critic of immigration. But the government is making it easier to hire foreign workers. 66d
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Bojan Pancevski #Hungary , Loudly Opposed to Immigration, Opens Doors to More Foreign Workers. Premier Viktor #Orban government recently began expediting work permits amid strong growth, declining population and rising wages. My report via ⁦⁩ 66d
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Bojan Pancevski Central and Eastern European nations, collectively known as #V4, are often associated with anti-immigration policy. But all of them -Hungary & Poland in particular - are now competing for skilled foreign labor from across the globe. My report 65d
German Anti-Immigration Party Appears Headed for Gains in Regional Elections
Bojan Pancevski - WSJ 73d 1 tweets
Germany’s anti-immigration Alternative for Germany, or AfD, appeared headed for strong gains at regional elections on Sunday, dealing a blow to efforts by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc to reclaim votes lost to both the right and the...
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Bojan Pancevski The nationalist AfD made huge gains in regional elections, but the fact that it didn't win is celebrated by the government parties who suffered further losses. Merkel's CDU was even reduced to enlisting Putin's help in their campaign. Via : via 73d
Landtagswahlen in Brandenburg und Sachsen: Bittere Lehren - WELT
WELT - DIE WELT 73d 1 tweets
Wäre da nicht das Ergebnis von Michael Kretschmer und seiner CDU in Sachsen – die bürgerlichen Parteien stünden vor einem Trümmerhaufen. Diese Wahlen im Osten verschieben die Stabilität des Landes an die Ränder.
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Bojan Pancevski "30 Jahre nach dem Fall der Mauer ist unsere Heimat getrennter denn je. Es fehlt die Lust, Autobahnen zwischen den Lagern zu bauen." Von via 73d
Europe’s Struggling Political Parties Promise a Return to the Pre-Thatcherite Era
Bojan Pancevski - WSJ 73d 1 tweets
To fend off populist insurgents, once-dominant parties are overthrowing decades of free-market economies for bigger spending, generous welfare and greater state control of business. It amounts to the biggest shift in economic policy on the continent...
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Bojan Pancevski PM tells he will unleash a massive social spending bonanza. This #Brexit response fits a wider #EU trend: even quasi-libertarians are now deploying for pre-Thatcherite socialist policies to fend off populists. Cc 73d
Germany’s Small Steps Into Stimulus Are Unlikely to Meet Economists’ Hopes
Bojan Pancevski - WSJ 73d 1 tweets
Economists and international organizations have urged Berlin for months to spend more to fight a looming recession, but while officials say the government is preparing measures to support demand, they are likely to fall well short of the big...
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Bojan Pancevski Germany’s small steps into stimulus are unlikely to meet economists’ hopes. Our take on Berlin’s recession plans with ⁦⁩ via ⁦⁩ 73d