Author: Clément Guntern
CLéMENT GUNTERN
The saga of Icelandic literature
The land of ice and fire: that's how we describe this country on the edge of Europe, long relegated to the unenviable position of an inhospitable land on the edge of the world. Over the past few years, Instagram has seen countless photographs of Iceland's natural wonders: its waterfalls, glaciers, black sand beaches and volcanoes, but also its uninhabited moorland, sometimes verdant, sometimes barren and desolate. Yet this romantic definition of a country where the opposing elements engage in an endless struggle to create an original nature cannot really capture what makes Iceland a true jewel of European culture. European, yes, because despite a certain proximity to the North American continent, this country has never ceased to be, through all its roots, a land of old Europe.
L’UDC à nouveau censurée?
At the very end of last week, the YouTube company deleted a video by the Zurich SVP denouncing immigration to Switzerland and its consequences for security and welfare. On learning of the company's decision, the party immediately denounced it as censorship.
After the SVP, chaos
Let's try a little imagination. It's Sunday, October 20, 2019. Since midday, the results for the first cantons have been trickling in, with some regions clearly going faster than others. Suddenly, to everyone's surprise and contrary to what the media and experts had been claiming for several months, it's not the ecologist parties that are posting surprising scores; it's the Union démocratique du center! As the day progresses, the map of Switzerland changes to an almost uniform green, but not a light green. This one is much darker. At around 7.30pm, when Swiss Radio's star presenter takes to the airwaves, the news is crystal clear: for the first time since 1919 and the end of radical rule in Switzerland, one party has won an absolute majority in both the National Council and the Council of States, and that party is the SVP.
The «climate generation»?
Les lundis de l'actualité - Clément Guntern The political news of recent months speaks for itself. The recent strikes over the...
The president who wants to be as big as the ox
President of the Confederation Ueli Maurer will soon forget his latest media outbursts, particularly in the USA. A few weeks earlier, he was the target of criticism for his involvement in China's New Silk Roads project. Analysis.
The European spirit
At the end of May, the European elections brought together citizens from all the countries of the European Union. Their task was to re-elect the European Parliament for a five-year term. What is it that binds these nations together? Here's a look at the European spirit.
Russie: l’après-Poutine en question suite aux manifestations
News on Mondays – Clément Guntern Last week and the week before, approximately two thousand Russian citizens were...
The captain and the deputy prime minister
Salvini is in a tough spot, and he knows it. He has to enforce his country's laws, even if he comes across as obnoxious and vulgar at times.
Peril on the beach: is your sandcastle ethical?
Le Regard Libre N° 51 - Clément Guntern A recent UN report expresses concern about the use of sand on the planet....
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