As the Soviet Union’s final leader, Mikhail Gorbachev dreamed of a “common European home,” but three decades later that tantalizing idea remains out of reach.
Tag: Europe
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The West’s Illusions About Gorbachev and the Victory of Liberalism
As the Soviet Union’s final leader, Mikhail Gorbachev dreamed of a “common European home,” but three decades later that tantalizing idea remains out of reach.
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Low Water Levels Disrupt European River Cruises, a Favorite of U.S. Tourists
As the continent faces a severe drought, companies have had to use buses to transport passengers along parts of the Rhine and the Danube, where water levels have become too low for riverboats.
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Why Europe’s Electricity Prices Are Soaring
Reverberations from the war in Ukraine have “distorted” the market for natural gas, forcing energy prices up.
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Europe’s Drought Reveals WWII Relics and Bombs in Danube River
The Danube River is running so low on water that the wreckage of German battleships, sunk in 1944, has resurfaced, posing a danger to local ship traffic.