Can Europe survive without Russian gas and oil?
The numbers Oil and petroleum products 34.5% Natural gas 23.7% Renewables 17.4% Nuclear 12.7% Solid fossil fuels (mostly coal) 10.5% Other 1.2% EU Energy Mix (Source: Eurostat, beginning 2020) What’s…
Editorial – ELfR newsletter 7 March 2022
Dear European Liberals,Dear ELfR friends and supporters! We are living in strange, difficult times. In fact the most dangerous moment since the end of WWII. After more than 70 years…
Russian Propaganda and disinformation with Dietmar Pichler – ELfR
The fact that Russian propaganda in the USA, Germany and other countries deliberately attempts to inflame moods has been known and documented for years. Since 1999 a particularly large number…
Prospects for change in Russia & Europe’s role in Russia’s political transformation – ELfR
Q&A session with members of the opposition in Russia, discussing the current politcial situation, chances of change, how young people see the situation and their future, possibility of invasion of…
30th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union
Today we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the end of the Soviet Union. On December 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union, declaring the office extinct…
Prospects for change in Russia & Europe’s role in Russia’s political transformation: European Liberals for Reform Webinar
Russia is in a stalemate: Real politics are nonexistent, economic decline is evident, no trace of democracy is left. Opposition members have been killed, imprisoned or forced out of the…
Will Russia attack Ukraine? “There are no rational arguments, but Russia is not rational”
Paweł Wroński interviews Robert Pszczel, former NATO representative in Russia. Pszczel makes the point that decision-making in Russia is driven exclusively by Putin, who doesn’t have a rational vision of…
Prospects for change in Russia & Europe’s role in Russia’s political transformation – ELfR webinar
Zoom event: Monday 10 January 2022 20:30 CET Russia is in a stalemate: Real politics are nonexistent, economic decline is evident, no trace of democracy is left. Opposition members have…
Disinformation and Media Literacy – ELfR panel discussion
Preliminary information – will be updated as more details become available – click for latest information on event and how to join. Monday 20 December 2021 20:30 CET Misleading and…
Here’s the first evidence Russia used Twitter to influence Brexit
Russia-based Twitter accounts that targeted the US presidential election also used divisive and racist rhetoric in an attempt to disrupt politics in the UK and Europe Source: Here’s the first…