KNOWING ABOUT THIS..

We have started on a new year.  A year, when a number of important elections are coming up. Free democratic elections are of fundamental importance in any real democracy.   Organised at regular intervals, and in which politicians with many different attitudes may freely participate. And when the result of the election is there, it will be accepted by everybody – on the condition that the rule for elections have been respected.   This is how it is in OUR part of the world.   Unfortunately, this is only the case in a minority of countries around the world.   And the recent development in the USA is putting their system and our perception of it under severe pressure ☹ One of the purposes of my daily TODAY is to follow the political development in Europe. Especially in our 26 partner countries in the EU.   We are today so dependent upon one another, that what happens in one country has important influence on all of us. In positive ways and negative ways – fortunately mostly in positive

JANUARY 7: I believe that we are all thinking about the US today.   For very good reasons 😊 – and also for very bad reasons ☹ . The very important news is that president-elect Joe Biden is now finally and definitively confirmed this morning as the next US president as of Wednesday, January 20.   This was confirmed by an overwhelming majority in Congress.   The other positive news is that the Democrats won both elections in Georgia ( against the two sitting Republicans ) – which means that the Democrats now have the majority in the Senate too.    This makes it easier for president Biden to get his programmes and appointments approved. And it also sends a clear message to the Republicans that they now pay for their incredible and unconditional support to President Trump during the last four years. They now have to rebuild their party almost from scratch. The negative news was of course the mortal, unconstitutional and destructive insurrection – initiated by Trump – against Congre

JANUARY 1: On this day most of us have celebrated our NEW YEAR.   And as you might know other parts of the world celebrate their new year at a different time.   Here are a few examples: Chinese New Year 202 1 :                     February 12 Thai New Year 202 1 (Songkran):    April 13-15 Hindu New Year 2021:                       April 12 Muslim New Year 202 1 (Eid) :           July 19-23 Jewish New Year ( Rosh Hashane):   September 6-8