Four months ago, I mentioned the Kaliningrad Question in connection to my past correspondences with Bogumil from ARPLAN. At the time, I was talking about how the Russian government was going hysterical about an alleged “Germanization” of the Kaliningrad Oblast,… Read More ›
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Here’s what Europe’s largest floating solar farm is going to look like | Electrek
Renewable energy producer Q Energy is now building Europe’s largest floating solar farm on a brownfield site in northwestern France. The floating solar farm is called Les Ilots Blandin, and it’s going to be sited on a former quarry (pictured) in Haute-Marne,… Read More ›
“Maoism is a Chinese Euroscepticism!”
Several days ago, on June 24, Kremlingames released the long-awaited expansion to China: Mao’s Legacy. “The Fallen Eagle” is the latest installment in its series of expansions, this time delving into the political-economic climate of Western Europe and United States… Read More ›
Update (20 May 2023)
I know that Bogumil has not posted anything new for the ARPLAN Blog, so I thought I should contribute my own research to his area of interest. Even though it has been a century since the interwar period, a lot… Read More ›
Update (17 May 2023)
Got some good news to report. I did some research on the topic of Internet Taxation in the US and uncovered a treasure trove of information going back to the 1990s. Looks like that description I gave on the topic… Read More ›
Observations of East Germany in “Ostalgie”
Yesterday, I was replaying Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall after learning that the developer, Kremlingames, had added new endings for East Germany and Yugoslavia. This comes in the midst of an ongoing effort to complete the latest DLC for the next… Read More ›
Scenario 1999: Organizational Structure of the Social Forum
The Social Forums, as the concept was surmised throughout the Entries of Sections One and Two, will follow the conventional organizational structure of the Councils that define the Council Democratic process. What has been said about Council Democracy, both in… Read More ›
Insurance: Public insurers under pressure – but working together is proving difficult — NewsyList
Frankfurt, Munich The sharply rising costs could lead to mergers among public insurers. According to the rating agency Fitch, many providers are under increasing pressure to generate earnings. Against this background, small public insurers in particular could be forced to merge and… Read More ›
Electricity: Energy ministers of the federal states want to reduce the electricity tax — Breaking Latest News
In view of the increased energy prices, the federal states have agreed that the federal government should examine reducing the electricity tax to the European minimum. This is a sensible model, said Saxony-Anhalt’s head of department, Armin Willingmann, after the… Read More ›
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