EU Rearmament Revives Romania's 'Stalin Plant' Town

EU Rearmament Revives Romania's 'Stalin Plant' Town

The industrial town of Victoria was once home to the pride of Nicolae Ceausescu's heavy industry, now the factory stands mostly abandoned. But a massive spending program by Brussels to expand European weapons production is set to give the town a new lease of life.

German rearmament? "A costly failure." The Pistorius case and the digital disaster (with VW vans) - Economic Scenarios

Boris Pistorius (SPD), the German Defense Minister, still enjoys enviable popularity ratings. Upon taking office in February 2023, he railed against the inefficiencies of his ministry, calling the existing organizational chart "not much like an organizational chart." He promised "clear structures," because "there's nothing worse than not knowing who's in charge." His goal, in line with the Zeitenwende (the "epochal turning point" of Scholz's tim…