If you look at the movements on the bond and stock markets this week following the elections in the European Union, you can sense the panic that has gripped those in charge at the ECB Tower these days. The fact that Japan is allowing interest rates to rise slightly, while the USA continues to keep its interest rates constantly high, is putting the eurozone, which according to Lagarde lost 250 billion euros abroad last year, under increasing pressure. At the same time, the deficits of the member states continue to rise and the need for financing by ecb printers continues to grow. In the medium term, the euro will find itself in very rough waters! #Euro #ECB #geopolitics #economy #news

Today I went to an award ceremony in Oslo’s City Hall. It is where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded.

The late Alexei Navalny won an award from the Oslo Freedom Forum on this day.

He recently died in a Russian prison, after having been a major opposition leader and anti-corruption lawyer against Putin. He was poisoned, survived, and returned to Russia anyway, and was nonetheless jailed and died in harsh conditions.

Prior to this, Thulani Maseko was shot dead last year. He was a human rights lawyer in Swaziland. His widow awarded the prize, named after Maseko, to Alexei Navalny’s widow. It was heartbreaking to watch.

And then there was a live performance of this song: