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Following a second day of talks between Russia and Ukraine, officials from both countries described the discussions as “difficult.” On Wednesday, Ukrainian and Russian officials met for a second day of talks in Geneva. The discussions lasted two hours and were significantly shorter than the Tuesday meetings. Vladimir Medinsky, Russia’s top negotiator, described the talks […]

Germany's Silent Shift: From Entrepreneurs To State Dependence Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Germany affords itself a state bureaucracy that functions like an artificial labor market placed upstream of the private sector. The flight of hundreds of thousands into the arms of the state corresponds with the shrinking number of self-employed in the country. And policymakers are actively promoting this trend. Let us begin with a piece of good news: according to a Bertelsmann survey, around 40 percent of Germans aged 15 to 25 can imagine starting a business as their personal life...