“After the birth of printing books became widespread. Hence everyone throughout Europe devoted himself to the study of literature... Every year, especially since 1563, the number of writings published in every field is greater than all those produced in the past thousand years. Through them there has today been created a new theology and a new jurisprudence; the Paracelsians have created medicine anew and the Copernicans have created astronomy anew. I really believe that at last the world is alive, indeed seething, and that the stimuli of these remarkable conjunctions did not act in vain.” WorldWritingYearsBelieveBookTodayLastsPastScienceLiteratureNumbersStudyGreaterAliveFieldsBirthThousandEuropeMedicineAstronomyTheologyVainRemarkableDevotedThousand YearsStimulusPublicationPrintingConjunctionsJurisprudenceSeething Author:Johannes Kepler
“Multiple political parties are a fact of life throughout Europe and most of the West. Today the only countries without strong multiparty political systems are the United States and a number of third world military dictatorships.” WorldCountryStatesFactsTodayPoliticalStrongUnitedPartyNumbersLibertyUnited StatesMilitaryEuropeThirdsWestLibertarianLibertarianismDictatorshipMultiplePolitical PartiesFacts Of LifePolitical SystemsThird World Author:Thomas Naylor
“Whatever else may divide us, Europe is our common home; a common fate has linked us through the centuries, and it continues to link us today.” MayHomeTodayCommonFateCenturyEuropeLinksDividesLinkedEuropean Countries Author:Leonid Brezhnev
“You're thinking of Europe as Germany and France. I don't. I think that's old Europe. If you look at the entire NATO Europe today, the center of gravity is shifting to the east. And there are a lot of new members. And if you just take the list of all the members of NATO and all of those who have been invited in recently -- what is it? Twenty-six, something like that? -- you're right. Germany has been a problem, and France has been a problem.” IfsThinkingLooksHas BeensProblemTodayMembersSixEuropeTwentiesEastListsFranceGermanyGravityInvitedShiftingNatoCenter Of Gravity Author:Donald Rumsfeld
“If Europe today accounts for just over 7 per cent of the world's population, produces around 25 per cent of global GDP and has to finance 50 per cent of global social spending, then it's obvious that it will have to work very hard to maintain its prosperity and way of life.” IfsWorldWayHardTodaySocialProduceEuropeAccountsPopulationProsperityObviousSpendingFinanceCentsGdp Author:Angela Merkel
“Europe needs a clear and more collective and cohesive policy on security and energy supply. Today the issue of security of energy supply is only really considered at a national member-state level, but in reality we need a much greater European-wide approach on this issue.” NeedsStatesRealityTodayEnergyLevelsIssuesClearGreaterSecurityPolicyMembersApproachEuropeWideCollectives Author:Andris Piebalgs
“Today osteoporosis affects more than 75 million people in the United States, Europe and Japan and causes more than 2.3 million fractures in the USA and Europe alone.” PeopleStatesTodayAmericaCausesUnitedMillionsUnited StatesEuropeUsaJapanFractureOsteoporosis Author:Gro Harlem Brundtland