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Re: EU
DIR By: guest98
Date: May 31, 2023, 2:54 pm
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HTML https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/31/germany-tells-moscow-to-close-4-consulates-in-russia-a81348
Germany Tells Moscow to Close 4 Consulates in Russia
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> Berlin will drastically reduce Moscow's diplomatic presence on
its soil after Russia slashed the number of people Berlin can
employ in its embassies and institutions in Russia, a foreign
ministry spokesman said Wednesday.
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> "We have decided to withdraw consent for the operation of four
of the five Russian consulates operating in Germany," the
spokesman told a regular government press conference, adding
that "this was communicated to the Russian Foreign Ministry
today."
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> Moscow decried Germany's decision as an "ill-thought out" move
and vowed a response.
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> "There should be no doubt in Berlin that these ill-thought out
provocative actions will not remain without our proper
reaction," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
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> Germany said over the weekend that hundreds of civil servants
and local employees working for German institutions in Russia
had been asked to leave the country.
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> Moscow had put a 350 limit on the number of German personnel
in Russia, said the foreign ministry spokesman.
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> Relations between Berlin and Moscow have fallen to new lows in
recent years over the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the poisoning
of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and a number of other
disagreements.
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Re: EU
DIR By: 2ThaSun
Date: June 5, 2023, 1:38 pm
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Top EU court: Poland's controversial justice reform against EU
law | DW News
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> The European Union's highest court has ruled that Polands's
controversial justice reform violates EU law.
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> The court in Luxembourg upheld a finding that the Polish
Supreme Court lacked independence and impartiality - which is
against EU rules. Poland has already been fined hundreds of
millions of euros over the reform, which was passed in 2019. The
conservative government in Warsaw says the EU is undermining its
sovereignty.
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> DW's Correspondent Jack Parrock in Brussels is following this
story for us. Here is his take on the court ruling.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPSMxkZF7hk
Poland’s Controversial ‘Russian Interference’ Law Explained
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> Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party has passed a law
purportedly aimed at countering Russian interference but viewed
by critics as a way to remove opponents from political life.
What does the new law entail and how it might impact the
election?
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1adFkg5AaE
Poland Erupts In Protest | Anti-Russia Law Duda's Bid To Crack
Down On Opposition Before Elections?
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> Nearly 500,000 people marched through downtown Warsaw in a
huge rally against the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party on
June 4. Large crowds also gathered in Krakow and other cities
across Poland to protest against what they see as erosion of
democratic rights. The march was called by Donald Tusk, former
Polish prime minister and former president of the European
Council. Watch the video to find out triggered the protests?
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> #poland #andrzejduda #polandelections #donaldtusk #worldnews
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> 00:00 - INTRODUCTION
> 01:46 - WHAT TRIGGERED THE PROTESTS?
> 02:30 - WHY IS THE LAW CONTROVERSIAL?
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8w0tZlQo7A
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Re: EU
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: June 8, 2023, 7:40 pm
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I was saying since 2016 that V4 had to be nuked. It was not. Now
the entire EU follows V4, exactly as I predicted:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rFcAofSXzk
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Re: EU
DIR By: 2ThaSun
Date: June 14, 2023, 10:56 pm
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German government presents first national security strategy | DW
News
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> Chancellor Olaf Scholz and members of the Cabinet on Wednesday
presented Germany's long-delayed national security strategy,
with the aim of avoiding past mistakes that have left the
government red-faced.
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> Although Germany has had policy documents in the past covering
security, it has never had a dedicated comprehensive strategy.
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> Scholz pointed out that since his government had agreed to
build a strategy, Europe's security architecture had changed
radically. He cited the invasion of Ukraine, the ongoing war,
and the destruction of critical infrastructure such as the Nord
Stream pipelines as providing a new impetus for pushing ahead
with the plan.
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> Scholz pointed out that, while the past policy documents
focused on defense, the new strategy would focus more on foreign
policy.
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> The chancellor emphasized the importance of Germany being
supplied with raw materials safely and permanently.
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> Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock agreed it was clear that a
stronger focus was needed on security since the invasion.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTAaGNVX32I&t=19s
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Re: EU
DIR By: 2ThaSun
Date: June 16, 2023, 12:49 pm
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Why the EU is Annoyed with Hungary (Again)
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> After years of tension, Hungary-EU relations haven't improved,
culminating in the European Parliament trying voting to ban the
country from holding the rotating council presidency. So in this
video, we break down what's happened and what this all means.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=420cm2KJr6k
Comments:
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> The problem with a veto system is that "influencers" only have
to pay one member off in order to hamstring the entire
organization. (EU & NATO)
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> An important fact that the video mentions but people still
miss (clickbait thumbnail doesn't help either), is that there's
no way to kick an EU member state. The question is whether to
put restrictions on them, not kick them out.
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> The question isn't really of "should", but "can it even".
Nobody seems to have considered it might be necessary to do when
they wrote the treaties, so there's no such option.
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> I suggest adding the possibility to kick back some countries
to EU candidate status again. Not as hard a total firm out but a
hard warning
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> It's mindboggling that the idea of a single traitor state or a
foreign agent never came to mind when the EU's rules regarding
unanimity were decided upon.
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Re: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
DIR By: guest98
Date: July 10, 2023, 6:33 pm
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HTML https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/07/10/brussels-rejects-erdogans-offer-eu-accession-and-nato-membership-are-two-separate-processe
It's OK for the EU to be "white"
Brussels rejects Erdoğan's demand: NATO membership and EU
accession are two 'separate' processes
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> The European Commission has rejected the surprising demand put
forward by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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> In remarks delivered on Monday morning, Erdoğan made a
direct link between Sweden's bid to join the NATO military
alliance, which his country continues to block, and Turkey's
long-standing candidacy to become a member of the European
Union, which has been on an effective standstill since 2018.
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> "Turkey has been waiting at the door of the European Union for
over 50 years now, and almost all of the NATO member countries
are now members of the European Union. I am making this call to
these countries that have kept Turkey waiting at the gates of
the European Union for more than 50 years," Erdoğan said,
according to the Associated Press.
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> "Come and open the way for Turkey's membership in the European
Union. When you pave the way for Turkey, we'll pave the way for
Sweden as we did for Finland."
>
> Meanwhile, the European Commission's 2022 enlargement report
painted a grim outlook of Turkey's EU hopes as it raised
"serious concerns on the continued deterioration of democracy,
the rule of law, fundamental rights and the independence of the
judiciary," issues that have strained EU-Turkey ties since the
2016 attempted coup d'état and the 2017 presidential referendum.
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Re: EU
DIR By: guest98
Date: July 24, 2023, 2:53 pm
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HTML https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/24/emmanuel-macron-france-return-authority-every-level-unrest
Macron says France needs return to authority ‘at every level’
after unrest
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> Emmanuel Macron has said France needs a return to authority
“at every level” after recent urban unrest over the police
shooting of a teenager, suggesting that poor parenting was part
of the reason teenagers had taken to the streets.
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> Many accused the government of allowing a culture of
institutional racism in the police to fester.
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> The French president used his first TV interview since the
unrest to condemn what he called the “indescribable violence” of
the clashes on the streets, including “the burning of schools,
city halls, gyms and libraries” and “the violence of looting”.
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> He said: “The lesson I draw from this is: order, order,
order.”
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> Macron did not refer to concerns on the left and from rights
groups that the rioting reflected longstanding anger over racism
and discrimination in law enforcement. He instead took a hard
line on the need for more authority, law and order, saying,
“Order must prevail. There is no freedom without order.”
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> Macron repeated his suggestion that poor parenting,
particularly by single parents, had contributed to teenagers as
young as 16 taking to the streets against police.
>
> Macron was also questioned about the growing controversy over
the jailing of a police officer accused of violently assaulting
a young man during clashes in Marseille.
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> A 21-year-old man, named as Hedi, said he was beaten by four
or five men, who he identified as police. Hedi’s lawyer said he
was also hit in the head by a blast ball fired by police, had to
undergo surgery, and risks losing sight in an eye.
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> Four Marseille police officers were charged last week over the
incident, one of whom was remanded in custody awaiting trial.
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> But France’s national police chief, Frédéric Veaux, said in a
newspaper interview that law enforcement officers under
investigation should not be jailed like ordinary citizens.
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> “Knowing that he is in prison is stopping me from sleeping,”
Veaux told Le Parisien. “In general, I believe that ahead of a
possible trial, a police officer should not be in prison, even
if he may have committed serious faults or errors in the course
of his work.”[It's OK for police to be "white"]
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> The Paris police chief, Laurent Nuñez, tweeted that he shared
Veaux’s opinion. Several hundred Marseille police officers have
gone on sick leave in protest over the officer’s detention.
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> The French left reacted with fury, saying the police chief was
essentially considering police officers to be above the law.
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> Macron steered clear of giving a direct reaction, saying he
understood the “emotion” of the police after the difficulties of
tackling the recent unrest, but emphasised that “no one in the
republic is above the law”.
>
> The Socialist party leader, Olivier Faure, said: “It’s
extremely serious, the entire police hierarchy places itself
above justice and the rules of pre-trial detention
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> Cécile Mamelin, the vice-president of the Union of
Magistrates, said the comments by the national police chief were
“scandalous” and “extremely serious in a state of law”.
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Re: EU
DIR By: guest98
Date: July 24, 2023, 2:53 pm
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HTML https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-24/hungary-getting-closer-to-leaving-the-eu-former-central-banker-simor-says#xj4y7vzkg
Chances of Hungary Leaving EU Rise, Ex-Central Banker Simor Says
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Re: EU
DIR By: guest98
Date: August 29, 2023, 6:50 pm
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HTML https://www.france24.com/en/video/20230828-french-president-macron-concerned-about-diminished-western-influence
It's OK for concern to be "white"
French President Macron concerned about diminished western
influence
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> In his speech to French ambassadors, President Emmanuel Macron
warned that European countries, and the West in general, were in
danger of decline as major powers emerged elsewhere. He said
demographic developments were not in favour of Europe, and its
wealth creation and share of global trade had diminished.
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HTML https://youtu.be/KCyC5KyJRbc
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Re: EU
DIR By: Germany
Date: September 1, 2023, 2:20 pm
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Germany's troubled economy fuels far-right rise | DW News
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> Germany's economy is struggling, and important economic
indicators are pointing in the wrong direction. Ordinary Germans
are worried, causing a loss of faith in the country's
traditional parties.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52AKjXJId4Q
Comments:
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> The guest says the government’s plan is to “cut taxes for
firms, reduce bureaucracy, speed up planning” and the even
interviewer literally laughs 😬🥴🤪
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> To fix this Germany is giving more money to rich people. Makes
complete sense.
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> Considering that no right-wing party has ever done well for
the economy, I'm tempted to think that either the idea that the
economy is driving the AfD surge is a lie or voters just have no
long-term memory, compounding their lacking understanding of
history.
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How Poland's Election Could Change Europe
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> The upcoming Polish election has caught the EU's attention.
Despite being more than a few months away, the election is
crucial as it could reshape Poland's role within the bloc. But
to what extent can the bloc change, and who is currently leading
in the polls?
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnRss4zAxLg
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