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Re: EU
DIR By: Corsica
Date: October 9, 2023, 11:58 am
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Will Corsica Finally Get Autonomy from France?
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> In a historic speech, Macron proposed autonomy for Corsica,
over a year after violent riots broke out on the island. So in
this video, we'll examine the history of Corsican nationalism,
what they want from Macron and why there is still a tough road
ahead.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnuMqXmzWL0
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Re: EU
DIR By: BlackSeaGrain
Date: October 20, 2023, 12:45 am
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Why the EU is still buying Russian energy? | DW News
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> Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the European Union
has radically reduced its imports of coal, oil and natural gas
from Russia. In fact, the bloc's stated goal is to eliminate all
Russian fossil fuel imports by 2027. But there is one glaring
exception to this trend: Liquefied Natural Gas - or LNG, which
the EU has been importing in record volumes from Russia. Video
features report by DW’s Jack Parrock, as well as expert analysis
from Carole Nakhle, CEO and founder of Crystol Energy, a
consulting group.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJusZyN-yn8
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Re: EU
DIR By: England
Date: October 21, 2023, 9:03 pm
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HTML https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-19/ty-article/scotlands-leader-calls-to-welcome-palestinian-refugees-to-the-u-k-amid-hamas-israel-war/0000018b-4776-d614-abcf-ef7760540000
Scotland's Leader Calls to Welcome Palestinian Refugees to the
U.K., Amid Hamas-Israel War
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> Scotland's leader Humza Yousaf called on London to welcome
Palestinian refugees to the United Kingdom earlier this week
ahead of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s planned visit to
Jerusalem, declaring that “in the past, people in Scotland and
across the U.K. have opened our hearts and our homes and
welcomed those from Syria, Ukraine and many other countries.”
>
> “There are currently around one million people displaced
within the Gaza Strip. I am therefore today calling on the
international community to commit to a worldwide refugee program
for the people of Gaza,” Yousaf told a Scottish National Party
conference, according to Sky News.
>
> “I am calling on the U.K. government to take two urgent
steps,” he declared. “Firstly, they should immediately begin
work on the creation of a refugee resettlement scheme for those
in Gaza who want to, and are able to, leave. And when they do
so, Scotland is willing to be the first country in the U.K. to
offer safety and sanctuary to those caught up in these terrible
attacks.”
>
> British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak landed in Israel on
Thursday for meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
President Isaac Herzog.
>
> After landing, Sunak said he and the United Kingdom "stand
with Israel. I'm looking forward to my meetings with the prime
minister and the president."
>
> During an address in Parliament earlier this week, Sunak
stated that six British nationals had been killed and another 10
are missing following Hamas’ attack, which he described as “a
pogrom.”
>
> “You want us to take 1 million people? Well, I am going to
send them to Europe. You care about human rights so much — well
you take them,” the Financial Times reported an Egyptian
diplomat telling a European official, who described the
Egyptians as “really, really angry” at appeals for them to
accept refugees.
>
>
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HTML https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-67111174
Thousands march in pro-Palestine rallies across Scotland
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> Thousands have marched through the streets of Glasgow as part
of pro-Palestine protests across Scotland.
>
> Organised by the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign
(SPSC), demonstrators met at 14:00 in Glasgow, Edinburgh,
Aberdeen and Dundee.
>
> The group said the purpose of the gatherings was to condemn
the government of Israel and express solidarity with the
Palestinian people.
>
> Protests took place across the UK, including in London and
Manchester.
>
> In Glasgow, protesters met on the Buchanan Street steps before
marching to BBC Scotland headquarters at Pacific Quay.
>
> Bath Street had to be closed due to the number of people
attending the demonstration - Glasgow City Council officials
confirmed the street later reopened.
>
> In Edinburgh demonstrators marched from Princes Street up The
Mound and along the Royal Mile to the Scottish Parliament.
>
> The force later confirmed there had been no arrests in
Scotland over the protests.
>
> The Scottish government has pledged a £500,000 aid package to
help the UN set up a humanitarian corridor.
>
> Protests have also been held in Dundee and Aberdeen in support
of the people of Palestine.
>
> Rallies have also taken place in a number of UK cities
including London, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, Cambridge,
Norwich, Coventry, and Swansea.
>
> In London several thousand people marched from the BBC's New
Broadcasting House to Downing Street. More than 1,000 police
officers were deployed.
>
> Addressing the gathering in London, former Labour leader
Jeremy Corbyn said British politicians should not condone
Israel's bombing campaign.
>
> Describing the march as a "day of solidarity", the
now-independent MP said: "If you believe in international law,
if you believe in human rights, then you must condemn what is
happening now in Gaza by the Israeli army."
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Re: EU
DIR By: England
Date: October 21, 2023, 9:08 pm
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HTML https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ireland-palestinians-palestinians-hamas-israel-b2432208.html
Ireland announces £11m in additional funding for Palestinians
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> Hundreds of people stage demonstration outside Irish
parliament
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> Ireland has announced €13m (£11m) in additional funding for
humanitarian assistance for Palestinians, as the country’s
leaders called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
>
> The Irish deputy premier Micheal Martin reiterated a call from
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for a pause in hostilities to establish
humanitarian corridors.
>
> Mr Martin said on Wednesday: “The government has also made
clear that we support an immediate humanitarian pause, or
humanitarian ceasefire, to give space to establish humanitarian
corridors to meet the immediate needs of all civilians in Gaza.”
>
> The speaker of the house, Sean O Fearghail said there was
unprecedented interest in the issue: “I have never received as
many communications, in respect of anything.”
>
> Meanwhile, as politicians debated the matter, hundreds of
people staged a protest outside the Leinster House complex in
Dublin.
>
> Gathering in the pouring rain, the demonstrators blocked the
roadway outside the parliamentary buildings as speakers made
demands for a ceasefire, a condemnation of Israel’s instruction
for Gazans to move to south Gaza, and calls for the resignation
of European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.
>
> Mr Martin, who is also Minister for Foreign Affairs, said the
Irish government unequivocally condemns the Hamas attack on
Israel and that he had expressed Ireland’s condolences to the
Israeli people.
>
> “The indiscriminate killing of civilians going about their
daily life, the targeting of young party-goers at a music
festival, the seizing of hostages, including children and
elderly people. These are reprehensible actions.
>
> Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said the world was
witnessing a “humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza”.
>
> Ms McDonald said: “Israel has unleashed the weight of its
military might upon a beleaguered refugee population. They rain
their arsenal of missiles down upon two million impoverished
people hemmed into an area half the size of Co Louth.”
>
> “That condemnation stands in stark contrast to the refusal and
failure of our own government in Dublin and in governments
across the European Union and the world to condemn Israeli
violations of international law.”
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Re: EU
DIR By: EthnicCleansing
Date: November 4, 2023, 2:30 am
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Yanis Varoufakis: "The EU does not have the moral spine to
condemn the State of Israel"
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> Yanis Varoufakis, DiEM25 co-founder, interviewed on AlJazeera
about the on-going occupation of Palestine and Israel's siege of
Gaza. Interview from October 20, 2023.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u049Vb92Dk
Ireland and Scotland have spines...
Most of the rest of the politicians in the EU should be dragged
out of their offices and arrested regardless of party. Anyone
who went along with this nonsense needs to rot in prison.
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Re: EU
DIR By: EU
Date: November 10, 2023, 2:15 pm
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Is the Schengen Area Collapsing?
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> The Schengen Area faces a crisis with member states
reintroducing border controls due to migration concerns. This
video explores the challenges and reasons behind the perceived
decline of the Schengen Area.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB5M8YoQUfM
Why Did Portugal's PM Just Resign?
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> On Tuesday, Portugal was plunged into a new political crisis,
with the Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, resigning
following an on-going criminal investigation. In this video, we
take a look at Portugal's long-running political crisis, what
just happened, and what might happen next.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR2xn58tMC4
Why Ireland is the Most Pro-Palestine EU State
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> As Israel-Palestine divisions within the EU have become more
increasingly apparent, Ireland has emerged as one of the more
pro-Palestine countries in Europe. In this video, we explore the
history of Israel-Ireland relations, why things are getting
worse, and why this downward trend is likely to continue.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIdzKnGvPYs
Comments:
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> Thanks for making this video.
>
> Just one small correction. Mary-Lou Mcdonald has had the
Palestinian flag on her twitter bio for years. It wasn't put up
after October 7th.
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> The Irish Army are peacekeepers for the United Nations and
have been stationed on the Lebanese/ Israel border for 30 years.
> So might have a bit more insight into what is going on.
> Also the Irish have been a major contributer of humanitarian
aid to Gaza over the decades. ( As well as lots of other places
in the world)
> This would have a bearing on the Irish attitude towards that
part of the world.
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> As an American of Irish descent it has always been a source of
pride to me how aware and vocal the Irish are of their struggle
being part of a larger class-struggle against colonialism,
empire, and oppression. God bless the people of Ireland and the
people of Palestine!
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Re: EU
DIR By: SpectaclesofHypocrisy
Date: November 11, 2023, 12:44 am
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The EU’s surreal “proposal” to help the people of Gaza
HTML https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fWqiLXppPIY
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Re: EU
DIR By: Schwartze Katze
Date: January 3, 2024, 10:09 pm
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EU Elections: Could a right-wing surge undermine the bloc? | DW
News
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> Some 450 Million European citizens will be eligible to vote in
elections to the EU parliament later this year. With populist
parties gaining ground in many member states, there are fears
that a right-wing surge could threaten the unity of the bloc.
>
> Chapters:
> 0:00 EU's challenges for 2024
> 3:15 Matteo Garavoglia, Research Associate at University of
Oxford
> 7:17 Jan Techau Eurasia Group international affairs expert
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLWxQoG6aNc
Comments:
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> If you fundamentally believe in democracy, you believe the
outcome of democracy is good. That includes the right winning.
Or do you believe in democracy when it’s delivering what YOU
want?
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> If you believe in democracy, then you believe a legitimate
election can include voting to change or even end the democracy.
One of the reasons for German culpability presented in the
trials was that the German people were voting for both
communists as well as NSDAP to the legislature, such that over
50% of the legislature was committed to ending democracy by
1930. But that’s legitimate. That’s the result of voting in
would have been widely declared pretty fair elections. Hence
culpability for what follows.
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First of all, how could rightists be true "populists"?
Lastly, the people are always "culpable" under democracy, this
is why cowardly politicians love democracy. The people are only
"culpable" under authoritarianism if they refuse to remove a
dictator who becomes tyrannical from power.
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Re: EU
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: January 11, 2024, 2:10 am
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HTML https://euobserver.com/migration/157888
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> The EU needs a million migrants annually to make up for a
demographic shortfall, says the European Commission.
>
> The comments made in Athens, Greece on Monday (8 January) by
EU home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson come on the back of
Europe's ongoing struggle to attract top talent.
>
> The EU's working-age population declines by around a million
every year, Johansson said.
>
> "That means that legal migration should grow more or less with
one million per year and that is really a challenge to do that
in an orderly way," she said.
> ...
> A European Commission document projects even higher figures,
noting that without migration the EU's working population will
drop from 334 million, as of 2014, to around 238 million in
2060.
>
> And the latest population projections by Eurostat, the EU's
statistical office, suggest the EU's population will increase
through to 2026 when it will peak at 453.3 million, after which
it is projected to gradually decrease to 447.9 million by 2050,
before falling at a more rapid pace through to the end of the
century (419.5 million in 2100).
>
> "The EU's labour force is projected to retract at an even
faster pace than population, as older people (aged 80 years or
over) account for a growing share of the population," says the
Luxembourg-based office, in a report.
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All this is just common sense. So why aren't the borders wide
open?
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> But the push to attract talent is likely to come under adverse
pressure from Hungary, which is set to steer the EU presidency
in the second half of the EU.
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HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/hungary-v4/
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Re: EU
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: January 20, 2024, 6:11 pm
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HTML https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/17/migration-to-europe-will-increase-in-2024-thinktank-says
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> Migration to Europe will increase in 2024 as people try to
reach the continent before the introduction of new laws aimed at
cutting the number of arrivals, a leading thinktank has said.
>
> Unsettled by multiple election campaigns in Europe, including
the UK, and the US, during which immigration will be a divisive
topic, many of those looking to come to Europe will rush to
arrive before the system changes, predicted the Austrian-based
International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD).
>
> “I call it the closed-shop effect. People will hear all these
measures on migration announced in election campaigns and will
think they have to be here [in the EU] before they come into
force,” said Michael Spindelegger, the director general of the
ICMPD.
> ...
> Contrary to the xenophobic message of many anti-immigrant,
far-right politicians, Spindelegger said Europe needed migrants
if the EU was to maintain a sufficiently robust workforce, with
shortages across the bloc.
>
> The EU commissioner Ylva Johansson recently cited the need for
1 million more workers in the EU to keep pace with demographic
change, saying it was “a challenge to do that in an orderly
way”. Spindelegger said the numbers were much higher, with 1
million needed in Germany alone and 500,000 in Austria.
>
> If the private sector cannot recruit, it will simply move
investments elsewhere, Spindelegger warned. “We have to make
sure companies are not waiting some years before they get the
workers they need. If they don’t get [them] within a short
period of time, companies will move out in a different country
and we lose the investment. So we have to speak up about the
need for migrants.”
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The last paragraph is why all nationalists should be
pro-immigration, as I have been saying all along. Those who
prefer outsourcing to immigration cannot credibly call
themselves nationalists.
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