[Hints] Voices from the Blätterwald - 2019-04-07

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  1. English Videos
  2. English News and Articles
  3. Other News in English

I. English Videos

ISIS terrorist got €500 monthly payment after entering Europe


Fidesz: The Syrian man captured in Hungary had a migrant card in Brussels
Brussels indirectly supports terrorism with a credit card issued to migrants, said Fidesz Vice President of the Parliamentary Security Committee of the Parliament at a press conference following Tuesday's meeting.
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source: magyar hirlap translate
source: magyar hirlap

Is Global Recession Looming?

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... With currently 39 % export share, Germany is more dependent on exports than China. Thus Germany's economy is enormously dependent on exports and particularly prone to international crises or a trade war. And even the export surplus is currently 8 % higher than China's export surplus. ...

EU Clamps Down on Freedom of Speech in name of Copyright Protection


The Origins of Venezuela's Economic Crisis

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Venezuela en

The Invisible People: France’s Yellow Vest Revolt Against Macron & Elites Reaches 20 Weeks

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The Invisible People: France’s Yellow Vest Revolt Against Macron & Elites Reaches 20 Weeks

Sick & tired of politicians? Comic Zelensky leads Ukraine’s presidential race in 1st round


Ukraine's presidential frontrunner: Who is Volodymyr Zelensky? | DW News

II. English News and Articles

Ecuador Twists Embarrassing INA Papers into Pretext to Oust Assange
On 26 March, WikiLeaks’ Twitter account announced that President Moreno is being investigated by Ecuador’s Congress for corruption, sparked by the INA Papers leak. The same tweet referenced President Moreno’s attempt to surrender Assange in exchange for US debt relief, a fact that had been reported by The New York Times.
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source: cgr





The low-wage sector in Germany is larger than previously assumed
- In Germany, the share of employees with low wages rose strongly between 1995 and 2008, since then it has been stable at around one quarter
- The absolute number of low-wage employment contracts including secondary employment amounts to nine million
- The introduction of the minimal wage has boosted gross hourly wages in the lowest decile but the share of low-wage employees has not decreased
- Wage mobility in the low-wage sector is poor and has not grown
- Better qualification and more offensive wage policy could contribute to curtail the low-wage sector
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source: diw





Europe and the new imperialism
For decades, Europe has served as a steward of the post-war liberal order, ensuring that economic rules are enforced and that national ambitions are subordinated to shared goals within multilateral bodies. But with the United States and China increasingly mixing economics with nationalist foreign-policy agendas, Europe will have to adapt.
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Europe’s challenge now is to position itself in a new landscape where power matters more than rules and consumer welfare. The EU faces three big questions: whether to reorient its competition policy; how to combine economic and security objectives; and how to avoid becoming an economic hostage of US foreign-policy priorities. Answering these will require a redefinition of economic sovereignty.
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source: bruegel
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Bruegel (Brussels European and Global Economic Laboratory) is a think tank from Brussels.
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Bruegel (Brussels European and Global Economic Laboratory) ist eine Denkfabrik aus Brüssel.
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Reden wir von Imperialismus Let’s talk about imperialism

III. Other News in English

Turkish Institute - Erdogan's Defense Against Liberal Muslims in Berlin
The Seta Foundation in Berlin is close to President Erdogan and the AKP. The think tank tries to keep young Muslims in line.
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source: tagesspiegel translate
source: tagesspiegel





Upload Filter - Justice Minister Barley (SPD) wants to agree to copyright reform
- Justice Minister Barley suggests to her cabinet colleagues that Germany approve the EU copyright directive and add a supplementary statement of protocol.
- The upload filter should therefore meet only "powerful market" platforms such as Facebook.
- So far, it is still unclear how this should work. The declaration is also probably not legally binding.
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source: sz translate
source: sz
source: taz translate
source: taz





Advisor affair - data deleted in the Ministry of Defense
- The Ministry of Defense has deleted data related to the so-called consultant affair.
- However, the data should now be restored.
- The Committee of Inquiry of the Bundestag deals with the possibly illegal awarding of contracts to external third parties by the Ministry of Defense.
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source: sz translate
source: sz





70 years of NATO - countries want to give more money
The two percent rule also dominates the 70th anniversary of NATO. The Foreign Ministers of the 29 Member States reaffirm their commitment to spend more money on defense in their final statement in Washington.
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source: tagesschau translate
source: tagesschau

NATO MEETING - Majority of Germans consider higher defense spending wrong
Most Germans see it differently than Donald Trump: The majority rejects that Germany spends more money on defense.
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source: handelsblatt translate
source: handelsblatt

NATO alliance has lost ground in EU countries - but not in the US
Today NATO countries meet in London to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Alliance. However, the Alliance has lost ground within EU countries over the last two years. This is shown by an international YouGov survey in six member states.
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source: yougov translate
source: yougov
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... However this is sold to the public as taking on responsibility or even as an increase of sovereignty. It is then pretende as if one can no longer rely on the US government. To pretend as if one acts against the US government while following its orders is clever because it undermines established patterns of thinking. But in fact the development is larger. As early as 2012 then-President Barack Obama announced a pivot to Asia and thus sent the message to the NATO member states in Europe that in the future they have to count on fewer resources from the USA. However in 2014 NATO also stated in Wales that the unification of Crimea with Russia requires a strong stance from NATO. [10] [11] [12] [13] ...





EU Parliament decides to store fingerprints in identity card
In future, as well as a digital facial image on ID cards, two fingerprints will have to be stored on an RFID chip throughout the EU.
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source: heise translate
source: heise
source: euc





Jeannette Bougrab: "That reveals the homophobic aggression during the anti-Bouteflika demonstration"
FIGAROVOX / INTERVIEW - The images of the assault of a transgender person in Paris on Sunday provoked a strong emotion. Jeannette Bougrab recalls that violence against homosexuals is a constant in almost all Arab-Muslim countries.
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source: le figaro translate
source: le figaro
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[Commentary] The campaign against Islam- and migration-criticism can strengthen anti-Islam- and anti-foreigner-hatred





Refugee ship "Alan Kurdi" - "They should go to Hamburg"
The German aid organization Sea-Eye has again rescued migrants in the Mediterranean and seeks a safe haven. But Italy is again facing confrontation. "They should go to Hamburg," says Minister of the Interior Salvini.
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source: tagesschau translate
source: tagesschau
source: voa
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[Domestic Policy] Italy, Salvini, The other way of dealing with the migration crisis





Enlightenment as a secret thing: It does not work like that!
The investigation of social fraud in Bremerhaven still hangs. Good that the Wegmauscheln after a judgment no longer works, our commentator finds.
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source: buten und binnen translate
source: buten und binnen
source: bremische-buergerschaft pdf
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Case Chemnitz: The main witness suddenly wants to be silent
In the process surrounding the death of Chemnitz's Daniel H., the only witness to the charge surprisingly denies the statement. The process now threatens to tip in the worst case.
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source: zeit translate
source: zeit
source: faz translate
source: faz
source: spiegel translate
source: spiegel
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Prohibited party funding - Bundesrechnungshof (Federal Court of Auditors) accuses parties of misappropriation of taxpayers' money
According to the Federal Court of Auditors, the Bundestag factions illegally used public funds for party functions in 2013. On a large scale, the FDP, the whole extent can not be determined - many files were destroyed.
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source: spiegel translate
source: spiegel
source: focus translate
source: focus
source: bundesrechnungshof

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