[Hints] Voices from the Blätterwald - 2024-07-31

1. English Videos
1. 2. English News and Articles
   1. Orban visit to Kiyv & Moscow
   2. Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to form joint force to fight jihadists
   3. SCO Summit
   4. IDF Ordered Hannibal Directive on October 7 to Prevent Hamas Taking Soldiers Captive
   5. Saudis Warned G-7 Over Russia Seizures With Debt Sale Threat
   6. How the attempted assassination of former President Trump unfolded
   3. Translated News in English
   1. Nord Stream attack is said to have been planned ten years ago
   2. Special permission for Frankfurt -Baerbock takes the plane after the European Championship match despite night flight ban
   3. Investigation against player Demiral: Wolf salute at the European Championships: What it’s all about
   4. Faeser attributes manslaughter to “failed social integration”
   5. Spahn is said to have recommended Fiege for mask procurement
   6. Visa cheating in Baerbock House? Now the ministry speaks
   7. The number of company bankruptcies is higher than feared
   8. USA wants to station long-range weapons in Germany from 2026
   9. Because of this secret note: Hamburg is now threatened by a cum-ex affair
   10. Corona crisis team of the federal government - On a shopping spree
   11. Streets and prison camps - "Operation Plan Germany": This motorway is in the crosshairs
   12. Compact Newspaper - Ban by the Federal Ministry of the Interior
   13. Assets, inheritance, dividends - If the richest pay higher taxes, workers will have up to 1,600 euros more
   14. Corona pandemic - One in five people to repay emergency aid
   15. CumEx
   16. ECJ ruling - Too non-transparent: Von der Leyen loses in vaccine case

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   -> Orbán in Moskau: Das erste Interview nach dem Putin-Gipfel
   
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   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-KbKJfPM1I
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   Don't worry only the short introduction ist in German.

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   -> Is Joe Biden a "Good and Decent Man"?
   
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   https://youtu.be/zRZ7xVsbykE?si=qPNc315yUYxydiHo

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   -> Grayzone reporting on Oct 7 friendly fire deaths vindicated in new report
   
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   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vIBwZo6cy8

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   -> Hungary’s Russia-friendly leader is in Ukraine. It’s his first visit since the war began
   During his first visit to neighboring Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday that the war was Europe’s “most important issue,” and recommended an immediate cease-fire.
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   source: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-hungary-viktor-orban-volodymyr-zelenskyy-79277d17ae9c452a4e4924c9f1f633f9
   source: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/europe/viktor-orban-visits-kyiv-intl/index.html
   -> Hungary’s Orbán meets Putin for talks in Moscow in a rare visit by a European leader
   Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Moscow on Friday to discuss prospects for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a rare trip to Russia by a European leader that drew condemnation from Kyiv and European leaders.
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   source: https://apnews.com/article/hungary-russia-orban-putin-visit-ukraine-4755f85d49703be7971b262c18707222
   source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cml29r8d2zxo
   -> Hungary cancels appointment with Foreign Minister Baerbock
   The Hungarian government has cancelled an appointment with Foreign Minister Baerbock in Budapest at short notice. Tensions between the countries had arisen in light of Prime Minister Orban's trip to Moscow.
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   source: https://www-tagesschau-de.translate.goog/ausland/europa/ungarn-treffen-baerbock-100.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
   source: https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/ungarn-treffen-baerbock-100.html
   source: https://taz.de/Ungarn-sagt-Treffen-mit-Baerbock-ab/!6021835/
   -> Orban's visit to Putin and Xi: Von der Leyen orders boycott of Hungary
   Hungary's Prime Minister Orban has caused discontent with his trips to Moscow and Beijing. EU Commission President von der Leyen is now reacting with a boycott decision.
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   source: https://www-zdf-de.translate.goog/nachrichten/politik/ausland/orban-eu-boykott-von-der-leyen-russland-ukraine-102.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
   source: https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/ausland/orban-eu-boykott-von-der-leyen-russland-ukraine-102.html

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   -> Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to form joint force to fight jihadists
   Three West African countries run by military juntas say they will form a joint force to fight jihadist threats.
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   source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68498472
   source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/6/niger-mali-and-burkina-faso-military-leaders-sign-new-pact-rebuff-ecowas

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   -> Here’s What You Need to Know about SCO Summit in Astana
   Astana is preparing to host the 24th summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on July 3-4. The summit promises to be a pivotal event, addressing key regional issues and providing a platform for Astana to advocate for dialogue and diplomacy once again.
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   source: https://astanatimes.com/2024/07/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-sco-summit-in-astana/
   -> Leaders of Russia and China meet at a Central Asian summit in a show of deepening cooperation
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   source: https://apnews.com/article/russia-china-iraRussian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Wednesday for the second time in as many months as they visited Kazakhstan for a session of an international group founded to counter Western alliances. n-shanghai-cooperation-organization-sco-7d0dcd21ad34b09cc149e30567198b06
   source: https://www.reuters.com/world/putin-arrives-kazakhstan-russia-china-dominated-sco-summit-2024-07-03/

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   -> IDF Ordered Hannibal Directive on October 7 to Prevent Hamas Taking Soldiers Captive
   'There was crazy hysteria, and decisions started being made without verified information': Documents and testimonies obtained by Haaretz reveal the Hannibal operational order, which directs the use of force to prevent soldiers being taken into captivity, was employed at three army facilities infiltrated by Hamas, potentially endangering civilians as well
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   source: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-07-07/ty-article-magazine/.premium/idf-ordered-hannibal-directive-on-october-7-to-prevent-hamas-taking-soldiers-ca
   source: https://archive.vn/863CP

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   -> Saudis Warned G-7 Over Russia Seizures With Debt Sale Threat
   - Warning made to EU states, said people familiar with matter
   - Move underscores Saudi Arabia’s growing diplomatic clout
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   source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-09/saudi-arabia-veiled-threat-to-g7-over-russia-assets
   source: https://de.investing.com/news/world-news/saudidrohung-stoppt-euplane-zur-enteignung-russlands-2655813

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   -> How the attempted assassination of former President Trump unfolded
   Former President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally Saturday that set off panic as a bloodied Trump was surrounded by Secret Service and hurried into his vehicle.
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   Around 6:10 p.m.
   After officers were told that a man acting suspiciously and pacing near magnetometers was climbing a ladder on a nearby building, according to a local law enforcement officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation, a local officer climbed to the roof, according to Butler County Sheriff Michael Slupe.
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   source: https://apnews.com/article/trump-assassination-attempt-timeline-59e2f4fcdf8379aa2cb5f141825d60a3
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   The distance was only about 150 meters.
   - Why was this convenient position not secured.
   - How come an armed person could get this close?
   -> Satirist El Hotzo on Trump: Böhmermann's gag writer derails on X
   The Berlin social media star El Hotzo posts an unfortunate comment about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. After much criticism, he deletes it again. ZDF distances itself.
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   source: https://www-tagesspiegel-de.translate.goog/kultur/satiriker-el-hotzo-zu-trump-bohmermann-gag-schreiber-entgleist-auf-x-12020729.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
   source: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/satiriker-el-hotzo-zu-trump-bohmermann-gag-schreiber-entgleist-auf-x-12020729.html

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   -> Nord Stream attack is said to have been planned ten years ago
   It has now been almost two years since the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines were destroyed by violent explosions in the Baltic Sea. The motive and perpetrators are still unclear. WELT AM SONNTAG now has new information. The focus: a Ukrainian group.
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   source: https://www-welt-de.translate.goog/politik/deutschland/plus252370644/Nord-Stream-Anschlag-soll-schon-vor-zehn-Jahren-geplant-worden-sein.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
   source: https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/plus252370644/Nord-Stream-Anschlag-soll-schon-vor-zehn-Jahren-geplant-worden-sein.html

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   -> Special permission for Frankfurt -Baerbock takes the plane after the European Championship match despite night flight ban
   In Frankfurt, night flights are banned after 11 p.m., even during the European Football Championship. This does not stop the Green Foreign Minister from boarding the government plane after the match against Switzerland. Even her local party colleagues are unlikely to be enthusiastic about this.
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   source: https://www-n--tv-de.translate.goog/politik/Annalena-Baerbock-missachtet-bei-Fussball-EM-Nachtflugverbot-article25056611.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
   source: https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Annalena-Baerbock-missachtet-bei-Fussball-EM-Nachtflugverbot-article25056611.html

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   -> Investigation against player Demiral : Wolf salute at the European Championships: What it’s all about
   Turkish player Merih Demiral celebrated his second goal against Austria with the right-wing extremist wolf salute. UEFA is launching an investigation. The background.
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   source: https://www-zdf-de.translate.goog/nachrichten/sport/fussball-em-2024-tuerkei-demiral-wolfsgruss-100.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_hist=true
   source: https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/sport/fussball-em-2024-tuerkei-demiral-wolfsgruss-100.html
   -> Grey Wolves – the largest right-wing extremist organization in Germany
   For more than five decades, an ultra-nationalist, racist and violent movement has existed in Turkey, with traditions stretching far back into history. It is also present in Germany with numerous clubs and several umbrella organizations. The so-called "Grey Wolves" are increasing tensions among people of Turkish origin and are directed against the principle of human dignity formulated in the Basic Law - in recent years they have increased their activities.
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   source: https://www-bpb-de.translate.goog/themen/rechtsextremismus/dossier-rechtsextremismus/260333/graue-woelfe-die-groesste-rechtsextreme-organisation-in-deutschland/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
   source: https://www.bpb.de/themen/rechtsextremismus/dossier-rechtsextremismus/260333/graue-woelfe-die-groesste-rechtsextreme-organisation-in-deutschland/

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   -> Faeser attributes manslaughter to “failed social integration”
   Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has spoken out for the first time about the manslaughter in Bad Oeynhausen. The SPD politician attributed the crime to a failure in social integration. Another alleged reason: the issue of migration has disappeared from the public eye.
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   source: https://www-welt-de.translate.goog/politik/deutschland/article252257830/Bad-Oeynhausen-Faeser-fuehrt-Totschlag-auf-nicht-gelungene-soziale-Integration-zurueck.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
   source: https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article252257830/Bad-Oeynhausen-Faeser-fuehrt-Totschlag-auf-nicht-gelungene-soziale-Integration-zurueck.html

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   -> Spahn is said to have recommended Fiege for mask procurement
   The logistics company Fiege was not up to the task of procuring masks during the corona pandemic. It was probably selected on Jens Spahn's recommendation. It is unclear whether alternatives were even considered.
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   source: https://www-faz-net.translate.goog/aktuell/wirtschaft/jens-spahn-soll-fiege-fuer-maskenbeschaffung-empfohlen-haben-19835389.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
   source: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/jens-spahn-soll-fiege-fuer-maskenbeschaffung-empfohlen-haben-19835389.html

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   -> Visa cheating in Baerbock House? Now the ministry speaks
   Following the FOCUS report on investigations into questionable visa issuance, the Foreign Office has now issued a statement and confirmed ongoing proceedings against its own employees. It has already reacted with "organizational measures".
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   source: https://m-focus-de.translate.goog/politik/deutschland/auswaertiges-amt-tausende-einreisen-mit-gefaelschten-papieren-jetzt-ermittelt-staatsanwaltschaft_id_260084875.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
   source: https://m.focus.de/politik/deutschland/auswaertiges-amt-tausende-einreisen-mit-gefaelschten-papieren-jetzt-ermittelt-staatsanwaltschaft_id_260084875.html
   source: https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/innenpolitik/id_100192550/baerbock-staatsanwaltschaft-ermittelt-gegen-ihren-mitarbeiter.html

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   -> The number of company bankruptcies is higher than feared
   In the first half of the year, there were 40 percent more bankruptcies, exclusive figures show. The prospects for companies to be rescued are also worse than ever. The federal government is trying to calm people down.
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   source: https://www-handelsblatt-com.translate.goog/unternehmen/management/insolvenzen-zahl-der-firmenpleiten-ist-hoeher-als-befuerchtet01/100049458.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_hist=true
   source: https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/management/insolvenzen-zahl-der-firmenpleiten-ist-hoeher-als-befuerchtet01/100049458.html

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   -> USA wants to station long-range weapons in Germany from 2026
   The United States is strengthening military deterrence to protect NATO partners in Europe. To this end, cruise missiles are to be temporarily stationed in Germany.
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   source: https://www-nzz-ch.translate.goog/international/usa-wollen-ab-2026-in-deutschland-langstreckenwaffen-stationieren-ld.1839052?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_hist=true
   source: https://www.nzz.ch/international/usa-wollen-ab-2026-in-deutschland-langstreckenwaffen-stationieren-ld.1839052
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   Operational range: From 250 miles, 460 km to 1,550 miles, 2,500 km

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   -> Because of this secret note: Hamburg is now threatened by a cum-ex affair
   Previously unknown documents reveal: A Hamburg tax official wanted an early investigation into the cum-ex deals of Landesbank HSH. But the public prosecutor's office apparently refused.
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   source: https://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/banken/hsh-nordbank-wegen-dieser-geheimnotiz-hamburg-droht-jetzt-noch-eine-cum-ex-affaere/29894570.html
   source: https://www-wiwo-de.translate.goog/unternehmen/banken/hsh-nordbank-wegen-dieser-geheimnotiz-hamburg-droht-jetzt-noch-eine-cum-ex-affaere/29894570.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en

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   -> Corona crisis team of the federal government - On a shopping spree
   The Berlin Administrative Court had ordered the federal government to release the minutes of the Corona crisis team. According to research by NDR, WDR and SZ, they show excessive purchases of disinfectants and questionable preferential treatment of Turkey.
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   source: https://www-tagesschau-de.translate.goog/investigativ/ndr-wdr/corona-pandemie-aufarbeitung-krisenstab-bundesregierung-100.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
   source: https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/ndr-wdr/corona-pandemie-aufarbeitung-krisenstab-bundesregierung-100.html

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   -> Streets and prison camps - "Operation Plan Germany": This motorway is in the crosshairs
   Which routes will tanks take if there is a war with Russia? The German government is examining this in a secret report. A motorway runs right through Germany.
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   source: https://www-t--online-de.translate.goog/nachrichten/deutschland/id_100447778/panzer-auf-der-a2-wie-deutschland-sich-auf-den-kriegsfall-vorbereitet.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_hist=true
   source: https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/id_100447778/panzer-auf-der-a2-wie-deutschland-sich-auf-den-kriegsfall-vorbereitet.html

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   -> Compact Newspaper - Ban by the Federal Ministry of the Interior
   The Interior Ministry bans the media of right-wing extremist Jürgen Elsässer. He thus loses the platform for his fantasies of revolution – and his business model.
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   source: https://www-zeit-de.translate.goog/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2024-07/compact-magazin-verbot-juergen-elsaesser-durchsuchungen?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
   source: https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2024-07/compact-magazin-verbot-juergen-elsaesser-durchsuchungen
   source: https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article252540734/Compact-Innenministerium-verbietet-rechtsextremes-Magazin.html
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   Judging by the Release the Press was embeded and informed. And why has the ministry of interior such an unregulated authority?

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   -> Assets, inheritance, dividends - If the richest pay higher taxes, workers will have up to 1,600 euros more
   In Germany, capital is taxed significantly less than labor. Economists see this as a serious social problem. These are the things that need to be adjusted to fix it.
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   source: https://m-focus-de.translate.goog/finanzen/steuern/reform-koennte-ihnen-bis-zu-1300-euro-einbringen-vermoegen-erbschaften-dividenden-wer-arbeiten-muss-zahlt-immer-mehr-steuern_id_260130109.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
   source: https://m.focus.de/finanzen/steuern/reform-koennte-ihnen-bis-zu-1300-euro-einbringen-vermoegen-erbschaften-dividenden-wer-arbeiten-muss-zahlt-immer-mehr-steuern_id_260130109.html

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   -> Corona pandemic - One in five people to repay emergency aid
   More than one in five self-employed people or small business owners who received emergency Corona aid are expected to pay it back in full or in part. This is the result of research by WDR, NDR and SZ. Several thousand affected people are suing against this.
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   source: https://www-tagesschau-de.translate.goog/investigativ/corona-soforthilfen-116.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
   source: https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/corona-soforthilfen-116.html

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   -> Inaction in the face of billion-dollar fraud - Former Cum-Ex prosecutor now sues the government
   As a public prosecutor, Anne Brorhilker pushed forward hundreds of criminal proceedings against Cum-Ex fraudsters. She has since resigned from public service to fight against the "imbalance of the system" that made the billion-dollar tax fraud possible.
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   source: https://www-n--tv-de.translate.goog/wirtschaft/Ehemalige-Cum-Ex-Staatsanwaeltin-verklagt-jetzt-die-Regierung-article25093281.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
   source: https://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Ehemalige-Cum-Ex-Staatsanwaeltin-verklagt-jetzt-die-Regierung-article25093281.html
   -> FORMER CUM-EX INVESTIGATOR BRORHILKER - “I know the perpetrators and how they work”
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   source: https://www-wiwo-de.translate.goog/finanzen/steuern-recht/fruehere-cum-ex-ermittlerin-brorhilker-ich-kenne-die-taeter-und-weiss-wie-sie-arbeiten/29899058.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
   source: https://www.wiwo.de/finanzen/steuern-recht/fruehere-cum-ex-ermittlerin-brorhilker-ich-kenne-die-taeter-und-weiss-wie-sie-arbeiten/29899058.html

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   -> ECJ ruling - Too non-transparent: Von der Leyen loses in vaccine case
   According to a ruling by the EU Court, the EU Commission did not disclose sufficient information about the purchase of corona vaccines.
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   source: https://www-diepresse-com.translate.goog/18676058/zu-intransparent-von-der-leyen-verliert-in-impfstoff-causa/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
   source: https://www.diepresse.com/18676058/zu-intransparent-von-der-leyen-verliert-in-impfstoff-causa