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Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders has restarted his parliamentary election campaign after briefly suspending it following security threats. “After all these years, I no longer know the feeling of personal freedom. The impact of all that on yourself and your family is often difficult to explain to people who haven’t experienced it themselves,” Wilders, who has lived under armed protection for decades, wrote Wednesday in a post on social media. “But now elections are coming up, it’s campaign time and I feel a great responsibility for the Netherlands and all PVV voters,” he added, announcing several upcoming debates he plans to…
Several comedians have been heavily criticised for performing at the first-ever Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia, due to the Saudi government’s alleged human rights abuses and the way it oppresses its critics. Debate has raged over whether stand-up comedians like Dave Chappelle, Jimmy Carr, Bill Burr, Chris Tucker, Kevin Hart, Louis C.K. and Hannibal Buress should rent their talents to a wealthy and repressive regime. Celebrated comedian David Cross shared on Instagram: “I am disgusted, and deeply disappointed in this whole gross thing. That people I admire, with unarguable talent, would condone this totalitarian fiefdom for…what, a fourth house?…
The chancellor tells Sam Coates – on the record – that she is considering tax rises and spending cuts ahead of a critical autumn budget. In an exclusive interview – her first since being briefed by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) on the size of the black hole – Rachel Reeves discusses whether there is a way out or if she’s stuck in a “doom loop”. As she meets with economic leaders at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington – the duo consider the political ramifications and options on the table for her to plug the £20bn to…
Around 87 million people in the European Union have some form of disability, the bloc estimates, raising issues that disproportionately affect women. Women with intellectual disabilities face more barriers to work than both men with disabilities and women without disabilities on the continent as a whole, according to Inclusion Europe. In the EU, 48.1% of women with disabilities aged between 20 and 64 years old are employed. This figure is lower in comparison with men with disabilities in the same age group, at 53.7%. Looking at the broader population, 61.6% of people with disabilities are in the labour market, either…
Dans un entretien accordé à POLITICO, la directrice générale de la DGCCRF, Sarah Lacoche, revient sur la procédure lancée contre l’enseigne asiatique en 2023, et les pistes envisagées pour améliorer les contrôles en ligne. Jul 5 4 mins read
Sensational claims that the Eiffel Tower will be demolished in 2026 have circulated across social media, following the attraction’s temporary closure. The 330-metre landmark, which has become one of the most iconic structures in the world, attracts millions of visitors every year. In 2023, it generated €117.87 million in revenue in 2023. It is one of the few French monuments that does not receive state subsidies and employs more than 300 people in the city. So, why do people think the Eiffel Tower is about to meet its demise? Why the Eiffel Tower closed this month Earlier this month (2…
Governments were also unable to agree on a system of mandatory recognition of asylum decisions taken in other EU countries, Danish Migration Minister Rasmus Stoklund, who’s currently leading discussions, said in Luxembourg. Denmark proposed a change to the Commission’s original draft, but national governments remain “too divided,” he said. Magnus Brunner, the EU commissioner for migration, said that there is “a lot of cooperation” and will among countries to reform the system. | Sven Hoppe/Getty Images Magnus Brunner, the EU commissioner for migration, said there is “a lot of cooperation” and desire among countries to reform the system. He added…
Indeed, time appears to slow down in the courts. There is no such thing as punctuality. Nobody questions a 15-minute pause in proceedings stretching into 30 minutes or an hour. Cases often get going late in the morning and break for the night in the mid-afternoon. Despite the need to reduce the case backlog, more than a fifth of courtrooms sit vacant each day due to organizational, maintenance and personnel issues. Jurors and dock officers fall asleep in public view. Hold-ups and mistakes that leave victims and defendants waiting extra weeks or months for justice are the accepted norm. One ambitious starter,…
NATO defence ministers will meet later on Wednesday to try to drum up more military support for Ukraine amid a sharp drop in deliveries of weapons and ammunition in recent months to the war-torn country still fighting off Russia’s full-scale invasion. The ministers will also debate a call from NATO’s chief to lift restrictions on the use of their aircraft and other equipment so they can be used to defend the alliance’s eastern border with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine more effectively. A recent series of mysterious drone incursions and airspace violations by Russian war planes has fuelled concerns that President…
Im letzten Moment blockiert Verteidigungsminister Boris Pistorius den mühsam ausgehandelten Kompromiss zum neuen Wehrdienst und brüskiert damit seine eigenen Verhandlungsführer. Rixa Fürsen analysiert die Implosion des Gesetzentwurfs, den Abgang einer Fraktionsvize unter Tränen und warum der beliebteste Politiker Deutschlands plötzlich sein eigenes Projekt torpediert.Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Niklas Wagener. Der grüne Verteidigungspolitiker wirft der Koalition vor, mit ihrem Streit Putin in die Hände zu spielen. Außerdem: Rasmus Buchsteiner berichtet über die Reise des Finanzministers nach Washington, wohin er Lars Klingbeil zur Herbsttagung des IWF begleitet.Und: Der erste große Auftritt von Altkanzler Olaf Scholz in Potsdam – Pauline von Pezold und Jasper Bennink…