Then I left office, and Putin's aggression began. We will no longer be able to clarify today what would have happened if..." She then speaks out in favour of more effective deterrence and support for Ukraine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjSH... 3/3
Angela Merkel: a magyar nép feladata eldönteni, újraválasztja-e Orbán Viktort
YouTube video by Partizán
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Putin. Some people didn't support this. It was mainly the Baltic states, but Poland was also against it because they were afraid that we didn't have a common policy towards Russia. My opinion was that we then had to work on having a common policy. In any case, it did not come to fruition. 2/3
Angela Merkel: a magyar nép feladata eldönteni, újraválasztja-e Orbán Viktort
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It is not true that she blames Poland and the Baltic states. She describes a bargaining process at the European Council: "In June 2021, I felt that Putin was no longer taking the Minsk Agreement seriously, and that's why I wanted a new format where we, as the European Union, could talk directly to /
Guten Appetit beim Essen des kalten Hundes (auch genannt Kalte Schnauze, Schwarzer Peter, Schwarzer Hund, Kalter Igel, Eishundkuchen, Wandsbeker Speck, Zebrakuchen...) de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalter_...
Kalter Hund – Wikipedia
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An impressive distinction of 4 strategies for dealing with the end of eternal progress: "resilience, redefinition and redistribution ... a final strategy: acknowledgment and integration ... (a narrative) that acknowledges loss, confronts vulnerability, redefines progress and pursues resilience"
Their deaths are incredibly sad, and it is a shame that other European countries are not reacting more strongly to the ongoing bombardment of Ukrainian civilians. What was the response to the killing of the Bazylevych family a year ago? Or the deadly Palm Sunday attack in April? Or other attacks?
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Anastasiia Hrytsiv and her family were killed by the Russian strike on Lviv region last night.
Anastasiia's school wrote about her death.
She had her life ahead of her, but Russia's damned war against Ukraine took the lives of the whole family.
Deepest condolences...
Anastasiia's school wrote about her death.
She had her life ahead of her, but Russia's damned war against Ukraine took the lives of the whole family.
Deepest condolences...
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“Loss has become a pervasive condition of life in Europe and America,” Andreas Reckwitz writes. “It shapes the collective horizon more insistently than at any time since 1945, spilling into the mainstream of political, intellectual and everyday life.”
Opinion | The West Is Defined by Loss
Loss has become a pervasive condition of life in Europe and America.
nyti.ms
eine fantastische Predigt: "Diese Gesellschaft (...) verlangt, dass wir uns einsetzen, dass wir uns einmischen, dass wir Verantwortung übernehmen. Freiheit ohne Verantwortung zerfällt. Vielfalt ohne gemeinsame Regeln führt ins Chaos. Demokratie ohne Beteiligung verliert ihre Kraft."
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Meine Gedanken zum Tag der Deutschen Einheit. Danke an die christlichen Kirchen in Karlsruhe für die Einladung, die Kanzelrede halten zu dürfen:
„Hinterm Horizont geht’s weiter? Über neue Mauern und alte Gewissheiten“ 👇🏽
www.stadtkirche-durlach.de/gottesdienst...
„Hinterm Horizont geht’s weiter? Über neue Mauern und alte Gewissheiten“ 👇🏽
www.stadtkirche-durlach.de/gottesdienst...
by Roman M. Sheremeta — Reposted by: Martin Heidenreich
Ukrainian Christians continue to worship Jesus right where their homes were destroyed just last night. Through tears, pain, and loss, they still give thanks for the gift of life. In the midst of devastation, they lift their voices in praise — glorifying God even in the darkest and hardest days.
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Looking at what is happening in my country, the brain involuntarily asks too many questions... it tries to find answers to explain all these events that russia is committing in Ukraine.
Ivanishvili has created "an illiberal and anti-European system which leaves no political space for either party opponents or civil society activists. Currently, almost all of Georgia’s major opposition party leaders are in prison. We call it a quasi-dictatorship."
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Some details to quibble with but the main points are very solid -- GD has the bayonets but in the end will struggle to sit on them.
Stephen Jones & Gabriel Chubinidze on why Ivanishvili's rule may well crumble.
cacianalyst.org/publications...
Stephen Jones & Gabriel Chubinidze on why Ivanishvili's rule may well crumble.
cacianalyst.org/publications...
“in systems with a high degree of stratification and occupational specificity, matches between qualifications and particular kinds of jobs are tighter ...Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and the Netherlands are prime examples of high stratification and vocational specificity” (Müller 2005:473)
In der Arbeitsmarktsoziologie ein vertrautes Ergebnis: Je mehr die berufliche Bildung in einem Land auf ein bestimmtes Tätigkeitsfeld vorbereitet (CH, NL, D, A ...), desto stärker hängen die Statusunterschiede in der ersten beruflichen Stellung von der erworbenen Bildung ab (Müller/Shavit 1998: 514)
Danke an @efdavies.bsky.social für diesen Einblick in die spannende Debatte über den Stellenwert nationaler Identitäten in einem Imperium - als rückschrittlich und exkludierend bzw. als Selbstbehauptung und Gegenwehr.
Auf die unsachlichen Angriffe vor einer Woche in der FAZ antwortet @efdavies.bsky.social heute ebendort
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Mehr als 800 Drohnen und 13 Raketen. Zerstörte Wohnhäuser, Tote, Verletzte, sogar Regierungsgebäude getroffen. Russland entscheidet sich bewusst für Mord statt Diplomatie. Das ist kein Signal an die Ukrainer, sondern an alle, die nicht aus Stärke und Entschlossenheit handeln können.
Here my own statement (generated with the assistance of AI): Subject: Strong Opposition to Proposed "Simplification" of EU Environmental Regulations
I am writing to strongly oppose the European Commission’s proposal to "simplify" EU environmental regulations .... (see attachment)
I am writing to strongly oppose the European Commission’s proposal to "simplify" EU environmental regulations .... (see attachment)
You can respond to this initiative here (ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...), until 10 September. Together with other rules (the so-called #omnibus initiatives), the proposed 'simplification' would take the EU decades backwards (www.theguardian.com/environment/...). Please respond now!
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
ec.europa.eu
There are only three days left to respond to an EU initiative aimed at weakening EU environmental laws under the guises of 'slashing red tape' and 'simplification'. The EU has started another initiative to reduce the impact of its regulations on nature, people and the economy.
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14794-Simplification-of-administrative-burdens-in-environmental-legislation-_enEU’s
I am infinitely saddened that this young woman, who had just begun training as a dental assistant, was pushed in front of a train by a presumably mentally ill refugee. The case is being intensely discussed in Germany.
ja, wenn die Ukraine der EU beitreten möchte, da die Aufnahme und Fortführung von Beitrittsverhandlungen einstimmig entschieden werden muss und damit unendlich viele Vetomöglichkeiten eröffnet. Ganz zu schweigen von den finanziellen und sonstigen Unterstützungsleistungen der EU ....
Ukrainki_UA
@ukrainki.bsky.social
· Sep 1
Slovak PM Fico plans meetings with Putin, Zelensky this week
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced on Sept. 1 that he will visit China to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, followed by a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Slovakia.
kyivindependent.com
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kyivindependent.com/slovak-pm-fi...
MUSS sich Selenskyj eigentlich mit Allen treffen, die sich wähnen, auf Friedensmission zu sein?
Gehört das auch zum großen Plan, dass jetzt jeder sein Talent im Arrangieren von Doppelgesprächen unter Beweis stellen darf? /Ch
MUSS sich Selenskyj eigentlich mit Allen treffen, die sich wähnen, auf Friedensmission zu sein?
Gehört das auch zum großen Plan, dass jetzt jeder sein Talent im Arrangieren von Doppelgesprächen unter Beweis stellen darf? /Ch
Slovak PM Fico plans meetings with Putin, Zelensky this week
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced on Sept. 1 that he will visit China to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, followed by a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Slovakia.
kyivindependent.com
Lieber HC Strien, ich glaube, dass die Kosten für Flugtickets und Hotels bei einem virtuellen Treffen minimal sind. Auf der Webseite der Jahrestagung heißt es explizit: The EAA bodies "regretfully inform you that the Annual Meeting will take place virtually only, using a suitable online platform."
HC Strien
@hcstrien.bsky.social
· Aug 30
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Forschungsinstitut) aufzutreten (kopierter Text der Email)
Das "Angebot", die Teilnehmergebühr erstattet zu bekommen, falls man deshalb absagen will, ist so kurzfristig ein glatter Hohn - Flugtickets und Hotel sind längst gebucht und teils schon bezahlt.
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Das "Angebot", die Teilnehmergebühr erstattet zu bekommen, falls man deshalb absagen will, ist so kurzfristig ein glatter Hohn - Flugtickets und Hotel sind längst gebucht und teils schon bezahlt.
2/n
"Democracy rarely dies in a single moment (...) This is the enduring lesson of Weimar: extremism never triumphs on its own. It succeeds because others enable it—because of their ambition, because of their fear, or because they misjudge the dangers of small concessions."
"US President Trump's initiative has failed. Russia wants Kyiv to surrender and NATO to withdraw. Sooner or later, Europe will have to fight – and it needs to prepare for that. An interview with A. Morozov."
