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Withdraw of the third-grade freedom regime to the imprisoned politicians

November 9, 2025 • 05:55 AM

The penitentiary surveillance court number 5 of Catalonia has withdrawn the third penitentiary degree to the seven pro-independence prisoners of Lledoners, after the public prosecutor's office requested it. Initially, he did not suspend the semi-freedom, as requested by the Public Prosecutor's Office, but now, analyzing the merits of the matter, he has annulled it, and the prisoners will return to the second degree, the ordinary one, by which they will only be able to leave if they have specific...

The farce and the pose in Pablo Hasel

November 9, 2025 • 05:55 AM

The conviction sentence of Pablo Hasel has become a powerful speaker. Days after his arrest, newspapers around the world talk about his case, his songs are downloaded by the thousands and his arrest has caused public excesses in several cities in Catalonia, including Girona. Authorities have condemned him by giving him, at the same time, such a fabulous marketing campaign that Nike would not get it with the most seasoned marketing brains. And not only that, the arrest has made him a kind of hero...

Shouldn't Riera offer his house to squatters?

November 9, 2025 • 05:55 AM

I love anti-system people like Carles Riera, MP and leader of the CUP. They are the strongest proof that capitalism has no adversary. And that it will take centuries before the world changes in such a way that we find another way of doing things. I want to be an anti-system with the soul of a deputy in the Catalan Parliament, I want to corral constitutional disobedience, I want to have cadres (of Arran) who write a book with clauses for "occupying houses" as long as, of course, they don't...

Japanese Comfort Women resolution requires empathy for South Korea

November 9, 2025 • 05:55 AM

For about 30 years, there have been strained relationships between South Korea and Japan because of the so-called Comfort Women Japan issue. Although an agreement was reached in 2015, South Korea feels it is not enough and insists that Japan has never fully apologized. Japan sees as if South Korea isn't interested in reconciliation. The comfort woman statue in front of Japan's embassy in South Korea that was raised by activists several years ago has yet to be removed. The Japan Comfort...

EU Stability and Growth Pact under scrutiny

November 9, 2025 • 05:55 AM

One year has passed. And two more could follow: In March 2020, the EU Commission and member states suspended the Stability and Growth Pact, invoking the so-called general escape clause in this set of rules for sound public finances. Thanks to the emergency clause, governments can now incur large debts in the fight against the economic consequences of the pandemic without being reprimanded by Brussels. This Wednesday, the Commission will announce the criteria it will use to decide when the...

Scholz wants higher taxes for high earners

November 9, 2025 • 05:55 AM

SPD candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to push through tax increases for higher earners and the wealthy as well as relief for lower and middle incomes in the coming legislative period. He knows that he "agrees with the vast majority of citizens that we need to make our tax system fairer," the federal finance minister told the Düsseldorf-based "Rheinische Post" newspaper. Scholz stressed that tax fairness includes "those who earn a lot, contributing a little more to the financing of the...

CSU conference during lockdown hints at double standards

November 9, 2025 • 05:55 AM

The Munich CSU is setting a new standard in the corona crisis according to the Bavarian newspaper SZ. However, it is perhaps not one it should be proud of. More quickly than any or hardly any other major political party in the Bavaria, it is coming together for a party conference on a Thursday evening during the second lockdown. Just under 100 people are to meet in a hall on the Nockherberg. There is a hygiene concept in force, and the district administration department has approved the meeting,...

Controversial proposal for teachers to work on Saturdays and vacations

November 9, 2025 • 05:55 AM

The fight against the corona virus continues to have Germany firmly in its grip. Not only is retail, restaurants and cultural establishmentsforced to closedduring the second lockdown but also schools and daycare centers, despite evidence showing these areas are not places of high contamination. Although attempts are being made to make up for the lost classroom time via homeschooling, the fact is that the material cannot be taught to the same extent as it in the classroom. Additionally, numerous...

India farmers' protests raised by celebrities

November 9, 2025 • 05:55 AM

The Indian Embassy in Germany has issued the following statement with respect to the recent farmers' protests. "The Parliament of India, after a full debate and discussion, passed reformist legislation relating to the agricultural sector. These reforms give expanded market access and provided greater flexibility to farmers. They also pave the way for economically and ecologically sustainable farming. A very small section of farmers in parts of India have some reservations about these reforms....

Controversial Indian Farm Bills Explained

November 9, 2025 • 05:55 AM

In light of the increasingly destabilising protests by farmers in India, theConsulate General of India in Munich, has released an FAQ to help people understand the situation. The following is reprinted from an English translation of the German text, emailed to The Eye Newspapers. Q1.Why are the farmers protesting in India? The farmers' protests relate to two new laws passed by the Parliament of India in September 2020: (i) the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation)...

Cold a harbinger of severe winter to come

November 9, 2025 • 05:55 AM

The past week has certainly been rough on people across much of eastern North America. The Weather Network reported on Nov. 13 that "Toronto, Hamilton, and Ottawa airports all set new record lows Wednesday morning, as temperatures dipped into the minus teens, blasting past records set in 1986. New records were also set in Peterborough, Brantford, Barrie, Windsor, and Sarnia, among others." It was the same over most of the eastern United States. Weather.com reported that over 400 daily cold...

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Your Candidate, and the Rise of Satire as a Political Weapon

November 9, 2025 • 05:55 AM

Recent parliamentary elections in Ukraine have been fraught with dangers and consequences.  One need only look at previous years to see how political rivals fared before, during or after national elections were held.  Yulia V. Tymoshenko was issued a 7-year jail sentence, which at the time was described as politically motivated.  Viktor Yushchenko suffered a mysterious dioxin-related facial disfigurement, which was suspected to be caused by deliberate poisoning.  Both candidates were...

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