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[muck]

Very nice, European nature restorations per capita (copied from another site)

So fair, so balanced.

If you don't know, these Einsteins took 1950 or some other year as a starting point to determine start year. Hence Finland that developed late and has highest forest and wetland percentages, pays most.

Meanwhile countries that were fast enough to turn their countries to agricultural land early, pay little. Logic


BTW, if you open the pdf, take a look at the claimed benefits. Best investment in the world with 10x return.

Not to worry, for the Austrian government is about to file a plea for annulment to strike the Restoration Act down.

It's led a full-blown government crisis down there.

See, the Viennese government – a coalition of the centre-right ÖVP and the Greens – had decided to abstain in the Council of Ministers' vote. It's a political decision, but also a constitutional one; Austria being a federation, the Austrian states have to give consent as well. Here, they didn't. But Austria will go the polls later this year, both parties are in for a major blood-letting and already in campaigning mode.

As one might imagine, the Restoration Act is a heartfelt matter for the Greens. Their minister for the environment (one Leonore Gewessler) apparently thought her ÖVP boss (Chancellor Karl Nehammer) would not dare leave the coalition with a national election coming up, so she simply flipped him and her entire cabinet the bird and voted in favour.

This she did even though Nehammer (who'd had a hunch) informed the Council in a letter that Gewessler was not authorised to vote in favour.

What a colossal humiliation!

And what a good example that if in doubt, the Greens will prioritise ideology over democracy or rule of law!

Interestingly enough, Gewessler's gamble paid off. She's not been asked to resign yet, much less fired. The ÖVP is much too scared to leave the coalition, which Austrian newspapers say is because they need Green votes to get their own candidate a seat in the European Commission.

However, some ÖVP functionaries have reported Gewessler to the police for abuse of authority and violation of the constitution.

What a poor showing of Nehammer. He's already on track to lose his bid for a second term, so what is he waiting for? If I were him, I'd have embraced the chaos and left the coalition over this downright criminal betrayal. His official reasoning (it'd be irresponsible to let the administration fall apart in times like these) won't do him any favours. No one likes a traitor.

 

[Musashi]

The German police dumped a couple of Third-Worlders in Poland. The normal procedure is that they should have cooperate with the Polish side and the latter should have taken the illegals.

Poland demands explanation after German police transport migrant family back over border

German police says officers acted after establishing that the people in question were Afghans with refugee status in Poland.

notesfrompoland.com

 

[Ivan le Fou]

The quiet part out loud...the truth comes to light.

French Far-Left Politician Suggests 'Eradicating' Right-Wing Populists

Right-wing populist politicians should be "eradicated", a leading French leftist parliamentarian said in a supposed slip of the tongue.

www.breitbart.com

Oh they are very open about it.

They are also very scared, seemingly, of what is coming or what might come.

Young leftoid activists, university students, youtubers, etc... are starting to rehash the good old "if the far-right wins, the police will have a blank check to do whatever it wants".
Skipping the "police state" step and jumping right to the "death squads driving around, people getting arbitrarily detained and tortured without due process", etc...
Nevermind:
1- they claimed that would happen under Sarkozy, which it didn't.
2- it happened under Hollande.
3- and again under Macron (remember the Yellow Jackets?).

So... yeah.

 

[haze99]

Well now, tsk, tsk Berlin.

Poland demands explanation after German police transport migrant family back over border

German police says officers acted after establishing that the people in question were Afghans with refugee status in Poland.

notesfrompoland.com

 

[Musashi]

Le Pen’s far right set for big win in first round of French election

Early projections show National Rally on course for victory in the vote for a new parliament as Emmanuel Macron’s election gamble backfires.

www.politico.eu

 

[Mike1976]

Le Pen’s far right set for big win in first round of French election

Early projections show National Rally on course for victory in the vote for a new parliament as Emmanuel Macron’s election gamble backfires.

www.politico.eu

Everyone else and their mother will rally behind Macron, end of story.

 

[Redav]

This french electoral system suks

 

[muck]

This french electoral system suks

Out of curiosity, what makes you say that? I think it's a good improvement on regular first-past-the-pole voting.

 

[Ivan le Fou]

It has its benefits, but also its downsides.

The main downside isn't really proper to the system, but rather something that developed as time went by and voters got more and more disillusioned.

In the first turn you vote for your convictions and beliefs.
In the second turn you vote by necessity.

A bit like trying to mitigate the damages of a plane about to crash. Whatever you do the plane will crash.

 

[Redav]

Out of curiosity, what makes you say that? I think it's a good improvement on regular first-past-the-pole voting.

What Ivan said

In the 2nd turn you vote for the "lesser evil"

 

[muck]

And isn't that a good thing, particularly against a backdrop of potential coalition governments? A tool for the voter to concretise his or her decision? Over here, coalitions are the norm. I would very much love a France-inspired opportunity to make it clear that just because I voted for one party, it doesn't mean I agree with every potential coalition option produced by the election.

 

[Ivan le Fou]

In theory, yes, it might be good.

But in practice, in France in this case, it is nothing more than a palliative makeshift "solution". A "until next time", pushing the deadline a few years back.

The political parties in France want power. Mélanchon craves power.
Macron as well, and so does LePen.

And let's absolutely NOT get lured by Jean Luc call for setting the 6th Republic as a system of governance with equality and justice at heart.
It is nothing but a shaved 5th Republic with a post 1789's wig on top.

 

[Mike1976]

"Unrest in Paris" according to the MSM, literally the only three words the Dutch public broadcaster used to mention anything even happened. If it was the right it would be called an insurrection or trying to start a civil war and hours a day would be spent on repeat broadcasts.

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[Ivan le Fou]

If it was the right it would be called an insurrection or trying to start a civil war and hours a day would be spent on repeat broadcasts.

Well... thing is we don't know.

Because the Right never did that kind of thing.

 

[Redav]

The left riots and destroys everything when democratic elections don't go their way

And they will win again in the 2nd turn bc "fascism is coming"

Better keep being invaded by islamic fanatics

 

[Redav]

Well... thing is we don't know.

Because the Right never did that kind of thing.

But the media is totally controled by the left

Portugal is the same S**t. All crimes commited by immigrants are dusted under the carpet.

 

[Musashi]

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[Jake84]

Meh.

I’ve made posts previously about Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella who’s now leading the Party, and who maybe will become PM of France.

Redav is stating the obvious, something we have repeated ad nauseam but it’s still worth mentioning again. From football players, literally any athletes to artists whether they’re singers or actors to the medias at some very rare exceptions: they’re by and large lefties, so having this alliance between the entirely remodeled National Rally and the remains of the party Les Républicains (Nicolas Sarkozy initially) which is nothing like the National Front of its founder Jean-Marie was is going to be a bumpy ride especially as Macron remain President until 2027.

We’ll see how it goes. The point is: violence, arsons, beating up your political opponents always come from the same political spectrum: those that have tried so hard to rehabilitate communism for decades.

 

[Redav]

Another 2 girls raped by fvckin pakis in Portugal
Thank you António Costa, new chairman of the european comission, for turning Portugal into a shithole!
You can keep up the good work now, destroying the entire Europe!!!

 

[PEMM]

So, Orban (colloquially in Finland called dicks wart), boarded a plane and flew to moskau. And Putin then presented him in his EU role. Any thoughts?