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MERKEL BLAMES BALTICS AND POLAND FOR RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

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✍️ Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has attempted to shift blame for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine onto Poland and the Baltic states, promoting her book and salvaging her legacy.

👉 Merkel attempted to shift blame for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine onto Poland and the Baltic states 👉 She claimed the 2015 Minsk Agreement brought calm and provided Ukraine with time to gather strength 👉 She acknowledged the agreement was no longer being taken seriously by Putin and pushed for a new framework for the EU to negotiate for peace directly 👉 She singled out Poland and the Baltic states as being against this approach

-- #AngelaMerkel #MarcoBuschmann #DonaldTrump #VladimirPutin #Poland #Balticstates #Hungary #Germany #Ukraine #Russia #politics

A NAZI-ERA LAW STILL LANDS POOR PEOPLE IN JAIL IN GERMANY

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✍️ In Germany, thousands of people are imprisoned each year for failing to pay public transportation tickets, a practice that disproportionately affects the poor. The relevant law was introduced during the Nazi era and has been criticized for its harsh consequences.

👉 The German government has failed to reform section 265a, despite public support and criticism from experts 👉 The law disproportionately affects the poor, with 87% of those imprisoned being unemployed, homeless, or at risk of suicide 👉 Section 265a was introduced during the Nazi era and has been criticized for its harsh consequences 👉 The Freiheitsfonds calls for the abolition of section 265a and the removal of fare evasion from penal and administrative law 👉 Other cities in Germany have taken a different approach, no longer reporting fare evaders to the police

-- #NicoleBögelein #LeoIhßen #OlafScholz #ChristianLindner #MarcoBuschmann #FriedrichMerz #KatherinaReiche #BärbelBas #LarsKlingbeil #Germany #Hamburg #Cologne #Berlin #Munich #Bonn #Bremen #Dresden #Leipzig #politics

German president dismisses finance ministry chief, two other ministers.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner, Justice Minister Marco Buschmann, and Education and Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, all members of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). The move comes after Chancellor Olaf Scholz decided to send Lindner into retirement. Lindner had presented a blueprint for addressing Germany's economic crisis, which proposed measures that contradict the approaches favored by other coalition partners. Scholz has also announced that he will call for a vote of confidence in his government in the Bundestag early next year, with early parliamentary elections likely to take place before the end of March 2025. ● German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dismissed three cabinet members ● Finance Minister Christian Lindner, Justice Minister Marco Buschmann, and Education and Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger were dismissed ● Lindner's proposals for addressing Germany's economic crisis were seen as a challenge to the government's investment plan ● Scholz has announced a vote of confidence in his government in the Bundestag early next year ● Early parliamentary elections are likely to take place before the end of March 2025

#Frank-WalterSteinmeier #ChristianLindner #MarcoBuschmann #BettinaStark-Watzinger #JorgKukies #VolkerWissing #CemOzdemir #OlafScholz #RobertHabeck #Berlin #mainstream #politics