September 15, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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If you know nothing about what’s going on in Germany or why it’s important, you could do worse than start with Sign and Sight’s handy and succinct overview. First up, is Merkel going to push for an extra round? She’s … Continue reading
September 12, 2005
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German elections: Less than a week to go, and Schr�der seems to be making a last minute comeback. There’s a good overview of the complexities of the German voting system at European Tribune, explaining the potential coalitions (also discussed – … Continue reading
September 8, 2005
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German elections: North Sea Diaries on the “shadowy, chimeric thing” that is German conservatism, Jerome a Paris on yet another glimmer of hope for Schr�der as Bloomberg and others report on a poll which sees his popularity rise – and … Continue reading
September 5, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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German Elections: The Guardian Newsblog will apparently be covering things in the run-up. The first post, on last night’s TV debate between the prospective Chancellors, is here, and it’s pretty decent. More takes – from Deutsche Well (one, two, three) … Continue reading
August 31, 2005
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German elections:MatGB points me in the direction of this openDemocracy blog dedicated to the German elections – good stuff, expecially today’s comprehensive overview post.
August 30, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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German elections: Despite weekend polls giving the CDU/CSU opposition a 13% lead, another recent poll reckons that Gerhard Schr�der remains Germany’s preferred Chancellor. Will Merkel’s latest announcement tip the balance, or has it already been tipped? Confusing, this polling business … Continue reading
August 28, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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It’s really about time we started paying more attention to what’s going on in Germany. On Thursday Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court gave the final go-ahead for the elections on September 18th following a legal challenge to Chancellor Gerhard Schr�der’s call … Continue reading
July 28, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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A vision of Britain’s ID card future – “the more people that say something, anything, anywhere, the better. Making a subset of our fellow citizens feel less than complete members of our society, only causes the words ‘violent backlash’ to … Continue reading
July 19, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Ladies and gentlemen, may I present the EU-wide arrest warrant, extremely helpful in fighting terrorism and organised crime – which, I think we can all agree, is largely cross-border these days. And – please note – on this occasion a … Continue reading
July 18, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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My right eye still feels like it’s wrapped in absinthe-soaked cotton, which is hardly conducive to wit and/or insight, so have some more reading: Curious Hamster on defining terrorism – an oft-fogotten point well made. Tim Ireland is rather convinced … Continue reading
July 5, 2005
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God, Chirac’s a card. The wit, the hilarity! No wonder the guy’s such a dismal failure if his sense of humour’s that bad. British people, erm – bad food and stuff, oui? Knobber. The thing is, this is not the … Continue reading
June 29, 2005
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In Actual Fact on the practical side of ID cards: “What was surprising yesterday was that four people, in Bundesgrenzschutz uniform got on the train at Colmar in France and during the 10km journey to Saarbr�cken in Germany, went through … Continue reading
January 17, 2005
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Free constitution for every reader! (And news round-up)
Now there’s an idea. In preparation for their referendum on the EU constitution on 20th February, the Spanish dailies El Pais, El Mundo, ABC and Razon yesterday all provided free copies of the vast document with their regular papers. Not … Continue reading
September 1, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Today marks the 65th anniversary of the start of World War Two, so why not read a German take on the invasion of Poland? Or perhaps eyewitness accounts courtesy of the BBC? Meanwhile, madman former dictator Slobodan Milosevic blames Germany … Continue reading