Posts Tagged 'European Union'
12th May 2010 On Hartgeld.com today got the rumor circulating for quite a while back wind, before the next long weekend would be a currency reform, specifically the re-introduction of the DM, the operator of the site, Walter K. Eichelburg had already in advance at various points (including the general outdoors ) pointed to the impending cash changeover and strongly recommended to purchase precious metals.
The alleged "haircut" scenario sees summarized as follows: The D-Mark-2-tickets were already printed for months. They are said with RFID chips to be provided and scannable. The conversion successes to 1,000 € in a 1:1 ratio for DM savings would be redirected to blocked accounts, where they will expire. Debt would leave you in €, which would devalue with the decline of the euro then. The banks had allegedly received today the new money is delivered. Large retail chains have been informed two weeks ago about the change (another source says they should only be inaugurated Friday night). On Monday could then withdraw $ 100 each. The entire transition would last two weeks.
Furthermore, rumors that a new cell phone have been seen , where you can pay with DM, and at a price-to-broker news appears suddenly (?) the DM as a currency . From another source has been brought to my attention, at some petrol stations in Bavaria would be the prize already in DM ... Can you believe that?
The more critical question however is: What is wrong with the current currency conversion? read more of this entry »
First October 2009 The controversial EU Reform Treaty of Lisbon is in this country through: through the German Bundestag by the Federal Council by the Federal Constitutional Court to conditions (after they had placed a total of eight or more parties constitutional complaint), reworked with accompanying legislation and again by the parliament , rejected renewed constitutional complaint and Finally, on 23 September by the Federal President Horst Köhler personally signed . Suitable for the general election.
Besides Germany, 23 states had ratified it before the contract. Now it depends only on the hard-headed Irishman, it is said in the media. The green island had spoken out clearly in a referendum in June 2008, but against the Reform Treaty. Tomorrow, the second October, however, should the referendum be repeated . read more of this entry »
7th August 2009 
"Decorated" Commerzbank-Arena is the place for a meeting with the Dalai Lama? (Photo: T. Röttcher)
This past long weekend spent the 14th Dalai Lama visits in Frankfurt. He who understands it like no other minister of the eastern hemisphere, the people (masses) to move. At least here with us in the West.
For the first time this year, it cost admire admission, the Tibetan "god king" to be allowed to live. The regular ticket prices ranged from 20 to just under 250 €, truly not chicken. With "Once in a lifetime to meet the Dalai Lama" was the organizer, the nonprofit Buddhism in Frankfurt GmbH in 2009, but the appropriate slogan, the crowd at the event to intensify. The Dalai Lama as the iconic pop star.
We took advantage of the zeitgeist-us editorial Saturday on the way to meeting more of this entry »
16th June 2009 
Protest banner with a picture of our family minister against the threat of Internet censorship
Ursula von der Leyen has lied proven in terms of "child pornography on the Internet," which is now well established. "Neither one has dealt with the legal principles of other nations, nor has the federal government is trying to figure out where servers are with child pornography. And the foreign lists were also not validated, "Thomas Knüwer writes in his blog Handelsblatt . The internet activist Lutz Donnerhacke even wants a total of 13 Lies "Zensursula" have been exposed, then the network spread rapidly in our family nickname minister. read more of this entry »
12th June 2009 Europe has chosen - and confirms the established parties are apparently in their actions. At first glance, at least.
Even the most optimistic would have been clear that the cube would not fall in the European elections. The low voter turnout, just 43.24%, by the way, the lowest since the founding of the EU, reflects not a representative impression of the actual image in the public mood. If, for example, both the non-voters as well as the invalid votes (which were probably aware of for the most part given away) into reckon with, would result in Germany the following distribution of this entry »
5th June 2009 On Sunday's European elections - a poor voter turnout is predicted now. Many think that what I have with the European Parliament on his hat: "The do anyway, what they want, especially in Brussels" (keyword ban incandescent bulbs ). That may be true, in fact, the European Parliament (which actually is not such) to significant democratic deficits, and that will worsen with in almost all Member States have already ratified the Treaty of Lisbon further. More on this sensitive subject in the way you read the next zeitgeist-print edition , as much is revealed here already.
A friend from the former East Germany said the other day and she was referring to the upcoming elections this year, she felt, when they look at the established parties, the former GDR reminded of this entry »
31st May 2009 Actions speak volumes: The thrust of Family Minister von der Leyen, deny access to a flat rate to certain Internet sites, meets with great lack of understanding - not only for experts . More than 100,000 people (!) Now have an online petition being entered , speaking out clearly against the locks ( I reported ). Because it technically does not make sense, and is administratively and psychologically extremely difficult, even Netzpolitik.org writes in the article "Why it comes to censorship" .
In other European countries there are attempts at censorship, the Internet relating to more of this entry »
10th May 2009 Democratic regimes are not ready for the level of participation, which is required for pending decisions on the climate issue. This is the announcement of an international climate conference, held from 8 to 10 June in food is recognized as a postulate in the space provided. Among the supporters of the conference, which blithely enough, the title " The Great Transformation carries "includes, in addition to the Federal Environment Ministry, the foundations of Thyssen, Krupp, Henkel, Volkswagen and Hertie said Michael Limburg, spokesman for the independent Climate Institute EIKE . Limburg, author of a post on the beneficiaries of "climate catastrophe" in the zeitgeist-issue 1-2009 criticized, has long been the exploitation of climate change on the part of the authorities. In the conference call, he detects an "unconstitutional activities". of this entry »
26th March 2009 Last night was our editorial pointing out one -line vote of the European Citizens' Consultations , a device which was until then completely unknown to me. How could I know, she brings randomly selected citizens together from all 27 EU Member States are to discuss with decision makers with the most important challenges in Europe - ahead of European elections, of course, of particular importance.
Suggested topics can be submitted on the Internet, just as there are votes distributed (registration is required). Here is a selection of previously filed motions in Germany: more of this entry »
20th February 2009 
Vaclav Klaus, president of the Czech Republic courageous
One who keeps his mind off its wares, even with no official events, is Czech President Vaclav Klaus. Just yesterday, he criticized the European Parliament, the Lisbon Treaty that widen the gap between citizens and the EU and made it even questioned the role of the European Parliament. He spoke of "democracy deficit, not by elected decision, but by the elect, bureaucratization of decision-making" and called to mind, "that one or another institutional arrangement of the European Union is not an end to an end in itself but a means to achieve real goals." Due to the non-existence of a European nation, according to Klaus continued, would "result in even greater sense of alienation of the citizens of the EU institutions," a strengthening of the European Parliament to meet. As on the website of the European Parliament is to read dungeons, at this point many MPs to protest the Chamber. read more of this entry »
