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Germany planning to open more unisex bathrooms while the US lags behind

Josephine — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 13:03:09 +0000

While the US continues to debate the option of creating a unisex bathroom that caters to transgender people, the Berlin justice ministry is on their way to opening up government building bathrooms for both genders in one. Not a big deal, according to the ministry An audit report by the Berlin justice ministry released recently […]

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Hamburg to host the Global Citizen Festival this summer

Josephine — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 09:22:27 +0000

The Global Citizen Festival is heading to Hamburg this summer, right ahead of the G20 Summit. What is Global Citizen? Global citizen is a social action platform made of citizens from all over the world who want to solve the world’s biggest challenges. Using their platform, you can learn more about international issues, take action […]

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Hulot is France’s new environmental minister – what does this mean for Germany and the EU?

Josephine — Mon, 15 May 2017 12:09:39 +0000

The new French president caused a stir in the corporate community when he appointed France’s most famous environmental activist (and starch opponent of nuclear power, pesticides and GMOs) as the country’s environmental minister. Some are wondering if it’s to make real changes – or just for show? Meet Nicolas Hulot Hulot is easily the country’s […]

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Flexible homie offers temporary pop-up homes for refugees

Josephine — Mon, 15 May 2017 08:42:12 +0000

Germany has struggled to integrate the flood of more than one million refugees that poured into the county in the past few years. One of the biggest issues was: where should they live? Refugees – coming from countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia – need affordable places to stay, without being forced into […]

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A sigh of relief for the EU as Macron wins French election

Josephine — Wed, 10 May 2017 09:12:59 +0000

If the EU could talk, it would have firmly said “whew” following the success of centralist candidate Emmanuel Macron in the recent French presidential elections. https://www.instagram.com/p/BSWOaSzgDWn/?taken-by=emmanuelmacron&hl=en Strong support from Merkel and the EU Just minutes after Macron’s victory was announced spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel Steffen Seibert tweeted (and underlined for emphasis) “Congratulations, @EmmanuelMacron. […]

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Media outlets say Chechen gays are disappearing – and the authorities are to blame

Josephine — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 08:17:24 +0000

According to multiple media outlets there has been a wide-scale detention of gay men in Chechnya. This includes the arrests of roughly 100 gay men and 3 confirmed murders by police, though many think the figure is much higher. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire The Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta released a disturbing story following rumors […]

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Right-wing AfD to meet in Cologne this weekend

Josephine — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:34:21 +0000

Germany’s anti-immigration AfD party will hold a congress this weekend in Cologne. The aim is to find unity in the increasingly divided party. The gathering is expected to bring 50,000 protestors and roughly 4,000 police officers. Is there still any hope? In the past few years, the AfD was riding high on the wave of dissent […]

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AfD losing support, SPD on the rise, but Merkel still ahead by a nose, says new poll

Josephine — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 15:28:13 +0000

With Germany’s upcoming elections the far-right AfD is seeing its worst poll results since 2015. This is welcome news to German chancellor Angela Merkel, who is running to keep her current position. At the moment Merkel’s party still has a slight lead over the rest, while new polls show the AfD is falling behind in […]

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In Germany, right-wing extremism is on the rise – and increasingly violent

Josephine — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 11:25:43 +0000

Throughout the world, the right-wing extremist movement is on the rise. Germany is no exception. German media reports that there is not only more right-wing extremist than the previous year, but that the groups are becoming increasingly violent. Raids by German police produce disturbing results Several recent raids carried out by German police against far-right […]

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Proposed German Autobahn toll angers neighboring countries

Josephine — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 10:42:42 +0000

The autobahn is about to get a little more expensive. Germany’s government has approved plan to place tolls on the previously free autobahn. Some neighboring countries – such as Austria – feel that it discriminates against foreign registered vehicles. No more free rides In recent years – fostered by the high costs of maintaining the […]

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Germany ratifies Paris climate change agreement! But it’s just the start…

Josephine — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 07:16:39 +0000

Germany joins the 60 other countries globally that have ratified the commitments agreed upon at the Paris climate change conference. To date, these countries (not including Germany) account for 48 percent of global emissions. What’s required by the Paris climate change agreement? A priority of the climate change agreement is to require all countries to […]

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Secret footage of violations of animal welfare in German agriculture

Josephine — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 08:50:10 +0000

On a global scale, it’s often considered that Germany (and the European Union) promote better and stricter animal welfare regulations and agricultural policies than other parts of the world—specifically the U.S., South America and China. This is true in part, for example, Germany has prohibited the use of battery cage for raising chickens. In addition restriction […]

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Avaaz launches app to help Americans living abroad to vote

Josephine — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 06:54:34 +0000

Historically, only a small percentage of U.S. citizens living abroad actually vote in presidential elections. Just 12% in the last one, in fact. A main reason behind this is the complex and difficult process that deters potential voters. The international charity organization Avaaz is trying to change that, recently unveiling an app to help Americans […]

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New German law could suspend license for traffic offenders

Josephine — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 16:06:38 +0000

The German Autobahn is known all over the world as the place where your speed reaches no limits. You can blissfully race by at over 200 km per hour without the fear of flashing lights illuminating your fender. But what many people outside of Germany (and more likely outside of Europe) don’t realize right away […]

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Study: Germany’s welcome culture may be coming an end

Josephine — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 12:47:02 +0000

A new study recently revealed that the Germany’s Wilkommenskultur or Welcome Culture might be coming to an end. Study results: “Refugees Welcome” may be coming to an end The study conducted by the Mercator Foundation with the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence (IKG) at Bielefeld University aimed to examine the effect of […]

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