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WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE SUCCESSORS OF MERKEL?


29.10.2018
Germany
Anastasiia Zhukova
Angela Merkel’s decision to leave the post of chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and not to run for office after 2021 plunged not only Germany but also the entire Western world into shock. In the United States after Donald Trump came to power, it was Merkel who was called the leader of the "free world." Now he will lose this leader.

The reason for the decision of Merkel was a disastrous result in the elections to the Hesse Landtag, where the CDU showed the worst result in 50 years, losing more than 10% of the vote. Merkel’s partners in the ruling coalition from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) experienced a similar fiasco.

Now experts are wondering: who will be Merkel’s successor as head of the CDU, and then the German chancellor? If, of course, the CDU manages to win the elections to the Bundestag in 2021 and form a ruling coalition.

The list of favorites is long.

Merkels 2.0

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer - former chief minister of Saarland, who recently rose through the party line to the secretary general of the CDU. The 56-year-old politician is one of Merkel’s most loyal supporters, including on the issue of refugees. For her, the main foreign partner is Washington.

The Minister of Defense of Germany, the mother of seven children, Ursula von der Lyayen, can be attributed to the real successors of the Merkel case. Despite the ambitious and leadership qualities, it is also not necessary to expect a return to conservatism, which is required in the ruling faction of the CDU / CSU. Recently, the authority of von der Lyayen fell due to an investigation into the involvement of freelancers in the defense ministry.

Supporters of Jamaica

Among the followers of Merkel, the German media called the Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia Armin Lashet, thanks to which in 2017 the CDU increased by 7% in the local Landtag, taking away the palm of the SPD. Lashet loyal to Merkel, but is in good relations with the Free Democrats (FDP) and is even ready to form the next government with them. The little-known 45-year-old Daniel Gunter, who is the leader of the “Jamaican coalition” in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein as prime minister, would also have taken such a step.

Merkel's Critics

Not less, and perhaps more chances for the chancellorship of open critics of Merkel in the CDU. Their leader is Friedrich Mertz, an ultra-conservative and opponent of the “social democratization” of the conservative party. Mertz is hated by the CDU coalition partners - the SPD, not to mention the "Left". The reason for this was a speech in which the former member of the European Parliament said that those who want to live in Germany for a long time must "adapt to the mature liberal leading German culture." Merz has personal accounts with Merkel, who in 2002 squeezed him out of the CDU / CSU leadership. All those who want to return to conservatism, from which the current chancellor has departed during the migration crisis, will unite around him.

A big critic of the migration policy of Merkel is Health Minister Jens Špan. Already announced about his candidacy for the post of head of the CDU, Špan is a representative of the conservative wing of the party, although he is an open homosexual. Along with Lashet and Günther, he is also a supporter of the coalition with the Greens and the FDP. For Špan, the basis of foreign policy is a European project led by Berlin. He considers the US to be the main ally outside the EU, with which the FRG must be united in the anti-Russian direction.

The Last of the Mohicans

The head of the Bundestag, Wolfgang Schäuble, stands apart. The most experienced of the candidates, who began his career in 1965, he headed the office under Helmut Kohl, held the posts of Minister of Internal Affairs and Finance. Supporter of the order and, unlike Merkel, who knows how to make others listen to him, and not only in Germany, but also at the European level. It was thanks to Schäuble that the Eurozone and Greece were imposed austerity after the financial crisis. Restraining factor for the crown of his long career as the Chancellor's chair may be age (he is 76 years old) and ridicule to a wheelchair. Although the head of parliament does not give signs of fatigue.


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DISORDER IN EUROPE: BRUSSELS IS PREPARING TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON ITALY
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ECONOMICS


08.11.2018
Italy
It is obvious to the world public circles and even ordinary citizens of the European Union countries that Italy is trying to pursue a policy undesirable for the EU today. New history of Italy began in the spring when Giuseppe Conte came to power as a result of the elections. In the summer, a ruling coalition was formed between the two movements of euro-skeptics: the “Five Stars Movement” and the “League of the North”.

The leaders of both parties, Luigi Di Maio and Matteo Salvini, became deputy prime ministers of the new government. And although both political forces are not completely agree with each other, they look at the European Union in the same way and believe that Italy would be better off.

Mr. Salvini in numerous interviews, for example, repeatedly criticized Brussels, not only for the problem of refugees (the main agenda of the League), but also for economic policy in general. Salvini also stated the need to lift the sanctions on Russia. In short, a government has emerged in the very heart of Europe, which is increasingly becoming a thorn in the eye of the European Union. And in Brussels intend to act.

By the autumn it became obvious that the European Commission would block Italy’s oxygen literally everywhere. Brussels is dissatisfied with the country's large national debt and budget deficit. In October, the draft of the new budget of Italy fell under the European rink, and now sanctions can be imposed on Rome for disobeying the European Commission. Moreover, the talk about the need to rein in recalcitrant Italians, starting a war against the financial institutions of this country, is increasingly heard. What could be the consequences?

Resistance

The stumbling block was the draft of the new budget of Italy. This document failed miserably when trying to approve it in the European Commission. According to the rules of the European Union, all member states should coordinate their budget policy with Brussels, there is no other way.

Euroskeptics, even when they came to power, did not conceal that they would sabotage draconian budget policies imposed by Brussels on Italy. Therefore, the "League of the North" and "Five Stars" decided, as promised to the people, to unclench the budget vise and not to stifle the already crisis economy of the country.

European Commissioners Valdis Dombrovskis and Pierre Moscovici told Italian Finance Minister Giovanni Tria that the draft presented had “significant deviations” from the budget goals set for the EU. The response to this was the statement of Deputy Prime Minister Di Maio, who said that Italy was generally ready to lead a pan-European protest against the policy of budget savings.

In the draft budget of Italy, the government recognized that the country's economy in 2018 will not grow at a rate of 1.5%, the ceiling will be 1.2%. However, the government has planned an inflow of investments in the economy (including the state), reducing the burden on small and medium businesses, as well as relieving the tax burden of self-employed Italians. The effect of these reforms is able to bring the Italian economy to a growth of 1.5% in 2019 and 1.6% in 2020.

The negative side was the recognition that the budget deficit will amount to 2.4% of GDP in 2019, but in 2020 it should be reduced to 2.1%, in 2021, to 1.8%. According to the forecast of the Italian government, the ratio of public debt to GDP should gradually decrease: from 130.9% in 2018 to 126.7% in 2021.

The war is close

The only problem is that the EU’s crisis of confidence in the new Italian authorities has matured long ago. The European Commission did not believe that Euroskeptics are ready to get down to business and reduce the indicators of debt and budget deficit.

“We need confidence in nu“We are awaiting a new and revised draft budget plan by November 13, this is necessary. The questions that we raised are still on the table, ”said Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs, who commented on the situation.

Despite repeated warnings, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte stated that there is no “B” plan for the budget program. He also indicated that the government does not intend to comply with EU requirements.

What are these requirements? According to EU rules, no country should have a budget deficit of more than 3% of GDP, and national debt should not exceed 60% of GDP. Countries that go beyond these limits should submit to the Commission such draft budgets, from which it will be seen that they are moving in the right direction. And although the Italian budget deficit does not exceed the 3% threshold, the EU is actively demanding that the authorities reduce the government debt to GDP ratio. This indicator in Italy exceeds the permissible two times.

But Italy, meanwhile, simply has nowhere to draw resources from. In Italy (as well as in Europe as a whole) there is a demographic decline, during which it is simply impossible to achieve stable economic growth.

How the EU wants to achieve the subordination of Italy

The goal of the EU now is to achieve the resignation of disagreeable eurozone Italian politicians. To do this, it is necessary to make economic conditions unbearable, which will provoke an explosion. Rome is already openly threatened with sanctions against the banking system, that is, the use of leverage that dealt a serious blow to unruly Greece in 2015, which also did not want to extend the budget saving policy.

The former head of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, proposed, in particular, to reduce the value of Italian bonds in the markets so that the country's banks defaulted on their obligations. The head of Eurocentrobank Mario Draghi noted that the recent sale of government bonds to the banks of the country will strike at them in the amount of 375 billion euros.

In Brussels, suggested that Conte, Di Maio and Salvini will not give offense to the banks of Italy. Unlike Greece, Italy has a trade surplus and the country does not depend on the external money supply to pay for its imports. This lever can be used to leave banks in business, which, after a strike by the EU, will prove to be insolvent.

Karsten Wendorff, a member of the Advisory Board of German Federal Banks, offered to respond to this by refusing the EU to buy Italian government bonds and place this responsibility on the Italians themselves.

“Instead of a European fund that buys Italian government bonds and is supported by European taxpayers, a national fund should be created,” wrote Wendorff in a publication for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

Such a fund will be financed by “national bonds of solidarity”, which Italian households will be required to buy, for example, in the amount of 20% of their net wealth. At this rate, “almost half of Italy’s public debt can be converted into bonds of solidarity,” said Wendorff.

Finally, the European Commissioner for Economic Affairs, Moscovici, said a completely paradoxical thing. If Italy does not go to austerity, then EU will impose financial sanctions in the amount of 0.2% of GDP, which reached $ 1.9 trillion.

mbers, in strategy. We need confidence in the future. The Italian government claims that it will ensure that the ratio of debt to GDP drops significantly in the coming years, ”said Portuguese Finance Minister Mario Centeno in an interview with Bloomberg.

After Italy’s response to the budget comments, the European Commission will have three weeks to prepare an opinion. Estimated date of announcement of the decision - November 21.

EU policy, therefore, threatens Italy with a new financial catastrophe. And the European authorities took up the new Italian government seriously, but not to improve the lives of ordinary Italians, but to achieve the resignation of the Conte government. It is not pleasing to Brussels, not only for economic reasons, but also from a political point of view.

The political course towards national authority and the promotion of traditional values in society, which was taken by the country's authorities, is completely out of fashion in the rest of "civilized" Europe. And finally, the EU does not intend to lose Italy, whose authorities are increasingly claiming the need to arrange an Italian equivalent of the British Brexit.

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Scotland Becomes First Country to Include Education on LGBT Issues in All Schools

Scott Slayton | Contributor to ChristianHeadlines.com | Friday, November 9, 2018
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SCOTLAND BECOMES FIRST COUNTRY TO INCLUDE EDUCATION ON LGBT ISSUES IN ALL SCHOOLS
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In what officials are heralding as a “world first, Scotland will require schools to “embed” teaching LGBT rights into their curriculum in a move they believe will tackle “homophobia and discrimination.”

The new guidelines call for schools to teach the history of LGBT people and movements, LGBT identity, LGBT equality, and issues related to homophobia.

Ministers accepted recommendations for the new requirements from a “working group” which was led by a campaign called “Time for Inclusive Education.” The campaign, founded in 2015 and based in Scotland, claims to have “one aim: to combat homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia in schools with LGBT-inclusive education.” The driving force behind their campaign is the belief that, “LGBT history, role models, & issues affecting LGBT young people should be taught & recognized within all schools.”

TIE’s co-founder, Jordan Daly, heralded the decision, saying, “This is a monumental victory for our campaign, and a historic moment for our country. The implementation of LGBTI inclusive education across all state schools is a world first. In a time of global uncertainty, this sends a strong and clear message to LGBTI young people that they are valued here in Scotland.”

Government officials believe the move signals Scotland’s commitment to “progressive” causes. Deputy first minister John Swinney told The Guardian that, “Scotland is already considered one of the most progressive countries in Europe for LGBTI equality. I am delighted to announce that we will be the first country in the world to have LGBTI-inclusive education embedded within the curriculum.”



While Scotland did not decriminalize homosexuality until 1980, LGBT groups have since named it the most “LGBT friendly” nation in Europe. In 2016, four of the countries six political parties were led by people who identified as LGBT and a former Labour leader said Scotland had “the gayest parliament in the world.”

The government said there will be “no exemptions or opt-outs” for the new education policy.

Scott Slayton writes at One Degree to Another.

Photo courtesy: Clem Onojeghuo/Unsplash
 
Scotland Becomes First Country to Include Education on LGBT Issues in All Schools

Scott Slayton | Contributor to ChristianHeadlines.com | Friday, November 9, 2018
61494-lgbt-clem-onojeghuo-729924-unsplash.1200w.tn.jpg


SCOTLAND BECOMES FIRST COUNTRY TO INCLUDE EDUCATION ON LGBT ISSUES IN ALL SCHOOLS
0
Comments
#Scotland


In what officials are heralding as a “world first, Scotland will require schools to “embed” teaching LGBT rights into their curriculum in a move they believe will tackle “homophobia and discrimination.”

The new guidelines call for schools to teach the history of LGBT people and movements, LGBT identity, LGBT equality, and issues related to homophobia.

Ministers accepted recommendations for the new requirements from a “working group” which was led by a campaign called “Time for Inclusive Education.” The campaign, founded in 2015 and based in Scotland, claims to have “one aim: to combat homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia in schools with LGBT-inclusive education.” The driving force behind their campaign is the belief that, “LGBT history, role models, & issues affecting LGBT young people should be taught & recognized within all schools.”

TIE’s co-founder, Jordan Daly, heralded the decision, saying, “This is a monumental victory for our campaign, and a historic moment for our country. The implementation of LGBTI inclusive education across all state schools is a world first. In a time of global uncertainty, this sends a strong and clear message to LGBTI young people that they are valued here in Scotland.”

Government officials believe the move signals Scotland’s commitment to “progressive” causes. Deputy first minister John Swinney told The Guardian that, “Scotland is already considered one of the most progressive countries in Europe for LGBTI equality. I am delighted to announce that we will be the first country in the world to have LGBTI-inclusive education embedded within the curriculum.”



While Scotland did not decriminalize homosexuality until 1980, LGBT groups have since named it the most “LGBT friendly” nation in Europe. In 2016, four of the countries six political parties were led by people who identified as LGBT and a former Labour leader said Scotland had “the gayest parliament in the world.”

The government said there will be “no exemptions or opt-outs” for the new education policy.

Scott Slayton writes at One Degree to Another.

Photo courtesy: Clem Onojeghuo/Unsplash
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