New Danish Government Plans Big Tax Reform
At the top of their list of priorities is a tax reform with a more generous general exemption for all taxpayers and steeper marginal income taxes.
At the top of their list of priorities is a tax reform with a more generous general exemption for all taxpayers and steeper marginal income taxes.
German Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser wants to purge “anti-democrats” from the civil service. An amendment of the disciplinary law will place the burden of proving one’s innocence on the accused.
The goal would be to even out differences between parts of the city in terms of “unemployment, educational level, and crime.”
The film does a manful job depicting conditions from which few people escape alive, and no soul remains unscarred.
Indeed, why should a policy of unlimited free trade and ‘small government’ per se be conservative?
After 30 years of Irish Catholic and British Protestant sectarian violence, ended by the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, many say Ursula von der Leyen should have chosen her words with more care.
A year out from a general election in Spain and the political vitriol is running high.
Various media reports say that for some weapon systems, Germany may only have enough ammunition for a few hours of combat should war break out.
Vlaams Belang Chairman Tom Van Grieken’s name came up third in the list of those politicians by whom the Flemish feel best represented.
The father of one of the girls in the photos called the photo session an ‘“enjoyable day out” and a “fantastic time.”
“Peaceful multiculturalism does not exist, cultures have been imposing themselves on each other since the beginning of time, and France is perhaps the best proof in our environment,” the VOX MP said.
A COVID law proposed by Poland’s ruling PiS party has been rejected by the Polish Parliament. While opponents of COVID restrictions celebrate, some members of the opposition predict the downfall of the PiS.
Lack of unity on the issue of abuse of minors, and a lack of willingness to make investigations as comprehensive and thorough as possible, bespeaks a profound moral crisis.
Christian leaders asked authorities to drop the charges against Jimmy Lai. “We plead with you to have compassion on his life and well-being and to correct this injustice. We will continue to hope and pray for his eventual release as well as for the well-being and prosperity of Hong Kong and all the peoples of the whole Chinese nation,” the letter said.
An EU official defended the decision to include natural gas and nuclear energy, telling journalists: “We have taken a realistic and pragmatic approach to the inclusion of nuclear and gas in the taxonomy.”
“The United States has failed to support the Cuban people’s cries for freedom by refusing to denounce the Cuban regime as illegitimate.” — Rosa María Payá Acevedo
Expulsion of the French ambassador by the military junta marks a low point in deteriorating relations of the former French colony with European partners who help in efforts to resist jihadist insurgents.
Just days after the world entered its third year of the pandemic, Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) announced that her government would end all COVID-19 restrictions by mid-February.
The result exceeded expectation: the socialist party won the legislative elections held on Sunday, January 30th, in Portugal. Even though it was announced to be in close competition with the center-right, Partido Socialista (PS) managed to obtain the absolute majority of seats. Unlike the previous elections of 2019, PS can now do without a coalition […]
“We have made it clear that new military action against Ukraine will have massive consequences for Russia. On this basis, we are developing a strong sanctions package… including Nord Stream 2,” Annalena Baerbock said.
The Costa government had promised a break with the austerity policies imposed by the European Union. But political analysts use the word “disenchantment” to characterize the policies of the governing party. The socialist Costa government is now paying for the effects of the pandemic on the Portuguese economy.
The UN Security Council meeting followed multilateral talks with the Taliban in Oslo, designed to illicit human rights assurances from the Islamist extremists in exchange for releasing needed liquidity and aid money into the country. With Norway as host, a 15-member contingent of the Taliban, humanitarian aid groups, and diplomats from the U.S., UK, and France, met for three days of closed-door sessions at a hotel outside the capital.
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