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FINAL ACCOUNT MOVIE REVIEW Director: Luke Holland Opens: May 21, 2021 Turkey refuses to admit its role in the Armenian genocide of 1915, making it a crime to speak of that nation’s actions. At the same time Germany freely concedes its guilt in the Holocaust, has built one impressive memorial to Jews covering one square block in Berlin, has posters around a museum-like outdoor site of the perpetrators, and makes it a crime to deny the Holocaust. While Germany, which has given reparations to the families of Jews of lost their lives and property from the thirties to the mid-forties, individua...

36 Shares Decision-making in the Council of the European Union has long been characterised by a depoliticised consensus culture. Yet, as Brigitte Pircher explains, this has changed in the wake of multiple crises and increased politicisation of the integration process. Drawing on a new study, she illustrates how different facets of politicisation are uploaded from the member states to the EU level and subsequently affect governments’ voting behaviour in the Council. The EU has been challenged and transformed by multiple crises throughout the last decade. First, member states hav...

imago images 116266152 Lockdown rules could soon be relaxed after the Covid-19 incidence rate fell below the crucial 100 case threshold. Photo: IMAGO / A. Friedrichs Friday, May 7 On Friday there were 596 new Covid-19 infections reported in Berlin. The seven-day incidence currently stands at 98.6 cases per 100,000 people Covid-19 incidence rate falls below 100 On Thursday Berlin’s Covid-19 incidence dropped below the crucial threshold of 100 cases per 100,000 people, paving the way for a less stringent lockdown. The seven-day average incidence rate currently stands at 98.6, whil...

EGBA claims “punitive” German turnover tax violates European law 4th May 2021 | By Daniel O'Boyle The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has argued Germany’s proposed 5.3% turnover tax for online casino would not only push players to unlicensed operators, but is also in violation of EU law. While Germany’s fourth state treaty on gambling – which allows online casino – has been approved by all 16 states and will come into force on 1 July, tax rates have not yet been finalised. The country’s Federal Council (Bundesrat) has sent a proposal to the legislature (Bundestag...

How would a (partially) Green government affect German foreign policy?