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The energy ministers of the Visegrad countries and Dan Jorgensen, the EU energy commissioner, will meet in Bratislava on Monday to discuss measures to reduce energy prices, improve energy security, and the directions of European energy policy after 2030, announced István Kapitány, the Minister of Economic Development and Energy, on Facebook. #energia #gazdaság #V4 (translated)

Heavy rains in eastern Spain have caused severe flooding, in which at least two people have lost their lives, and authorities have issued a warning for 800,000 residents, while helicopters are rescuing people trapped on the rooftops of houses. #Poplave #Španjolska #VremenskePrilike (translated)

Torsten Heinrich wrote that the image of two undressed seniors was obviously created with artificial intelligence. However, this did not change his assessment that looting and arson justified a consistent intervention by the state – even if no 80-year-olds had been undressed. He questioned why someone had created such an image with ChatGPT, as the actual actions were already bad enough, and thus no more serious crimes had been alleged. His disappointment with the passivity of the French state towards criminals was independent of that. Regarding comments, Heinrich wrote that some took the fake image as an excuse to dismiss the outrage over the riots altogether, as if the destructions could be undone by it. This gave the image an unexpected political significance. #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Politik #Gesellschaft (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus stated that Volkswagen is considering freezing the salaries of more than 660,000 employees worldwide at the level of 2026 until 2030. This would mean four years without salary increases, he explained. However, the global salary freeze has not yet been decided. Boeminghaus said that this would make people poorer while inflation is currently rising faster. He cited a report from Handelsblatt dated October 19, 2026, as the source. https://t.co/mcUUYbyeRN #Volkswagen #Gehaltsstopp #Autoindustrie (translated)

Nuremberg's top striker Mohamed Ali Zoma dislocated his shoulder during the 1-1 draw in Cottbus and will be out due to necessary surgery for at least until the winter break, which is a significant setback for coach Miroslav Klose in the promotion battle. #Nürnberg #MiroslavKlose #MohamedAliZoma (translated)

On Saturday, despite serious scenes of violence and extensive material damage, there were no fatalities, and that is a miracle. Lecornu stated on Monday that he had instructed the prefects to impose "very limited" and "local" curfews in the cities to prevent further riots and looting. #Frankreich #Krawalle #Proteste (translated)

Zbigniew Bogucki wrote that President Karol Nawrocki assessed that Włodzimierz Czarzasty could neither disregard nor offend him. According to the words of Nawrocki cited by Bogucki, the Speaker of the Sejm had minimal social support, and his position was a result of political pragmatism and the decisions of Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The president also described him as Tusk's deputy in the Sejm. #Polityka #Sejm #DonaldTusk (translated)

Just briefly: I know that some are returning to Elon Musk's X – also because a part of the AI scene is there. In my opinion, there are many ethical reasons against actively using X. For example: This platform enabled the largest wave of sexualized deepfakes we've ever experienced, just this year. (translated)

Florian Warweg stated that the federal government has since confirmed that pensioners in Russia have 200 euros deducted from their pensions each month. When he inquired at the government press conference in September, he was initially told that this was merely his claim. As evidence, Warweg referred to a subsequent statement from the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs regarding questions from the government press conferences on September 28 and October 5, 2026. The ministry stated that fees would be deducted for transfers of statutory pensions from Germany to accounts at Raiffeisen Bank International AG in Russia. The bank justified this with higher compliance risks and additional auditing and processing efforts. Despite efforts, alternative payment methods that could avoid the fees have not been found. According to the statement, statutory pensions would be transferred free of charge within the SEPA area. For payments outside this area, the benefit provider bears the costs up to the commissioned financial institution; fees from further correspondent banks are not covered by the German Pension Insurance or the Pension Service. Affected individuals could have their pension transferred to an account in another country, provided they meet the personal requirements and can set up an account there, according to the ministry. Warweg asked why the ministry initially labeled the deduction as an unfounded claim and then acknowledged it about two weeks later. He noted that the ministry had provided the supplementary information, while the Foreign Office, despite a commitment, had not sent any follow-up and later declared itself not responsible. The inquiry was about what advice it would give to affected German pensioners in Russia. #Rentner #Bundesregierung #Russland (translated)

🔴 𝗙𝗮𝗵𝗿𝘇𝗲𝘂𝗴𝗲 Zivilschutzfahrzeug nicht mehr einsatzbereit Das am Standort Gangelt stationierte Zivilschutzfahrzeug ist derzeit nicht mehr einsatzbereit. Grund hierfür sind keine personellen oder technischen Mängel sondern fehlende Haushaltsmittel des Bundes zur Finanzierung der laufenden … weiterlesen → https://schau.jetzt/tok7x Foto: Oliver Thelen Reaktionen gelten der Feuerwehr Gangelt #FeuerwehrenORG #feuerwehr #feuerwehrfahrzeug

Vahrenholt wrote that the political actions of the EU and Germany have exacerbated the impending gas shortage situation. The planned restructuring of gas imports according to climate standards could lead to the USA, Nigeria, and Qatar offering their supplies to other buyers. Environment Minister Schneider stated that politics can set standards. Vahrenholt criticized that climate protection is thereby put ahead of providing warm homes. He attributed the increase in electricity network charges to the energy transition. A 24 percent increase in 2027 is a sign of further rising electricity prices. Citing an EWI study from 2024, he mentioned long-term possible network charges of 13.5 €ct/kWh for industry instead of the current 2.86 €ct/kWh, as well as 27 €ct/kWh for households instead of 9.2 €ct/kWh. He wrote that these costs are unaffordable for citizens and threaten industry in Germany, and he called for the energy transition to be stopped. https://t.co/WTTq25RXMl #Energiewende #Klimapolitik #Strompreise (translated)