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"No one is safe from PFAS. They must be banned, and the phase-out must be planned, supported, and completed." The Green MEP, Cristina Guarda, said this during a press conference organized in Brussels to present the results of the study 'PFAS levels in Europeans', which analyzed the presence of various per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, the so-called 'eternal pollutants', in the blood of 110 volunteers from nine European countries, including Italy: Italy, Belgium, France, Croatia, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Denmark, and Finland. (translated)

🚨💣 BREAKING : ▪️#ManCity will attempt to demonstrate its innocence by asserting that certain sponsorship contracts were partly financed by the Abu Dhabi government, rather than by the Abu Dhabi United Group, the private company owned by Sheikh Mansour. According to this argument, these agreements would therefore not constitute a violation of the rules. ▪️ The "irrefutable evidence" put forth by #ManCity throughout the case with the Premier League consists of bank statements from the government and testimonies presented at the hearing. They show that money was transferred from government accounts to sponsors, who then used these funds to pay @ManCity. ▪️The independent commission determined that Sheikh Mansour was unaware of what it describes as a series of "fictitious" agreements. On appeal, #ManCity is expected to argue that it is implausible for Mansour to have been unaware that nearly £830 million of his own money was being used in this manner. The club is also likely to contest the use of the term "fictitious," arguing that it is not merely a word indicating something suspicious, but a legal term that has been improperly applied in this case. ▪️#ManCity's lawyers are also expected to challenge the time taken by the independent commission to render its verdict. They will argue that, in this type of case, decisions should normally be made within three months after the hearing ends, so that judges maintain an accurate memory of the examined elements. According to City, this delay would render the decision “legally unsafe.” The club will also emphasize that it presented 24 witnesses at the hearing, while the Premier League provided no witnesses confirming the existence of the alleged conspiracy. [via @MikeKeegan_DM] (translated)

Today the "Westphalian Peace Prize" will be awarded to the (🥁) @NATO. Reason: The #NATO would "perform continuous peace work." Now guess who is on the jury 🫣: 1. @bundeskanzler #Merz, 2. @sigmargabriel (Chairman @atlantikbruecke), 3. Federal President Steinmeier, 4. @cem_oezdemir, 5. Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (Ambassador in Israel), 6. NRW-MP Hendrik Wüst, 7. Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia et al. PS: The "International Prize of the Westphalian Peace" probably deserves an award itself: For the most biased jury ever... (translated)

The government is such an unreliable partner in this... Calling new elections seems wiser to me than continuing down this path. Drastic Box 3 decisions like these deserve a clear democratic mandate. What a disgrace! (translated)

Kerkeling also insinuates with this statement that AfD voters knowingly choose National Socialism and thus "facilities" like Buchenwald! At the same time, he relativizes National Socialism! What I think about this, I am not allowed to write here. He has earned my deepest contempt with this! (translated)

The Netherlands can no longer be in the same currency union with France. Here, 41% of the population earns their income in the market, there 30%. French women retire on average at 63 years and 1 month, men at 62 years and 5 months. And us? We all have to wait until we are 67. Who pays the bill if Paris cannot get its budget in order? (translated)

In an extremely interesting post, @paul_amar2 recalls article L. 212-1 of the internal security code. This text allows for the dissolution, by decree in the Council of Ministers, of an association or grouping whose actions jeopardize the republican form of government, provoke violence, or incite hatred. Case law has confirmed that a political party is not exempt from this. For the journalist, La France insoumise fits well within this framework. Personally, I wonder, why such leniency from the executive? Can LFI be of service? Chaos would benefit the Insoumis less than those who fear the verdict of the ballots. (translated)

l'usage systématique de l'authentification forte pour tous les agents [du fisc] et sur tous leurs accès.Lors de sa conférence de presse le lendemain, Amélie Verdier, la directrice de la DGFIP, promet d'accélérer "l'usage systématique de l'authentification forte pour tous les agents [du fisc] et sur tous leurs accès." #Cybersécurité #DonnéesPersonnelles #Législation

Volkswagen is the best example of why one should not give the left even an inch of a say in the leadership of a company. In February, Elon Musk threatened to stop the expansion in Grünheide and more or less told the unions to keep their mouths shut. If IG Metall or Verdi go on strike, one should be allowed to kick their members out without hesitation. It's that simple. (translated)

So very, very rarely are there those rare moments that remind you that you still live in the Netherlands. The Netherlands! The beautiful country where I was born half a century ago. This professor reminds me of that country: level-headed, businesslike, without ideological capers and with a clear awareness of what institutions are and are not intended for. A university is NOT a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and should explicitly NOT conduct its own foreign policy. Moreover, those who glorify violence should not be able to hide behind academic freedom or political engagement. A university has a responsibility for the safety of ALL students and for the rule of law that applies in the Netherlands. Sometimes you might almost forget that these were once completely normal premises. Not every social conflict needs to be imported by our institutions, not every radical belief deserves institutional whitewashing, and tolerance does not mean that a university may look the other way when genocidal anti-Semitic violence is glorified. This is the foundation of the Netherlands I knew: freedom, but no boundlessness; tolerance, but no capitulation; universities that pursue education and science instead of geopolitical activism. (translated)

,,Het is goed dat het kabinet het geld gaat halen bij de groep die het voordeel heeft van vermogensgroei. Dit voorstel ziet er redelijk uit, er is niet langer sprake van verhoging van de loonbelasting. We belasten inkomen dat met zweet is verdiend. Dan is het logisch dat inkomen zonder zweet ook wordt belast.’’Econoom Mathijs Bouman is positief over het voorstel, maar ziet wel een paar nadelen. #vermogensbelasting #beleggers #economie

„Zij houden de maatschappij draaiende en moeten veilig en ongehinderd hun werk kunnen doen. Ze verdienen onze steun, bescherming en respect.”Minister van Justitie David van Weel (VVD) noemt in een brief aan de Tweede Kamer het geweld en de agressie waar mensen met een publieke taak „met enige regelmaat” mee te maken krijgen tijdens het uitvoeren van hun functie „ontoelaatbaar”. #GeweldTegenHulpverleners #Strafrecht #OpenbaarMinisterie

An employee earns 80,000 euros gross per year. The woman does not work. The couple has no children. Contribution to long-term care insurance: Current: 139.50 euros per month After the reform: 205.28 euros per month 65 euros less net per month. In addition, there are the employer's contributions. These also belong to the labor costs of the employee. (translated)

,,Ik vind dat de titels of trofeeën die Manchester City in deze periode heeft gewonnen, van hun palmares moeten worden geschrapt. Of andere clubs die nu moeten krijgen, is volgens mij een iets andere kwestie.''Sky Sports-analyticus Jamie Carragher is duidelijk over de straf die de club volgens hem verdient. #ManchesterCity #FinancieelSchandaal #PremierLeague