The majority of Germans have said that the European Union has mishandled the rollout of vaccines — a shock result for citizens from the historically pro-EU country. Polling data released on Wednesday from global communications firm Kekst CNC found that Germans were the most critical of the EU’s performance in procuring vaccines, with 51 per cent saying Brussels had handled the rollout “badly” and just 17 per cent saying the bloc had done “well”. France had a plurality (35 per cent) of respondents say Brussels had done badly, with Kekst CNC remarking across all EU member states polled: “The European Union has seen its ratings fall across these three markets — down seven points in Sweden, down eight points in France, and down fully 24 points in Germany.” Internally, the majority of Germans (53 per cent) thought that their country’s vaccine rollout was too slow, along with France (60 per cent), and Sweden (65 per cent). Amongst European countries, only Britons in the majority … [Read more...] about Majority of Germans Say EU Has Handled Vaccine Programme Badly
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German Intelligence Admits Spying On Identitarian Movement
The head of the German domestic intelligence agency has confirmed that his agents are spying on the anti-mass migration Identitarian youth movement. In a new revelation the chief of the Agency for the Protection of the Constitution, the German domestic spy agency, Hans-Georg Maassen has confirmed that his agents are actively spying on the hipster right wing movement. According to Mr Maasen, the movement is now active enough in real world protests to warrant being put on a government watch list. The intelligence chief also claimed that they had, “evidence of efforts against the free democratic basic order,” The intelligence chief also claimed that they had “evidence of efforts against the free democratic basic order,” reports Zeit Online . Part of the reason the intelligence services have a keen interest in the Identitarians, according to Mr Maasen, is their attitude toward Islamisation and toward mass migration. “Immigrants from the Middle East who are Islamic are defamed … [Read more...] about German Intelligence Admits Spying On Identitarian Movement
France: Govt Decree Dissolves Anti-Mass Migration Group Generation Identitaire
The French government has announced the official dissolution of the anti-mass migration activist group Generation Identitaire (Generation Identity), after Interior Minister Gerald Darmamin claimed they incite violence. The dissolution decree states that the identitarian group, which became famous following the 2015 migrant crisis for their Greenpeace-esque protests and actions, “should be seen as inciting hate speech discrimination or violence against individuals because of their origin, race and religion.” Darmanin added in the decree that Generation Identitaire “could be seen as having the character of a private militia” and accused the group of having a “military form and organisation” 20 Minutes reports . The decree also notes that the group had received a donation from Christchurch mosque terrorist Brenton Tarrant, who gave the group 2,200 euros in the autumn of 2017 , well over a year before his March 2019 attack that claimed the lives of 51 people. French ‘Crimes … [Read more...] about France: Govt Decree Dissolves Anti-Mass Migration Group Generation Identitaire