GOVERNMENT

France: The New Anti-Terrorism Law Takes Effect

October 31, 2017 0

France: New Anti-Terrorism Law Takes Effect SOEREN KERN The new law authorizes prefects to order the closure of mosques or other places of worship for a period of up to six months if preachers are […]

GOVERNMENT

Germans Debate Muslim Public Holidays – Soeren Kern

October 20, 2017 0

Germans Debate Muslim Public Holidays “We have a Judeo-Christian religious character, not an Islamic one.” SOEREN KERN “Germany’s Christian heritage is not negotiable. The introduction of Muslim holidays is out of the question for us.” […]

GOVERNMENT

Austria: New Integration Law Goes into Effect

October 4, 2017 0

Austria: Integration Law Goes into Effect “Integration through performance” SOEREN KERN The new law also requires immigrants from non-EU countries to sign an “integration contract” which obligates them to learn written and spoken German and […]

COMMENTARY

German Elections: Merkel’s Pyrrhic Victory

September 27, 2017 0

German Election: Merkel’s Pyrrhic Victory “Ms. Merkel is in effect a lame duck.” SOEREN KERN “Angela Merkel has ruled this country for twelve years. She has imposed a debt burden of billions on the Germans […]

COMMENTARY

Spain: The Barcelona Attack Was Preventable

August 23, 2017 0

Spain: Barcelona Attack Was Preventable SOEREN KERN The measures to place bollards or planters in public areas were never implemented in Barcelona because the leaders of the Catalan independence movement did not want to be […]

COMMENTARY

Europe: The Migrant Crisis Reaches Spain

August 17, 2017 0

Europe: Migrant Crisis Reaches Spain SOEREN KERN “The biggest migration movements are still ahead: Africa’s population will double in the next decades. A country like Egypt will grow to 100 million people, Nigeria to 400 […]

COMMENTARY

Germany: Infectious Diseases Spreading as Migrants Settle In

July 18, 2017 0

Germany: Infectious Diseases Spreading as Migrants Settle In SOEREN KERN A new report by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the federal government’s central institution for monitoring and preventing diseases, confirms an across-the-board increase in disease […]

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