from Hurriyet Dailynews by HDN
Migrants from countries such as Turkey and Morocco depend on the state and are making the country ‘dumber,’ Bundesbank board member Thilo Sarrazin claims.
from cafebabel.com by eurotopics
The former politician launched his book ‘Deutschland schafft sich ab’ (‘Germany abolishes itself’ on 30 August in Berlin. Criticism of Germany’s immigration policy is legitimate, writes the Italian, German and Austrian press, but don’t attack muslims. Translated European press review selection
from The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya
Thio Sarrazin, a board member of the German Central Bank, has been giving several examples of racism and hate speech against Turks in Germany for almost a year.
from euro|topics
German Federal Bank board member Thilo Sarrazin presented his book Deutschland schafft sich ab (Germany abolishes itself), which takes a critical perspective on Islam, on Monday in Berlin. Criticism of Germany’s immigration policy is legitimate, writes Europe’s press, but it should stop short of offending Muslims.
And finally it came to Germany, the all-disrupting debate about the Three I?s-Complex ? Immigration, Integration and Islam -, a debate which threatens to turn all established politics, as we know it upside down. Germany has been contaminated by moral panic, because of Deutschland schafft sich ab, a book by Thilo Sarrazin, a former SPD-politician and current boardmember of the Bundesbank. This has lead to tumultuous headlines and uproar in talk shows on German television.
from FT.com – World, Europe
As long as Turkish membership of the EU raises the prospect of mass emigration to the rest of the bloc, it will be impossible to sell it to western European voters, writes Gideon Rachman
For as long as I can remember EU membership was the big foreign policy goal of Turkey. Today the bubble that was Turkey?s EU dream has well and truly burst. Five years since Ankara began membership talks, the relationship is in worse shape than it has ever been, with growing ambivalence and opposition on both sides.
from FT.com – World, Europe
Even if freedom of movement is limited, the challenges of integrating the country into the Union are simply too great ? and will remain so for at least a generation, writes Josef Joffe
from Hurriyet Dailynews
Turkey is set to remove Russia, Iran, Iraq and Greece from a list of countries considered threats to national security in one of the most significant security reviews since the Cold War. (UPDATED)
from FT.com – World, Europe
The Israeli military is investigating accusations that its soldiers stole laptop computers and other equipment from pro-Palestinian activists on board the Gaza aid flotilla
from Hurriyet Dailynews by HDN
It is a first in the U.S. and Turkey diplomatic relations that a U.S. Senator blocked president of the US? ambassadorial nomination to Ankara post.
from Hurriyet Dailynews
A U.N. official has said Israel isn’t cooperating with the U.N. Human Rights Council’s probe of May’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
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Thio Sarrazin, a board member of the German Central Bank, has been giving several examples of racism and hate speech against Turks in Germany for almost a year.
And finally it came to Germany, the all-disrupting debate about the Three I?s-Complex ? Immigration, Integration and Islam -, a debate which threatens to turn all established politics, as we know it upside down. Germany has been contaminated by moral panic, because of Deutschland schafft sich ab, a book by Thilo Sarrazin, a former SPD-politician and current boardmember of the Bundesbank. This has lead to tumultuous headlines and uproar in talk shows on German television.
F*ckhead statesmen to negotiate with are everywhere, in any country, even in Turkey……..
Talking about f*ckheads: Dutch negotiations with Wilders to form a new right wing government have failed. After some weeks of talks, some Christian Democrats had doubts about mr. Wilders’ stance about Islam and the freedom of religion and about the effect of his remarks about foreign politicians.