Actor Gérard Depardieu to 'Sell Everything' in France

Gérard Depardieu

THE TELEGRAPH: Actor and tax exile Gérard Depardieu pledges to sell all his properties in France, including a chateau, several restaurants and a fishmongers, in latest diatribe against his native country

French actor Gérard Depardieu has declared that he will "sell everything" in his home country, including his chateau and restaurants.

Already living as a tax exile in Belgium, with another address in Russia where he has been granted citizenship, the provocative star has said that this time he wants to sever all ties with France, including his string of properties.

“I think I want to sell everything in France!” he told TV Magazine. “I don’t want to be a part of this country anymore, even though I love the French.”

In 2012, Depardieu sparked a furious debate in France after becoming a tax resident of Belgium in order to avoid a 75 per cent levy on millionaire earners - a move dubbed “pathetic” by Jean-Marc Ayrault, then French prime minister.

The following January, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, awarded a Russian passport to the 66-year-old star of Green Card, Cyrano and the Asterix films.

Depardieu is currently registered as living in the town of Saransk, with his address listed as 1, Democracy Street. » | Henry Samuel, Paris | Friday, September 4, 2015

Documentary: Europe Or Die

Inside Story: Migrants or Refugees?

Thousands fleeing conflict in desperation have been undermined by language used by media to describe their plight.

Lebanese Communists Gear Up to Fight ISIS: 'We Are Sons of This Land and Won't Leave It'

At the Lebanon-Syria border civilians are taking up the fight against ISIS themselves by forming communist guerilla group.

Merkel: Maßnahmenpaket für Flüchtlinge - komplettes Eingangsstatement - ZDF heute

Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel hat in der Bundespressekonferenz für den 24. September ein Maßnahmenpaket für Flüchtlinge in Deutschland angekündigt.

EU in Meltdown over Migrants as Cameron Says UK Will Do Its Duty and Take 4,000 Refugees

EXPRESS: EUROPE was in meltdown last night as the migrant crisis engulfing the Continent threatened to tear the EU apart.

Deep divisions opened between member states as they disagreed over how to deal with hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing to the European Union from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa.

A dramatic East-West split has formed as the EU struggles to deal with what is the greatest crisis in its history[.]

Brussels, Germany and France want to force all EU nations - including Britain - to take their share of up to 160,000 refugees.

But Hungary, which has borne the brunt of a recent influx of migrants, and Poland are steadfastly refusing to accept any more, insisting it is not their problem.

Yesterday Britain appeared to be increasingly isolated from the leading EU countries in its response to the escalating crisis with the Government coming under attack from all sides including its own backbenchers for its failure to do more.

But last night, the Government bowed to the mounting pressure with Whitehall sources indicating that David Cameron will announce later today that Britain is to take around 4,000 more Syrian refugees. » | Martyn Brown | Friday, September 4, 2015

„Wer überrannt wird, kann niemanden aufnehmen“

FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE: Der ungarische Ministerpräsident Viktor Orbán kritisiert in einem Gastbeitrag für die F.A.Z. die „verfehlte Einwanderungspolitik“ der EU. Angesichts der Flüchtlingskrise warnt er vor einer „Explosion“ in ganz Europa.

Der ungarische Ministerpräsident Viktor Orbán hat angesichts der Flüchtlingskrise vor einer „Explosion“ in ganz Europa gewarnt und den Bau des Grenzzauns verteidigt. In einem Gastbeitrag für die Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Donnerstagsausgabe - hier im Epaper) schreibt Orbán: „Wer überrannt wird, kann niemanden aufnehmen".

Der Ministerpräsident geißelte die „verfehlte Einwanderungspolitik“ der EU. „Jeder europäische Politiker ist verantwortungslos, der Einwanderern Hoffnungen auf ein besseres Leben macht und dazu ermuntert, alles zurückzulassen, um unter Einsatz ihres Lebens in Richtung Europa aufzubrechen“, schreibt er in der F.A.Z. Unerlässlich sei der Schutz der Außengrenzen der EU. „Deshalb ist der Zaun, den wir Ungarn bauen, wichtig. Wir machen das nicht aus Spaß, sondern weil er notwendig ist." » | Quelle: FAZ.NET | Mittwoch, 2. September 2015

Cameron Bows to Pressure to Allow More Syrian Refugees into Britain

THE GUARDIAN: Prime minister vows UK will take thousands of people currently in UN refugee camps on the Syrian border

David Cameron will respond to growing international and domestic demands that Britain take more refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war by announcing that the UK will take in thousands more.

Final details of the numbers, funding and planned location are being urgently thrashed out in Whitehall. » | Patrick Wintour and Nicholas Watt | Thursday, September 3, 2015

Dutch Sergeant Joins Isil in First Such Desertion

THE TELEGRAPH: A 26-year-old Dutch air force sergeant is believed to have travelled to Syria to join Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

A serving member of the Dutch air force may have joined Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) in Syria, the Netherlands Defence Ministry has said.

The 26-year-old air force sergeant has been suspended from service and his access to “information, systems and military sites” has been revoked, the ministry said in a statement.

"The case is currently being investigated by the Public Prosecutor," it said. "The defence ministry will of course investigate any risks or damage associated with the sergeant's position and take any necessary and appropriate measures."

Dutch authorities said on Thursday that this is the first time a serving member of the country’s armed forces is known to have joined Isil. » | Louisa Loveluck | Thursday, September 3, 2015

Desperate Refugee Pushes Wife & Kid on Rail Tracks as Police Hustle Asylum Seekers off Train

Worst Refugee Crisis Since WWII: 'Little Unity between EU Leaders, Lots of Fingerpointing'

Hungary is currently dealing with a major refugee influx, causing the Prime Minister to say asylum seekers are ‘German problem’ and to acuse EU of inability to control situation.

Migrants Rush to Board Trains after Budapest Station Reopens

Grèce : Lesbos, nouvelle porte d'entrée vers l'Europe pour les migrants

Au nord-est de la mer Égée, l'île de Lesbos est devenue la nouvelle porte d'entrée vers l'Europe après l'Italie pour les migrants. La plage de Sykamnia est jonchée de déchets, et les réfugiés vivent dans un campement de fortune.

Merci à Jean-Marc pour la vidéo, Niçois en vacances sur l'île.

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Images choquantes de corps de migrants retrouvés sur une plage turque

Attention, certaines images de cette vidéo peuvent heurter la sensibilité –

La réalité de l’entrée des migrants cherchant refuge en Europe ne se limite pas au décompte des passages de frontières. Une des routes les plus empruntées actuellement par les réfugiés – particulièrement les Syriens fuyant la guerre – est celle de la mer Egée, entre la Turquie et la Grèce.

Ce mercredi matin, cette mer a rejeté les corps de onze personnes qui avaient essayé d’atteindre l’île grecque de Kos. Selon l’agence de presse turque Dogan, un premier bateau de 16 Syriens a coulé en tentant la traversée et sept de ses occupants ont perdu la vie. Un autre bateau, transportant six de leurs compatriotes, a connu le même sort, ce qui a coûté la vie à une femme et à trois enfants. Le corps de l’un d’eux a été retrouvé peu après sur la côte turque, une scène particulièrement choquante filmée par la télévision turque DHA.

La Méditerranée est la route la plus mortelle pour les migrants venant chercher refuge en Europe. Depuis le début de l’année, plus de 2 500 d’entre eux y ont perdu la vie, estime le Haut-Commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés.


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THE INDEPENDENT: Aylan Kurdi: Syrian boy's family took deadly voyage after Canada refused refugee application: The boy's aunt said the family made the decision to make their boat journey to Kos after their attempts to migrate to Canada were turned down » | Lizzie Dearden | Thursday, September 3, 2015

Migrants : la crise européenne expliquée en cartes

Depuis le début de l’année, plus de 350 000 personnes ont traversé la Méditerranée pour rejoindre l’Europe, ce qui représente la plus importante vague de réfugiés qu’a connue le Vieux Continent depuis la seconde guerre mondiale. Remise en cause de l’espace Schengen, divisions autour des quotas… face à ces arrivées massives et à la crise humanitaire qu’elles représentent, l’Europe se crispe et se voit ébranlée dans ses fondements.

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Savage Enemy: How Isis Wants To Start Armageddon

Terror expert Robert Spencer exposes the mysterious inner workings of the Islamic State in his latest book, The Complete Infidel's Guide to ISIS. It is an essential primer to understanding one of the world's most dangerous enemies.

HT: Robert Spencer @ Jihad Watch »

"Das Flüchtlingsdrama – Versagt Europa?" - Phoenix Runde vom 01.09.2015

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Flüchtlinge in Ungarn: Viktor Orbán und Martin Schulz zur aktuellen Lage am 03.09.2015

Pressekonferenz mit Statements von Martin Schulz (Präsident des Europäisches Parlament) und Ungarns Ministerpräsident Viktor Orbán zur Situation der Flüchtlinge in Ungarn.

Migration Crisis: Hungary PM Claims Europe Is In Grip of 'Madness'

The Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, described the
chaos over refugees in Europe as a 'German problem'.

THE GUARDIAN: Viktor Orbán attacks EU immigration policy as misguided, warning that influx of Muslim refugees poses threat to Europe’s Christian identity

Hungary’s nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has claimed that Europe is in the grip of madness over immigration and refugees, and argued that he was defending European Christianity against a Muslim influx.

Orbán’s incendiary remarks came as he arrived in Brussels for a confrontation with EU leaders over his hardline policies in Europe’s biggest migration emergency since the second world war.

“Everything which is now taking place before our eyes threatens to have explosive consequences for the whole of Europe,” Orbán wrote in Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “Europe’s response is madness. We must acknowledge that the European Union’s misguided immigration policy is responsible for this situation.

“Irresponsibility is the mark of every European politician who holds out the promise of a better life to immigrants and encourages them to leave everything behind and risk their lives in setting out for Europe. If Europe does not return to the path of common sense, it will find itself laid low in a battle for its fate.”

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“Those arriving have been raised in another religion, and represent a radically different culture. Most of them are not Christians, but Muslims,” he said. “This is an important question, because Europe and European identity is rooted in Christianity. Is it not worrying in itself that European Christianity is now barely able to keep Europe Christian? There is no alternative, and we have no option but to defend our borders.” » | Ian Traynor in Brussels | Thursday, September 3, 2015


FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE: Orbán: Flüchtlingsproblem ist ein deutsches Problem: Ungarns Ministerpräsident sieht in der derzeitigen Krise „kein EU-Problem“. Ein Zug mit Hunderten Flüchtlingen hat derweil den Ostbahnhof in Budapest verlassen. » | Quelle: AFP/Reuters/dpa | Donnerstag, 3. September 2015

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We Can't Cope with This Tide! Europe's Despairing Leaders Bring Back Border Controls with Free-movement Zone on Brink of Collapse

Biblical: Thousands of migrants emerge from the hold of a
ferry onto the streets of Greece's capital, Athens

DAILY MAIL: Berlin has sought to criticise EU countries for not taking enough migrants / It has now asked Italy to tighten controls on Austrian border to ease flow Figures show record 104,460 asylum seekers came to Germany last month / Slovakia’s foreign minister Miroslav Lajcak said Schengen Agreement had fallen apart

Europe's migrant crisis escalated last night as border controls were reintroduced and Germany admitted it could no longer cope with the influx.

Berlin had sought to criticise others – including Britain – for not taking in enough refugees after it announced it would no longer deport those coming from Syria.

But the EU’s passport-free travel zone was on the brink of collapse after Germany was forced to ask Italy to tighten border controls.

As tensions between European leaders unable to agree on how to handle the crisis simmered, Slovakia’s foreign minister Miroslav Lajcak said the Schengen Agreement removing border checks between 26 European countries has fallen apart.

Last night, as the numbers crossing into Germany reached nearly 150 per hour, it asked Italy to impose identification checks at Brennero, on the border with Austria, to ease the flow. An unprecedented surge of migrants has been trying to get to the country after Berlin last week began accepting asylum claims from Syrian refugees regardless of where they entered the EU. » | John Stevens for The Daily Mail | Thursday, September 3, 2015