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
Friday, September 04, 2015
Inside Story: Migrants or Refugees?
Lebanese Communists Gear Up to Fight ISIS: 'We Are Sons of This Land and Won't Leave It'
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Merkel: Maßnahmenpaket für Flüchtlinge - komplettes Eingangsstatement - ZDF heute
EU in Meltdown over Migrants as Cameron Says UK Will Do Its Duty and Take 4,000 Refugees
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
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Thursday, September 03, 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
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
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
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
Worst Refugee Crisis Since WWII: 'Little Unity between EU Leaders, Lots of Fingerpointing'
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Grèce : Lesbos, nouvelle porte d'entrée vers l'Europe pour les migrants
Merci à Jean-Marc pour la vidéo, Niçois en vacances sur l'île.
Grèce : Lesbos, nouvelle porte d'entrée vers l... by nice-matin
Images choquantes de corps de migrants retrouvés sur une plage turque
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.
Les corps de migrants retrouvés sur une plage... by lemondefr
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
Migrants : la crise européenne expliquée en cartes by lemondefr
Savage Enemy: How Isis Wants To Start Armageddon
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
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'. |
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 |
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
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