German warmakers target antiwar organizer Heinrich Bücker

Bücker's speech thus reported information that many historians consider factual. Since pro-fascist groups -- Bandera, the Azov battalion -- are part of the Kiev regime, his facts dispute the imperialist propaganda that describes the current Ukrainian regime as "democratic."

Bücker writes of a "narrowing of political space" in Germany to express opinions opposing German participation in the proxy war in Ukraine against Russia. The charges brought against him for his speech, for which he can face up to three years in prison and a fine, is proof of it. This increase in repression of antiwar forces, he writes, also exists in other European Union countries.

The U.S.-led war and sanctions against Russia, which the coalition government in Berlin has backed in full, has forced sacrifices on Germany's working class. Many won't afford to heat their homes this winter and put food on the table. Meanwhile, big capital in Germany has accelerated investments abroad, including building factories in U.S. states with union-busting conditions. 

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The US FARA legislation requires all third [?!] country [?!] politicians [?!] and their lobbying representatives to register and detail their work with US lawmakers [?!], including any formal contract and fees, on a publicly accessible website.
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DEFINITIONS

§ 611. As used in and for the purposes of this subchapter--

(a) The term "person" includes an individual, partnership, association, corporation, organization, or any other combination of individuals;

(b) The term "foreign principal" includes--

(1) a government of a foreign country and a foreign political party;

(2) a person outside of the United States, unless it is established that such person is an individual and a citizen of and domiciled within the United States, or that such person is not an individual and is organized under or created by the laws of the United States or of any State or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and has its principal place of business within the United States; and

(3) a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons
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REQUIREMENTS AS TO REGISTRATION

§ 612.(a) No person shall act as an agent of a foreign principal unless he has filed with the Attorney General a true and complete registration statement and supplements thereto as required by subsections (a) and (b) of this section or unless he is exempt from registration under the provisions of this subchapter. Except as hereinafter provided, every person who becomes an agent of a foreign principal shall, within ten days thereafter, file with the Attorney General, in duplicate, a registration statement, under oath on a form prescribed by the Attorney General. The obligation of an agent of a foreign principal to file a registration statement shall, after the tenth day of his becoming such agent, continue from day to day, and termination of such status shall not relieve such agent from his obligation to file a registration statement for the period during which he was an agent of a foreign principal. The registration statement shall include the following, which shall be regarded as material for the purposes of this subchapter:
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EXEMPTIONS

§ 613. The requirements of section 612(a) of this title shall not apply to the following agents of foreign principals:
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archived EU condemns Georgia's 'foreign agents' law

Ireland's far right is on the rise.

Thanks to @aoifegall, @ISDglobal, @BriKi and @immigrationIRL for their insights. https://t.co/hhV9I4gn2v

— Josh Askew (@jweaskew) March 13, 2023

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"While these repulsive acts of violence and abuse against innocent people have been extensively reported on, we know that some people go about their lives constantly in fear of abuse simply because of who they are."

The new law will introduce specific legislation to tackle hate crimes, which it considers intentional or reckless communication and behaviour that is likely to incite violence or hatred, establishing penalties of up to five years in prison.
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"This latest decision by Georgian authorities raises concerns in terms of Georgia's EU path and Georgia's commitments to align with EU decisions in the foreign policy as foreseen in the EU-Georgia Association Agreement," [Peter] Stano said at a press briefing in Brussels on Friday.

Georgia previously complied with around 40% of the EU's foreign policy and security decisions, which was not much, and the share stands at 31% this year, Stano said. "This is very regrettable," he said.

Earlier this week, "the UN's International Civil Aviation Organization concerns were conveyed to the Georgian authorities regarding the over all* security of the Russian aviation sector and Russian aircraft," Stano said.

2020
James Hope assumed the duties of USAID Mission Director in Ukraine in July 2020.
biometicupdateupdate | Ukrainian IDs go digital, biometric passports available in Diia mobile application, 16 Apr

...Ukraine has issued biometric travel passports to more than 950,000 Ukrainian citizens in the Russia-occupied Donbas region. Earlier this year it started issuing biometric ID cards, while in late 2019 it had issued more than 14 million biometric passports.

"Zelensky is a person of the new generation and considers Diia one of his top priorities," Vladimir Fesenko, head of the Penta Center of Applied Political Studies in Kyiv told Rest of World. "Ukraine was behind many countries and now it is trying to catch up."

Kiev officials & Samantha @PowerUSAID are in DC celebrating how the Ukraine war kicked off a "new age" of "e-governance." Alongside the Executive Chairman of Visa, they are openly describing the sacrifice of Ukrainian civilians on the altar of Western finance & tech: pic.twitter.com/ChQVZz8b4s

— Anya Parampil (@anyaparampil) May 23

guardian | Meet Diia: the Ukrainian app used to do taxes ... and report Russian soldiers (26.05.23)

Federov, 32, told members of the European parliament the mission began by thinking like a start-up company: to create an app that was as easy to use as WhatsApp or Booking.com. Now, the team is working to make it an open-source tool that Ukraine can give to other countries to build a digital public infrastructure.

Social economy organisations traditionally refer to the set of associations, cooperatives, mutual organisations, and foundations whose activity [the service economy] is driven by values of solidarity, the primacy of people over capital, and democratic and participative governance. The OECD has significantly contributed to the conceptual knowledge and practical understanding of the social economy since its' pioneering work on the plural economy  in the 1990's. The OECD continues to expand its knowledge base [the knowledge economy] while raising awareness of the contribution of social economy organisations to an inclusive and sustainable [GDP] growth at the local, regional, ["sub-national"], and national levels in OECD [38] member countries and beyond....

"the family"
usnews reuters | NATO Struggles in the Shadows to Find New Leader, 26 May

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Though a very public role, the contest is extremely opaque, played out mainly in consultations among leaders and diplomats. Those consultations continue until all [31] NATO members agree they have reached a consensus.

Jamie Shea, a former senior NATO official who served with the alliance for 38 years, said leaders will be looking for a highly skilled politician, [a] communicator and diplomat.

"Keeping the family together, keeping everybody on board constantly, being in touch with all of the allies to make sure that you're addressing their concerns, is an important part of the job," said Shea, now with the Chatham House think tank.
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Bloomberg, CNBC guest speaker David E Martin

Dr. David Martin, chairman and founder of M-CAM Inc., talked about patent fights among technology companies | Oct. 17, 2011 |

'Sapere aude'