On Monday she said she felt like a “piece of meat” that was only there for Trump’s pleasure.

The women had spoken for the first time last year after a recording with sexist comments from Trump came to the public. In the “Access Hollywood” video from 2005, Trump boasted that as a celebrity you can afford anything to women and take them in the crotch.

A total of 16 women raise allegations against Trump. The subject is currently moving back into focus in the USA after numerous allegations against powerful men from the media, entertainment and politics had become loud.

The US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said in an interview on Sunday that the women who accuse Trump of sexual harassment should be listened to.

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The Austrians distrust the

European Union

mostly. According to a Eurobarometer survey published on Tuesday on behalf of the EU Commission, 55 percent of respondents in Austria said they would rather not trust the EU. This share even increased by three percentage points compared to autumn 2016. In contrast, 38 percent of Austrians trust the EU – a decrease of four points.

Across the EU, trust in the European Union remained stable at 41 percent. However, 48 percent of Europeans tend not to trust the EU. There is almost no difference between the euro area and non-euro countries.

The picture is more positive across the EU

The image of the European Union across the EU is more positive than in Austria. On average, 40 percent of the EU said they had a positive image of the Union, compared to only 32 percent in Austria. 28 percent of Austrians and 21 percent of respondents across the EU have a negative image of the EU.

The Austrians see migration (28 percent) as the greatest national challenge, while Europe-wide it is unemployment (25 percent). The Austrians also consider immigration to be the most important problem facing the EU, followed by the state of public finances in the EU countries.

However, the majority see the future of the EU as positive

However, a majority of 58 percent of Austrians see the future of the EU as positive. This is in line with the EU trend, where an average of 57 percent of the EU admit an optimistic future expectation.123essay

The Austrians also see the situation of the domestic economy much better than the EU average in their own country. 77 percent of Austrians said they would rate the situation as good – an increase of nine percent compared to autumn 2016. Only 48 percent see a good economic situation across the EU, and exactly half in the euro zone.

It is noticeable that a quarter of the respondents in Austrians are against the free movement of workers in the EU, 71 percent are in favor. This means that in Austria the resistance to freedom of movement in the internal market is greater than in any other EU country.

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Superguppy can see, it’s a shame that many are not!

Superguppy Tuesday, December 19, 2017 7:17 pm

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An essential reason not to trust the EU decision-makers are decisions that are essential for the stability and further development of our Europe over the heads of all 500Mil Europeans, namely the senseless attempt to integrate Muslims with our 2,000 year old cultural development. Some stubborn left-wing politicians think “we can do it” without asking the crowd

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The FPÖ demands the annulment of the European Convention and its replacement by “national” freedom catalogs.

The European Convention on Human Rights, ratified by Austria in 1958, is a kind of secular creed. It lays down the rights and obligations of the citizens of Europe – especially their personal freedoms.

In the TV duel between Norbert Hofer and Ulrike Lunacek, the liberal presidential candidate called for the European Convention to be annulled and replaced by “national” freedom catalogs, including an Austrian one. Because of time constraints, Hofer was unable to get what that meant out of his national bag. But he formulated a central sentence: An Austrian human rights convention must include the “right to a homeland”.

It’s an explosive device. Because its realization ends with an Öxit, maybe even with the destruction of the EU. Instead of more unity, there would be more discord, instead of 28 member states soon 40. The Catalans could not be stopped, the Basques would follow. The Scots could not be stopped, the Bretons in France perhaps not either, and new conflicts would arise in the Balkans.

Arson has a long tradition in the FPÖ. Older readers will still remember that Jörg Haider wanted to proclaim a “Free State of Carinthia” 20 years ago. The fact that this small state would soon have gone bankrupt (see Hypo Alpe Adria) would be another page of history. Who would have helped Carinthia? It would stand in front of the ruins of this nationalist disaster policy.

The bigger dimension of the Hofer proposal is the dissolution of the EU through the back door. There is no direct demand for Öxit, no open opposition to Brussels is exercised. There are small bombs in the shoebox whose time detonator is only triggered when you think the timing is right.

And that would have come if Hofer could take over the foreign ministry in an ÖVP-FPÖ coalition or in government cooperation with a right-wing SPÖ. H.-C. Strache has already announced that the office is “tailored to the body” for the Pannonian cross-border commuter.

We would then have the weekly scandal. One time Hofer would demand a complete immigration ban, another time, following the example of Poland, request the abolition of the independent judiciary. That is an assumption, of course, but such steps are not unlikely.

Hofer has more far-reaching ambitions, which he also reveals: To conquer the Hofburg in a second attempt, in order to then use the power of the Federal President that is undoubtedly present to press ahead with the exit from the EU and the restructuring of the state. Neither Sebastian Kurz nor Hans Peter Doskozil (who could lead an SPÖ-FPÖ coalition) seem to be aware of these dangers.

What do you mean? Please write to me: sperl.gerfried@news.at

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Chancellor

Sebastian Kurz

(ÖVP) and his vice

Heinz-Christian Strache

apparently have a clear division of labor with regard to the future EU Council Presidency.

“He takes care of the European Council and I take care of Austria,” said Strache on Wednesday at a celebratory event with Kurz on Europe Day in Vienna. In their outlook on the EU presidency, the two particularly emphasized migration policy.

Swipe at the ÖVP

The FPÖ boss, who twelve years ago with sharp criticism of the then ÖVP Chancellor and EU Council President

Wolfgang bowl

was noticed, could not resist another swipe at the coalition partner at the high-profile event. “We have an imperial long-term lease with the ÖVP: every commissioner comes from the ÖVP,” he said, referring to the current EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn and his predecessors Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Franz Fischler, who previously discussed the situation in the EU with Schüssel had discussed.

Strache and Kurz on the same line in terms of content

In terms of content, Kurz and Strache agreed in a one-to-one discussion moderated by the former “Spiegel” editor-in-chief, Stefan Aust, and particularly emphasized the issue of migration. Kurz spoke out in favor of ending the discussion on the distribution of refugees in the EU. If another attempt fails under the Bulgarian Council Presidency in June, “then I am in favor of ending this issue at some point”. As the Presidency of the Council, Austria wanted to concentrate on protecting the external borders. “What is urgently needed is the clear political will to make such unpleasant decisions,” he said, referring to the strict asylum policy he called for at the EU’s external borders.

Strache pointed out that the Council Presidency wanted to bring the EU closer to its citizens again. It has always been said that the EU should solve big problems. “Then we have such a big problem and then there is a failure of the EU at the external borders,” he said, referring to the migration crisis. This has led to a “loss of confidence” which the Austrian Presidency wants to “compensate for”.

“The Schengen area will only be able to exist if we properly protect our external borders”

Both politicians expressed their conviction that the migration crisis triggered the Brexit vote. The Chancellor said that the UK’s exit from the EU could not be changed. “What can still be saved is the Schengen area”, he said, referring to the “greatest achievement” and “the basis for the economic success of the European Union”. “That is why I think it is extremely problematic that we are still jeopardizing the Schengen area. The Schengen area will only be able to exist if we properly protect our external borders.” For this reason, the Austrian Council Presidency wants to “take a step towards completing the Schengen area” by protecting the external borders. If this succeeds, “then we have made a major contribution”.

Kurz and Strache against punishment of London

With regard to the Brexit negotiations, Kurz and Strache said they should not punish London. “It would be wrong to have any desire for revenge on the part of the EU,” said the FPÖ leader. The hope is “that hardly anything will change, except that the British, who have always gone a separate way, no longer have the right to vote,” said the FPÖ boss, who also considered a possible future partnership with London as a model for the desired ” special partnership “with Turkey.

In this regard, Kurz was “not so optimistic that everyone will find a satisfactory solution”. The models currently being discussed, based on the partnerships between the EU and Switzerland or Norway, are also associated with obligations for London, and that is “not entirely” in the interests of the British. “How it will really end will probably keep us busy for years,” Kurz does not expect a quick agreement on future EU-Great Britain relations. The EU should not be “too generous” in the Brexit talks, but it is also “not necessary” to “show” the British in order to deter potential imitators. In the other countries, EU approval increased after Brexit. “There is no other country that wants to go this way.”

Kurz calls for reform of the EU budget again

The Chancellor also reiterated his support for a reform of the EU budget after Brexit. “It’s not just about the question of who pays how much”, he indirectly responded to the criticism of Austria’s tough position. Many recipient states would also point out corruption and mismanagement in the funding. “If both payer and recipient are dissatisfied, then the program must be questioned,” said Kurz.

While Strache reiterated the call for the Turkey negotiations to be broken off and announced the search for allies at EU level, Kurz spoke out in favor of a “more flexible neighborhood policy” that would take into account the respective partner countries. A tailor-made solution could create “a much more relaxed situation” in Ukraine, for example, he said, referring to Russia’s criticism of Kiev’s rapprochement course. In contrast to Turkey, one could be a “more honest partner”. As far as future accessions are concerned, the EU should concentrate entirely on the Western Balkans “and work to ensure that it (the accession perspective, note) becomes a reality as quickly as possible”.

“Yes, it will be an intense time”

“Yes, it will be an intense time,” said Kurz, referring to the Council Presidency. In view of the approaching European elections, 300 trialogues of the three EU institutions are planned. “The whole government team will not get bored,” said the ÖVP boss in front of the audience, in which the ÖVP government team was almost completely assembled.

Kurz and Strache insist on external border protection

Austria’s upcoming EU presidency was also one of the main topics in the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, reported Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) and Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache (FPÖ) after the government meeting. One wants to focus on “a Europe that protects”, said the Chancellor once again and, like Strache, insisted on a functioning external border security of the EU.

“I am grateful that I can live in the EU”

Because Wednesday was also Europe Day, the Chancellor made a corresponding commitment. “I am grateful that I can live in the EU,” he said. He belongs to a generation for whom war is something unimaginable and peace something natural.