1. One piece I noticed off N-TV last night.....the dismissed 'CEO' of Berlin's public TV network (RBB)....got back into the news.
I'll just say that the dismissal (summer 2022) came up over nepotism and waste of public money, and that the whole public TV empire (to include ZDF and ARD) was shaken severely by the situation.
Well....she wants her pension turned on. How much? Based on the court document....it's 81-percent of her last monthly paycheck (this comes out to 18,348 Euro a month). Yeah, it's a heck of a lot, and even more than former Chancellor Merkel would get.
Damage done to RBB right now? They say they've gone to a austerity schedule....cutting around 100 employees and trying find 50-million Euro in savings over the next three years to survive.
What'll happen in court? It depends on the content of her contract. I'm guessing it'll take 18 months minimum for this case to be resolved.
2. Chancellor Scholz appeared on the public TV forum last night....the Maybrit Illner Show. Chief question? Would peace come shortly in the Ukraine-Russia war? Answer: Zero prospects for peace in the near future.
Another question....should Germany return to the draft? Scholz said absolutely no.
3. N-TV had a short piece and identified a photo of a BTR-50 APC that was in action in Ukraine for the Russians.
It's kinda interesting to me....this was a APC developed in the mid-1950s. Most countries....by the late 1980s, had retired the APC. You would think that they would have all been sent off to the bone-yard by this point.
On being of value? Typical plating for this was not that great, so for transporting soldiers in a threat-zone....I wouldn't have much confidence to be sitting in the APC.
4. EU is considering a new mandate. It's fairly popular to buy things, without cash moving in the initial stage. You simply agree on the site to pay after it arrives. The EU says you should only get this option....if you can prove your 'worthy nature'.
A fair number of politicians and companies jumped up when this announcement was made. It would beg the question....who started this trending topic in the EU and how it made it this far.
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