Sunday, November 12, 2023

Six German News Stories

 1.  I ended up eating out last night (with wife,  son and his GF).....Greek local restaurant.  Bill with tip....121 Euro ($130).  No, there was no Champaign or alcohol.  No steaks.  Just a traditional meal that would have cost around 100 Euro back in 2020....inflation affecting things today.  

2.  WELT piece: German police released data to show that Germans are more likely to be affected by crime against them....by non-Germans.....than non-Germans being affected by crime by Germans.  

Probably won't comfort Germans much.  But if you'd asked about this five years ago....most people would have already said this trend was underway.  I would imagine if you compared highly urbanized areas....it's probably ten times the rate compared to rural communities.  

3.  WELT piece....study by US foundation that LNG-shipped natural gas....is more harmful to the environment....than coal.

Yeah, that will flip out the German environmental folks.  

4.  WELT piece....poll done.  59 percent of Germans expect a terror act on German soil to come out of the Hamas-Israel war.

5.  Some advancement by Germans on Nord Stream II 'act'.  What they tend to lead onto....some Ukrainian special forces officer, with a team.....blew up the pipe.  Whether they were on orders or not....unknown.  Arresting the guy?  Doesn't seem likely at this point.  I would imagine the entire investigation will dwindle down now.   

6.  Coalition gov't is discussing having a 'holiday' for German military members (a sort of veterans day).  Date discussed?  12 November....birthday of the Bundeswehr.  Likely chance it'll pass?  I'd give it near 99-percent.  

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