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TW announced that it would assist Markus Marterbauer with budget restructuring. Austria spends around 40 billion euros annually on subsidies, while total state revenues amount to 260 billion euros. Therefore, new taxes are not necessary; instead, taxes could be lowered, wrote TW. #Österreich #Steuern #Budget (translated)

Friedrich Merz is facing the challenge of addressing the demands for a fresh start within the CDU following the party retreat, while the Federal Constitutional Court is deliberating on the fairness of inheritance tax and New York serves as an example of a leftist city government. #FriedrichMerz #CDU #Erbschaftsteuer (translated)

Then came the budget misery. There are no new positions for 2027 and 2028. We understand that our demands cannot be implemented overnight, but we at least expect a phased plan to signal to the staff: It is hard now, but it will get better. "We understand that our demands cannot be implemented overnight, but we at least expect a phased plan to signal to the staff: It is hard now, but it will get better," explains Ulrich. #Justiz #Rechtsstaat #Richterproteste (translated)

During the 120th Lombardy Tour, cycling professionals delayed the start by five minutes to draw attention to the urgent demands for better safety measures, following an increase in dangerous incidents involving cars. #LombardeiRundfahrt #Radprotest #SicherheitimRadsport (translated)

The Left party supports the Bundestag member Ferat Koçak, who is under suspicion of antisemitism, and sees no need for further consequences, despite demands from the SPD and the Greens, which leads to internal tensions within the party. #Linke #Antisemitismus #Koalitionsstreit (translated)

Emrah Erken wrote that the SPD had expelled Thilo Sarrazin due to his book "Hostile Takeover," whose statements and demands, according to his representation, were assessed as incompatible with the principles of the party. He contrasted Gerhard Schröder's closeness to Vladimir Putin and the SPD's cooperation with the SED. Both seemed compatible with the fundamental values of social democracy, Erken wrote; according to his claim, the SED had been linked to terrorist organizations and organized crime. #SPD #Politik #Sozialdemokratie (translated)

The French government recently deployed over 3,000 substitute teachers in response to the demands of student protests for better resources in high schools and more teaching staff, while the protests continue nationwide and result in new outbreaks of violence and arrests. #Frankreich #Schülerproteste #Bildung (translated)

The poverty conference today presented its demands for the new social assistance with protest actions and modular concerns, including minimum standards and support for low-income earners, while Minister Korinna Schumann continues negotiations on the law. #Sozialhilfe #Armutskonferenz #Wien (translated)

In Siberia, there is a suspicion of plague after a 28-year-old scientist has died, leading to quarantine measures for 200 people and calls for more transparency from Russian authorities and the WHO, while a possible second death related to pneumonia is also being investigated. #Lungenpest #Russland #WHO (translated)

An article by Verena Kainrath discusses that Austrian restaurateurs continue to be non-transparent about the origin of schnitzels, which jeopardizes consumer trust, and despite government support for agriculture, the desire for more regionality in public kitchens remains unfulfilled. #Transparenz #Gastronomie #Regionalität (translated)

The third anniversary of October 7, when 50,000 people gathered in Tel Aviv to remember the more than 1,200 victims, was marked by deep sorrow and protests, as survivors and relatives shared their stories and demands for an independent investigation commission. #Israel #Hamas #Gedenktag (translated)

BrennpunktUA reported that a well-informed source from the Union informed him that at the CDU Presidium retreat on October 11, there are plans to put Friedrich Merz under pressure also because of his support for Ukraine. Unlike earlier initiatives from East German state associations, there is strong backing from the South and support from the West of Germany this time. According to the source, there is a catalog of several demands that should be implemented in a short time. Otherwise, Merz could lose support, which according to BrennpunktUA could mean the end of his chancellorship. At least two of the demands aim to move away from Merz's previous Ukraine policy. BrennpunktUA warned that Merz's downfall would significantly worsen the situation for people in Ukraine. The chancellor is now under pressure not only from parties on the left and right margins and a faction in the SPD that he labeled as pro-Moscow but possibly also from within the Union starting this weekend. He called on supporters of Ukraine to use the information at their discretion and said it should be kept in mind when making public statements about Merz. #CDU #Ukraine #Politik (translated)

India's police are responding with violence to the massive protests of the youth movement CJP, while prominent leaders like Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi have been arrested and calls for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner are growing louder. #ProtesteIndien #Modi #CJP (translated)