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The author, who identified themself as a candidate for Austrian federal president in 2028, said they wanted Austria to become one of Europe’s most attractive places to live, work, build companies and enjoy life. They described Vienna as a global home for digital nomads, expats and entrepreneurs, and began to say it was already among the world’s most prominent destinations, but the post ended before completing the thought. https://t.co/TzbexBHw1k #Wien #DigitalNomads #Entrepreneurship #AT

The author said the photo showed what Putin wanted the war’s end to look like: Ukraine devastated by what they called Russia’s genocidal war and forced to capitulate. They said it was taken in Zaporizhzhia, where a Russian missile strike killed a mother and her child. https://t.co/FYYgGjJ0P8 #Ukraine #Russia #WarCrimes #UA #RU

The author said the photograph showed what they believed Vladimir Putin wanted as the war’s outcome: Ukraine devastated by what they called Russia’s genocidal war and forced to capitulate. They said the image had been taken that morning in Zaporizhzhia, where a Russian missile strike had killed a mother and her child. https://t.co/c9tndo4Vxx #Ukraine #Putin #WarCrimes #UA #RU

Ann Van Haute wondered how the EU elite would react if their political commitment to Ukraine were to fail. According to her, that elite had invested in it for years, spent billions, and put pressure on their own economy, while problems in Europe piled up. She argued that Ukraine was about the only topic that still mattered in politics and that the elite in Europe could gain little honor anymore. She also pondered how desperate that elite would become if their last major political narrative threatened to disappear. #Oekraïne #EU #Politiek (translated)

Mirjam152 challenged the reasoning that a lower VAT rate cost the government a lot of money. She compared it to the income a landlord misses out on by asking for a lower rent and sarcastically suggested that the VAT should then be raised to 30 percent and inheritance and gift taxes to 100 percent. According to her, people were already paying more than enough tax. The researchers defended a higher VAT rate for, among others, hairdressers, bicycle mechanics, and plasterers with the argument that a tight labor market could make services more expensive due to insufficient staff availability. Mirjam152 called that reasoning flawed and accused the researchers of having a political agenda and pandering to the government and the cabinet. #BTW #Belastingen #Overheid (translated)

The author said Ivica Dačić wanted the Serbian flag to fly over Prizren and described the position as a territorial claim against a neighbouring country. They said Serbian voters should understand what they were deciding on 25 October, arguing that the course would lead to war rather than EU membership. The author also called for the EU to stop providing funds to Serbia. #Serbia #Prizren #EU #RS #XK

Steven Arrazola de Oñate wrote that Trump was right according to him, and that Volodymyr Zelensky should have reached an agreement earlier. He suggested that European leaders should have focused more on negotiations from the beginning and had to face the military situation; this could have possibly prevented a lot of human suffering. According to Arrazola de Oñate, Russia occupied about a fifth of Ukrainian territory and the war had reportedly claimed nearly two million military casualties, including dead, wounded, and missing. He believed that European politicians and media did not fundamentally question their strategy nonetheless. Arrazola de Oñate wrote that he never believed Ukraine could win the war militarily and that he did not expect the country to reclaim all the lost territory. He acknowledged that his position could provoke negative reactions and stated that he wanted more European leaders to express what he called uncomfortable truths. He also asked how many lives would still be sacrificed before diplomacy took precedence over political rhetoric. #Oorlog #Diplomatie #Vrede (translated)