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Sto leggendo alcuni dati sul consumo di birra in Germania, in netto calo ormai da diversi anni, e devo dire che mi lascia sempre perplesso la superficialità con cui la stampa, specie quella italiana, affronta l’argomento.
Naturalmente, essendo la stampa italiana quel che è — oramai ridotta a una sorta di bollettino dell’Alt-Right in salsa provinciale — la questione viene subito incanalata nel solito binario stantio dell’“identità nazionale minacciata”, del “tradimento delle radici”, e via delirando.
Peccato che il vero problema non venga nemmeno sfiorato. E sì, perché esiste eccome una correlazione solida, lampante, quasi banale, tra il crollo del consumo di birra e un altro fenomeno che sta assumendo proporzioni catastrofiche in Germania (e non solo): la pandemia silenziosa del diabete di tipo 2, che ormai dilaga in tutta Europa come un incendio.
Il meccanismo è semplice, quasi noioso, eppure nessuno sembra volerlo spiegare chiaramente: chi riceve una diagnosi di diabete mellito di tipo 2 si ritrova, da un giorno all’altro, con una serie di restrizioni ferree, a partire dall’alcol.
In Germania, appena scatta la diagnosi, il medico di base comunica il tutto alla Krankenkasse — la mutua semiprivata che si usa qui, per capirci — che avvia il protocollo standard. E da quel momento scatta la giostra:
Visite regolari (pagate) dall’endocrinologo o diabetologo, dal dietologo e dal nefrologo.
Esami del sangue trimestrali, sempre a carico della cassa malattia (e spesso direttamente dal medico di famiglia).
Controlli annuali obbligatori agli occhi e ai piedi, due tra gli organi più colpiti dalle complicanze diabetiche.
E, se c’è sovrappeso — cosa che accade nella maggior parte dei casi — arriva puntuale la prescrizione del famigerato Ozempic o di farmaci analoghi.
Ma la parte che qui interessa davvero è il trattamento dietetico. Il dietologo non si limita a quattro raccomandazioni generiche: ti consegna un protocollo dettagliato, con tanto di lezioni e corsi obbligatori, su cosa e come si debba mangiare in presenza di diabete di tipo 2.
E tra le tante limitazioni, c’è ovviamente quella sull’alcol: la birra è ammessa, sì, ma con una frequenza ridicola.
Una porzione ogni quindici giorni. Ripeto: un solo boccale di birra ogni quindici giorni. E nemmeno il boccale da un litro, quello delle feste bavaresi, ma il “normale” mezzo litro, la classica pinta.
Stop. Fine dei giochi.
Ora, ditemi voi come possa reggere il mercato della birra in un paese dove il diabete di tipo 2 sta letteralmente esplodendo e dove centinaia di migliaia di persone ogni anno vengono sottratte alla platea dei bevitori abituali per motivi medici.
Ma si sa, questo ragionamento non fa abbastanza click. Meglio piangere sull’identità perduta.
Forse non sono chiare le dimensioni del fenomeno. Secondo il Robert Koch institut, ogni anno vengono diagnosticati in germania ben 500.000 NUOVI casi di diabete mellito, con un totale di OTTO MILIONI di affetti.
Non e' un fenomeno nuovo, nel senso che in Italia la situazione e' a sua volta esplosiva:
(dati INPS).
Nuovi casi ogni anno: 200.000–250.000.
Casi noti totali: circa 3.900.000.
Casi sommersi: circa 1.500.000.
Totale stimato: circa 5.400.000.
Tutti questi casi sono casi nei quali viene vietato il consumo di vino, alcoolici e birra.
Su scala europea, gli ultimi dati di IDF , la situazione e' questa:
2021: circa 61,4 milioni di adulti affetti da diabete in Europa (fascia 20–79 anni), pari a un prevalenza del 9,2 % della popolazione adulta
2024: stima aggiornata a 65,6 milioni di diabetici, con prevalenza prossima al 9,8 % .
2050 (proiezione): previsti 72,4 milioni, con prevalenza salda al 10,4 %
Anno
Persone con diabete (20–79 anni)
Prevalenza (%)
Persone non diagnosticate
Incidenza T1 (0–19 anni)
2000
22 373 100
4,9 %
—
~13 500 (0–14 anni)
2011
52 770 800
6,7 %
—
~17 900 (0–14 anni)
2021
61 425 100
9,2 %
21 935 000 (35,7 %)
31 000
2024
65 567 100
9,8 %
22 016 300 (33,6 %)
—
2030*
~67 000 000
~10,0 %
—
—
2045*
~69 000 000
~10,4 %
—
—
Come potete vedere, l'epidemia e' ESPLOSA tra il 2000 e il 2011, e ora semmai sta rallentando. Ma cosa e' successo di preciso tra il 2000 e il 2011? Facciamo un elenco:
Accordi di libero scambio UE con Messico (2000), Cile (2003) e in progress Mercosur: hanno facilitato l'importazione di grandi quantità di zucchero, oli vegetali, cereali raffinati e alimenti trasformati a basso costo, abbassando i prezzi sul mercato europeo. Questo ha favorito la disponibilità di snack, bevande zuccherate e prodotti ultralavorati.
Le riforme PAC dal 2000 in poi hanno incentivato colture intensive di mais, soia, zucchero e oli vegetali (ad esempio colza), materie prime fondamentali per la produzione di alimenti ultralavorati (snack, dolci, bevande, cibi pronti).
Il Regolamento UE 1924/2006 sulle dichiarazioni nutrizionali e salutistiche, pur volendo regolamentare le informazioni al consumatore, ha in alcuni casi permesso il marketing di prodotti “light” o “senza zucchero aggiunto” che però restano ultralavorati e con ingredienti diabetogeni nascosti.
Conclusione
La combinazione di:
liberalizzazione del commercio di materie prime zuccherine e oli
sovvenzioni agricole che mantengono bassi i costi di cereali raffinati, zucchero e oli vegetali
regolamenti che hanno facilitato la produzione e la circolazione di alimenti ultralavorati
normative su etichettatura e marketing spesso insufficienti a limitare prodotti iperprocessati con claim fuorvianti
ha creato un terreno perfetto per l’aumento del consumo di cibi diabetogeni in Europa tra il 2000 e il 2011.
Ovviamente, l'accusa e' molto grave, quindi vorrei circostanziarla un pelino di piu', e metterci delle fonti.
L’aumento dei cibi ultralavorati in Europa (2000-2011): il ruolo delle leggi e dei trattati
Negli anni tra il 2000 e il 2011 l’Europa ha assistito a una crescita significativa del consumo di cibi ultralavorati: prodotti confezionati, ricchi di zuccheri, grassi raffinati e additivi. Questi alimenti sono strettamente legati all’aumento dell’obesità e del diabete di tipo 2, una vera e propria epidemia che ha colpito il continente in quegli anni (Monteiro et al., 2013; WHO, 2016).
L’aumento dei cibi ultralavorati
La disponibilità e il consumo di alimenti trasformati e ultralavorati, come snack dolci e salati, bevande zuccherate, prodotti da forno industriali, sono aumentati in modo esponenziale tra il 2000 e il 2011 in Europa (Monteiro et al., 2013; Moubarac et al., 2017).
Studi epidemiologici mostrano che questo tipo di dieta ipercalorica, povera di nutrienti essenziali, è uno dei principali fattori scatenanti del diabete di tipo 2 (Hu, 2011; Malik et al., 2010).
Cambiamenti normativi e commerciali che hanno favorito questa diffusione
1. Liberalizzazione del commercio internazionale di materie prime zuccherine e oli vegetali
La stipula di accordi di libero scambio tra UE e Paesi come Messico (2000) e Cile (2003), nonché l’intensificazione dei negoziati con Mercosur, ha facilitato l’importazione di zucchero, oli vegetali (colza, soia) e cereali raffinati a prezzi bassi (European Commission, 2010).
Questi ingredienti sono la base di gran parte dei cibi ultralavorati: snack, dolci, bevande zuccherate, e pasti pronti industriali (Monteiro et al., 2013).
2. Politica Agricola Comune (PAC) e le sue riforme
Le riforme della PAC nel periodo hanno sostenuto colture intensive di mais, soia, zucchero e oli vegetali, grazie a sovvenzioni che hanno mantenuto bassi i costi di queste materie prime (European Parliament, 2008).
Queste sovvenzioni hanno spinto l’industria alimentare verso la produzione di alimenti processati e ultralavorati, spesso ricchi di zuccheri e grassi insalubri (Moubarac et al., 2015).
3. Normative europee sulla sicurezza e igiene alimentare
L’entrata in vigore del Regolamento CE 178/2002 e del pacchetto igiene del 2004 ha imposto standard più rigorosi, garantendo sicurezza e tracciabilità ma anche facilitando la produzione industriale su larga scala di alimenti confezionati e ultralavorati (European Food Safety Authority, 2005).
Questo ha creato un ambiente normativo favorevole all’industria alimentare industriale, che ha potuto espandersi e standardizzarsi a livello europeo (Monteiro et al., 2013).
4. Regolamentazione su etichettatura e marketing (Regolamento UE 1924/2006)
Sebbene volto a tutelare il consumatore, il regolamento ha permesso a molti prodotti ultralavorati di essere commercializzati con claim salutistici (es. “light”, “senza zuccheri aggiunti”) spesso fuorvianti, incentivando il consumo di questi alimenti (Hawkes, 2004).
Mancano ancora regole sufficientemente severe per limitare la pubblicità di cibi ad alto contenuto di zuccheri e grassi, specialmente verso i bambini (WHO, 2016).
5. Aumento dell’importazione di OGM come materia prima
L’import massiccio di soia OGM per mangimi e uso alimentare ha favorito la produzione di oli e farine a basso costo utilizzati in alimenti ultralavorati (European Commission, 2007).
Anche se l’uso diretto di OGM in alimenti è regolamentato severamente, l’industria si è basata su materie prime a basso costo per alimentare la produzione di massa (EFSA, 2009).
Conclusioni
Tra il 2000 e il 2011, l’insieme di questi cambiamenti giuridici e commerciali ha creato un terreno fertile per la rapida diffusione di cibi ultralavorati ad alto contenuto zuccherino e calorico in Europa. La liberalizzazione del commercio, le politiche agricole, e le normative su sicurezza e marketing hanno reso questi prodotti più accessibili, più economici e più pubblicizzati. Tutto ciò ha contribuito in modo decisivo all’aumento dell’epidemia di diabete di tipo 2 nel continente (WHO, 2016; Monteiro et al., 2013).
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Queste norme, spesso etichettate come “Food Safety Standard”, sono state indicate da diversi studi come fattori che hanno contribuito all’epidemia di obesità e di diabete mellito di tipo II (Swinburn et al., 2011; Monteiro et al., 2013).
Un punto fondamentale da chiarire: il diabete mellito di tipo II non è un problema di carenza di insulina. L’organismo produce insulina, eccome. Il vero problema è l’insorgenza di una insensibilità all’insulina (resistenza insulinica), che impedisce al corpo di utilizzare efficacemente l’insulina prodotta (Kahn et al., 2006).
Per questo motivo, chi viene diagnosticato con diabete di tipo II generalmente non ha bisogno di iniettarsi insulina. La terapia si concentra invece sul migliorare la sensibilità del corpo all’insulina, attraverso farmaci orali come la metformina, che agisce riducendo la produzione epatica di glucosio e migliorando la risposta periferica all’insulina (UKPDS Group, 1998; Rojas & Gomes, 2013).
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Kahn, S. E., Hull, R. L., & Utzschneider, K. M. (2006). Mechanisms linking obesity to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Nature, 444(7121), 840-846.
UKPDS Group (1998). Effect of intensive blood-glucose control with metformin on complications in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 34). The Lancet, 352(9131), 854-865.
Rojas, L. B., & Gomes, M. B. (2013). Metformin: an old but still the best treatment for type 2 diabetes. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 5(1), 6.
La cosa paradossale e' che si sta verificando un effetto selettivo. Cioe', succede cosi':
Le nuove leggi facilitano la diffusione di alimenti diabetizzanti, e di ultralavorati.
Arriva puntuale l'epidemia di diabete di tipo II.
I diagnosticati vanno dal dietologo.
Il dietologo vieta alcool, alimenti diabetizzanti, e ultralavorati.
Risultato: come effetto collaterale, i consumi di vino e birra si fottono.
Ma si fottono anche i consumi di bevande gassate molto zuccherine, e non di poco. Faccio presente che, secondo i dati europei che ho esposto, oggi c'e' un DIECI PER CENTO di adulti che quella roba non la mangia e beve piu', per la semplice ragione che la prima cosa che fanno una volta diagnosticati e' di andare da un dietologo, o anche da un normale medico generico, che gli vieta proprio di mangiare quella roba.
E quindi, tirare fuori l'identita' tedesca, o italiana, non serve a nulla: si chiama Karma. Avete dato merda da mangiare alla popolazione, per aumentare di un cinque per cento le vendite, e ora vi beccate un dieci per cento di cazzotto nei denti.
Ah, si'. E' cronico. Non se ne va. Il danno e' irrimediabile.
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This is the real Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claiming that the Trump administration has to deport people, because the streets of America are filled with deranged cannibals who will even try to eat themselves.
You should know that this is the same Kristi Noem who wrote a book where she claimed to have met North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un — a claim which she later had to retract.
Wow...and we thought "they're eating people's dawgs" was a low...every time you think the trump regime has reached their worst they find new ways to be even more horrendous.
That's so far out that you have to wonder if she came up with it herself, or an ICE agent did tell her that story just to see how gullible she is.
Maybe they have a bet going, who can get her to believe the most insane story.
(It should not need to be said that whether she is making it up herself or believing the most insane stories, either way she is unfit for any job with more responsibility than fiction writer)
She is utterly psychotic. Like Hegseth, like Bondy, like Miller... It's completely shocking and the MAGAt GQP in Congress just go along with it. Amoral f*cks. The top "Supreme" Court has put their approval on all of this and made a sexual predator a King. I actually have an anxiety disorder now. ☠️ 😆 Not really funny but I have to laugh to remain sane.
My problem isn't crazy people telling crazy things. My problem is that journalists are sitting there and just taking notes instead of walking out, shouting "We ain't got no time for this bullshit".
She’s a deranged racist who took pleasure from murdering a young puppy. MAGA is a cult. What they say is completely insane. #magacult #MAGA #fascism #cult #brainwashed
From a spanish (from Spain) perspective: I think USIANS are living in a perpetual Black Mirror episode. It's like all these characters from the movies I've watched in the 90's are becoming alive and suddenly are in your government...rulling...or something. Idiocracy characters, live version 🙄
That look is so fucking trashy. "I'm a senior official in the world's most powerful government, but I dress for an official appearance like a drunk golf fan on Spring Weekend."
- really, Kristi? Really? Was ICE unable to provide a small family pet for him to snack on, or are you just talking a whole load of unbelievable codswallop as is your wont? The Administration is starting to lose the fan base (see Epstein or 'I didn't think they'd include me - I voted for him'), so go for the more fantastical, least bright and National Enquirer crowd.
You mean the same Krispy Gnome who wrote in her book that she shot her puppy after dragging it on the ground over rocks because she couldn't rub her two brain cells together long enough to teach the puppy how to behave?
There are deranged individuals like Kristi Noem with a head full of shit we have to target and get out of any country and expell them to Mars before they canibalize themselves- or should we let them?
Let's just assume this person was indeed trying to eat someone and later tried to eat/hurt himself: Instead of giving this person medical/psychological support, they put him on a plane. Well done! [sarcastic applaus]
Horrific. Even more horrific: all the reporters just sitting there like this is normal, not challenging or walking out. When all this is over, I hope named decision-makers in the media are made to explain and answer for their role in gaslighting citizens with this kind of sane-washing.
all these idiots wearing these stupid hats for pressers. It’s like they are fans of a show, less like they are serious officials doing serious work. Bingo
From perspective of petlovers it seems reasonable, to first get rid of the people rating the cats and the dogs and take care of the cannibals later? Someone should remind her of priorities. ☝️
General Robert Brieger emphasized in an interview with the APA agency that the outbreak of the Ukrainian conflict was a "wake-up call" for all of Europe. In the #EU, there is consensus that Russia poses an acute threat to Europe.
Avec tous ces paywalls, je suis informé à entre 20 et 40%.
(Blague à part, je comprends les paywalls et leur nécessité pour faire vivre des rédactions, mais du coup, y a plein de mauvaises infos accessibles "gratuitement".
Et l'info de qualité n'est pas accessible.
Et après on s'étonne que les fakes news prolifèrent...)
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Today, 10 July 2025, in a pivotal judgment, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in the case of Semenya v. Switzerland. The Court overturnin
Joint press release of the third-party interveners
Today, 10 July 2025, in a pivotal judgment, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in the case of Semenya v. Switzerland. The Court overturning its Chamber judgment of 11 July 2023 found a violation of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing) of the Convention, but held that there was no territorial link between Switzerland and Caster Semenya in respect of her other complaints under Articles 8 (right to respect for private life), 13 (right to an effective remedy) and 14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the European Convention on Human Rights, declaring them, therefore, inadmissible.
The Court found, within the meaning of Article 1, that Semenya did not fall within Switzerland’s jurisdiction in respect of Articles 8, 13 and 14, on the grounds that the applicant is a South African national and the sports federation in question (World Athletics) has its seat in Monaco. The Court only acknowledged Switzerland’s jurisdiction as it applies to Article 6.
Impact of the Grand Chamber’s decision
We welcome the Grand Chamber’s finding of a violation of Article 6 § 1. A majority of judges concluded that Semenya had not benefited from the safeguards provided for in Article 6 § 1 to ensure her right to a fair hearing. The Court found that the Swiss Federal Supreme Court failed to undertake the required rigorous judicial review in light of the seriousness of the personal rights at stake in the case, namely the impact of the contested “Eligibility Regulations for the Female Classification (Athletes with Differences of Sex Development)” (“DSD Regulations”) on Semenya’s bodily and psychological integrity and identity, right to self-determination and right to exercise her professional activity.
We regret that the Court has failed in its obligation to protect fundamental rights by choosing not to examine the merits in question of Semenya’s claims of violations of her rights as guaranteed by Articles 8, 13 and 14 of the Convention. We highly welcome the partly dissenting opinions of judges Bošnjak, Zünd, Šimáčková and Derenčinović, who state that it is “inconceivable that domestic courts, ruling within the territory of Europe, should disregard international fundamental rights obligations in area of protection of bodily integrity, equality and human dignity”.
As highlighted by judges Bošnjak, Zünd, Šimáčková and Derenčinović in their partly dissenting opinion, “The Court’s role is to protect fundamental rights. In choosing not to examine on the merits the question of the applicant’s rights as guaranteed by Articles 8 and 14 of the Convention, the Court has failed to fulfil its role in the present case.” The four judges, however, fully endorse the view of the Chamber and the majority of the Grand Chamber that Switzerland cannot be held responsible for the content of the DSD Regulations, since it played no part in their adoption. However, they state that positive obligations under Article 8, taken alone and in conjunction with Article 14, include an obligation to put in place both a legal framework to protect private life against interference by private persons and a remedy capable of providing sufficient protection.
We are further encouraged by Judge Šimáčková partly concurring opinion in which she states, “In conclusion, I should like to emphasise that the applicant was at a disadvantage vis-à-vis the IAAF, not only as a professional athlete, for the reasons set out in the present judgment, but also because she is a woman, she is black, and she is from the Global South”. These are significant considerations that the Grand Chamber seems to have disappointingly overlooked.
If national courts of States such as Switzerland which house major international sports governing bodies, including the International Olympic Committee, and many major international sports federations, do not have a positive obligation to uphold fundamental rights, specifically with respect to the present case vis-a-vis Articles 8, 13, and 14 of the Convention, then we ask, who does?
ICJ Africa Director, Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh, stated, “The ICJ is deeply disappointed by the outcome of this case. Our joint intervention submitted that the DSD Regulations fall foul on sex characteristics as a ground for discrimination without ‘particularly weighty and convincing reasons’ by way of justification and, as a result, impermissibly discriminate against intersex athletes under Article 14. We urged the Grand Chamber to uphold the findings in the Chamber judgment establishing sex characteristics as a prohibited ground under Article 14 of the Convention. Sadly, the Grand Chamber has elected not to do so”.
“It is deeply disappointing that the Grand Chamber judgment fails to fully uphold the rights of intersex athletes,” says Dan Christian Ghattas, Executive Director of OII Europe, “The Court did not recognise that Semenya was excluded from her profession in application of blatantly exclusionary, invasive and discriminatory regulations, which are not backed by any solid evidence that could justify this difference in treatment. This is especially concerning in light of the Chamber decision of 11 July 2023, which had acknowledged this reality. However, we hope that the case will be reopened before jurisdictions in Switzerland, echoing Caster Semenya’s own words that this will hopefully pave the way for all athletes and inspiring young women to be and to accept themselves in all their diversity”.
“It is concerning that the Court fails to address the essential issues of discrimination that intersex athletes continue to face under the ‘DSD regulations’, whose impacts trickle down to grassroots level sports, limiting the ability of all intersex people to participate freely in sports, including at amateur level where the majority of sports participation lies”, says Urs Vanessa Sager, OII Europe Consultant on sports.
Katrin Hugendubel, ILGA-Europe Advocacy Director, says, “In finding that the Swiss Federal Court failed to conduct a rigorous judicial review of her case, the Court has clarified that the right to a fair trial indeed extends to sports arbitration – this is an important result, and we urge the Swiss court system to act swiftly and in line with international human rights standards.”
Facts of the case:
Caster Semenya – a South African international-level middle-distance athlete – was forced to stop participating in elite-level competitions following the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (now World Athletics), “Eligibility Regulations for the Female Classification (Athletes with Differences of Sex Development – the DSD Regulations)” requirements, which would have forced Semenya to undergo hormone treatment to decrease her natural testosterone level in order to qualify for the female category. Semenya refused this. Her failure to comply with the regulations directly resulted in her being barred from competing at the international level. In 2020, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the Swiss Federal Court had dismissed her requests for arbitration, concluding that the DSD Regulations were “a necessary, reasonable and proportionate means of achieving the IAAF’s aims of ensuring fair competition”.
Following these developments, in February 2021, Semenya filed an application with the ECtHR. In its judgment of 11 July 2023, the Court held, by a majority, that there had been a violation of Article 14 (right to freedom from discrimination) taken together with Article 8 (right to family and private life) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Court found that Switzerland had failed to provide institutional and procedural safeguards enabling an effective examination of Semenya’s complaints before domestic authorities, who failed to properly examine Semenya’s well-founded and credible claims of discrimination on the basis of her sex characteristics.
In 2023, Switzerland requested that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR. In January 2024, OII Europe, ILGA-Europe and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) filed a joint third-party intervention to assist the Grand Chamber in its determination of the case. The submission focused on the place of intersex athletes in competitive sports, analysing World Athletics’ constantly evolving rules, which – due to their strict prerequisites – effectively limit and/or prevent the participation of intersex athletes in international sporting competitions.
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] gisti.org/spip.php?article7547 "« À Lille, ce ne sont même plus les titres de séjour qui sont délivrés en retard, mais les récépissés de dépôt de demande. Des dizaines d'étrangers se retrouvent avec des documents périmés, et donc en situation irrégulière. Les conséquences
« À Lille, ce ne sont même plus les titres de séjour qui sont délivrés en retard, mais les récépissés de dépôt de demande. Des dizaines d'étrangers se retrouvent avec des documents périmés, et (…)
Some #Ukraine and #Russia channels in happy mutual cooperation have manipulated yesterday’s interview with former Polish President Andrzej Duda, suggesting that he ‘threatened to close the military hub in Rzeszów “for renovation”’.
Duda stated that Ukraine and its allies had underestimated Poland’s assistance and threatened to close the airport in Rzeszów, through which Western aid is delivered to Ukraine. (Dmytro Gordon 🇺🇦)
Polish president threatens to close key hub for military aid supplies to Ukraine ‘for repairs’ (The Moscow Times 🇷🇺)
The full hour-long interview can be found here[^1] the fragment about Rzeszów starts from around 18:00 where Duda speaks of the complex relations between Poland and Western allies regarding support for Ukraine during his presidency (which has ended in 2025):
For example, I believe that both Ukrainians and our allies simply think that the airport in Rzeszów and our motorways belong to them, as if they were theirs. But they are not theirs, they are ours. So if someone doesn’t like something, we close it down and say goodbye. Yes, we’re renovating. We’re closing the airport in Rzeszów, and you can deliver supplies to Ukraine by sea, by air, I don’t know, drop them by parachute. Work it out if you think we’re not needed. Especially the fact that we weren’t invited to very important international meetings in the meantime, where decisions were made about delivering aid through our territory.
Then he says that his point is not about blocking support for Ukraine, implying that it’s not really Ukraine’s fault, but getting Poland’s relations with countries like Germany and the US who never miss opportunity to play hard, but often forget about their obligations.
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And here’s a much more detailed analysis of Duda’s statements from Polish analyst Daniel Szeligowski, who personally took part in some of the events vaguely mentioned by Duda
Хтось надіслав у чаті фрагмент інтерв’ю Президента Польщі Анджея Дуди, в якому він говорить, що якщо комусь не подобається логістика постачання зброї в Україну через територію Польщі, то завжди можна зібратися й доставляти зброю іншим шляхом.
Szeligowski is one of the top analysts of Polish think tank PISM, he advised and took part in many negotiations between Ukraine and Poland. In public, he’s probably the person most actively explaining each side’s positions to the other - he speaks in Polish media about Ukraine, in Ukrainian media about Poland.
I'm not sure if I have heard him, but there are several Polish experts that are on Ukrainian media from time to time. Łukasz Adamski is one I have interviewed myself.
Misstrauensvotum gegen von der Leyen - möglichst schnell vom Tisch
Nach einer aufgeregten Debatte zu Beginn der Woche hat das EU-Parlament das Misstrauensvotum gegen Kommissionspräsidentin von der Leyen geräuschlos abgeräumt. Das Votum zeigt die Spaltung des Parlaments. Von Sabrina Fritz.
Nach einer aufgeregten Debatte zu Beginn der Woche hat das EU-Parlament das Misstrauensvotum gegen Kommissionspräsidentin von der Leyen geräuschlos abgeräumt. Das Votum zeigt aber die Spaltung des Parlaments.
Waffenverbotszone abschaffen – Soziale Garantien statt Polizeiposten!: Am 25. Juni 2025 eröffnete der Polizeiposten in der Eisenbahnstraße als Außenstelle der Polizeidirektion Leipzig-Zentrum. Die Polizei hatte jahrelang nach einem Standort für diesen Posten gesucht. Die Einrichtung eines Polizeipostens ist die zentrale Bedingung dafür, dass die Waffenverbotszone im Leipziger Osten abgeschafft werden kann. Ein Urteil des Oberverwaltungsgeri - jule.linxxnet.de/waffenverbots…
Das Bild zeigt eine Straßenseite in einer Stadt, vermutlich in Deutschland, mit einem Gebäude im Hintergrund. Das Gebäude hat eine braune Fassade mit mehreren Fenstern. Vor dem Gebäude ist ein Schaufenster mit einer grünen Tafel, auf der "Till Brönner Dieter Ilg" und "Chris de Burgh & Band" steht. Ein Plakat für ein Konzert am 19.11.19 im "Haus Auensee Leipzig" ist sichtbar. Ein großes, orangefarbenes Tuch hängt über einem Schild, das verdeckt ist. Die Wand des Gebäudes ist mit Graffiti versehen. Der Himmel ist bewölkt, und die Szene wirkt etwas heruntergekommen.
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Le Nazioni Unite hanno chiesto agli Stati Uniti di revocare le sanzioni contro Francesca Albanese, un’esperta delle Nazioni Unite che aveva criticato la politica statunitense riguardo alla Striscia di Gaza e accusato Israele di “genocidio”. Leggi
This is how I feel about the new Search tab treatment. Switching from Search to any other tab (besides the most recent tab, which itself is disorienting) now requires another tap. mastodon.macstories.net/@vitic…
The more time I spend with Liquid Glass, the more I don't understand Alan Dye's and the design team's obsession with minimizing UI chrome and "prioritizing content" instead.
With collapsed tab bars in iOS 26, it now takes me two taps to switch between Library and Music.
Is that…better? The animations are gorgeous, sure. But does it actually *work* better? 🤔
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that 200 agreements totaling EUR 10 billion are ready to be signed at the Ukraine Recovery Conference currently taking place in Rome. — Ukrinform.
By Mikhail Gamandiy-Egorov. Having admitted the complete failure of Western attempts to separate China from Russia, and vice versa, the Western establishment, particularly the pro-European one, continues to gesticulate against Beijing.
Bah. Là, au point où en est, ça irait plus vite d'instaurer le Service du Travail Obligatoire, créer des camps de travail, ou bien carrément rétablir l'Esclavage.
Les bons français qui travaillent ("les honnêtes gens" pour parler comme le ministre de l'intérieur) en ont leur claque de ces hordes de fainéants et d'assistés qui ruinent le pays et siphonnent leurs précieux revenus.
De toutes façons, tout le monde s'en branle de la destruction (quasiment achevée) des aides sociales (sauf les principaux intéressés). Quand il s'agit de défendre les chômeurs et les Rsaistes, t'a trois pelos dans les rues. Quand il s'agit de défendre les retraites, tous les travailleurs du pays, quel que soit la couleur politique, défilent dans les rues.
La sacralisation du travail, la valeur-travail, aura rendu des générations de péquins complètement stupides, se prêtant gentiment à leur propre exploitation (espérant, ô promesse de bonheur futur !, devenir exploiteur à leur tour) , idiots utiles du capitalisme.
Qu'ils aillent tous se faire mettre les agenouillés devant l'autel du travail. De gauche comme de droite. Prolos comme bourgeois.
Pays de merde. (et s'il n'y avait que le nôtre, de pays)
Seulement six mois après un accord entre syndicats et patronat censé durer jusqu’à 2028, une nouvelle réforme aux lourds enjeux politiques et juridiques pourrait être mise sur la table dans le cadre du budget 2026.
le pire, c’est que l’argent utilisé pour financer l’assurance chômage n’appartient pas à l’Etat. D’ailleurs, j’ai jamais compris pourquoi l’Etat avait la main dessus.
Administration numérique pour les étrangers en France (ANEF) [
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] gisti.org/spip.php?article7549 "L'ADDE, La Cimade, le GISTI, la LDH, le SAF et l'association Tibérius Claudius ont adressé un courrier au ministère de l'Intérieur demandant l'abrogation des décrets et arrêtés encadrant les modalités d'accès à la plateforme ANEF. Les associations réclament la mise en place de mesures effectives garantissant l'accès au service public pour
L'ADDE, La Cimade, le GISTI, la LDH, le SAF et l'association Tibérius Claudius ont adressé un courrier au ministère de l'Intérieur demandant l'abrogation des décrets et arrêtés encadrant les (…)
Ambiente, salute, sicurezza della popolazione in cambio di bombe e profitti? No grazie pressenza.com/it/2025/07/ambie… La guerra, con le sue pretese oscene, bussa anche alla porta degli uffici regionali responsabili della protezione del territorio, dell’ambiente, della salute e della sicurezza della popolazione di una Sardegna sempre più coinvolta nel conflitto in corso. L’isola è diventata… Redazione
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Di Figment ne avevo già sentito parlare e sembra davvero molto carino, lo prenderò sicuramente. Sky Racket invece mi è nuovo ma sembra caruccio anche questo.
L’Occidente, in pratica, ha scelto di esternalizzare le negatività ambientali derivanti dall’estrazione di terre rare in Cina e questa, da parte sua, ha accettato di buon grado, dando priorità al potere economico e geopolitico che ne deriva rispetto alla salute dei suoi cittadini e alla tutela del proprio ambiente naturale. Chi controlla le terre rare controlla il mondo - Guerre di Rete guerredirete.it/chi-controlla-…
La Cina è la protagonista assoluta di una filiera che va dall’estrazione alla lavorazione di questi elementi indispensabili per la nostra società tecnologica: Europa e Stati Uniti cercano una difficile strada per recuperare terreno
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