+Bundesparteitag der CDU in Essen+

#cdupt16 #CDU

Gleich als zweiter Redner nach der großen Rede von Angela Merkel, gehe ich in der Debatte auf die Themen Globalisierung und Digitalisierung ein.
"Keine simple Glorifizierung, aber auch keine dumpfe Abschottung oder gar Renationalisierung! Einige tausende Demonstranten sind doch nichts gegen die Millionen von Ehrenamtlichen, die Tag für Tag aktive Integrationsarbeit leisten. Und nichts gegen die überwältigende Mehrheit der echten Demokraten in unserem Land: sie sind das Volk!“

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+ Weihnachtsmarkt in Schwalbach +

Zurück aus Berlin, besuche ich den Weihnachtsmarkt in Schwalbach. Am Stand der CDU gibt es die leckersten Crepes. Beim Glühwein treffen sich engagierte Vereinsmitglieder, Nachbarn, Stadtverordnete und etliche Bürger, die – wie wir – viel Zeit zum Meinungsaustausch mitgebracht haben.

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+ Europa neu denken – Europawerkstatt der JEF bei der Hertie School of Governance +

An der Europawerkstatt der JEF, Jugendorganisation der Europa Union, nehme ich gern erneut teil. Mein Thema ist die EU-Sozialpolitik mit konkreten Massnahmen: Jugendgarantie, Jugendbeschäftigungs-Initiative, Europäischer Sozialfonds, das EU-Sozialmodell und seine unterschiedlichen nationalen Umsetzungen, Mindestlohn-System versus bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen sowie Betriebsrenten-Systeme und ddn bevorstehenden Renten-Wahlkampf in Deutschland.

Wir diskutieren den sozialen Dialog, Sozialpartnerschaften, den Sachstand zum Bericht zur Sozialen Säule und die Fôrderung zur Mobiliät von Schülern, Azubis und Studenten. Schade, dass die Zeit so knapp ist beim intensiven Meinungsaustausch.

Fotos: TM 2016 / CC BY-SA 4.0 Lutz Gude / JEF Deutschland

 

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+Statement by Members of the European Parliament on the International Human Rights Day 2016+

Brussels – On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day on 10th December 2016, we wish to express our alarm over the increasing crackdown on religious freedom in China. In particular we express our concerns about the recent mass expulsions at the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in eastern Tibet, one of the largest and most respected monastic institutions in the world.

In July 2016, the Chinese authorities began to implement plans aiming at reducing the institute’s population of thousands of Chinese and Tibetan religious practitioners by half, evicting monks, nuns and students before destroying their homes. At least 2,000 residents have since been expelled, many of whom were forced to sign documents pledging that they will not return.

The arbitrary bulldozing of dwellings, imposition of intimidating security measures and the ongoing expulsions of people who are simply seeking to study and peacefully practice their religion, are intolerable. We believe that far from addressing the reported concerns of the Chinese authorities on over-crowding at the academy, they only risk further alienating those already marginalized by state policies.

We are moreover utterly saddened by reports of the suicide of three Tibetan Buddhist nuns, Rinzin Dolma, Segma and Tsering Dolma, as an apparent result of their distress at the destruction and restriction at the Tibetan Buddhist institution.

The measures taken by the Chinese authorities at Larung Gar represent yet another example of their efforts to manage and control Tibetan Buddhism, and a severe violation of religious freedom, guaranteed both by international human rights law and by China’s own Constitution. They send an alarming signal to the world about the restrictions faced by people seeking to peacefully practice their religion in China.

Larung Gar is a peaceful and vibrant centre for the study, practice, and promotion of Tibetan Buddhism, ensuring the continuity of Tibetan Buddhist teachings and strengthening cultural identity for many Tibetans. With this in mind, and in recognition of the continuing lack of respect for religious freedom in Tibet, we urge the Chinese authorities to:

Immediately cease the demolitions of dwellings and expulsions at Larung Gar;
Provide adequate compensation and rehousing to those who lost their homes due to demolitions;
Enable full participation of the institute’s religious leaders in decision-making on the future of the religious institute, instead of summarily restricting the number of practitioners;
Allow a visit of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Tibet, in particular to Larung Gar or to a Buddhist religious centre of his choice; In addition, we call on the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini to issue a public statement on behalf of the European Union, expressing her concern about the situation in Larung Gar.The European Parliament will vote on an urgency resolution on the case of the Tibetan Buddhist Academy Larung Gar in the upcoming plenary session next week.
The Members of the Tibet Interest Group represented by

Thomas Mann, President

Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Vice-president

Nathalie Griesbeck, Vice-president

Molly Scott Cato, Vice-president

László Tőkés, Member

Csaba Sógor, Member

Link zu TIG Homepage:

http://tibetinterestgroup.eu/statement-by-members-of-the-european-parliament-on-the-international-human-rights-day-2016/