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Thomas Claes
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@fesonline.bsky.social working on Western Africa, economy and Decent Work, debt and development
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@goldmatt.bsky.social und ich haben einen knappen Beitrag mit klarer Message für das IPG-Journal geschrieben: Schluss mit deutschen Waffenlieferungen an Israel. www.ipg-journal.de/regionen/nah...
Wie lange noch?
Israel verletzt schwerwiegend und wiederholt das Völkerrecht. Deshalb muss Deutschland die Waffenlieferungen nun komplett aussetzen.
www.ipg-journal.de
July 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Sky in so many colors. (Some pink) #Fotovorschlag

Airport George, South Africa. Just yesterday.
July 30, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Even thinking very hard about what abomination will be the next news, I would not have this on my score card.
These people certainly don't lack creativity in brutality.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
Trump Administration Plans to Send Migrants to Libya on a Military Flight
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
This NYT investigation shows a clear Israeli war crime in Gaza. How many more such incidents have taken place without this level of evidence?

www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Video: Six Deadly Minutes: How Israeli Soldiers Killed 15 Rescue Workers in Gaza
Israel’s military said it was reacting to an immediate threat when it killed 15 medics and first responders in Gaza in March. But eyewitness accounts and an analysis of videos, audio and autopsy repor...
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Gestern wollte er das IFG abschaffen, heute wird Philipp Amthor Staatssekretär im Digitalministerium – das ist, als würde man jemandem, der den Feuerlöscher abschaffen will, das Kommando über die Feuerwehr geben. Wir versprechen: Den beobachten wir jetzt ganz genau.
April 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Zeit für mehr #Steuergerechtigkeit! In Deutschland wurde zwischen 2021 und 2023 bei milliardenschweren Erbschaften im Schnitt nur 2,9 % #Erbschaftsteuer gezahlt – 2023 sogar nur 0,1 %! #FES100 1/4
April 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Thomas Piketty:
"Europe must finally support a thorough reform of the governance of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in order to move away from the current censitary system and give countries like Brazil, India and South Africa their rightful place."

www.lemonde.fr/blog/piketty...
Rethinking the world without the US
The United States is no longer a reliable country. For some, this is nothing new. The Iraq War, launched in 2003 – resulting in over 100,000 deaths, lasting regional destabilization, and the return of...
www.lemonde.fr
April 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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The English translation of my five suggestions for #Africa policy for the incoming German government is now available here ⬇️

library.fes.de/pdf-files/in...

@fesonline.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The contract for the incoming German government's coalition is now final.

It does contain some sentences on #Africa, and promises a "new Africa strategy" with deepening trade relations, and the ratification of economic partnerships with some African states.

www.spd.de/fileadmin/Do...
www.spd.de
April 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Welche Wirtschaftspolitik brauchen wir für gute Arbeit, soziale Gerechtigkeit & Klimaschutz? Diskutiert mit uns beim Tag der Progressiven Wirtschaftspolitik! #ProgressiveWirtschaft
🗓️ 9.4. | ⌚️ 9-16.40 Uhr in Berlin & im #Livestream! 💻#tpw25 1/4
👉 www.fes.de/tag-der-prog...
April 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Das muss dieser Linksruck sein, von dem alle sprechen.
April 8, 2025 at 5:59 AM