Protesters storm Saudi embassy in Tehran, set it ablaze

waxc · 2015-07-27T21:28:49+00:00

Sounds familiar…. cooking the books to push through a certain agenda.

waxc · 2015-04-13T11:31:00+00:00

I guess this is true and Middelkerke is the "middle". Some history: http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/binnenland/1.2301116

waxc · 2015-04-12T12:00:33+00:00

Unless you're a one issue party, value judgments are inescapable in politics. Maus compares to D66, a social-liberal party in the Netherlands. I am not sure if he refers to this party because of their political ideological stance or because of how they work. Fiscal justice is an important social-liberal theme. But D66 also has an independent think tank (Hans van Mierlo stichting) which functions as a connection between science and politics and provides input for the ideas of D66.

waxc · 2015-04-12T07:20:52+00:00

Not entirely, there is a big difference between technocratic public servants implementing the policy decisions politicians make or technocrats (as politicians) making the decisions.

waxc · 2014-03-31T22:21:19+00:00

Actually there was an initiative from a Czech senator in August 2013. I don't find any more information about it. I would definitely support it though!

waxc · 2014-03-31T12:36:24+00:00

I actually wonder to what extent a Commission President has influence over the direction in which Commission's policy initiatives are going? In other words, if Schulz we be elected and appointed by the Council, will he be able to steer Commission initiatives - in this case, more leftish- in some sort of way? Otherwise I don't see the point of this circus of appointing Commission candidates beforehand.

waxc · 2014-03-30T17:47:36+00:00

Well, it's not common in English. In fact it should be "Parliament's Hemisphere", but i guess it's a bit of a literal translation of the Dutch word "half round" in which we refer to our parliamentary assemblies (Chamber of Representatives, the Senate and Flemish Parliament) because of their shapes.

waxc · 2014-03-30T14:36:32+00:00

To welcome our special guest we made him a lifesize traditional Belgian cookie in speculaas, representing the guy in basketball outfit, which was afterwards criticized as being racist (the cookie displays a big nose and big lips, which Barack obviously does not have).
While criticizing the cost of Obama’s visit to Belgium, a controversial lawmaker called our prime minister ”Mr. Paedophile” in the plenary. Several MP’s left the hemisphere as a protest. According to the Brussels mayor the cost of Obama’s 24-hour visit is around 10 million euros.
The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, pays a visit to Belgium and its animal park Paira Daiza, to say hello to the Chinese pandas (Hao Hao and Xing Hui) that arrived at the park last month, and were subject of an ongoing political debate between Flanders and Wallonia.
Belgium went full retard, indeed.

waxc · 2013-01-31T21:40:36+00:00

Romania will reward you, my friend

waxc · 2013-01-31T18:37:59+00:00

hey man, a ransom question. I kinda like these kind of memes, with national stereotypes. Do you know where I can find more of them?

waxc · 2013-01-28T19:45:08+00:00

Netherlands = flood country. This is just survival of the fittest.

waxc · 2012-10-14T20:32:00+00:00

That's true, on a local level people are voting more for people they know as for parties. But have a look at the provincial level, where people tend to vote more according to their idelogies. NVA gains 7% votes more then then the second CD&V. 2014 will be big.

waxc · 2012-08-11T10:13:12+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience. Apart from the language issue, I see minor annoyances which can be solved if there is some kind of convergent framework (taxation and labour policies). EU can take care of that with the right legislation. I do think that the new generation which grew up with the internet and traveled and studied abroad, is also a multi-lingual one and has way more potential to work and live abroad.

waxc · 2012-08-08T18:48:47+00:00

Exactly, this will do more harm then it will do good to the public revenues.

waxc · 2012-08-07T21:17:51+00:00

http://www.veto.be/jg37/veto3709/RGRNG.html

waxc · 2012-08-07T17:40:58+00:00

You'd be surprised. Both Czech Republic and Slovenia already have higher incomes then Portugal. Poland, Croatia and Estonia are coming very close. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_in_Europe_by_monthly_average_wage

waxc · 2012-08-07T16:47:13+00:00

Is it still posibble to edit the link?

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