What happened in Chemnitz, Part 5: Tuesday to Friday, 28 – 31 August. Mass hysteria but also a few sane voices
Mass hysteria continues in the media and among politicians. But a few sane voices start to appear, too.
Articles by Zoltan Schreter
UN Migration Pact: Latvia rejects the Pact, Lithuania approves it but “will not sign it”
Almost in the last moment, only 4 days before the UN conference in Marrakesh, Saeima, the Latvian Parliament voted on the UN Migration Pact. The debate was lengthy but Saeima, having been given autonomy over…
UN Migration Pact: Bulgaria will not join the Pact
Bulgaria’s government stated that it will not be attending the U.N. meeting in Marrakesh next week.
UN Migration Pact: Belgium government at the brink of breaking up about the Pact
The N-VA party, the largest party in the Belgian coalition government, is against the Pact and started a social media campaign against it. In contrast, the Prime Minister, Charles Michel, belonging to the francophone liberal…
What happened in Chemnitz, Part 4: Monday, 27 August. The third demonstration
The civic movement “Pro Chemnitz” called for a registered demonstration on Monday, 27 August, at 6 p.m. Mass hysteria starts in the media and among politicians.
UN Migration Pact: position of New Zealand is unclear
There is as yet no commitment from the New Zealand Government for or against the UN Migration Pact. Non-governing parties like the National Party and the New Conservative Party have voiced their opposition to the…
What happened in Chemnitz, Part 3: Sunday, 26 August, the first demonstrations
News of Daniel Hillig’s killing appeared in social media. As a result, there have been two spontaneous demonstrations during the afternoon, according to a Police report.
UN Migration Pact: Italy will not endorse the Pact in December
Apparently taking an example at the way the Swiss Government has handled the issue, Italy’s Government decided that it will not endorse the Pact in December in Marrakesh. However, just as the Swiss Government did,…
What happened in Chemnitz, Part 2: 26 August, Sunday. The killing of Daniel Hillig
The Chemnitz City Festival progressed without serious problems until the early morning of Sunday, 26 August. At that time there was a violent confrontation between “several persons of different nationalities” in the Chemnitz city center.
UN Migration Pact: Estonian parliament votes in favor of the Pact
On Monday, 26.11.2018, evening, the Riigikogu (the Estonian Parliament) adopted a declaration in support of the UN Compact on Migration. After the parliament’s sitting dragged on for hours, with parties demanding recesses time and again,…