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Keith Haring in BOZAR: like a friend from the Pose-Netflix series

Posted on 14/01/2020 by buergerbeck

Until 19 April 2020, BOZAR presents Keith Haring as artist and activist. BOZAR nicely explains how Haring, when arriving in New York, can experience himself for the first time as free gay man. Cheap rents in New York’s East Village … Continue reading →

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WIELS: Gabriel Kuri – sorted, resorted

Posted on 02/11/2019 by buergerbeck

Gabriel Kuri’s expo “sorted, resorted” in Brussels’ WIELS museum for contemporary art is a play of materials and context. I liked best the paper in what looks like an election booth, the mussel shells where you otherwise dry your hands … Continue reading →

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Countries I visited – 49 of 195

Posted on 05/10/2019 by buergerbeck

AFRICA (4 of 57) Algeria – Algiers Angola – Luanda Benin – Porto Novo, Cotonou Botswana – Gaborone Burkina Faso – Ouagadougou Burundi – Gitega Cameroon (also spelled Cameroun) – Yaoundé Cape Verde – Praia Central African Republic – Bangui … Continue reading →

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New old job for MEP Daniel Freund

Posted on 19/06/2019 by buergerbeck

New old job: from 3 July I will work for new MEP Daniel Freund. With Daniel I will continue the work of my last 5 years with MEP Sven Giegold for more transparency and a stronger democracy in Europe. Proud … Continue reading →

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Neuer alter Job bei MEP Daniel Freund

Posted on 19/06/2019 by buergerbeck

Neuer alter Job: Ab dem 3. Juli werde ich für den neuen Europaabgeordneten Daniel Freund arbeiten. Mit Daniel werde ich die Arbeit meiner letzten 5 Jahre mit Sven Giegold für mehr Transparenz und eine stärkere Demokratie in Europa fortsetzen. Stolz … Continue reading →

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Free Rail statt Free Interrail

Posted on 19/05/2018 by buergerbeck

Free Interrail – gute Idee, aber eine Gefahr für andere Jugendprojekte Die Aktivisten „Herr und Speer“ und Manfred Weber, Fraktionschef der Christdemokraten im Europaparlament, wollen „Free Interrail“, also dass junge EU-Bürger zum 18. Geburtstag ein kostenloses Interrail Ticket von der … Continue reading →

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doughnut economics: a promising model in need of more precision

Posted on 07/03/2018 by buergerbeck

The doughnut economic model is the smarter alternative to the promise of never ending growth. It answers what is the economy for: to provide all humans what they need (inner ring) and to do so within our planetary boundaries (outer … Continue reading →

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Greens/EFA group on the “Future of the EU”

Posted on 01/03/2018 by buergerbeck

On 28 February 2018, the Greens/EFA Group adopted, for the first time, a comprehensive Position on the future of the EU in all constitutional matters. Download as pdf: 2018-02-28 Paper Future of Europe FINAL. This is a summary of the group … Continue reading →

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Corruption Perception Index 2017: corruption in EU on the rise again – what the EU could do more

Posted on 22/02/2018 by buergerbeck

On 21.02.2018, Transparency International published their Corruption Perception Index 2017. Corruption in at least some EU member states is on the rise again. Viktor Orban’s Hungary falls 10 points to 45 (since 2012, on a scale from 0 “highly corrupt” to 100 “very clean”). Also, Kaczyński’s … Continue reading →

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transnationale Listen sind notwendig als Gegengewicht zum Rat der Mitgliedstaaten

Posted on 15/02/2018 by buergerbeck

Gegen transnationale Listen heißt es immer wieder: so was gibt es in föderalen Systemen ja gar nicht. Es gibt bundesweite Listen zur Europawahl in Deutschland und Österreich, aber tatsächlich wird der Bundestag mit Landeslisten gewählt. Transnationale Listen sind aber notwendig als Gegengewicht … Continue reading →

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