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5/28/18
3/18/15
France - France cut welfare benefits for 290 jihadists last year
Bernard Cazeneuve, the
Minister for Social Affairs in France told French lawmakers that the interior ministry had identified close
to 300 individuals who had left France to wage jihad in Iraq or Syria,
sharing their names with social welfare agencies.
The minister said that thanks to the government’s platform allowing people to report suspected cases of Islamic radicalisation “instances in which persons have travelled outside the national territory are immediately indicated to officials in charge of disbursing social benefits”.
Cazeneuve was answering a question from an opposition lawmaker who expressed concern over French citizens collecting welfare checks while fighting alongside Islamic extremist groups in the Middle East.
“These loopholes ... are not numerous,” Cazeneuve said.
“We shouldn't make a controversy of this subject or allow people to think no action has been taken. We're taking this seriously and will continue to do so,” the minister added.
France has recently adopted several measures to prevent its citizens from joining jihadist groups abroad and to curb the spread of Islamic radicalization at home.
Read more: France - France cut welfare benefits for 290 jihadists last year - France 24
The minister said that thanks to the government’s platform allowing people to report suspected cases of Islamic radicalisation “instances in which persons have travelled outside the national territory are immediately indicated to officials in charge of disbursing social benefits”.
Cazeneuve was answering a question from an opposition lawmaker who expressed concern over French citizens collecting welfare checks while fighting alongside Islamic extremist groups in the Middle East.
“These loopholes ... are not numerous,” Cazeneuve said.
“We shouldn't make a controversy of this subject or allow people to think no action has been taken. We're taking this seriously and will continue to do so,” the minister added.
France has recently adopted several measures to prevent its citizens from joining jihadist groups abroad and to curb the spread of Islamic radicalization at home.
Read more: France - France cut welfare benefits for 290 jihadists last year - France 24
1/15/14
EU Immigration Policies: EU official accuses UK of spreading ‘myths’ and telling tales about immigration
In a scathing attack on the UK’s immigration policy, a UN official has slammed London for peddling “myths” about an “invasion of foreigners”. Viviane Reding, vice president of the EU Commission, said the scare tactics are part of a strategy to win votes.
Speaking on a webchat on EU citizenship, Reding said British politicians were putting the future of the UK in jeopardy for the sake of their political ambitions. She warned that the political rhetoric about the impending arrival of a wave of migrants, who will take jobs and leech off the welfare system, was a “myth”
“Most of the things which are told to the people in Great Britain are myths, [and] have nothing to do with reality.", said Reding.
Reding argues that in fact the arrival of EU migrants, in fact, stimulated the UK economy, causing GDP to grow by “3-4 percent”.
“I am mostly frustrated about the political leaders because what is leadership if you just try with populistic movements and populistic speech to gain votes?” said Reding.
She appealed to all of the “reasonable forces” in Britain to dispel the distorted version of events that the UK government has created and explain to people what the European Union really is.
"You are destroying the future of your people, actually,” said Reding, condemning Prime Minister David Cameron’s policy of “populism” and “Euroscepticism”.
Reding’s come off the back of a flurry of rhetoric from EU leaders condemning new immigration policies that have been implemented by the UK government. Prime Minister David Cameron has moved to cut immigration to the UK.
Furthermore, the government is also taking measures to restrict migrants’ access to the British welfare system.
Recently David Cameron said he would like to change treaties with the EU that would allow him to cut child benefit for workers from other EU countries.
Read more: Telling tales: EU official accuses UK of spreading ‘myths’ about immigration — RT News
Speaking on a webchat on EU citizenship, Reding said British politicians were putting the future of the UK in jeopardy for the sake of their political ambitions. She warned that the political rhetoric about the impending arrival of a wave of migrants, who will take jobs and leech off the welfare system, was a “myth”
“Most of the things which are told to the people in Great Britain are myths, [and] have nothing to do with reality.", said Reding.
Reding argues that in fact the arrival of EU migrants, in fact, stimulated the UK economy, causing GDP to grow by “3-4 percent”.
“I am mostly frustrated about the political leaders because what is leadership if you just try with populistic movements and populistic speech to gain votes?” said Reding.
She appealed to all of the “reasonable forces” in Britain to dispel the distorted version of events that the UK government has created and explain to people what the European Union really is.
"You are destroying the future of your people, actually,” said Reding, condemning Prime Minister David Cameron’s policy of “populism” and “Euroscepticism”.
Reding’s come off the back of a flurry of rhetoric from EU leaders condemning new immigration policies that have been implemented by the UK government. Prime Minister David Cameron has moved to cut immigration to the UK.
Furthermore, the government is also taking measures to restrict migrants’ access to the British welfare system.
Recently David Cameron said he would like to change treaties with the EU that would allow him to cut child benefit for workers from other EU countries.
Read more: Telling tales: EU official accuses UK of spreading ‘myths’ about immigration — RT News
11/14/12
Norway - the best place to be for Dad, Mom and Kids - by Saleha Mohsin
I’m celebrating the freedom my husband has as a man living in Norway, which give him the right to:
Redistributing familial duties is simple: excellent work-to-life balance and superb parental benefits, which include a quota for fathers.
The Norwegian government spends 16 billion kroner ($2.8 billion) a year on parental benefits for a sparse population of 5 million.
Read more: Norway and paternity leave: Father's day of a different kind - CSMonitor.com
- leave the office by 5:30 p.m. to spend time with his family (barring the occasional deadline)
- adjust his office hours around day-care pickup/dropoff
- have time to organize family dinners and help with housework
Redistributing familial duties is simple: excellent work-to-life balance and superb parental benefits, which include a quota for fathers.
The Norwegian government spends 16 billion kroner ($2.8 billion) a year on parental benefits for a sparse population of 5 million.
Read more: Norway and paternity leave: Father's day of a different kind - CSMonitor.com
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