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More than 20 real estate properties in #Vienna may be auctioned off in favour of #Ukraine's state-owned gas company #Naftogaz. The company has secured compensation for losses caused by #Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, according to the #Austrian newspaper #Der_Standard.

Following the 2014 annexation, #Ukraine demanded compensation from #Russia. In 2023, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in #The_Hague ruled in #Ukraine's favour,

So, the #Austrian Parliament ignores all expert opinion and ratifies a law to allow #statetrojan #spyware to be bought and used, making the whole population less safe while spending tax money on (non-EU) malware instead of more actual police forces. #Karner has won - at least until #VfGh nullifies it (again) - in getting his legal illusion past the Parliament, even though it can't be technically implemented as written in the law.

orf.at/stories/3399187/

> Nach jahrelanger Diskussion ist die Messengerüberwachung am Mittwoch vom Nationalrat ermöglicht worden. Widerstand gab es nicht nur von FPÖ und Grünen, sondern auch innerhalb der Koalition von NEOS-Abgeordneten. Mit der Vorlage wird es dem Staatsschutz künftig möglich sein, unverschlüsselte und verschlüsselte Nachrichten bei Diensten wie WhatsApp und Signal auszulesen.

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For anybody who didn't hear about it – which unfortunately includes me :I – or just as a reminder:

[EN] Headline: "FPÖ flooding ministries with 827 requests to 'take closer look' at pandemic years"
[DE] derstandard.at/story/300000026

TL;DR: The FPÖ¹ has been attempting to undermine our democracy, in part by tying up ministries in superfluous paperwork – all of it under the pretense of blowing the hood off some kind of contrived government "conspiracy" around Austria's pandemic response.

Antidemocratic behaviour – no doubt.

#fucktheFPÖ

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NOTE: I will link to a relevant article in English, if somebody could kindly send me one!

[1] That's the far-right political party in Austria; currently in opposition and known for numerous scandals and anti-semitic "incidents", typically portrayed by our compromised media as "isolated cases".

Here's an #Austrian classic, a "Schmankerl" as we say — please help translate it if you can:

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_re

DER STANDARD · FPÖ überschwemmt Ministerien mit 827 Anfragen, um Pandemiejahre "aufzuarbeiten"Die Freiheitlichen starten ihre versprochene "Aufarbeitung" der Corona-Zeit und ihrer Folgen mit einer Anfragenflut – auch ein eigener U-Ausschuss ist nicht vom Tisch

Ukraine Daily summary - Wednesday, February 5 2025

Russian soldiers face execution threats to retake lost ground near Kupiansk -- Ukraine’s EuroMaidan was not a coup, despite Russian disinfo pushed by Musk -- Ukraine’s robotic army is bringing the fight to Russia -- Europe must act on Russian LNG before Trump makes it impossible -- What to expect from Ukraine’s defense innovation in 2025 -- and more

writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/U

writeworks.ukUkraine Daily summary - Wednesday, February 5 2025Russian soldiers face execution threats to retake lost ground near Kupiansk -- Ukraine’s EuroMaidan was not a coup, despite Russian disinfo pushed by Musk -- Ukraine’s robotic army is bringing the fight to Russia -- Europe must act on Russian LNG before Trump makes it impossible -- What to expect from Ukraine’s defense innovation in 2025 -- and more
#musk#lng#missiles