@ben That is way too sensitive a subject, think about the baltics or the balkan countries. Far right would have a field thay denouncing the EU. In my experience most people are not even aware of double (and more) nationality and the implications of it on a country per country basis.
@ben I agree with you but I'll tell you this: I am constantly reconciling my anarchistic ideals while honoring my french nationality, even though I have emigrated indefinitely. I still vote, I would pay taxes if that became a thing. If France ever called me to serve in defense of the country? I have no idea what I would do, but I am 100% certain I would be guilt ridden if I turned down the call. National identity gets under your skin in ways that are hard to escape.
Jag skrattar alltid åt villaboende grannar som klagar på byggplaner. Tror sig veta bättre än experter som har utrett förutsättningarna.. och dessutom klagar på att värdefull mark används.. vad tror de att deras eget hus byggdes på då?
@anderseknert Found out why now: "Det var den mänskliga faktorn. Ett feltryck gjorde att flera kortläsare slutade att fungera, man kom helt enkelt inte in i flera lokaler, bland annat förskolor."
@evan Strong yes, no 2nd class citizenships. French citizens living abroad are even represented in parliament, by geographical regions (northern Europe in my case).
If you are not planning to come back home, you are an emigrant. The word "expat" has a very specific significance: you are temporarily sent away for employment / contractual reasons.
I'm only raising this because of the (racist) tendency to call westerners "expats" and non-westerners "immigrants".
Thank you for the link. I'll note that all "noes" have caveats, and most of them have geopolitical / historical reasons for them (e.g. Baltic countries, Ireland, etc).
I propose that all new cars in the EU (new models and models currently in production as well as new imports) are to be electronically limited to 150 km/h top speed.
For the 26 countries with speed limits, this changes nothing. For Germany, this effectively enforces a 150 km/h speed limit on the highways, which is less restricting than the 130 km/h limit proposed by environmental politicians and organisations.
And as a bonus effect, this would drastically reduce the amount of new cars bought each year, as people would be hurrying to buy a used, pre-limit car instead, so it would be good for the environment, too, and prolong the life cycle of used cars while cutting down on excess new production.
"Le président de la République se dit ouvert à soumettre la réforme du dégel du corps électoral calédonien au vote de l'ensemble des Français, via un référendum."
Mais WTF?! Dans un processus de décolonisation, on accorde au peuple de Nouvelle Calédonie un gel du corps électoral, pour éviter qu'iels ne perdent le contrôle pour cause de minorité numérique. La remise en cause de cet accord déclenche un mouvement de protestation. Et l'autre tocard il veut un référendum national?! Mais quel mépris!
@Nershelam@John_Livingston Il cherche a diluer la responsabilité avec l'intégralité du corps électoral et pouvoir dire: "c'est pas moi, c'est la majorité". Et impliquer tout le monde dans les conséquences du résultat.
Je suis presque curieux de savoir si c'est pour pousser le RN dans une posture colonialiste et les pointer du doigts. :blobcatthink: