<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="4.2.2">Jekyll</generator><link href="https://www.outputblog.de/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><link href="https://www.outputblog.de/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" /><updated>2025-11-06T11:26:45+01:00</updated><id>https://www.outputblog.de/feed.xml</id><title type="html">OUTPUT / Gabor commenting the World</title><subtitle>A news blog, self-hosted and powered by Jekyll.</subtitle><author><name>Gabor</name><email>gabor@outputblog.de</email></author><entry><title type="html">The dismal state of public discourse on Ukraine in Germany</title><link href="https://www.outputblog.de/germany/2022/05/02/Germany-World-War.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="The dismal state of public discourse on Ukraine in Germany" /><published>2022-05-02T20:00:00+02:00</published><updated>2022-05-02T20:00:00+02:00</updated><id>https://www.outputblog.de/germany/2022/05/02/Germany-World-War</id><author><name>Gabor</name><email>gabor@outputblog.de</email></author><category term="germany" /><category term="Scholz" /><category term="Germany" /><category term="Ukraine" /><category term="EU" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[German public discourse is overwhelmingly in favor of continued war and escalation in Ukraine that could put us dangerously close to a real World War. Instead, the EU should push for a good peace deal for Ukraine.]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://www.outputblog.de/assets/images/hart-aber-fair.jpg" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://www.outputblog.de/assets/images/hart-aber-fair.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry><entry><title type="html">Green warmongering escalates to unseen proportions</title><link href="https://www.outputblog.de/germany/2022/04/16/Green-warmongering.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Green warmongering escalates to unseen proportions" /><published>2022-04-16T20:00:00+02:00</published><updated>2022-04-16T20:00:00+02:00</updated><id>https://www.outputblog.de/germany/2022/04/16/Green-warmongering</id><author><name>Gabor</name><email>gabor@outputblog.de</email></author><category term="germany" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[What happened to Germany’s pacifists?]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://www.outputblog.de/assets/images/Gruene.jpg" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://www.outputblog.de/assets/images/Gruene.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry><entry><title type="html">CDU last to announce agenda for 2021 elections</title><link href="https://www.outputblog.de/germany/2021/06/23/CDU.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="CDU last to announce agenda for 2021 elections" /><published>2021-06-23T17:00:00+02:00</published><updated>2021-06-23T17:00:00+02:00</updated><id>https://www.outputblog.de/germany/2021/06/23/CDU</id><author><name>Gabor</name><email>gabor@outputblog.de</email></author><category term="[&quot;germany&quot;]" /><category term="CDU" /><category term="CSU" /><category term="Bundestagswahl" /><category term="Superwahljahr" /><category term="2021" /><category term="Laschet" /><category term="Söder" /><category term="Greens" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[They certainly took their time, but on June 21, the two chairmen of the sister parties CDU and CSU announced the party platform on which the Union is running under chancellor candidate Armin Laschet. The agenda doesn’t fail to dissapoint. A quick analysis.]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/media/thumbs/f/f18032ae1dbaff4c735ba3707e2582d4v1_max_755x424_b3535db83dc50e27c1bb1392364c95a2.jpg?key=5df052" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/media/thumbs/f/f18032ae1dbaff4c735ba3707e2582d4v1_max_755x424_b3535db83dc50e27c1bb1392364c95a2.jpg?key=5df052" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry><entry><title type="html">Party platform of the Liberals and possible cooperation with the Greens</title><link href="https://www.outputblog.de/germany/2021/06/22/FDP_Greens.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Party platform of the Liberals and possible cooperation with the Greens" /><published>2021-06-22T19:30:00+02:00</published><updated>2021-06-22T19:30:00+02:00</updated><id>https://www.outputblog.de/germany/2021/06/22/FDP_Greens</id><author><name>Gabor</name><email>gabor@outputblog.de</email></author><category term="[&quot;germany&quot;]" /><category term="Greens" /><category term="FDP" /><category term="Bundestagswahl" /><category term="Superwahljahr" /><category term="2021" /><category term="Lindner" /><category term="Baerbock" /><category term="Laschet" /><category term="Jamaica" /><category term="Traffic" /><category term="Light" /><category term="Ampel" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[The campaign and growing support of Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) and possibilities of their cooperation with other parties like the Greens and CDU (“Jamaica”) or Greens and SPD (“Traffic Light”) after the 2021 Bundestag elections]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://bilder.bild.de/fotos-skaliert/die-drei-moeglichen-ampel-macher-fdp-chef-christian-lindner-links-mit-den-kandidaten-der-gruenen-un-c1276a664c5f4b9bbe5b793b77fae290-76818734/8,w=1986,q=low,c=0.bild.jpg" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://bilder.bild.de/fotos-skaliert/die-drei-moeglichen-ampel-macher-fdp-chef-christian-lindner-links-mit-den-kandidaten-der-gruenen-un-c1276a664c5f4b9bbe5b793b77fae290-76818734/8,w=1986,q=low,c=0.bild.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry><entry><title type="html">Annalena Baerbock wins Green party nomination for Chancellor of Germany</title><link href="https://www.outputblog.de/germany/2021/04/25/Baerbock.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Annalena Baerbock wins Green party nomination for Chancellor of Germany" /><published>2021-04-25T20:55:36+02:00</published><updated>2021-04-25T20:55:36+02:00</updated><id>https://www.outputblog.de/germany/2021/04/25/Baerbock</id><author><name>Gabor</name><email>gabor@outputblog.de</email></author><category term="[&quot;germany&quot;]" /><category term="Greens" /><category term="Merkel" /><category term="Putin" /><category term="China" /><category term="Russia" /><category term="US" /><category term="Democrats" /><category term="Habeck" /><category term="Bundestagswahl" /><category term="Superwahljahr" /><category term="2021" /><category term="Laschet" /><category term="Söder" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[The 40-year-old party chairwoman and pragmatic green politician becomes first ever female chancellorship candidate of her party, promises to be candidate of change. Continued high support for Green party in polls gives her a real shot as Merkel’s successor. In first interview after nomination, Baerbock advocates for hardliner course against Russia and China.]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.welt.de/img/politik/deutschland/mobile195319631/1462502517-ci102l-w1024/Annalena-Baerbock-deutsche-Politi-12.jpg" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://img.welt.de/img/politik/deutschland/mobile195319631/1462502517-ci102l-w1024/Annalena-Baerbock-deutsche-Politi-12.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry><entry><title type="html">STIKO withdraws recommendation of AstraZeneca shot for people under 60</title><link href="https://www.outputblog.de/archive/2021/03/30/AstraZeneca_Stop.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="STIKO withdraws recommendation of AstraZeneca shot for people under 60" /><published>2021-03-30T23:50:44+02:00</published><updated>2021-03-30T23:50:44+02:00</updated><id>https://www.outputblog.de/archive/2021/03/30/AstraZeneca_Stop</id><author><name>Gabor</name><email>gabor@outputblog.de</email></author><category term="archive" /><category term="SARS-CoV-2" /><category term="Merkel" /><category term="Spahn" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[The newest decision of Germany’s top vaccine agency will almost definitely delay the end of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany by months.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">The week in German COVID-19 politics</title><link href="https://www.outputblog.de/archive/2021/03/28/Coronapolitics_Germany.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="The week in German COVID-19 politics" /><published>2021-03-28T19:32:12+02:00</published><updated>2021-03-28T19:32:12+02:00</updated><id>https://www.outputblog.de/archive/2021/03/28/Coronapolitics_Germany</id><author><name>Gabor</name><email>gabor@outputblog.de</email></author><category term="archive" /><category term="Merkel" /><category term="CDU" /><category term="SARS-CoV-2" /><category term="vaccine" /><category term="AstraZeneca" /><category term="Spahn" /><category term="RKI" /><category term="lockdown" /><category term="pandemic" /><category term="B.1.1.7" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[This week’s inconsistent pandemic management and communications chaos makes priorities of Merkel government painfully obvious. Interests of commerce and employers take precedence over pandemic control.]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://www.outputblog.de/assets/images/210328_RKI_dashboard.png" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://www.outputblog.de/assets/images/210328_RKI_dashboard.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry><entry><title type="html">Alliance 90/The Greens announce party platform for 2021 elections</title><link href="https://www.outputblog.de/germany/2021/03/21/Greens.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Alliance 90/The Greens announce party platform for 2021 elections" /><published>2021-03-21T18:47:37+01:00</published><updated>2021-03-21T18:47:37+01:00</updated><id>https://www.outputblog.de/germany/2021/03/21/Greens</id><author><name>Gabor</name><email>gabor@outputblog.de</email></author><category term="germany" /><category term="Grünen" /><category term="Greens" /><category term="Federal" /><category term="Elections" /><category term="Bundestagswahl" /><category term="Superwahljahr" /><category term="2021" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Gemany’s second most supported Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Party will run on a bold social and climate agenda including doubling of carbon price, no production of combustion engine vehicles after 2030, 45 % tax for incomes over 100 000 EUR, 24 months of parental leave and flexible working hours. No decision over candidacy for chancellor.]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://cdn.prod.www.spiegel.de/images/4b092d5f-0001-0004-0000-000001243047_w948_r1.77_fpx67.67_fpy49.98.jpg" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://cdn.prod.www.spiegel.de/images/4b092d5f-0001-0004-0000-000001243047_w948_r1.77_fpx67.67_fpy49.98.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry><entry><title type="html">In the wake of two state elections - Superwahljahr 2021</title><link href="https://www.outputblog.de/germany/2021/03/17/RP-BW.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="In the wake of two state elections - Superwahljahr 2021" /><published>2021-03-17T19:53:11+01:00</published><updated>2021-03-17T19:53:11+01:00</updated><id>https://www.outputblog.de/germany/2021/03/17/RP-BW</id><author><name>Gabor</name><email>gabor@outputblog.de</email></author><category term="germany" /><category term="SPD" /><category term="CDU" /><category term="Greens" /><category term="AfD" /><category term="FDP" /><category term="Federal" /><category term="Elections" /><category term="Bundestagswahl" /><category term="Superwahljahr" /><category term="2021" /><category term="Corona" /><category term="AstraZeneca" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Greens gain support while CDU takes political damage for corruption affairs and pandemic mismanagement]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://www.tagesschau.de/wahl/archiv/2021-03-14-LT-DE-RP/charts/index-content/chart_679678.jpg" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://www.tagesschau.de/wahl/archiv/2021-03-14-LT-DE-RP/charts/index-content/chart_679678.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry><entry><title type="html">Alexei Navalny and the propaganda cold war of the West and Russia</title><link href="https://www.outputblog.de/world/2021/03/15/Alexei-Navalny.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Alexei Navalny and the propaganda cold war of the West and Russia" /><published>2021-03-15T18:26:25+01:00</published><updated>2021-03-15T18:26:25+01:00</updated><id>https://www.outputblog.de/world/2021/03/15/Alexei-Navalny</id><author><name>Gabor</name><email>gabor@outputblog.de</email></author><category term="world" /><category term="Russia" /><category term="US" /><category term="Navalny" /><category term="Kazbek" /><category term="Putin" /><category term="AfD" /><category term="Bellingcat" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[A case so shrouded in propaganda from both sides that you should question anything you read about it.]]></summary><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/coldwar2.jpg" /><media:content medium="image" url="https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/coldwar2.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></entry></feed>