Immerhin ist nun der Tiefpunkt der Debatte erreicht. Gesetzt hat ihn ein Mann namens Josef Joffe, und in jeder Kommentardiskussion im Internet hätte er sich dadurch disqualifiziert, dass er die Nazi-Karte gezogen hat.
Organisers of a European Citizens’ Initiative that seeks to halt sales of public water utilities say they have gathered one million signatures from across Europe, becoming the first such group to do so since the grass-roots efforts were launched last spring.
A consultative EU body representing trade unions and employers is putting together a citizens' initiative to ban unpaid internships. Meanwhile, other initiatives in the pipeline will seek to lower the voting age to 16 in a bid to boost youth participation in active political life.