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Hans-Martin Tillack
Hans-Martin Tillack (born 1961 in Königs Wusterhausen, near Berlin), is a German reporter, who grew up in Stuttgart. He studied politology and sociology in Marburg and Berlin, worked for five years as reporter for taz before coming to Stern in 1993 – first in Bonn, from 1999 to 2004 in Brussels, today in Berlin. In 2005, he received the Leipziger Medienpreis for his EU reporting. He was the most efficient in exposing Eurostat scandal, the EU statistical body based in Luxembourg. Working for German news magazine Stern, for months he wrote his successive findings and Stern magazine published his revelations about hidden accounts and fictitious contracts. Until May 16, 2003 when Financial Times headlines revealed "A vast enterprise for looting community funds". Two top French managers were removed from office and the whole Eurostat directorate was dismissed. Six separate fraud investigations into Eurostat were required by OLAF, the EU anti-fraud body. Subsequently Hans-Martin Til ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Königs Wusterhausen
Königs Wusterhausen (; , ) is a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district of the state of Brandenburg in Germany a few kilometers outside Berlin. Geography Geographical location Königs Wusterhausen – locally known as "KW" () or "KWh" ()– lies on the Notte canal and the river Dahme southeast of Berlin. Much further away to the west lies the state capital Potsdam. The abbreviation "KW" is also a reminder of the Königs Wusterhausen radio transmitter as "KW" is also the abbreviation for "Kilowatt" and "Kurzwelle" (German: "Shortwave") Parts of town Königs Wusterhausen is the biggest town in the Dahme-Spreewald district. The municipal reforms in 2003 brought about seven amalgamations, since which time the communities of Zeesen, Kablow, Diepensee, Niederlehme, Senzig, Wernsdorf and Zernsdorf have belonged to Königs Wusterhausen, the town's land area has grown sixfold, and its population has doubled. Demography File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung KönigsWusterhausen.pdf, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Court Of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The court hears applications alleging that a contracting state has breached one or more of the human rights enumerated in the convention or its optional protocols to which a member state is a party. The court is based in Strasbourg, France. The court was established in 1959 and decided its first case in 1960 in ''Lawless v. Ireland''. An application can be lodged by an individual, a group of individuals, or one or more of the other contracting states. Aside from judgments, the court can also issue advisory opinions. The convention was adopted within the context of the Council of Europe, and all of its member states of the Council of Europe, 46 member states are contracting parties to the convention. The court's primary means of judicial interpretation is the living instrument doctrine, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Journalists
German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman era) * German diaspora * German language * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Births
Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the captain and first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti enters the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ** After the 1960 military coup, General Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EUobserver
''EUobserver'' is a European online newspaper, launched in 2000 by the Brussels-based organisation EUobserver.com ASBL. The newspaper provides both daily reports and in-depth coverage on international affairs related to the European Union (EU). It is regarded as one of the first English language media outlets dedicated to the reporting of EU affairs, since joined by ''The Brussels Times'', '' EURACTIV'' and ''Politico Europe''. Organisation The website was first launched in 2000 by Lisbeth Kirk, a Danish journalist. There is much academic debate over whether ''EUobserver'', along with other similar publications, can be considered to be contributing to the creation of a pan-European public sphere. Kirk served as both editor-in-chief and business chief of the paper until 2015, after which she was replaced by Eric Maurice, who took over as editor-in-chief of the publication. In 2019, Koert Debeuf was appointed as new editor-in-chief of EUobserver. Readership The newspaper clai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elitsa Vucheva
Elitsa (Bulgarian: Елица) is a Bulgarian feminine given name that may refer to *Elitsa Kostova (born 1990), Bulgarian tennis player *Elitsa Todorova (born 1977), Bulgarian folk singer and percussionist **Elitsa & Stoyan Elitsa and Stoyan () are a Bulgarian music duo consisting of singers Elitsa Todorova and . In 2007, they were the entry for Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, finishing in fifth place with the song "Water (Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yan ..., Bulgarian music duo * Elitsa Vasileva (born 1990), Bulgarian volleyball player * Elitsa Yankova (born 1994), Bulgarian freestyle wrestler {{Given name Bulgarian feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Books On European Union
List of books on the European Union: * ''Brussels Laid Bare'' by Marta Andreasen (2009) St Edwards Press, * ''Blowing the Whistle: Fraud in the European Commission'' by Paul van Buitenen (2000) Politicos Publishing, * ''The European Dream'' by Jeremy Rifkin (2009) * ''In de loopgraven van Brussel: de slag om een transparant Europa'' by Paul van Buitenen (2004) Ten Have, * ''The Imminent Crisis: Greek Debt and the Collapse of the European Monetary Union'' by Grant Wonders (2010) Cambridge: GW Publishing; CreateSpace. . * ''Raumschiff Brüssel. Wie die Demokratie in Europa scheitert'' (''Spaceship Brussels. How democracy in Europe fails'') by Andreas Oldag and Hans-Martin Tillack (German, 2003) S. Fischer Verlag, * '' The United States of Europe, A Eurotopia?'' by Freddy Heineken (1992) Amsterdam, De Amsterdamse Stichting voor de Historische Wetenschap, References {{DEFAULTSORT:Books on the European Union European Union Works about the European Union European Union-rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argon Verlag
S. Fischer Verlag is a major German publishing house, which has operated as a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Group since 1962. The publishing house was founded in 1881 by Samuel Fischer in Berlin, but is currently based in Frankfurt am Main, and is traditionally counted among the most prestigious publishing houses in the German-speaking world. History Originally, it was renowned for naturalistic literature. Famous authors include Gerhart Hauptmann and Thomas Mann, both awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. After the Nazis came to power in Germany, the Jewish family of owner Gottfried Bermann-Fischer fled and founded a branch of their publishing house in Vienna. Those who remained in Berlin kept the official name "S. Fischer Verlag" and were led by Peter Suhrkamp. After the Second World War, disputes over the future of the publishing house arose between Suhrkamp and Fischer. This led to an out-of-court agreement, resulting in a sort of bisection of the S. Fischer Verlag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Oldag
Andreas () is a name derived from the Greek noun ἀνήρ ''anēr'', with genitive ἀνδρός ''andros'', which means "man". See the article on Andrew for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runestone from the 12th century. The name Andrea may be used as a feminine form, but it is also the main masculine form in Italy and the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Given name Andreas is a common name, and this is not a comprehensive list of articles on people named Andreas. See instead . Surname * Alfred T. Andreas (1939–1900), American publisher and historian * Casper Andreas (born 1972), American actor and film director * Dwayne Andreas (1918–2016), American businessman * Harry Andreas (1879–1955), Australian businessman and company director * Lisa Andreas (born 1987), English singer Places *Andreas, Isle of Man, a village and parish in the Isle of Man See also * San Andreas (other) References * – Dictionary of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoffmann Und Campe
Hoffmann is a German surname. People A * Adolph Hoffmann (1858–1930), German politician * Albert Hoffmann (1846–1924), German horticulturist * Alexander Hoffmann (born 1975), German politician * Andrew Hoffman (born 2000), American baseball player * Arthur Hoffmann (politician) (1857–1927), Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council * Asa Hoffmann (born 1943), American chess player *August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798–1874), German poet B *Banesh Hoffmann (1906–1986), American mathematician and physicist, biographer of Einstein *Baptist Hoffmann (1863–1937), German operatic baritone and voice teacher * Bettina Hoffmann (born 1960), German politician * Bruno Hoffmann (1913–1991), German glass harp player C * Charles F. Hoffmann (1838–1913), German-American topographer * Christoph Hoffmann (1815–1885), German politician and Templer * Christoph Hoffmann (born 1957), German politician D * David Hoffmann (other) E * E. T. A. Hof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
