Monthly Archives: April 2022

Gates of Vienna News Feed 4/30/2022

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At long last the Italian government has scrapped its hated “green pass” rules for access to public places and businesses. Meanwhile, Lithuania and Poland have terminated their respective emergency regimens that were put into place at the start of the “pandemic”.

In other news, major Italian and German energy companies will reportedly begin paying for Russian natural gas with rubles.

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Thanks to Dean, Reader from Chicago, SS, and all the other tipsters who sent these in.

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Caveat: Articles in the news feed are posted “as is”. Gates of Vienna cannot vouch for the authenticity or accuracy of the contents of any individual item posted here. I check each entry to make sure it is relatively interesting, not patently offensive, and at least superficially plausible. The link to the original is included with each item’s title. Further research and verification are left to the reader.

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Blowing in the Wind

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Germany’s “climate” goals require it to phase out its fossil fuel and nuclear power plants in the near future (the nukes will be abandoned this year, while the fossil fuels will persist for a little while longer). Eventually the country will have to rely on wind turbines and solar panels. After examining the logistics for how this transition will be accomplished, the relevant bureaucratic entities have begun to realize that the process will be very expensive.

Many thanks to Hellequin GB for translating this article from the German-language service of the Epoch Times. The translator’s comments are in square brackets:

New wind turbines in Germany are becoming more and more expensive

After a top-level meeting with representatives of the renewable energy sector, the Federal Ministry of Economics compiled initial measures on how the expansion of wind and solar power in Germany could be accelerated. This is reported by Der Spiegel in its latest issue. Accordingly, Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) is considering default guarantees for the wind industry: If a construction project fails, the state could first take over the wind turbines — and then pass them on to another project developer.

Enormous raw material requirements for Habeck’s energy transition plans

The EEG (Renewable Energy Sources Act) expansion targets specified by Habeck require enormous amounts of raw materials. Up to 1.8 million tons of copper, 95 million tons of cement and 30 million tons of steel would be needed to build wind and solar power plants, reports Der Spiegel, citing the think tank Agora.

In view of rising raw material prices, this means an enormous financial burden for the green electricity sector. A tonne of copper currently costs twice as much as it did two years ago, and steel almost three times as much. The price caprioles have an immediate impact on the wind energy industry.

As a result, orders for new wind turbines are currently declining. Many manufacturers have so-called sliding clauses in their supply contracts: If raw material costs rise, the prices for systems also rise. Small community energy companies in particular cannot bear this risk. The cash-strapped wind turbine builders, on the other hand, hardly produce for stock. This could stall the expansion of wind energy.

“The plant manufacturers could start producing like this”

Default guarantees are intended to solve the blockade. “The plant manufacturers could start producing like this,” said State Secretary Oliver Krischer to Der Spiegel. They wouldn’t have to worry about getting stuck on their pinwheels. [Sure, the Taxpayer can bleed some more, I guess.]

According to Der Spiegel, further measures are also being discussed. A working group in the ministry is to deal with the procurement of raw materials. It is also to be examined which KfW (Reconstruction loan corporation) programs can be expanded. Approval procedures for new factories should be accelerated as much as possible.

The recruitment of skilled workers in climate-related professions is to be coordinated with the Federal Ministry of Labour. The Ministry of Economic Affairs also wants to ensure that the EU classifies new green power plants as projects of common European interest (IPCEI) — just like the battery cells. The state could thus promote investments in new production capacities more generously.

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Trouble With a Capital “P”

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After all the brouhaha on Easter weekend in Sweden, the police authorities have refused to allow Rasmus Paludan to hold any more of his public political events. As a result he has announced that he is paying another visit to Sweden, where this time he will engage in his own individual, personal activities. Among those activities he mentioned that he intends to burn a few Korans here and there.

Mr. Paludan was scheduled to arrive in Örebro tonight. I haven’t heard whether another culture-enriching ruckus has begun, but I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that the young mujahideen of Örebro are toasting their Saturday night kebabs over the flames of brightly burning police cars and municipal transit buses.

Many thanks to Gary Fouse for translating this article from Fria Tider:

Tonight Paludan is coming to Örebro: Will burn several Korans

April 30, 2022

The politician and opinion-maker Rasmus Paludan says that he will come to Örebro tonight. He says that he will burn several Korans during his visit to Sweden, among other places at Norra Bantorget Square in Stockholm.

Rasmus Paludan announced that he is coming to Sweden over the weekend to burn a large number of Korans at various places.

When Fria Tider called Paludan shortly after one o’clock today, he was still in Denmark, but stated that he will come to Sweden later today. He is planning to burn Korans in several locations during Saturday but won’t say where.

Paludan says that he will be in Sveaparken in Örebro around 11:30 tonight. He states that he has not decided if he will burn a Koran at that particular location.

“I don’t know. It might happen, of course, but for the most part, I’ll be there to drink beer and celebrate Valpurgis and talk to Swedes about what’s happening,” Paludan tells Fria Tider.

Tomorrow, on May 1, Paludan plans to burn a Koran in Stockholm.

“I will go a little after the Social Democrats May 1 procession, then when we get to Norra Bantorget, I had thought about burning a Koran there as well.”

Paludan emphasizes that he is not coming to organize any public gatherings, either in Örebro or Stockholm. He plans to burn the Koran on his own without holding any open gatherings or other gatherings.

“Even if I can’t organize a public gathering, I can at least burn my own book,” he says.

Paludan reports that he has asked for personal protection from the Swedish police since he judges that there is a risk he will be exposed to violence during his visit to Sweden. According to him, the police have not approved his request.

Update 11:31pm: Rasmus Paludan has posted a video on Facebook which shows the way he burns a Koran in Värnamo. The Koran-burning takes place in front of a villa where, according to information online, there is a Muslim association. Paludan says in the film that there should be a mosque at the address, but he doesn’t think the house is a mosque.

Previous posts about Rasmus Paludan and the burning of the Koran:

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To Defeat Putin, You Must Go Without

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I wrote yesterday about the plans that the architects of the New World Order have for us. According to the latest word handed down from on high by the World Economic Forum, those plans include the demand that ordinary citizens endure severe privation and hardship in order to defeat the evil Vladimir Putin, and also save the planet.

Many thanks to Hellequin GB for translating this article from the Austrian weekly Der Wochenblick:

They take everything from us…

WEF decrees total renunciation: We should freeze, cycle and dawdle against Putin

The vexatious sanctions against Russia are hitting the civilian population all over Europe hard, and people are suffering from an unprecedented wave of inflation. The World Economic Forum around “Great Reset” architect Klaus Schwab has now presented its unworldly and disturbing solution: people should simply do without everything if possible. That saves them money — and hurts Russia the most.

Globalists want collapse and make regulations

Wochenblick has already broken down the way globalist circles would benefit from the impending collapse across Europe in order to force us even further into dependency on them. But apparently the rulers of the world are so sure of victory that they no longer make any secret of their intentions. It is no longer enough to stink for sustainability and against evil rogue states — a recommendation that German authorities have long been making. According to Schwab & Co., cold apartments, rusting cars and human capital walking on foot are the order of the day.

At least that’s what a new WEF video suggests. The think tank, under whose wing the powerful of this world like to blather about their radical transformation, falls back on the proven method of educating people with short 80-second clips. The title of the latest work: “Nine ways Europeans can reduce their energy consumption, save money and help Ukraine”. This compilation alone shows clearly: They want to sell us radical renunciation as a “good thing” that should save us, our fellow human beings and the planet.

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Unworldly recommendations beyond all reality of life

The WEF also refers to the “Energy Action Plan” of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The OECD subsidiary organization was considered the driving force behind the “Agenda 2030” resolution, which wants to change the world in the interests of the Global Elite under the guise of “sustainability”. In the past, it was often notable for grossly incorrect forecasts. The head of the Agency, which has strategic oil reserves with which it can intervene in the price level on the energy market, is the Turkish Fatih Birol, who is considered an important reference point for German climate and energy policy.

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Gates of Vienna News Feed 4/29/2022

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Russia launched a missile strike against Kyiv while UN Secretary-General António Guterres was visiting the Ukrainian capital. Meanwhile, Russia has reportedly sold $66 billion in oil and gas since the Ukraine crisis began.

In other news, a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in Kabul, killing more than fifty people. The target mosque is Sunni, but engages in a ritual practice that is considered heretical by mainstream Sunnis.

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Thanks to Caroline Glick, Dean, Insubria, JW, Reader from Chicago, and all the other tipsters who sent these in.

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Caveat: Articles in the news feed are posted “as is”. Gates of Vienna cannot vouch for the authenticity or accuracy of the contents of any individual item posted here. I check each entry to make sure it is relatively interesting, not patently offensive, and at least superficially plausible. The link to the original is included with each item’s title. Further research and verification are left to the reader.

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Palestinian Demo Thwarted in Berlin

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After Palestinians in Berlin engaged in a frenzy of Jew-hatred at a “demonstration” last weekend, Berlin police banned a repeat of the event scheduled to take place this weekend. An appeal by the organizers of the demo has been denied by the Berlin Administrative Court.

Many thanks to Gary Fouse for translating this article from the Berliner Morgenpost:

After emergency application: Pro-Palestinian demonstration remains banned

The Administrative Court has rejected an emergency application from the organizer. Nevertheless, the Berlin police are in large scale deployment

by Julian Wuerzer
April 29, 2022

Berlin. The pro-Palestinian demonstration announced for Friday in Kreuzberg remains banned for the time being. The Administrative Court of Berlin rejected an emergency application against the police ban on Friday, according to a court spokesperson. Initially, it was not clear whether the organizer would appeal to the Higher Administrative Court. “I welcome the fact that the position of the Assembly Authority has been confirmed. Anti-Semitism has no place in our city,” stated interior senator Iris Spranger (SPD).

After anti-Semitic outbursts at a pro-Palestinian demonstration last weekend, the Berlin police banned an announced demonstration for this Friday with a similar orientation. There is the danger that hateful and anti-Semitic speech, calls for violence, intimidation, and violence may occur, it is said. On Thursday evening, the police stated that the examination by the Assembly Authority “is based on experiences in the recent past.”

In addition, substitute events are banned up to and including May 1.

The organizer of the demonstration complained about the police ban. The Administrative Court in Berlin received an equivalent emergency request, said a court spokeswoman on Friday. The court ruled the same day. The demonstration was reported as a “protest demonstration against the Israeli aggression in Jerusalem”. The march would begin on Orianienplatz and proceed along Oranienstrasse and Kotbusserdam to Hermannplatz.

They Have Plans For Us

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When I wrote last week about the financial crisis and the Great Reset, I said:

None of the above is the raving of a tinfoil-hat paranoid. It has all been written up, more or less the same as I summarized, in articles and treatises and papers put out by the World Economic Forum and the other institutions that are planning our globalized future. None of it is hidden. It’s not secret. But it’s TLDR for most people, so they pay no attention.

The following report talks about Klaus Schwab’s most recent book, which is an example of the blatant out-in-the-open plans our future overlords have for us. They probably rely on the fact that almost nobody outside of their totalitarian technocrat community reads their stuff.

The sheep just never look up.

Many thanks to Hellequin GB for translating this article from Report24:

“Insane!”: Schwab’s new book “The Great Narrative” is torn in two

It was published in English on December 28 last year and has been available in German since February 21: The second part of Klaus Schwab’s “The Great Reset” is called “The Great Narrative” and has the dubious subtitle “For a better future”. The latest work by the founder of the World Economic Forum is not well received by readers.

The big narrative est [sic!] is a guide for anyone who wants to better understand how the world has evolved since the beginning of the pandemic and what solutions can make it more resilient, fairer and more sustainable..

This is how the 293-page book by Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret is described on Amazon. However, users find completely different words for it. The 1-star ratings outweigh the others in both the German and the English version. German readers state:

“Insane! Does he believe he is “God”? Orwell sends greetings: he says protection, peace and freedom. He means control, slavery and paternalism.”

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“Severely sick! A lone man who has gathered a kind of elite cult around him is trying to transform all of humanity according to his ideal! Mankind should do everything possible to ensure that this nightmare does not become a reality!”

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“A dangerous pamphlet that promotes totalitarian socialism with pretended global problems such as climate change. Pooh!”

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The ratings for the English version are hardly more forgiving. Here is what UK readers write:

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Gates of Vienna News Feed 4/28/2022

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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced that his country’s energy diversification policy has kept it from being dependent on Russian natural gas, so that it cannot be blackmailed. In contrast, Czechia gets 92% of its gas from Russia, and will be in a dire situation if its supply is cut off. Also, Germany has been the single largest customer for Russian gas since the crisis in Ukraine began.

In other news, an 81-year-old man in Detroit was shot after he stopped to apologize to a pedestrian that he almost hit with his car.

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Thanks to C. Cantoni, Dean, Insubria, JAS, LP, Reader from Chicago, SS, and all the other tipsters who sent these in.

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Caveat: Articles in the news feed are posted “as is”. Gates of Vienna cannot vouch for the authenticity or accuracy of the contents of any individual item posted here. I check each entry to make sure it is relatively interesting, not patently offensive, and at least superficially plausible. The link to the original is included with each item’s title. Further research and verification are left to the reader.

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The Violent Fashion Critics of the Left

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The following article concerns violent attacks by left-wing extremists in Germany against businesses that sell the Thor Steinar brand of clothing.

The reason that Thor Steinar upsets the Left is that its apparel is popular among neo-Nazis. The company’s logo features an amalgam of the Tiwaz rune and the Sowilo rune. If I’m not mistaken, the latter rune on its own would be illegal to display in Germany, due to its use by the SS during the Second World War. It is currently used by neo-Nazis in Ukraine, and a variant of it is featured in the logo for the notorious Azov Battalion.

Many thanks to Hellequin GB for translating this article from Junge Freiheit. The translator’s comments are in square brackets:

Video shows brutal attack by left-wing extremists

There are scenes that leave you stunned. The left-wing extremists repeatedly hit the woman lying on the ground, beating her legs, feet and head with a baton. In the end, they sprayed the young mother’s face with pepper spray at close range. The victim writhes in pain. Then the four hooded perpetrators run out of the Erfurt clothing store.

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Despite the use of a helicopter and a squadron of dogs, the four masked perpetrators are able to escape. The scene took place last Saturday and almost repeated itself in Dresden, Magdeburg, Schwerin, Halle and Berlin. In all these cities, the fashion label “Thor Steinar” sells its clothes under changing names. And everywhere, attacks or at least suspicious incidents occur almost simultaneously.

Concerted Action

In Magdeburg, four perpetrators break into the shop and spray a foul-smelling liquid, apparently butyric acid, in the shop. “A saleswoman and her dog, who was in the shop at the time of the crime, were also soiled by paint splashes,” the police said. Here, too, the perpetrators escape, although a tracking dog picks up the trail.

In Halle, two attackers fail at a locked door and cannot enter the shop. Then they spray the entire shop window and the facade with tar paint. In Schwerin, a man manages to break into the store. Also here: butyric acid inside, tar color outside. In Berlin and Dresden, salespeople report people who are watching the shops. There have been no raids here.

The simultaneity of the actions, the large number of perpetrators involved and the brutality suggest that this is a concerted action by the left-wing extremist scene. For years, the Thor Steinar brand has been accused of being popular with right-wing extremists. The managing directors have rejected any right-wing extremist sentiment for years. The left-wing extremist scene doesn’t care. Again and again there are attacks on the shops. But the Erfurt case overshadows everything that has gone before.

“New Dimension of Violence”

The managing directors speak to Junge Freiheit of a “new dimension of violence”. Much is reminiscent of the case of Lina E., which is currently being tried in Dresden. According to the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office, she and three other perpetrators attacked a member of the right-wing scene in Leipzig in October 2018. After their victim was down they continued to attack him with punches, kicks and pepper spray. The man suffered a fractured kneecap.

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Gates of Vienna News Feed 4/27/2022

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French President Emmanuel Macron was pelted with tomatoes during his first public appearance since his re-election. Meanwhile, British Secretary of State for Justice Dominic Raab was greeted with cries of “Allahu Akhbar” when he visited a prison dominated by Islamic zealots.

In other news, a female suicide bomber in Karachi blew herself up outside of a minibus carrying Chinese language tutors. Three Chinese teachers were killed, along with their Pakistani driver.

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Does Being Vaxed Increase the Risk of Traffic Accidents?

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Based on data from Austria and Germany, it appears that the experimental mRNA treatment intended to mitigate the effects of infection with the Wuhan Coronavirus may increase the risk of “episodes of impaired consciousness” resulting in accidents caused by drivers or bicycle riders.

Many thanks to Hellequin GB for translating this article from the Austrian weekly Der Wochenblick:

Sudden disturbances of consciousness

More and more accidents: Are vaccinated drivers a traffic risk?

Since the 1970s, the number of people killed in road accidents in Austria and Germany has fallen by almost 90%. Almost 3,000 people lost their lives on Austria’s roads in 1972, but by 2020 there were only 338. This trend has recently threatened to reverse.

Huge rise: Heavy car collisions

Serious car collisions on open roads and accidents involving several vehicles have been increasing since the second half of last year. Nine such traffic accidents were registered on German roads in one day. Fatal accidents occurred on two consecutive days in February in the north of Graz. Cyclists fall every day without external influence and are usually no longer responsive when first responders arrive. Witnesses and those involved at the scene of the accident admit that they are at a loss as to what happened.

After the person who caused the accident has been admitted to the hospital, a previously very rare explanation appears, which is also piling up on the sports fields: “medical emergency”. In most cases, heart attacks, less frequently strokes and pulmonary embolisms are diagnosed. However, not all of the episodes of impaired consciousness which led to the accidents are revealed. If there is a brain hemorrhage as a result of an impact, this can be wrongly misinterpreted as the cause of death. After all, not all traffic fatalities are autopsied. The number of unreported cases remains unclear.

Up to 100 additional road deaths due to “medical emergencies”

Extrapolations from previous figures from several countries could mean up to 100 additional traffic fatalities for Austria at the end of the year due to “medical emergencies” behind the wheel or in the saddle. The sudden episodes of impaired consciousness would then be the second most common cause of fatal traffic accidents, ahead of the approximately 30 traffic deaths caused by alcohol.

Since these accumulations have only been observed since the start of mass vaccinations against “Covid” and everywhere in Europe, a connection is obvious. Other previously unknown causes of vascular diseases (e.g. other new drugs) are not brought into play by witnesses to Corona either. The inflammation of blood vessel walls often caused by the “Covid vaccinations” has the potential to clog or burst the affected veins many months after the injection. If these are so-called end arteries without cross connections, sudden heart failure, a stroke or paralysis can occur.

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Gates of Vienna News Feed 4/26/2022

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Leaked internal audio from a Twitter management meeting revealed that company officers are traumatized by Elon Musk’s acquisition of the company. Meanwhile, the EU and the UK warned Mr. Musk that Twitter must abide by their censorship rules or face substantial fines.

In other news, Antifa activists staged violent riots in cities across France after Emmanuel Macron’s victory in last Sunday’s election.

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Sicilian Court Rules the Mandatory Vax Unconstitutional

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In the following video an Italian lawyer reports that the Court of Administrative Justice of Sicily has ruled that Italy’s mandatory vax is unconstitutional, on the grounds that the experimental mRNA treatment intended to mitigate the effects of infection with the Wuhan Coronavirus has been shown to cause fatalities. Even if such fatalities are extremely rare, the court said that a single death is enough to render the mandate unconstitutional. The Sicilian ruling passes the ball to the Constitutional Court, which will now have to rule on the issue.

Many thanks to HeHa for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes and RAIR Foundation for the subtitling:


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Video transcript:

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We Want More Administrative Bloat!

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The already swollen German bureaucratic state is set to become even more gargantuan, given the presence of two bloat-loving socialist parties in the governing coalition.

Many thanks to Hellequin GB for translating this article from the German-language service of the Epoch Times. A reminder — the “traffic-light” coalition consists of the three parties (red=Social Democrats, yellow=FPD, green=Greens) that make up the current coalition government:

Traffic-light coalition wants 758 additional official positions in federal ministries

758 additional civil servant posts are to be created in the federal ministries. This is reported by the ARD political magazine Report Mainz after an evaluation of the draft budget for 2022. According to this, there will be a massive increase in jobs compared to the end of the Merkel era.

Since the number of employees is to be reduced by 54, the planned number of employees will increase by a total of 704 jobs. The current evaluation of the personnel overviews also shows that all ministers are demanding more personnel.

SPD and Green-led ministries want a particularly large number of additional jobs: Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is calling for a further 75 jobs for the chancellor’s office. Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) wants 101 additional jobs for his ministry.

Even the Ministry of the Interior wants a further 103 employees, although a separate ministry is being set up for the area of construction and housing; Construction Minister Klara Geywitz claims 104 new posts. When asked by Report Mainz, the ministries justified the increase in jobs by citing the management of new tasks that would result from the coalition agreement.

More state secretaries than ever before

According to the personnel overview of the draft budget, 128 highly paid civil servant posts are also planned, the so-called B positions with a monthly salary of up to €15,000. Additional personnel costs of around €60 million per annum result from the salary groups of the established posts.

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