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Leonore Gewessler
@leonoregewessler· The Greens – The Green Alternative· Aug 12, 2026

„Die Studentin, die abends kellnert, zahlt einen Beitrag zur Budgetsanierung, die Superreichen nicht!

"The student who works as a waitress in the evening contributes to budget consolidation, the super-rich do not!"

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Leonore Gewessler
@leonoregewessler· The Greens – The Green Alternative· Aug 12, 2026

„Auf einem Parkplatz wächst keine Kartoffel. Wir brauchen die Flächen als Ackerland und Erholungsflächen.

"On a parking lot, no potatoes grow. We need the areas as farmland and recreational spaces."

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Julia Herr
@juliaherr· Social Democratic Party of Austria· Aug 12, 2026

„Die Krise trifft alle: die Bauern mit Ernteausfällen, die Kranken, die armen Menschen in heißen Stadtwohnungen, die kleinen Kinder.

"The crisis affects everyone: farmers with crop failures, the sick, the poor in hot city apartments, small children."

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Michaela Schmidt
@michaelaschmidt· Social Democratic Party of Austria· Aug 12, 2026

„Wir wollen keine Überförderung wie in der Vergangenheit.

"We do not want overfunding like in the past."

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Michael Bernhard
@michaelbernhard· NEOS – The New Austria· Aug 12, 2026

„Die Dürreschäden sind nicht überraschend gekommen, wir wissen seit Jahren, dass die Sommer heißer werden. Insofern muss sich auch der Zugang der Bauern zur Versicherung ändern.

"The drought damages did not come as a surprise; we have known for years that summers are getting hotter. Therefore, the farmers' access to insurance must also change."

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Christian Stocker
@christianstocker· Austrian People's Party· Aug 12, 2026

„Und trotzdem haben wir den Pay Gap. Ich weiß es nicht. Wenn wir die Lösung hätten, wäre ich froh.

"And yet we have the pay gap. I don't know. If we had the solution, I would be glad."

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Christian Stocker
@christianstocker· Austrian People's Party· Aug 12, 2026

„Wenn wir Planungssicherheit haben wollen, gibt es zuständige Behörden, wo Sie alles vorbringen können.

"If we want planning security, there are responsible authorities where you can present everything."

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Christian Stocker
@christianstocker· Austrian People's Party· Aug 12, 2026

„Die Arbeit, die geleistet wird, ist eine wertvolle für Familie und Gesellschaft. Eine im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes unbezahlbare Arbeit. Hier gibt es keinen Urlaub, keine Arbeitszeit, man kann die Stunden nicht messen“.

"The work that is done is valuable for family and society. It is, in the truest sense of the word, unpaid work. There is no vacation, no working hours, you cannot measure the hours."

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Christian Stocker
@christianstocker· Austrian People's Party· Aug 12, 2026

„Ich verstehe, dass dieser eine Satz viele Menschen verletzt und beleidigt hat und als Ausdruck der Geringschätzung verstanden wurde. Das war nie meine Absicht.

"I understand that this one sentence has hurt and offended many people and was understood as a sign of contempt. That was never my intention."

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Moshe Abutbul
@mosheabutbul· Shas· Aug 12, 2026

Their (police) procedures need to be refined immediately and clearly to allow haredim to file complaints at police stations without being arrested.

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Moshe Abutbul
@mosheabutbul· Shas· Aug 12, 2026

This is a crossing of a red line and a serious violation of the commissioner's commitment to the Haredi public.

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Joseph Aoun
@josephaoun· Independent· Aug 12, 2026

Securing a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory and the return of Lebanese prisoners remained priorities in the negotiations.

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Joseph Aoun
@josephaoun· Independent· Aug 12, 2026

Negotiations with Israel were progressing while reaffirming that Lebanon would not accept a continued Israeli presence on any part of its territory.

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Norbert Totschnig
@norberttotschnig· Austrian People's Party· Aug 12, 2026

Wer den Bäuerinnen und Bauern in einer akuten Notsituation eine bestehende Entlastung wegnimmt, um ihnen das Geld anschließend als “Hilfe„ wieder zurückzugeben, hilft ihnen nicht - er verschiebt nur Geld von einer Tasche in die andere.

Whoever takes away an existing relief from farmers in an acute emergency situation to then give them the money back as 'aid' does not help them - he just shifts money from one pocket to another.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy
@volodymyrzelenskyy· Aug 12, 2026

This is the first time in Russia’s history that they no longer have a secure strategic rear. For the first time, they cannot wage war without reinforcements from

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Kenson Casimir
@kensoncasimir· Independent· Aug 12, 2026

We need Julien Alfred to be representing Saint Lucia at most of the global events, and that is what they will endeavour to do: put the best athletes out representing the country. That is their mandate.

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Kenson Casimir
@kensoncasimir· Independent· Aug 12, 2026

You have to understand the Olympic Committee’s mandate. It is to actually put out Saint Lucia’s best athletes to the rest of the world. So, their position is not incorrect.

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Kenson Casimir
@kensoncasimir· Independent· Aug 12, 2026

I’m very wary of stepping in as a minister and, for lack of a better way of phrasing it, forcing an athlete to participate at an event that the entire technical team around her has advised her not to participate.

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