Eastern Bloc

McLarens Acquires Top Canadian Loss Adjusting Firm MGB Claims Consultants, Inc.

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Other Professional Services, Professional services, Insurance, Finance, Law enforcement, Legal professions, Eastern Bloc, Ministry of State Security, Political repression in the Soviet Union, Secret police, Insurance, Claims adjuster, Government, Service industries

McLarens , a leading, global independent insurance services provider, is pleased to announce the strategic acquisition of MGB Claims Consultants Inc. (MGB Claims), a well-established complex commercial claims adjusting firm in Canada.

Key Points: 
  • McLarens , a leading, global independent insurance services provider, is pleased to announce the strategic acquisition of MGB Claims Consultants Inc. (MGB Claims), a well-established complex commercial claims adjusting firm in Canada.
  • The addition of MGB Claims is a complementary fit with McLarens ambitious growth strategy and market expansion in North America.
  • The MGB Claims team will add significant and multi-faceted complex loss management expertise and technical skills to McLarens existing aviation and natural resources operations in Canada.
  • Effective immediately, MGB Claims will become part of McLarens North America claims and loss adjusting division, which is led by Steve Whitmarsh, Chief Operating Officer (North America).

North America's Largest Railroad Operating Union Joins Others and Calls on STB to Reject CN Voting Trust

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Eastern Bloc, Secret police, STB, Minnesota railroads, National security, Government

In a letter to the STB, SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson writes:

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  • In a letter to the STB, SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson writes:
    "The approval of the CN voting trust by the STB would be risky for the railway industry and quite possibly will negatively impact our involved SMART-TD members.
  • Approval of the CN voting trust proposal would harm employees of both KCS and CN due to the amount of debt CN will carry and the real possibility that the CN transaction would fail the regulatory test in the end.
  • The consequences for TCU's members and Union Brothers and Sisters will likely be adverse and contrary to the public interest."
  • Those labor organizations join more than 130 shippers, communities and other stakeholders writing directly to the STB in opposition to CN's voting trust proposal.

STB Applies "heavier Burden" and Greater Scrutiny to CN Bid for KCS, Underscoring Heightened Regulatory Risk

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Monday, May 17, 2021
Law, Countries, Equity, Government, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Eastern Bloc, Secret police, STB, STB, Motion, Hague Trust Convention, Trust law

The new merger rules require that the STB formally approve CN\'s proposed use of a voting trust.

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  • The new merger rules require that the STB formally approve CN\'s proposed use of a voting trust.
  • Though CN had filed a motion seeking such approval, the STB rejected that motion as incomplete.\nThe STB also rejected as "misplaced" CN\'s arguments about the legal standard governing its consideration of CN\'s proposed voting trusts.
  • The STB\'s decision made clear that this is a "broad" standard requiring "at minimum" the consideration of five statutory factors.
  • One of those factors relates to the potential impact of a voting trust on the financial condition of rail carriers.

CN Issues Statement on the STB’s Decision Regarding CP’s Voting Trust

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Thursday, May 6, 2021
Articles, Business law, Corporate law, Law, Business, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Eastern Bloc, Secret police, STB, Board of directors, Voting trust

The STB applied the same public interest factors that CN stated should apply to both Voting Trusts.

Key Points: 
  • The STB applied the same public interest factors that CN stated should apply to both Voting Trusts.
  • For the reasons given in the STB\xe2\x80\x99s decision, CN is confident that the STB will reach the same decision with respect to the identical Voting Trust put forward for CN\xe2\x80\x99s proposed acquisition of KCS.
  • Our proposal presents an unparalleled opportunity for customers, employees, shareholders and the North American economy.
  • These documents (if and when available) may be obtained free of charge from the SEC\xe2\x80\x99s website at www.sec.gov and www.sedar.com, as applicable.\n'

European Solidarity Corps 2021 - 2027: the Council and the European Parliament strike a provisional agreement

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Saturday, December 12, 2020
Organizations, Articles, Eastern Bloc, Lech Wałęsa, Polish nationalism, Self-governance, Solidarity, European Union, European Parliament, ESC

The German presidency of the Council and the European Parliament's negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) programme for 2021-2027.

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  • The German presidency of the Council and the European Parliament's negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) programme for 2021-2027.
  • European Solidarity Corps will be accessible for public or private entities and international organisations, provided that they have received an ESC quality label.
  • On 26 November 2018 the Council agreed its position for negotiations with the European Parliamentwhich began on 2 October 2019.
  • The adoption of the European Solidarity Corps regulation for 2021-2027 will happen at a later stage.

PDS Biotechnology Corporation Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

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Monday, August 10, 2020
Money, Finance, Die Wende, Eastern Bloc, Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Probability of default, Economy

All of the shares in the offering are to be sold by PDS Biotech.

Key Points: 
  • All of the shares in the offering are to be sold by PDS Biotech.
  • PDS Biotech intends to use the proceeds from this offering to fund working capital and general corporate purposes.
  • This offering by PDS Biotech is being made pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-3 (File No.
  • These statements are based upon current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions and include statements regarding the proposed public offering and anticipated closing.

100 Voices around the world demand the immediate release of Jose Daniel Ferrer who is completing 100 days of unjust imprisonment in Cuba.

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Thursday, January 9, 2020
Countries, Forms of government, Cuba, Eastern Bloc, Spanish Caribbean, Americas

Through the 100 days 100 voices campaign , the promoters of Cuba Decide around the world denounce the arbitrary imprisonment of Jos Daniel Ferrer by publishing 100 photographs of citizens who, in Cuba and around the world, demand the liberation of the Cuban opposition leader after 100 days of unjust imprisonment.

Key Points: 
  • Through the 100 days 100 voices campaign , the promoters of Cuba Decide around the world denounce the arbitrary imprisonment of Jos Daniel Ferrer by publishing 100 photographs of citizens who, in Cuba and around the world, demand the liberation of the Cuban opposition leader after 100 days of unjust imprisonment.
  • The platform further requests that representatives in the national parliaments of each country show their solidarity by approving resolutions demanding their immediate release.
  • Activists, artists, senators, MEPs, youth from several countries of the Americas, and citizens in general have joined the 100 days 100 voices campaign .
  • All people, from anywhere in the world can show solidarity by publishing their photo on social networks using the #FreeFerrer tag.

Arrest Of Jose Daniel Ferrer Points To Repression Of Cuban Spring

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Countries, Articles, Political philosophy, Cuba, Eastern Bloc, Spanish Caribbean, Torture and the United States, Torture

He was taken captive by the Cuban regime and is still being held prisoner under torture .

Key Points: 
  • He was taken captive by the Cuban regime and is still being held prisoner under torture .
  • Those pleading for freedom and democracy on the island are getting louder, and the Cuban government fears and retaliates against this behavior.
  • Others are imprisoned alongside Ferrer and it will be a matter of time before they face similar conditions and treatment.
  • The Cuban regime, however, has perfected the silencing of its people through tactics of fear and repression.

Press release - Human Rights breaches in Haiti, Algeria and Cuba

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Thursday, November 28, 2019
Countries, Forms of government, Cuba, Eastern Bloc, Spanish Caribbean, Americas, Cuba–European Union relations, Reactions to the 2014–2017 Venezuelan protests

MEPs are deeply worried about the state of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Algeria.

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  • MEPs are deeply worried about the state of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Algeria.
  • Calling on the Cuban authorities to release him immediately, MEPs also denounce the torture and ill-treatment that Mr Ferrer is reported to have suffered.
  • MEPs are greatly concerned about the general human rights situation in the country, including the continuous persecution, harassment, attacks against peaceful dissidents, independent journalists, human rights defenders and political opposition in Cuba.
  • The current Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA) between the EU and Cuba includes a provision to suspend the agreement in the event of human rights violations.

Article - Parliament marks 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Eastern Bloc, Cold War, Cold War in popular culture, City-states, Countries, Decades, Foreign relations of the Soviet Union, Inner German border, Berlin Wall, Iron Curtain, Berlin, Wall

The wall that had divided East and West Berlin since 1961 helped reunite Europe when it fell on 9 November 1989, ushering in a new era for millions of Europeans.

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  • The wall that had divided East and West Berlin since 1961 helped reunite Europe when it fell on 9 November 1989, ushering in a new era for millions of Europeans.
  • We must fight against these threats with determination and unity if we are to respect what happened that night in Berlin when that Wall came down, he said.
  • Bundestag President Schuble called the fall of the Berlin Wall and the removal of the Iron Curtain unprecedented in history.
  • "Particularly in a parliament that serves political purposes but which must always fight for the common good and the wellbeing of all."