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What does the right sidebar mean?

Since my blog post above hypothesis, an open-source software initiative for annotating web content, I use this tool for myself. All it takes is installing a browser add-on and registering on the Hypothesis website. You can then mark and comment on all Internet content you have called up. 

Rather for convenience, I have now linked this tool directly from my weblog, so that when using my own blog I do not always have to check whether the relevant browser extension is installed and activated. Since other bloggers are doing this too, more and more surfers are becoming a little more comfortable using Hypothesis.

That's why you see this sidebar now. If you open it and log in to Hypothesis, you can see what other users have already publicly marked or commented on here on the weblog. However, private or group tags and comments remain hidden from you.

If you click on the eye of the sidebar, it will be crossed out and the yellow markings in the text will then be hidden.

I have switched this function off for the sake of clarity. However, you can still use Hypothesis if you activate the software in your browser. 

You can find out how the whole thing looks and works here in the forum or on my comments page . see


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  • Addition: Inflation is stronger than before the euro?

    No. The euro has been around for 25 years. On average, the Eurosystem (ECB + national central banks) achieved the inflation target significantly better between 1999 and 2020 than was the case before. The phase of current inflation as a result of the Corona crisis and the supply bottlenecks and the energy crisis has driven up prices worldwide in 2021 and 2022. Inflation has been falling continuously since the end of 2022 and is approaching 2% again.
    In addition, the common currency has given Europe stability in various crises.
    The common currency supports the domestic market and has helped Germany achieve strong export performance.

  • I would like to add to the minutes of the “Europe Now!” discussion group that we participants also debated how “natural” Europe has become, especially for us younger people. Many of us don't know any different. Travel without borders, pay in euros, no customs fees when shopping online, we hardly know any other way. It is important to demonstrate these freedoms in order to arouse interest in Europe.
    Likewise, the majority of the group agreed that we are not afraid, but rather feel concern and uncertainty when we observe current developments.

    • As we were able to determine, the half-life of such rounds is not sufficient to fill a forum even remotely. Where non-binding has become a principle, you really have to think about completely new communication channels.