Xinhua Insight: Subsidies to boost eco-appliances market?

BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — Once a largely honorary recognition of a fridge or TV’s green credentials, home appliances’ official energy-efficiency ratings are assuming more importance after the Beijing government promised firms subsidies if they score highly in the tests.

The Beijing Municipal Commission of Commerce made that promise earlier this month to makers of nine types of products, including fridges, air conditioners and water heaters.

It did not elaborate on the size of subsidy when announcing the policy, but manufacturers on its list say top-performing products labeled “grade-1” can have 13 percent of the prices refunded when sold in Beijing, and for grade-2 products, 8 percent.

The move has been hailed a step forward from the announcement by central government recently that it would favor energy-efficient appliances in government purchases and industrial projects.

China has been urging production of energy-efficient home appliances as it encourages domestic consumption and industrial upgrades and tries to make good on its commitment to fighting climate change.

It has pledged to cut carbon emissions per unit of GDP by 40 percent by 2020 from the 2005 level.

As well as shifting from fossil fuels to cleaner solar and wind power, the country is mulling tighter vehicle emission standards. According to a study by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, tougher energy efficient standards could cut annual global greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent by 2030.

There is a precedent for the subsidy scheme. In 2012, the central government piloted a similar deal nationwide on fridges, air conditioners, washing machines, panel TVs and water heaters, though it ceased a year later amid concern of a market bubble.

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Wang Xiaoming, general manager of the Henan subsidiary of water heater maker Usaton, said a subsidy of 13 and 8 percent is a huge boon for the home appliance industry, given the products’ low profit margins.

“If applied nationally, it will surely increase sales of energy-saving appliances and boost their production,” Wang told Xinhua.

Despite its short-lived nature, the 2012 subsidy buoyed the market and encouraged energy conservation technology in industry, he added.

The company now produces mostly grade-1 and grade-2 water heaters, while products under grade-3 are already rare in China.

There’s less of a fresh breeze blowing through the market for air conditioners though. A search on shopping website Tmall.com shows the best-selling air conditioners are mostly grade-3 products.

Interviews with customers also suggest the concept of energy efficiency alone may have limit appeal to price-savvy shoppers.

“When selecting an air conditioner, my priorities are still its brand, price, quality and after-sales service,” said Liu Bo, a bank clerk who has just finished decorating his apartment in the central city of Zhengzhou.

“Energy saving is good, but I may still opt for a not so energy-efficient air conditioner if it is much cheaper,” Liu added.

Liu agreed that the subsidy could increase the appeal of energy-efficient appliances, but that this depends on “how much it can reduce the price.”

Some industry observers have argued that the most profound implications of the subsidy lie in raising eco awareness among Chinese shoppers and signaling future government support for energy-saving products. Enditem

 

China to increase investment in Africa

BEIJING, Nov. 26 (Greenpost) — China will increase investment in Africa and buy more non-resources products from the continent, an official said on Thursday.

“China will export advanced industrial production capacity to African countries,” Vice Commerce Minister Qian Keming told a news briefing.

He said China will diversify imports from the continent and buy more products in addition to primary commodities, particularly natural resources, which account for the bulk of China-Africa trade.

He said China has deliberated for a year on the “package of cooperation proposals”, which will be announced at the Johannesburg meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation next month.

The package is based around China “helping African countries upgrade industrial structure, safeguard food security and build infrastructure,” according to the vice minister.

“To that end, China will give African countries more low-interest loans and set up funds to finance the cooperation,” said Qian. Enditem

Source Xinhua, editor Xuefei Chen Axelsson

民测:70%瑞典人支持政府收紧难民的政策

北欧绿色邮报网报道(记者陈雪霏)--根据瑞典民意调查公司SIFO的最新调查,瑞典有70%的公众支持政府最近关于收紧难民接收政策的决定。

根据调查,10人中有7人支持政府的决定,尽管环境党领导人在宣布该决定时显示出极大的艰难抉择。

25日晚斯德哥尔摩环境党召开年会,期间有人表示,瑞典还有接收难民的潜力。不过,既然政府作出决定,就先看看再说了。

瑞典的英文网站Local发表文章说,这并不等于瑞典就和其他国家一样,不再那么开放,那么慷慨,那么大方了。事实上瑞典依然是接收难民人均最多的国家。

瑞典目前依然处于危险4级的状态。

11月24日,瑞典首相勒文宣布瑞典将把难民接收水平维持在欧盟最低水平。

华为进入瑞典暨欧洲15周年纪念大会在诺贝尔晚宴大厅隆重举行

北欧绿色邮报网报道(记者陈雪霏)--据朋友圈斯德哥尔摩大学房晓辉教授的微信,中国民营企业走出去的典型范例华为公司26日晚在斯德哥尔摩市政厅诺贝尔晚宴大厅隆重举行进入瑞典暨欧洲15周年纪念大会。

华为瑞典总裁李俊维在纪念大会上发表讲话说,我们正在站在一个大时代的开端。

纪念大会规格之高,堪比诺贝尔晚宴。

华为作为瑞典爱立信的对手,在这里肩并肩地发展壮大起来,是中国企业走出国门的典范。

据房晓辉教授评价,华为是典型地利用国际资源,尤其是国际人力资源的公司,堪称真正的国际大公司。

中国驻瑞典大使陈育明,商务参赞韩晓东和瑞典商务部长均出席了庆祝大会。

北京日记(一)

晨曦

11月12日上午10点,我在斯德哥尔摩市中心国王花园宾馆三层采访了中国当代很有担当的导演赵亮。感谢斯德哥尔摩电影节组委会新闻组的精心安排。采访地点就是在三楼楼梯上边的平台边上,只够两把椅子的地方,但不大不小正好,反映了瑞典人做事对度的把握。他们追求的是恰到好处。这里是黄金地段,自然不能非常宽敞,但你只要脚踩到那地毯上,就知道这里有多么宝贵。然而,我和赵亮讲的却是这背后的故事。

 

10点整,赵亮准时和新闻官来到我面前,看到我要录像,他立即说,对不起,我要去趟洗手间。回来时只见他把前一天出现在电影院里的那顶帽子又戴上了。仿佛著名音乐人刀郎经常要戴帽子接受采访。

 

为了采访赵亮,我提前看了他导演的纪录片电影《Behemoth》, 中文应该翻译成《悲兮魔兽》。我也看了一点儿关于他的介绍。原来,赵亮出生于1971年。出生在辽宁丹东。曾经在鲁迅美术学院师范系学习,后到北京电影学院进修一年。和贾樟柯是同届,贾樟柯是本科。他是进修,赵亮直言不讳。

 

我问他是否很崇拜张艺谋,他说,年轻时当然和那一代人一样,张艺谋可以说是很多电影人的崇拜对象,但是现在他不崇拜了,现在他谁也不崇拜。这句话让我想起几年前在斯德哥尔摩采访沈阳音乐学院客座教授歌星庞龙时他说的一句话,当时,我也是趁他们代表团吃中午饭的时候,聊了聊。他说,我谁都不崇拜,我们就相信自己。这也好像是小沈阳在小品里说的“我谁都不崇拜,我就崇拜我自己,我都给我自己磕头”。当然,或许小品和流行歌曲不能类比,但我想大家喜欢小沈阳是因为他唱了几句刀郎的歌曲。庞龙说,当然还是刀郎更伟大是真正的音乐人,而小沈阳只是个善于模仿的小品演员。

 

或许这也道出了70后,80后的人生观,和60后的雷锋精神,集体精神,谦虚谦让,勇于牺牲的精神是不同的。但是,也许正是因为他们敢于担当的自信让他们与众不同。

 

赵亮中等个儿,清瘦,文质彬彬的音质,说话慢条斯理,思路清晰,没有豪言壮语和掩饰不住的让人感觉血压高的高喊和情绪,但是,他想说的话,却令人震撼。

 

“我只是把现实中的情况,只表现了10%,如果你到现场看会感到更加震撼。”

很快,新闻官就来催我,说半小时的时间已到。我不得不结束。

赵亮导演过《上访》,看看那些镜头都是真实的原版的现实。赵亮说,他在影片《Behemoth》最后告诉观众的是,其实,在这个过程中,我们自己也都参与其中。或许没有什么比这更让人难受的反思了。

 

我并没有告诉他我马上就要飞回北京。我也没有告诉朋友同事我为什么要这么急匆匆地要飞回北京。其实我飞回北京的主要原因就是因为这会儿的机票便宜。而且,我在11年前买的房子,终于告诉我可以办房产证了,我需要本人回去办。我庆幸我们这些人没有逼迫开发商,没有及早把他送上法庭。我们忍耐着,忍受着,等待着,终于有一天11年后的一天,政府说我们可以办房产证了。这中间可能经历着以前开发商的行为是不合法的,所以,政府不给办,但11年了,随着中国的城镇化进程不断加速,历史遗留问题时间很长,这个问题慢慢开始解决了。我们当初就说,如果急着把开发商告倒,激化矛盾,我们的房产证也还是拿不到手。既然能住着,就先住着吧。

 

我在2004年进行了两项投资,把手中仅有的工作10多年攒下来的12万块钱,一半儿投资了亿霖木业,一半买了房子。2006年就发现,亿霖木业有问题,后被判处非法集资,有传销前科,最后都被判决入狱。估计那些人,到现在也都到期了。而我们投入的钱,最后,以60%的赔付偿还了。我在去年6月得到了赔付款。北京中级人民法院的周法官帮助我办理的。让我感觉很多个人其实都是好人。作为人民法官,周法官也是非常负责任的。

 

过去10年就是这样,聪明人,幸运的人,把钱都投到了房地产,从此改变命运。不过也从此,成了“房奴”,就是说,他们即使不用工作,就守护了房地产,也够过了。另一种房奴是真正的房奴,要通过劳动还贷款。而前者是因为有了房产而被房产拴住。

 

我怕如果我不及时办理,哪天政策再变了,说我过期了之类的,我又怕出问题,所以,就毅然决然地决定出来一个星期。杨有时笑话我太小气,被金钱左右,回国往往因为机票的贵贱而做决定。我说,这是我的进退两难。对于一个有工作的人来说,他们会觉得即使机票是1万多也没有关系,因为单位会给他报销一部分。而我的机票即使报销也是从我自己的收入中扣除的。所以,我必须计算成本。我必须精打细算,因为时间对我来说是可以灵活的。

 

就这样,告别斯德哥尔摩,我登上了北京的飞机,国航CA912. 一切顺利,早上10点多,我就出机场了。我一直担心的身份证是否丢失的问题也解决了,弟弟在文件袋里找到了。我那焦躁的心一下子宽慰了许多。

 

然而,车行驶在路上,还是让我感慨万千。每次我回来都是自己坐地铁回家。这次弟弟坚持送我,我也享受了一把堵车的滋味。本来打算走五环,五环太堵,于是走四环,四环也是经过多次辗转,一路上行驶了一个多小时,车里交通台的人依然在播放路况信息,劝告人们要搂住火气。同时警告,空气质量发出黄色预警,今天雾霾来袭。前一天,还不是这样呢。

 

在机场的时候,我遇到一位东城区的北京回民小伙子,他给我展示了6月份北京的天气,蓝天白云,感觉跟斯德哥尔摩没有区别。随后,他说,我们团里的人认为到瑞典呼吸8天新鲜空气,也感觉这次旅行值了。

 

在北京,或许,我该用相反的说法,摊小便宜吃大亏。我摊小便宜用便宜机票,结果赶上雾霾。

 

有三名北京同学都到外地去了。有人说,人们在悄悄地逃离北京。北京人也不再呐喊,也不再发声。反正这是座围城。城里的人移到了城外。而在城外的人却还不知深浅地想往里闯。

此时是凌晨3点,我睡不着,起来看着窗外的霾,我又想起赵亮。我问他是否当你拍摄纪录片的时候,觉得北京的雾霾就是从内蒙来的。他说,不过这需要科学论证,我不能这么说。北京的雾霾是多种原因造成的。

 

他说他拍片的契机是他喜欢到处旅行,当他行走在黄河岸边的时候,他发现了那个巨大的煤都,那里有数百家煤窑,连成片,方圆几十平方公里都是露天煤矿,冶炼厂。破土路面,没有了绿草。植被环境自然被破坏。

 

他说,这几年,在北京生活的人们都知道,几乎每个人早上起来都要看一下当天的雾霾指数是多少,于是决定是否要不要出门。环境问题已经左右了人们的行为。

 

前两天,辽宁的雾霾爆表,有人认为和冬季取暖有关。确实,沈阳开始冬季取暖了,前几天下了雪,天冷了,于是,都开了暖气。北京这两天也开始了。于是,雾霾就来了。

 

其实,4月份的时候,我来北京,感觉空气质量差不多一样。天空没有象APEC和93大阅兵那么蓝过。人们说,你知道那个蓝是怎么来的吗?那是周边河北地区的工厂全部停产的结果。人们停产,收入下降。空气好了,钱没了,到底要钱还是要好空气?人们必须做出选择。

 

雾霾当然催生了一批企业,我的搞环保和企业社会责任,新能源的非盈利组织的同学们都在讨论买什么样的口罩好,买什么样的空气清洁机好。同学聚会照常。包括我自己也期盼着和老师同学们见面,即使空气质量如此糟糕。

 

人们适应了,习惯了,见怪不怪了。但是,我不能停止联想。在飞机上,我看到报纸上有一条说欧盟在讨论是否允许进口中国钢材。如果允许,又是一种倾销,价格肯定比欧盟便宜。

 

而这种消息,让我不得不联想到雾霾。中国大炼钢铁是为了能出口,为了能继续赚取外汇。而这个炼钢过程是会释放二氧化碳的。冬季一下子大家都开始取暖,而且,这个取暖还不是象个人家里那样量力而行,而是把热量都开到5而不是3.于是室内温度很高,象炎热的夏天一样。而外面释放着温室气体和雾霾。

 

有人说,机动车的排放只占20%,不会是主因。我认为,现在说什么不是主因都行,但是,无论哪一种原因,因为它贡献了10%或20%,就使得已经产生大量污染物排放的空气发生质的转变。而这里不是向好的方向,而是向恶劣的方向。因此,我坚信,如果减少那10%或20%,空气质量就会向好的方向发生质的变化。

 

也有人怪罪天气。天气是自然的,有时有风有时有雾,有时下雨,有时晴天。在机场的时候,那位回民小伙子说,北京人过去讨厌春秋老刮风。现在北京人天天盼刮风。只要三天不刮风,就有雾霾聚集。确实,下雨或下雪的时候,空气都比较温柔,没有风,因此,有雾。在飞机上我看见《环球时报》记者说伦敦人把雾霾见怪不怪,甚至开玩笑说要把伦敦雾都的名字找回来,形成卖点。这里笔者想提醒人们注意,不要偷换概念,70年代,伦敦那是雾霾。但是,现在那是雾不是霾。2005年,我在伦敦呆四个月正好是10月到2月。阴雨连绵,让人感觉抑郁,但那空气是清新的,不是雾霾。比较不舒服的是伦敦地铁深入地下太深,速度太快,感觉象坐飞机一样,等下来的时候,会感觉很累。

 

还有人说雾霾是大型交通运货车造成的。这也不无道理。在北京这样的大城市,每天要为将近3000万人口提供物流,自然是巨大的温室气体排放户。 尽管北京已经开始使用电动车,自行车等多种工具,例如,天猫都是电动车,但是,人口的密集程度和大量的需求,让这个城市空气质量不堪重负。

 

总之,一句话,大约在冬季,就是排放多,而吸尘的植物少。例如在夏威夷就有人研究过,冬季温室气体排放就高,夏季排放就少,其实不是排放少,而是夏季绿色植物多,吸收二氧化碳多。因此,中国北方城市呼唤的海绵城市,急需尽早建立。

 

这一点,希望能吸取各国所长。例如,在瑞典,就有很多绿色屋顶。因此,我在想,以前有个北京人在楼顶建生态房,如果科学考察重量没有那么重,应该鼓励支持。所有露天的地方都放上节水的植物,让他们吸附烟尘。所有的破土路面都要种上草,覆盖住破土路面。同样,在露天煤矿或者是钢厂,如果在破土路面能够通过种草来覆盖破土路面,或者是通过人工方式,都要采取措施,一方面要挣钱,一方面要花钱,这样,能够使环境改善,人的生活质量就会有所改善。否则,我们挣了很多钱,但却得病,例如,赵亮反映的尘肺病人,城市里也有很多人得呼吸道的病。这都是环境污染造成的。到头来,我们发现钱如果用来治病就不够了。

 

而且,在这个过程中,也形成了所谓阶层,就是煤老板的所谓上层和工人的所谓底层,下层,这也是很严重的问题。这也是我在赵亮的纪录片里所能看到的,那就是,城市的繁荣背后,一部分人付出的巨大代价。

 

现在有很多技术,例如如何实现汽油燃烧效率大幅提高,这是个简单的技术,应该大力扶持,其效果也是最好的。不要光追求什么特别高深的技术,结果花钱太多,还起不到作用。希望政府能够扶持提高能效的办法,很多时候,简单技术能解决大问题。

 

只要各个部门,各个单位,各个领导和群众都有这方面的意识,淘汰旧设备,能够革新挖潜,改造,就能解决问题。

 

这一晚上,我住在17层,却是一夜都能听见三轮车一样的马达声,几乎一刻不停地响着。要想让机器停好像不可能,还是我们自己加厚玻璃吧。 在斯德哥尔摩的家就是这样做的。而这样做,也能促进GDP的增长,促进需求。

 

当然,我又突发奇想,不知道对不对,国内网购在双十一大开杀戒,抛售了太多便宜货,于是网购爆棚。网购虽然方便客户,但是送货却也是巨大的物流产业链啊!是否这集中的物流也对雾霾产生贡献呢?

 

H&M Conscious Exclusive 2016 – Historic art inspires fashion for the future

Stockholm, Nov. 25(Greenpost)–

H&M has announced a collaboration with the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, located in the Palais du Louvre in Paris to celebrate the new H&M Conscious Exclusive collection. This beautiful new range has been inspired by the archives of the museum, and will be launched on Thursday 7th April to coincide with the opening of the hotly anticipated exhibition, Fashion forward – Three centuries of fashion. H&M is delighted to also reveal that Parisian Art Director, style maven and sustainability champion, Julia Restoin Roitfeld, will be the face of the campaign.

“I am honoured to be the ambassador of such a unique project. I think that the idea of creating a collection inspired by the history of art and fashion is fantastic. Especially since it is made with innovative and sustainable materials which are the future of fashion” says Julia. Known for her distinctive, personal sense of style, Julia is the embodiment of effortless, conscious and modern cool.

For this Conscious Exclusive collection the H&M design team has worked closely with the museum, delving into their collections of archival fashions as well as the work of artists such as Gustave Moreau to find inspiration. The outcome is a glamorous line of modern red carpet pieces infused with tactile charm, a nostalgic aesthetic and a historical legacy.

“With this collection we brought the idea of sustainability to new levels. Working with new innovative materials such as beads and rhinestones made from recycled glass and Denimite, a material made from recycled worn-out denim. We have created contemporary styles imbued with a sophisticated charm” says Ann-Sofie Johansson, Creative Advisor at H&M.

H&M will be the exclusive sponsor of the upcoming exhibition which will include selected styles from the H&M archives, including a look from the first ever H&M designer collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld in 2004 as well as one silhouette from the new Conscious Exclusive collection.

Swedish Pork to go to Chinese Table

By Xuefei Chen Axelsson

Stockholm, Nov. 25(Greenpost)—Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs Sven-Erik Bucht is going to visit China in order to get the permit to export Swedish pork and other food product to China.

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To pave the way to China, Bucht and Chinese Ambassador Chen Yuming and others held a seminar focusing on the conditions for the export of Swedish pork to China in Restaurant Formosa, in Stockholm recently.

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”I have long been impressed by the Chinese cuisine. Sweden has paid great attention to use minimium antibiotics in raising animals, and Sweden has vast land for food products. So Swedish food production is focused on quality and sustainability,” said Bucht at the Lunch Seminar.

He said he will lead a delegation to China to see opportunities to increase the Swedish food exports to China. The aim is to obtain export permits for Swedish food to China. The trip will be organized by Business Sweden.

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Chinese Ambassador Chen Yuming said he suggested that the delegation understand the Chinese market and relevant regulations. He believed this cooperation has great potential and cooperation in agriculture and food production can be mutually-beneficial. He likes to see more Chinese food products in Sweden too.

The Swedish side held that China is now the world’s largest food importer and imports a large part from the EU countries. But Sweden’s export to China only accounts for 0.8 percent of its total exports, mainly to neighboring countries and EU as well as America.   Thus, there is great potential for Sweden to catch up since Sweden is somewhat lagging behind in exporting to China in food products compared with its neighboring countries like Denmark.

Kött & Chark Företagen CEO Magnus Därth, HK Scan’s Magnus Sjöholm and Business Sweden’s Tobias Glittertind were also at the seminar.

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In an interview with Greenpost.se, Därth said they had gotten the permit from Sweden to export pork to China, but it still takes time to get China permit. They hope that they can get it by the end of next year.

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Chinese ambassador Chen Yuming is showing the Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs Sven-Erik Bucht how to use chopsticks.

After the seminar, participants tasted eight delicious dishes cooked by Chinese cook with Swedish pork and Chinese cooking methods—a perfect cooperation between China and Sweden.

The seminar was hosted jointly by Swedish KCF and Swedish Chinese Cuisine Association, a member of Sveriges Kinesiska Riksförbundet.

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President Ye Keqing of Sveriges Kinesiska Riksförbundet, Counsellor Bai Xiaomei and Commercial Counsellor Han Xiaodong were among the participants during the seminar.

In another development,  Swedish Poultry Association is also considering to export Swedish chicken feet to China.

Chicken feet was considered as a beauty making delicacy for many Chinese women because one can taste the good taste without gaining any weight. It was also partly because chicken feet was very cheap in the past. Whether the Chinese women still think the same way, that needs to be discovered.

Another consideration to deal with China is to consider if there is any restrictions at the EU level.

(Photo by Anneli  Larsson)

 

时评:瑞典终于做出了理性的决定

北欧绿色邮报时评   陈雪霏

今天下午,瑞典首相勒文和副首相罗姆森召开紧急新闻发布会,宣布瑞典将把难民接收的数量控制在欧盟的最低水平。通常,对外国记者都是提前一天发布通知,今天是中午发布通知,两小时后举行新闻发布会。可见情况之紧急。

上午给朋友打电话,朋友说,现在人们谈论的都是难民问题,你到郊区要小心点儿。现在难民太多了。确实,两个多月就接收8万难民,对于一个只有950多万人口的瑞典来说,确实应接不暇了。

问题不光是处理难民的衣食住行的问题。最主要的是伴随难民来的还有安全问题。从巴黎恐袭,到哥德堡查出与恐怖主义有关,人们似乎感觉到这儿童难民仿佛是古希腊的特洛伊木马。其中,可能有病毒啊!

瑞典生活水平比较高,因此对难民的待遇也是很高的。但是,一时间来的难民太多,那么这种水平就难以保证。

当有人说难民太多时,一些人认为难民可怜不能不收,否则他们在自己的国家会被炸死,打死,饿死,折磨死。

因此,对难民的同情心大于理智,对自己是否能接收那么多难民到现在有诸多反应,终于,政府能冷静理智地做出了艰难的选择。

瑞典的社会制度是鼓励人们做好事的。如果谁想做好事,总有各种各样的补助。谁如果做得不好,就会被人挤兑。但是,这种善良的制度也容易被人利用。

种种迹象表明,政府今天的决定是不得已而为之,但也是清醒地看到了问题的严重性。一定要根据实际情况实行人道主义,不能为了人道主义而冒太大的危险。

要真正解决难民问题,还需要从源头解决。国际社会应该睁开眼,战争贩子,武器贩子应该睁开眼,叙利亚政府应该睁开眼,叙利亚反对党应该睁开眼,不要象傻逼似的为大国利用成为大国的牺牲品,成为恐怖主义的牺牲品。

北欧绿色邮报网是一个关注和平,提倡可持续发展,呼吁人类携手共同应对气候变化的媒体。它可能很弱小,但它要发出正义的呼声。我们强烈呼吁叙利亚政府和反政府武装都放下武器,或者联手共同对付恐怖主义。如果整个国家都陷入战争的泥潭,真的,何时能够放下一张安静的书桌呢?即使跑到欧洲,也是流离失所,哪里好,其实也不如家里好。自己的国家不能呆,这是一种什么样的悲惨情景啊?

一切拿着武器的人们,请你们放下武器,坐下来和谈。真正把一片片土地变成焦土。这可以怪罪伊拉克战争,也可以怪罪阿富汗战争,大国的博弈,造成小国人民生灵涂炭。希望战争贩子,武器贩子,都睁开你们的眼睛,拍拍良心,不要再制造战争了。欧洲国家也应该清醒地认识到,到底是谁引发的战争。利比亚被你们打平了,并没有带来什么好结果。其他地方打仗,最后,你们还不得不收拾这烂摊子。

尽管,战争和战乱可以让你们进入那个国家,但战争带来的破坏性太大了。它让我们的地球缺水,空气不好,人心慌慌。其实,没钱并不可怕,可怕的是有钱有权的人为了他们的钱权而不惜牺牲普通百姓的生命,一切都诉诸武力。内战,内乱对一个国家造成的伤害会引发几十年的倒退。

阿拉伯的兄弟们,你们能不能看在真主安拉的份上,坐下来和谈?难道真的要等到恐怖主义团体最后坐收渔利吗?我们呼吁停止一切暴力行为。不要再打了。

也许我的呼吁苍白无力,但是,我还是希望有理性的人们,有人性的人们能够做出人的决定,不要象动物一样,弱肉强食!

 

瑞典紧急宣布全面收紧难民接收政策

北欧绿色邮报网报道(记者陈雪霏)--今天下午,瑞典首相勒文和副首相罗姆森召开紧急发布会,宣布瑞典将全面收紧难民政策。从现在开始难民接收将达到欧盟最低水平。

这个决定是在瑞典各个城市纷纷表示难以承受太多难民的情况下决定的。据统计,在过去两个月中,瑞典接收了8万难民。相当于每两个星期就有100多所学校那么多人。其中大部分是儿童和青年。在这种情况下,有的城市反映,他们无法让难民有安全的地方睡觉,有的人不得不呆在室外。

同时,为了应对难民局面,政府宣布一系列措施。首先给难民发暂住证。那些符合难民配额的难民还是可以获得永居的。但其他难民只给暂住证。

有暂住证的难民,其家属要来瑞典会受影响。首先他们必须证明其家庭关系,同时,赞助人必须提供足够的居住费用才能获得团聚签证。

移民局要考察难民的年龄,看是否真的是孩子。

政府很快要实行对所有交通工具包括火车,汽车和飞机都要检查身份证规定。尤其是对那些通过火车从哥本哈根来到瑞典的难民。

瑞典最近几个月来,谈论最多的就是难民问题。很多市政官员都在研究如何满足难民的需求。但结果还是放不下,以至于有人不得不睡在外头。因此,瑞典宣布收紧政策。瑞典称为难民问题作出了巨大贡献和牺牲。希望其他欧盟国家能够分担一些。瑞典也呼吁欧盟尽快改进其难民政策。

Sweden proposes measures to create respite for Swedish refugee reception

Xuefei Chen Axelsson

Stockholm, Nov. 24(Greenpost)–

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and Vice Prime Minister Åsa Romson today announced that Sweden will reduce the reception of refugees to the minimium level in the EU.

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Since the summer, the number of refugees arriving in Sweden has increased dramatically and in the last two months alone, 80 000 people have sought asylum in Sweden.

Of these, there are so many children and young people that it is equivalent to more than 100 new school classes each week. Public authorities and municipalities are now finding it difficult to cope with the pressure. Municipalities report themselves for irregularities (Lex Sarah reports) since they can no longer manage reception in a secure manner. The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency has raised the alarm that important public services cannot cope with the strain. Sweden can no longer guarantee a roof over the head of those who make their way to our country and in the last week people have had to sleep outdoors.

Therefore, the Government now proposes measures to create a respite for Swedish refugee reception.

The Government will therefore continue to advocate a system where all countries, without compromising on individual asylum examination, take a shared responsibility for refugee reception. The Government wants the Dublin Regulation to be revised and replaced by a new, permanent relocation scheme in the EU.

Measures proposed by the Government

The Swedish legislation will be temporarily brought into line with the minimum requirements in international conventions and EU law.

With the exceptions indicated below, the legislation will apply to asylum decisions taken in the period during which the legislation is in force. It is temporary legislation, which will be in force for three years and will entail the following temporary exceptions to the provisions of the Aliens Act.

Temporary residence permits for all persons in need of protection except quota refugees.

Refugees and persons eligible for subsidiary protection who are granted protection in Sweden will be granted temporary residence permits. Refugees will be granted a residence permit for three years when their case is first examined, and persons eligible for subsidiary protection for one year. These permits will be renewable. In the case of extension, the general rule will also be that a temporary permit will be granted.

Exceptions will apply for children and their families who registered their applications before the agreement was presented and who are still in Sweden. The current rules will apply in their case, provided that the child is still under the age of 18 when the decision is taken. In addition, a permanent residence permit may be granted when the first temporary residence permit expires if the applicant can show that they have an assessed income that is sufficient to support themselves.

Quota refugees will continue to receive permanent residence permits.

Limited right to family member immigration for persons in need of protection with temporary residence permits.

Refugees with temporary residence permits will only have the right to be reunited with immediate family members. In the case of married couples, both parties will have to be at least 21 years of age to be granted the right to family reunification. Persons eligible for subsidiary protection who have temporary residence permits will not have a right to family reunification.

Tougher maintenance requirements.

A maintenance requirement will apply to all family member immigration except when refugees apply for family reunification during the first three months after having been granted refugee status.

The maintenance requirement will be broadened to include a requirement that the sponsor must be able to support family members who come to Sweden.

Persons otherwise in need of protection will not be entitled to a residence permit.

Persons in the category ‘otherwise in need of protection’ will not be entitled to a residence permit.

The provision on residence permits on grounds of exceptionally/particularly distressing circumstances will be replaced by a provision allowing a residence permit to be granted on humanitarian grounds in certain very limited exceptional cases.

There will not be any special provision on residence permits for children, but the fundamental provision on the best interests of the child will continue to apply.

The Government wants to introduce medical age determination of asylum seekers

The question of whether an asylum seeker is under the age of 18 is important for housing and care as well as for the issue of a residence permit. It is important to find a system that allows medical age determination of asylum seekers to be used in cases where there is a lack of reliable documents that can verify a person’s exact age and when doubts remain about the age that has been given.

Sweden will soon introduce ID checks on all modes of public transport to Sweden

This will mean the ID checks already in place will be supplemented by ID checks on the ferry between Helsingör and Helsingborg as well as on trains and bus traffic across the Öresund Bridge.

今日要闻:瑞典猪肉将走进中国餐桌

北欧绿色邮报报道(特约记者丹妮)——11月18日,风和日丽,“瑞典猪肉出口中国”新闻发布会,在首都斯德哥尔摩老城的宝岛饭店顺利召开。PB181627_看图王 出席发布会的有中国驻瑞典大使陈育明及夫人白晓梅参赞,商务参赞韩晓东,瑞典华人总会会长叶克清,瑞典华人餐饮协会会长吴俊博,瑞方有瑞典农业部长斯文-埃里克. 布和特(SVEN—ERIC BUCHT),瑞典贸易投资委员会中国地区经理葛天瑞(TOBIAS GLITTERSTAM),瑞典贸易投资委员会公关媒体部主任伊丽莎白. 苏姆颇( ELISABETH SOMP),瑞典肉类加工公司KCF CEO MAGNUS DÄRTH ,瑞典最大的肉制品公司HK SCAN 的业务开发副总裁 MAGNUS SJÖHOLM, 瑞典肉食批发商 CEO PETER ÖGREN,以及中外媒体。

PB181650_看图王瑞典农业部长布和特首先发言。他说:我对中国食品一直印象深刻。由于瑞典在动物饲养方面非常重视质量,尽量少用抗生素,我们还有广阔的土地来发展农牧业和饲养业,因此,瑞典的食品质量高。瑞典也是一个依赖出口的国家,我们希望能出口猪肉和其他农产品到中国。

“今年是中瑞建交65周年。以此为契机,我下周将率团到中国去访问。这将是我们第三次就猪肉等食品出口中国问题进行磋商和会谈。” 布和特说。

据了解,瑞典每年食品营业额达1750亿克朗(1元相当于1.2克朗)。2014年出口额达700亿克朗。主要出口市场是挪威,丹麦,波兰,法国,芬兰,德国,英国和美国。

瑞典认为尽管中国经济出现放缓,但中国的食品消费和进口在增加。中国的中产阶级对进口食品显示出更大的信心。瑞典自认为在向中国出口方面与北欧邻国相比比较落后,2014年瑞典食品出口到中国的只占总出口的0.8%。因此,大有潜力可为。PB181655_看图王中国驻瑞典大使陈育明在发布会上提出两点建议,第一,瑞典的农产品出口包括猪肉的出口一定要注意中国消费市场的需求和中国消费者的口味,充分了解中国需求和中国市场有关制度和规定,我相信这个合作会进展顺利。第二,我认为双方的农业交流可以是一个非常成功的双赢双向的交流。我们希望有更多中国农产品出现在瑞典。同时推动瑞典的猪肉向中国出口。中国的烹调和瑞典的食材可以很好地结合。我相信中瑞两国农业将会进一步加速发展。PB181616_看图王瑞典肉类加工公司CEO MAGNUS DÄRTH 在接受记者采访时说,瑞典猪肉出口中国,这是一项很久远的工程,到目前为止我们已经通过了瑞典的许可,但是还没有得到中国政府的确认,我们希望2017年底完成。

PB181670_看图王新闻发布会后举行了由SCAN公司提供的瑞典食材和宝岛饭店厨师提供的高级烹调厨艺为与会者制作了八大菜系的午宴。中国特色的风味美食得到了大家的赞赏,这真是瑞典的猪肉吃出中国的味道。希望瑞典的猪肉尽早走进中国的餐桌。PB181697_看图王本次活动由瑞典最大的肉制品公司SCAN 主办,瑞典华人餐饮协会协办,并得到瑞典华人总会的大力支持。

另据报道,瑞典的食品公司也在盘算向中国出售很多女人都喜欢的凤爪。

图文/丹妮, 编辑 陈雪霏,Xuefei Chen Axelsson

纪念世界厕所日——11月19日

北欧绿邮报报道(雪霏)——20年前问一位英国朋友如何提高旅游业,他回答说,厕所,厕所,厕所。话说那个年代,人们对厕所的概念还是闻味找厕所,一找一个准儿。经过几次的厕所革命,中华大地上的厕所大有改观。有一次,去北京人民大会堂开会,有朋友专门带我到厕所去看看,果然那里仿佛是皇家宫殿,真是太高档了。

然而,世界上并不是每个地方每个人都是那么幸运,据联合国统计,全世界依然有25亿人没有体面的厕所。还有很多人随地大小便。有人说,在这个世界上70亿人口中有60亿有手机,但是却只有45亿人有厕所可上。

因此,人们把11月19日定为世界厕所日,以便有更多的人来关注这个问题。就象世界水日,地球日和环境日一样,需要越来越多的人来关注厕所问题。其实,这世界就是这样,不要觉得提这个问题很难为情,其实,凡事只要多提一提,重视重视,解决的希望就大。

例如在南非,人知道都用冲水桶是不现实的,那水,因此通良好的槽式所就很好。

在一些偏地区采取尿分离式的所,也很好。这样省水,又有利于堆肥。所是非常保的。 另外,移动厕所也是切可行的。

之,只要重视这问题,其不用花太多的,也可以解决问题,避免染病,也是提高人民福祉的最直接的法。俗语说,管天管地,管拉屎放屁?但事上,有一个干体面的所,不知道人的幸福指数会提升多少!人吃得好重要,但要有个好施去响大自然的号召更重要。

其实那魔兽也是我们自己--专访中国导演赵亮-斯德哥尔摩电影节最佳纪录片奖获得者

北欧绿色邮报网报道(记者陈雪霏)--中国导演赵亮的纪录片《悲兮魔兽》在2015年11月11-22日的斯德哥尔摩国际电影节上获得最佳纪录片奖。北欧绿色邮报主编记者陈雪霏有机会在11月12日上午在斯德哥尔摩市中心的国王花园酒店对赵亮进行了专访。

摄影:丹妮。

著名汉学家马悦然新作瑞典语版《城南旧事》在斯京发布

北欧绿色邮报网报道--1118日下午5时半,著名汉学家马悦然的新作瑞典语版《城南旧事》发布会在斯德哥尔摩市国际图书馆报告厅举行。

20151118日下午5时半,著名汉学家马悦然先生的新作瑞典语版《城南旧事》发布会在斯德哥尔摩市国际图书馆报告厅举行。     

台湾女作家林海音《城南旧事》瑞典文版新书发布会,译者为瑞典学院院士、著名汉学家马悦然教授。发布会上,我见到了仰慕已久的马悦然院士。我们静静地听陈文芬女士讲述林海音女士的生平,听马老回忆与老友林海音在台北吃小笼包的趣事,听陈女士回忆马老翻译《城南旧事》的波折,听马老讲述早年在北京东城史家胡同十八号的生活。时空穿越,穿越七十年,穿越欧亚,穿越大半个中国,一部《城南旧事》竟把马老的读者和听众带到了四川峨嵋山报国寺,一个瑞典高个小伙子正在跟着和尚学四川方言。

陈文芬女士主持新书发布会。发布会上,陈女士讲述林海音生平,娓娓道来,让我们走近台湾文学,走进林海音的文学世界。

马老是最年轻的古典汉学家,也是最负盛名的当代汉学家。

《城南旧事》是马老二十年前翻译的,几经周折才得以出版。

陈迈平先生是作家、诗人、文学评论家和翻译家。这回,他当出版家,用万之书屋为马悦然先生出版译作《城南旧事》。

发布会上,马老深情地朗读《城南旧事》的精彩片段。

林海音女士。(影视资料画面截图)

电影《城南旧事》片段,我们都熟悉的画面。(电影画面截图)

 

发布会上,我有幸多次发言求教,亲耳聆听大师的声音。

发布会下,与马老交谈,亲切!

与马老合影留念,温馨!

马老给我写几个字,鼓励后学!

马老亲笔签名,心动!我读过马老中文版的《我的老师高本汉》和《另一种乡愁》。好好学习瑞典语,好好读马老的瑞典语作品。(15-10-19图文/岳长顺)