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A | BRUSSELS -- The European Union began taking steps on Thursday to limit the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas on the bloc, amid heightened security tensions after a firebomb attack on a Berlin synagogue and killings in Belgium and France by suspected Islamist extremists.Spain, which currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, activated a crisis mechanism to speed up decision-making and coordination between the 27 member countries, the bloc's institutions and major partners like the United Nations or the United States.Officials from across the EU have expressed concerns about a rise in antisemitic attacks, radicalization online, the use of encrypted messaging services by extremists, and the need to speed up the deportation of people who might pose a public danger.But calls for an increase in security across the board are creating deep unease as the solutions being discussed could undermine free movement and the right to assemble in Europe.Italy is introducing border checks to counter a possible rise in tensions over the Israel-Hamas war. Denmark and Sweden are too, due to what they say is an “Islamist terrorist threat.” France intends to keep checks in place until at least May 2024, citing “new terrorist threats and external borders situation.”More police have been deployed in Belgium, France and Germany.EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell believes part of the solution to Europe's security woes must involve the bloc helping diplomatically and financially to bring an end to years of conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.“We have learned from history that the most difficult decisions are always taken when we are on the edge of the abyss. I believe that is where we are now: on the edge of the abyss,” Borrell told EU lawmakers on Wednesday.“When I hear Muslim religious authorities speaking the language of inter-religious conflict and explicitly stating that Europe is a party to this conflict, I feel that the storm clouds are looming,” he said.Still, not all of Europe’s challenges are directly linked to the war.Earlier on Thursday, Sweden hosted a meeting of ministers from eight countries, among them Germany, Belgium and France, focused on how to handle incidents where people burn the Muslim holy book, the Quran.Prosecutors are trying to establish whether that was a key motive for a Tunisian man to shoot three Swedes in Brussels on Monday, killing two of them, ahead of a Belgium-Sweden soccer match in the capital.While the Quran burnings are not directly linked to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, they are a sign of rising tensions between religious and other communities in Europe.The war that began Oct. 7 has become the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides. More than 5,000 people have been killed in Israel and Gaza. Nearly 12,500 Palestinians have been wounded, and over 200 people in Israel taken hostage.“We have to address multiple impacts from the continuing crisis in the Middle East" in the EU, European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas said.“This entails the protection of our Jewish communities, but also the protection against a generalized climate of Islamophobia that has no place in our society,” he told reporters in Luxembourg, where EU interior ministers were meeting.Pro-Palestinian rallies have been held in several European cities since the war. France has banned them. Germany has also promised to take tougher action against Hamas, which is already on the EU’s list of terrorist organizations.Chancellor Olaf Scholz told the German parliament that local authorities “must not allow gatherings … at which it must be feared that antisemitic slogans will be shouted, that people’s deaths will be glorified and everything we can’t accept here.”In France, the Palace of Versailles — a major tourist attraction — and three airports were evacuated for security reasons and temporarily closed Wednesday. The incidents were the latest in a spate of evacuations in the past five days, and the French government is threatening to fine or jail prank callers.They followed the killing of a teacher in northern France on Friday by a suspected Islamist extremist.French Interior Minister Gerland Darmanin noted that two foreigners were behind the recent attacks in Belgium and France, and he insisted that long-delayed reforms of EU asylum rules must be put in place.Europe must “manage our borders, register people and conduct the security interviews that are necessary before every asylum request,” he told reporters.The EU has agreements with Turkey and Tunisia to persuade them to prevent migrants reaching Europe — and take them back if they do get through — but they are not working well. Other deals, with Egypt notably, are planned. Only around one in four people refused entry ever return home. ___John Leicester in Paris and Geir Moulson in Berlin contributed to this report.。 Bonny 编译是时候废除车辆登记、Wof和路税的纸质贴纸，并将整个过程数字化了吗？汽车协会 (AA) 表示同意，认为这可以为道路使用者和纳税人节省一大笔钱。

B | 政府似乎也有同样的想法，因此这样的改变可能并不遥远。 Advertise with us 车辆登记和路税是政府交通项目的重要融资工具。据 NZ Autocar 称，它们为政府预算增加了约 4.7亿纽币，管理费用为5000万纽币。但AA表示，当前车辆挡风玻璃上的贴纸和随附文件系统已经过时，应该放弃。

C | AA汽车政策首席顾问Terry Collin说：“目前，这些信息都可用。如果你被警察拦住，警察已经知道你的路税是否已经更新，你的车辆是否注册，以及车辆是否有WoF证明。所有这些数据都保存在机动车登记系统中。” 他说，AA认为取消纸张工作和其他管理成本，将为司机省钱。

D | “如果购买路税，在柜台购买比在网络上购买贵10%。

E | 但是他们仍然还在坚持这种工作方式，而且工作时长达到10个工作日。” Collins补充说，纸质贴纸仍然存在的唯一原因，是让司机能够及时了解一切到期时间，但他表示政府已经拥有了可以帮助实现这一目标的系统。

F | 上周，新西兰交通局发布了一款简化流程的APP，可以显示汽车的WoF、车辆登记和路税的到期日期。使用者可以一次性支付所有这些费用。 Collins表示，通过更加数字化的系统，合规性可能会得到改善。 “‘我忘记了’或‘我不知道该到期了’的借口越来越少，因为现在你已经收到了所有这些提醒。” 他唯一的建议，是为不经常使用手机的老年司机或农村地区的人们保留纸质贴纸。 1News 联系了交通部长 Simeon Brown，询问政府是否正在研究数字化系统。 Brown在一份声明中回应说：“政府致力于消除不必要的官僚机构，并以方便、及时的方式提供新西兰人所需的服务。

G | “我们的方法之一是数字化流程，例如WoF和车辆登记。我们已经发布了 NZTA 手机APP（测试版），该应用程序显示 WoF 和车辆登记信息（包括到期日）。迄今为止，用户对APP的反馈非常积极，NZTA 将继续更新和改进功能。” 相关阅读：新APP上线，新西兰终于迈出电子驾照第一步了！新西兰将推电子版驾照各种交通费用都可在同一APP上支付注：本文为编译/原创，欢迎转发分享；但严禁复制等未经授权的非法使用。违反上述声明者，本网将追究其相关法律责任。使用授权请联系[email protected]。 chineseherald.co.nz All Rights Reserved 版权所有 (责编：Bonny) 相关内容今年最冷的早上，你被冻醒了么？电力公司警告，可能出现断电！全球首例“牛传人”！新西兰需要担心吗？明晨请减少用电！气温骤降供电不足，可能会停电奥克兰一辆建筑卡车翻车，撞上工人后逃逸，造成其重伤躺平没戏了！政府对领失业补贴的人宣布一项强制要求与去年截然不同！今晨“冬季式寒潮”席卷全国，奥克兰将出现霜冻 Ponsonby枪击案：嫌疑人为帮派成员，受害者姓名公布突发！Ponsonby枪击案嫌疑男子死亡！。