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THE GOVERNMENT is to proceed with seeking Ireland’s ratification of the treaty establishing the eurozone’s new bailout fund, and approving the necessary changes to the EU’s founding treaties, this week.
After Irish voters conclusively gave their backing to the Fiscal Compact at Thursday’s referendum, the government now proposes to hold Dáil votes on two related pieces of legislation when it reconvenes this Wednesday.
TDs will vote on Wednesday on the European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2012, which would see Ireland formally approve a change to Article 136 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – amending its so-called ‘no bailout’ clause.
This allows for what is known as a ‘simplified revision procedure’, where technical changes can be made to the EU’s main treaties by the consensus of European heads of government, provided that each country then ratifies the decision in line with its own national requirements.
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That treaty – similar to the Fiscal Compact – can still go ahead without Irish participation, as it takes effect once countries providing 90 per cent of its funds have agreed to ratify it.
Ireland is responsible for just under 1.59 per cent of the ESM’s funding, which will begin at €80 billion – meaning its original cash contributions will amount to €1.27 billion.
The ESM will also require members to provide guarantees for ‘callable capital’ to a total of €700 billion, however – meaning Ireland’s total potential exposure to the fund is over €11.1 billion.
The government says the original cash €1.27 billion had been already budgeted for, so the proposals to bring forward the date of establishment – from January 2013 to July 2012 – does not effect its overall budget position.
The ESM is currently the subject of a High Court challenge from Donegal South-West TD Thomas Pringle, however, who believes its provisions may be unconstitutional and that the bill therefore needs to be put to a referendum.
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Tim Jackson is voting for sinn fein, the next FF/FG of Ireland. Get rid of FF/FG/Labour/SF, they are out of ideas and haven’t a clue! We need a new way, a new bunch of parties and new systems put in place! Get rid of the parties, I just mentioned and put them in the History books!
Between this and the Property tax and God knows what else, it will add to further downward pressure on property prices.
Whatever the merit of the 2 of them, they are only being used to pay back punitive debts that this state has no responsibility for, they are to protect the select few. This is Ireland and as long as people keep voting for FG/FF then they have no right to complain about poor services, lack of jobs, their children emigrating and dirty hospitals. When have those 2 parties ever been but an economic disaster for this country and a corrupt weight on our backs. ?
The left are a credible alternative. They wanted a write-down in our debt yet FG ruled-out any write-downs. That is the reason they want water charges.
I can understand your frustrations Tim and why you would be gravitating towards Sinn Féin. SF however won’t be much different than the current shower. They are a bit like the Tea Party in the USA; they haven’t got much of an agenda and they play on people’s fears and they tell the public what they think they want to hear.
If SF got in the country would really be doomed. They are gangsters in suits and the leaders are responsible for murder, gun running etc. not to mention the latest ink jet printer stealing by that tug
SF are growing in support from the Irish people due to a shower of FG / FF / LAB nutters who are allowing the top 10% to under-pay their taxes. The country will be better if SF win because the promissory note to Anglo Irish Bank would be burnt, the high wages of quangos cut, the property/water taxes abolished, the rich forced to pay their fair share, the guarding of national resources and a more fair budgetary policy that doesn’t favor the top 10%.
You seem to bang on about them consistently in your comments. I would be shocked if they ever get in but hey if that is what the majority votes for then fine, il go along with their crazy economics
Leaked Brussels report seeks Dole cuts to long-term unemployed, & Leaked EU report: Water charges to kick in from January 2014
Both topics above reported on thejournal.ie
If the E.C.B gave back the billions Ireland paid out in the last 2 years no cuts would be needed. Ireland would be out of the hole it is in. You cannot have 1 rule for spain and italy and another for ireland. Those letters should be published for all to see.
@Barry Cummins, Sinn Fein did not build Priory Hall. I am fully aware of Tom Mc Feelys association with Sinn Fein in times past. But in recent times you’d find him hobnobbing with Michael Fingleton and his “Golden Circle”, they “built” Priory Hall by throwing him ridiculous amounts of money. It’s completely off topic, I might add, but I felt the need to reply!
The absolute height of disrespect AGAIN from Brussels. We are a laughing stock. The government needs to show balls here and cause an almighty stink within Brussels by hammering those leaking this info.
Tim we know you will be voting Sinn Fein but why do you think you will be voting in a General Election before the end of 2014.? I hope your not suggesting a coup of some sort before then.!
This country is effing crazy. These eedjits seem to think people can produce cash from thin air! They haven’t even agreed on the formula for property tax. ( sorry I should say the mortgage tax) as it doesn’t apply to people renting a house, and they’re now rushing through water charges. You’d think that they wanted people to rise up or something. I say we should find a way to remove them, before we all starve to death!
Oh God I just heard Phil Hogan having a rant and trying to divide those who have paid hhc v those who haven’t! Would someone take him aside and tell him keep his gob shut! He has the social skills of a frozen head of broccoli!
Phil, I am pro a property tax. But I would not pay yours, why? We have our own septic tank, our own water supply, our road has grass growing in the middle of it, there are no lights within 4 miles of our house and the nearest park is roughly 10 miles away. You provide NO service to our house so until you come up with a logical, thought out, fair tax i’m afraid you can go swing with your bully boy ole Kilkenny guff you clown of a man!
We are ALREADY charged for water in this country, always have been. We pay taxes and the cost of supplying water is taken out of it. What is happening is not the introduction of water charges, it is the introduction of yet another crippling revenue stream to fill the gap left by the governent pilfering our taxes to cover bankers losses and appease the germans and ECB.
We are being robbed in the biggest act of mass theft we’ve even known.
It looks like the opposition will trash FG ad FF in the next election. You can then willow in your populace like you previously mentioned. One less idiot in this country.
C. Most of the leaks are in the pipes getting to the households.
D. The cost of installing the meters will fall on the householder.
E. The establishment of one company is a prelude to privatisation (once there is a charge, it is an economic services must be opened up to competition, leading to cut throat business practices and cutting people off).
so we should just keep paying outsider thought up taxes and charges while the rich and elite bare no pain and get richer and we get no respite for the fact were the only country with traitors in power seem to be singing to the eu mafias tune while our leaders go on all fours to meetings waiting for scraps off the table……..just have to love this deluded republic
Wouldn’t be so sure about that Tim – being in power and having to balance the books is very different from just being able to stamp your feet from the opposition benches whenever you think there are votes in it….
If FG or FF get back in to poor then we might as well all leave. They are determined to rob the last coin from our pocket at this stage. Have no doubt that Micheal Martin, Enda Kenny and the rest will be well rewarded for their actions.
It’d almost be worth seeing SF in government so that they finally would have to deal with the legacy of their rampant populism when they realise that they don’t have a choice but to continue to slash spending, keep taxes up or introduce all the charges they constantly rail about. And it’d be fun on places like Journal watching the SF supporter twist and shout as they try to justify these decision or realise their heros were no different to any other party.
The simple fact is that the country is broke and even if we told the ECB/EU/IMF to get lost tomorrow, burned every single bondholder and left the Euro immediately, we’d still have to borrow billions from somewhere to balance our books as they currently stand. Can’t wait until we have to go back to the markets under an SF government and borrow at rates of around 10-15%. Or maybe SF will just sell the country to China or Russia to get the money.
SF have the power to withdraw Ireland from the Euro straight-jacket. Then, we are in more control over our budgets without outside interference. Also, they would burn the promissory note and save the Irish state €30 billion.
@Tim What’s a right wing Mormon exactly? I thought you new and improved public house republicans/Shinners are now all cuddly caring and inclusive? SF will never be a part of government in this country, the vast majority will see to that…they were poisonous 90 years ago a threat to our fledgling state and they still are today. They care about no one but themselves and their own warped aims. I have said it before, they are the single biggest threat to democracy in this country….be careful what you wish for…
SF would stand up to Europe otherwise we would default on Europes promissory note saving €30 billion and force Europe into a U-turn. SF would also cut fat public sector pay and downsize the government including the quangos. Another prospect would be a change to our constitution to enable the clawing back of gold plated pensions to retiree Taoiseachs, Ministers, CEO’s, etc. This will save the Irish state billions of taxpayer Euros.
Fine Gael took on more government workers since 2011, increasing the deficit. The country is NOT broke – corporations and the rich are under-taxed in Ireland. Always have been under FF and FG.
I think the recent enough episode with the circa €50,000 in printing costs which was so generously passed onto the already overburdened electorate, show Sinn Fein to be pretty much the same as all the rest.
No way in hell that they were going to repay that. Their representative did absolutely nothing wrong. But I suppose, they were just applying early their Marxist/ Socialist ideals.
They are at the moment an incredibly populist party, no more so than FF ate in opposition.
Brand me an idiot, or right wing Mormon if you wish. But in all your “arguments” I’ve yet to see you put forward a coherent argument. Name calling is not a viable option in any debate.
“Water charges will be abolished if SF win the next election” which is why they have already abolished them in the North where they already are in government………….oh wait!
Tim look at Sinn Fein in the North…………..complete hypocrites with their nodding of agreement to every thing the Crown wants. Have a look at the equivalent of Property taxes up there and square that with their lies and dishonesty on the same subject South of the Border. Do you expect the Party of which you must be a member to bleed you any less in the South than they do in the North. Oops did I say bleed? That could be misunderstood as far as Sinn Fein is concerned. To cover the budgetary shortfall perhaps they’ll raid a few banks every day instead!
Eoin The Northern Assembly do not have Rateable Powers the rates for the north are set by the London Goverment. So no party in the north can do anything about them. Also in the north you get what you pay for, Schoolbooks, Schoolt ransport, Refuse colection, Emergency Services, Roads that don’t wreck your car etc etc. So your argument is pointless as the comparison is false.
Also, there are no water charges in the 6 counties thanks in part to SF led opposition. The right-wing con-men who replied don’t realize this. This year the top 10% of wealthy Ireland are underpaying their taxes by 42%, and they want to blame the poor and elderly.
So much for the old belief that everyone loves the Irish! The EU has nothing but utter contempt for us and for our so called leaders. Our cowardly Government have gone beyond kneeling to their masters, they are actually slithering around on their bellies, doffing their caps as they continue to drag the Irish people down into abject poverty. They should be held accountable for what they have done in burdening us with a debt that belongs, morally, legally and ethically to the banks. They should all be stripped of their outrageous salaries and pensions and forced out of office. They are a disgrace, every last one of them.
June would you calm down …that horse has truly bolted and there wasn’t even a stable. There is no going back on any of this unless you want to have a standard of living akin to that of the 1920′s.
I’m tired of the whinging. It’s just tooooooo late.
Absolutely agree June! Not one member of this faux government has the cojones to change or fix any thing!!! Not another red cent! Real change and transparency! Lolololllolollll FG going down the toilet next GE.
I agree Peter! Ireland needs a complete new system of government. We need a proper choice now! Just look at what’s on offer right now! FF a shower of criminals! FG a shower of petty crooks and cowards! Labour a shower of complete liars and small people! SF a shower of murderers with outdated Marxist policies! Socialist Workers a shower of gasbags that revealed their true colours during the Mick Wallace affair! Then we have a mish mash of self serving independents who couldn’t run a bath. What the f— did we do to deserve this lot?
The only people who have issues with SF’s past are a minority of right-wing Mormons who use multiple ID’s on this Journal. Are you running out of excuses?
Nope Tim, just the one ID for me I’m afraid! I’d like to think I post regularly enough on here too, when appropriate of course! So because myself & ‘Toorkeel’ (above) took issue with your assumption that everyone has put Sinn Fein’s past behind them, it’s petty sniping at our avatars that your resorting to!! Fairly in keeping with some if Sinn Fein’s membership’s pasts I suppose! I’ll give you that!!
Keep talking Tim Thumb, you’re costing SF votes with your Dictator type responses! Dictator Gerry Adams has declared a state of emergency and put his private army of militia’s in control, Death to anyone who doesnt bow before Gerry/Martin/MaryLou!
No Tim, I think you are confusing “multiple IDs” with the VAST MAJORITY” who don’t buy into the SF mantra lies and propoganda! Don’t kid yourself…I know the truth hurts sometimes…as a SF supporter, I suppose you mightn’t be used to truths! I had the pleasure of being in Cullaville and Crossmaglen last weekend for all of one hour, Sinn Fein heartland I suppose its fair to say. To say there is an eerie chill there is an understatement….it wasn’t from the weather either. If that is Sinn Feins idea of Ireland….a frightening and hellish prospect awaits this country if they ever took “power”.
Tim,Tim,Tim…..oh lord once more you make your regular appearance harping on about the ” super rich”. To those who can’t remember Tim’s super rich are any household earning more than 80k per annum. He wants these people taxed into exile May I also remind people that Tim is against people having children if they can’t afford them, and he wants the children’s allowance means tested. All this from a self proclaimed SF’er. My, My what a confused wee man you are.
Apologies Tim, was away there for the evening & missed the goings on for this thread!! E-mail notifications were pouring in so I assumed it was interesting stuff indeed!! What a let down that your contribution was to slate me for supposedly having multiple ID’s based on my ‘words’!! The other lads seem to have recognised your ratings & ravings from previous threads, can’t say I’ve noticed you myself, but look forward to healthy debates in the future!! That’s assuming the topic stay away from your beloved Sinn Fein! Think you’re on a hiding to none with them lads!!
ah here we go again, water tax hmmm seems like the likely story of low income and council tenants dont have to pay again so we have to pay for them, seems like your better of a council tenant than actually owning your own house, how much more can we take, i am lucky to have 150 euros at end of month, and that covers petrol food for the month, fecking goverment should be looking at the most wealthy with there 6 bathrooms to my two……..
Why aren’t you directing your anger towards the top 10% who aren’t paying their fair share of taxes. Corporations and the rich are using tax loopholes in the Netherlands to dodge taxes here. Also, corporation tax take is the lowest in western Europe. Before you claim this creates ‘jobs’ it doesn’t. Structural reforms create jobs.
I wouldn’t mind paying a small fee for water provided that the money went back into restoring our water system and getting rid of the leaks across the city. However this is not the case. This money will be shovelled into black holes of debt, never to be seen again.
History has shown the money you are willing to pay never goes into servicing infrastructure – it goes into the corrupt central government of Fine Gael and Labor.
They can feck off! Mains water coming into my house leaking for 2 + months. Reported to limerick country council several times. “We’ll send an engineer, but we only have 1″.
Still waiting limerick co co, still waiting ….
Hope you havnt paid the HHC, I’d be pissed if I did only to find out I was liable AGAIN for fixing it?!?! Coco along with this sham of a government are beyond belief! I’m not paying until my water is fluoride, ecoli and lime free! And I will buying water kits to test if out!! FG out NOW!
We will get our water bill moan about it for a while then like all other sheep pay it and do nothing. This is the umpteenth austerity measure and what have we done? Nothing! A nation of sheep!
The inspectors come and look at the Irish books,inquire as to the progress of certain projects and then go back to Europe and discuss their findings with whomever they feel is appropriate.Any business advantage gained by any company privy to this information is of course okay….or is it? It will be interesting to see how this plays out. I suppose if a French or German company happens to land a contract for the supply of…say the meters… It is just a coincidence….or is it.
Tim, Una and any SF looney. Think that the Irish are so thick, they can’t see SF for what they are. Imagine if SF were in power, you think its bad now? We’d be doomed to a worse fate than Greece, I aint a lefty or a righty! I am about proper politics, a new system and a New Constitution. We wont get that with SF, we’d get a Disaster!
In fairness the rest have had their chance and made a right balls of it didn’t they, I’m willing to give them a chance as I gave Labour a chance…not willing to see FG/Labour or FF get another bite at the apple.
This new constitution and proper politics is a dream for us all but we need political will to force it through and the current crop of mainstream fools we are offered every GE will not surrender their place on the gravy train to readily.
Give SF their spin on the carousel, if they prove to be as sterile and inept as the current crowd then we can direct our ire towards them.
How do you make that out, do you need to label me? So you can attack me, I am neither left nor right. I am for, what’s best for the people and Country. So don’t go put labels on people, so you can attack their opinions!
But your money wont be paying for water, its paying for debt that isnt yours..just like the Household charge!Cant you see that??
The state has always provided water for the citizens…it is a basic right..yes a RIGHT for everyone..rich and poor to have access to clean drinking water.We are privileged to live in a first world nation and therefore water, the most basic of commodities, should be free.It is a symbol of a healthy nation.Start charging and the poor will not be able to afford water for cleaning, cooking and washing themselves never mind just drinking!!€3.75 billion going out to bondholders by the end of the year and not a word in mainstream media and yet they want to charge us, the average workers for water!!!
We can blame nobody but ourselves for the past 4 years of dilly dallying and government contempt for us because we are letting it happen and we sit idly by while our country is being taken over in a non violent coup d’etat.Foreigners (EU,Troika) are pillaging our finances with the help of local traitors (politicians!).We obviously don’t love our country because if we did, we would fight tooth and nail for something we love.We would stop everything,all workplaces would come to a halt, all buses and trains would stop, all teachers and doctors would strike and together we would all march and bring down this government or any government until we saw justice, equality and change to our country.
Ireland inst the mountains, the rivers, the lakes, the towns and villages…its the people and if they are silent and down-trodden then we don’t have a country, we need to stand up for ourselves and we need to do it now.
I’m not paying one more cent to the government and neither should anyone else because its going out of the country and repaying debts we just don’t owe.
I don’t mind paying either John….for stuff where I can see my contribution has made a difference.
For the past few years we’re paying higher and higher taxes and what have we got in return – NOTHING.
The country is in freefall socially and economically but who cares, keep taxing people, leave them with nothing.
A normal functioning country would offer something in return for higher taxes…what do we get – a shambolic health service, crap infrastructure and a pat on the back from the ones who forced these debts upon us – the b*****d EU/ECB who are adamant that they will get their pound of flesh to the detriment of a whole nation.
That’s great John. Presumably you have no water right now, but once the charges start it will magically appear from your taps. Hope you can hold out until then!
You will mind paying when it’s all been sold off to a private company,no doubt with a few ex ministers on its board, and you end up paying €50 a month for your water!
Many people don’t realize that tax cuts equal more debt. It’s like borrowing money and giving to the rich. If Kenny and Gilmore take over the 2014 budget be prepared for the tax burden to be shifted to the poor and middle class by eliminating most middle class tax deductions and creating a minimum earned income tax for the poor. Fine Gael also wants additional tax cuts for the wealthy and eliminating the capital gains tax which would allow Bono and Google to pay no taxes. This is the Blueshirts Way.
Again I’m sorry, but I feel I must point out that Ireland has had it easy and now’s the time to get real. I’ve been paying 25 euro per month (equivalent) for years for water in my small UK property. I was shocked a few years ago to learn that some people in Ireland were running water in the winter to prevent frozen pipes.
We pay enough taxes to ensure provision of clean water to our home which is a basic human right – access to clean water, this tax has nothing to do with water it’s to fill the bellies of bankers, bondholders and the unscrupulous few who have ruined this country.
Does anyone think that paying this additional tax will lead to cleaner less poisoned water?
Will it f**k.
Well said Marian. The problem is we never really reached adulthood here. We still believe in Santa and the tooth fairy and all that sort of stuff. Even better that Party whose leader was a British MP for a while will boast that they will abandon these charges in the next election! Remind you of anything?
There’s a few things I don’t believe in Mick….apart from the tooth fairy and Santa claus there’s the whole EU project, the whole spin that water metering is essential to preserve and purify our water, the ECB offering us a helping hand when politicians steered us into financial doldrums, every EU treaty being solely about economic stability and wealth and jobs for all…. and it’s only Irish people who leave a tap dripping to stop freezing.
All laughable.
Marian, we’ve had it easy have we? Yes you may have those water and property taxes in the UK, but wait a second, you also have a functioning health system, your government hasn’t saddled €35,000 to your neck and every other UK citizen to keep the Germans happy, your government hasn’t sold off your natural resources, your government hasn’t allowed ex failed politicians responsible for the ruin of this country sail into the sunset with golden handshakes. So please spare us the patronising old guff, telling us all how easy we have it, cause you’re just wrong! Compare apples with apples, not with turnips!
I can ill afford to pay my weekly bills and these bahstids want more money from me(and others in similar situation)WHY DOES NOBODY CARE AND ACCEPT EVERYTHING WITHOUT QUESTION????????
Probably leaked at the behest of some of our own lot tbh. They’d rather these documents were leaked in order to make people believe that the matter is well and truly out of their hands, and also so that they don’t appear to be the bearers of bad news. No such things, imo; as a leak as far as the EU are concerned. Everything that happens has been carefully choreographed to have the least damaging effect on the status quo.
The government that are in power now and the ones who have bin there since before 2000 are owned by the banks they tell them what to do and the TDS jump…it’s time each and every one of them was put out of the government with no pension lik Bertie,s which is absolutely ridiculous…these people are making a complete mockery of Ireland they don’t give a shit about the country or the people in it it’s sickening at this point…it’s time a new system was put in place fresher people with actual ideas for the people should be inside instead of money grabbing hypocrites.
@ Mick Collins. Considering the 1920′s came and went many, many decades before I was born, I will have to take your word on the extent of it’s austerity. However, as a disabled mother of two who has always worked and contributed, life in Ireland in this 21st Century is rapidly heading towards Third World status for the 99% who are being sucked dry by this corrupt Government and their cronies. I again say, they should be stripped of their outrageous salaries and pensions and driven out of office. It is NEVER tooooo late. Negative attitudes like that will keep us on our knees. I choose to remain positive and will calmly voice my opinion at every opportunity.
This Govt makes me physically sick. Is there any real difference between wrong and right in this Country any more?
We have a Govt that want to rob people of their freedom and charge them through the teeth as they do it.
Imagine being charged for the simple fact that you own property. What the hell does that have to do with the Govt? Are we not already paying taxes, doing more for less, getting less while the wealthy get wealthier?
We are seeing cover up after cover up, being told lie after lie by shit heads that are on huge money and seem to look down on the people that they are being paid to serve (just like the Gardai).
One set of rules for the Govt and the Wealthy, another for everyone else. Democracy in Ireland? Never happened. Republic of Ireland? I don’t think we were ever a Republic? Fighting Irish? The fight is long since gone out of us. But once the Bondholders are happy and we are gaining confidence in the markets again, I suppose that’s the main thing. I would hate to think that some wealthy businessman was not making millions as we all get slowly shafted.
Our Politicians in this Country are nothing more than Con Men in suits.
Sunk my own well, have to look after my own water, Will not be paying it! I wonder will they accept payment of pebbles for all these new taxes, there is plenty of them out on my road.
when are people going to WAKE UP to the fact that we DO NOT have any government it is only e regional goverernment that allowed to play at being politicians by the FRANCO/GERMAN EU policy makers
@Barry Cummins, Sinn Fein did not build Priory Hall. I am fully aware of Tom Mc Feelys association with Sinn Fein in times past. But in recent times you’d find him hobnobbing with Michael Fingleton and his “Golden Circle”, they “built” Priory Hall by throwing him ridiculous amounts of money. It’s also completely off topic, I might add. But I felt the need to reply.
They can fek off! Mains water coming into my house leaking for 2 + months. Reported to limerick country council several times. “We’ll send an engineer, but we only have 1″.
Still waiting limerick co co, still waiting ….
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Information about your activity on this service (such as forms you submit, content you look at) can be stored and combined with other information about you (for example, information from your previous activity on this service and other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or improve a profile about you (that might include possible interests and personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to present advertising that appears more relevant based on your possible interests by this and other entities.
Use profiles to select personalised advertising 85 partners can use this purpose
Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on your advertising profiles, which can reflect your activity on this service or other websites or apps (like the forms you submit, content you look at), possible interests and personal aspects.
Create profiles to personalise content 39 partners can use this purpose
Information about your activity on this service (for instance, forms you submit, non-advertising content you look at) can be stored and combined with other information about you (such as your previous activity on this service or other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or improve a profile about you (which might for example include possible interests and personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to present content that appears more relevant based on your possible interests, such as by adapting the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find content that matches your interests.
Use profiles to select personalised content 35 partners can use this purpose
Content presented to you on this service can be based on your content personalisation profiles, which can reflect your activity on this or other services (for instance, the forms you submit, content you look at), possible interests and personal aspects. This can for example be used to adapt the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find (non-advertising) content that matches your interests.
Measure advertising performance 136 partners can use this purpose
Information regarding which advertising is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine how well an advert has worked for you or other users and whether the goals of the advertising were reached. For instance, whether you saw an ad, whether you clicked on it, whether it led you to buy a product or visit a website, etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of advertising campaigns.
Measure content performance 61 partners can use this purpose
Information regarding which content is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine whether the (non-advertising) content e.g. reached its intended audience and matched your interests. For instance, whether you read an article, watch a video, listen to a podcast or look at a product description, how long you spent on this service and the web pages you visit etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of (non-advertising) content that is shown to you.
Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources 76 partners can use this purpose
Reports can be generated based on the combination of data sets (like user profiles, statistics, market research, analytics data) regarding your interactions and those of other users with advertising or (non-advertising) content to identify common characteristics (for instance, to determine which target audiences are more receptive to an ad campaign or to certain contents).
Develop and improve services 84 partners can use this purpose
Information about your activity on this service, such as your interaction with ads or content, can be very helpful to improve products and services and to build new products and services based on user interactions, the type of audience, etc. This specific purpose does not include the development or improvement of user profiles and identifiers.
Use limited data to select content 37 partners can use this purpose
Content presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device type, or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example, to limit the number of times a video or an article is presented to you).
Use precise geolocation data 47 partners can use this special feature
With your acceptance, your precise location (within a radius of less than 500 metres) may be used in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Actively scan device characteristics for identification 27 partners can use this special feature
With your acceptance, certain characteristics specific to your device might be requested and used to distinguish it from other devices (such as the installed fonts or plugins, the resolution of your screen) in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors 93 partners can use this special purpose
Always Active
Your data can be used to monitor for and prevent unusual and possibly fraudulent activity (for example, regarding advertising, ad clicks by bots), and ensure systems and processes work properly and securely. It can also be used to correct any problems you, the publisher or the advertiser may encounter in the delivery of content and ads and in your interaction with them.
Deliver and present advertising and content 100 partners can use this special purpose
Always Active
Certain information (like an IP address or device capabilities) is used to ensure the technical compatibility of the content or advertising, and to facilitate the transmission of the content or ad to your device.
Match and combine data from other data sources 73 partners can use this feature
Always Active
Information about your activity on this service may be matched and combined with other information relating to you and originating from various sources (for instance your activity on a separate online service, your use of a loyalty card in-store, or your answers to a survey), in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Link different devices 55 partners can use this feature
Always Active
In support of the purposes explained in this notice, your device might be considered as likely linked to other devices that belong to you or your household (for instance because you are logged in to the same service on both your phone and your computer, or because you may use the same Internet connection on both devices).
Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically 91 partners can use this feature
Always Active
Your device might be distinguished from other devices based on information it automatically sends when accessing the Internet (for instance, the IP address of your Internet connection or the type of browser you are using) in support of the purposes exposed in this notice.
Save and communicate privacy choices 69 partners can use this special purpose
Always Active
The choices you make regarding the purposes and entities listed in this notice are saved and made available to those entities in the form of digital signals (such as a string of characters). This is necessary in order to enable both this service and those entities to respect such choices.
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