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April 28, 2019
The Netherlands: King's Day, King's Night widely celebrated without incident - by Zack Newmar
People across the Netherlands took to the streets Friday night and Saturday to celebrate King Willem-Alexander's birthday. By 4 p.m. on Saturday, only a handful of atypical arrests were announced byauthorities.
Only a handful of people were stopped in the biggest cities of the Netherlands, including just three in Amsterdam on King's Day, a police spokesperson told Nu.nl. Over a hundred incidents in the city overnight required an ambulance to be dispatched, mostly to treat people under the influence of alcohol. No "significant incidents" were announced by
overnight and first shift police teams in Breda, Eindhoven, Groningen, Rotterdam, and The Hague.
In Almere, police detained or arrested about a dozen people overnight. Authorities declared the city center to be an area at risk ofviolence when two rival youth gangs announced intention to brawl there. Nine of the suspects were held on weapons-related charges, including teenagers as young as 15 allegedly armed with screwdrivers, according to broadcaster NOS.
Read more: King's Day, King's Night widely celebrated without incident | NL Times
Only a handful of people were stopped in the biggest cities of the Netherlands, including just three in Amsterdam on King's Day, a police spokesperson told Nu.nl. Over a hundred incidents in the city overnight required an ambulance to be dispatched, mostly to treat people under the influence of alcohol. No "significant incidents" were announced by
overnight and first shift police teams in Breda, Eindhoven, Groningen, Rotterdam, and The Hague.
In Almere, police detained or arrested about a dozen people overnight. Authorities declared the city center to be an area at risk ofviolence when two rival youth gangs announced intention to brawl there. Nine of the suspects were held on weapons-related charges, including teenagers as young as 15 allegedly armed with screwdrivers, according to broadcaster NOS.
Read more: King's Day, King's Night widely celebrated without incident | NL Times
April 26, 2019
April 25, 2019
USA -Trump's Foreign Policy: It is all about RealPolitiek and the EU better get their act togetherUSA -Trump's Foreign Policy: It is all about RealPolitiek and the EU better get their act together
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| Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck |
Trump has embraced the law of the jungle, which political scientists and historians define as RealPolitik.
The term “RealPolitik” is widely used today as a synonym for “power politics” and understood as the realist approach to foreign policy, a venerable tradition that stretches from Machiavelli and Bismarck to scholar-diplomats of the postwar era such as George Kennan and Henry Kissinger.
RealPolitik
can also be seen as the political approach of self-sufficiency.
Decisions on public policy, when approached from a position of
RealPolitik, are not afforded time for sympathy or compassion. Rather,
RealPolitik is an approach of shrewd pragmatism solely on the basis of
political expedience.
Case
in Point: In the Middle East the US Trump Administration has chosen
three principal partners: Israel - the only nation in the Middle East
with a nuclear arsenal - Saudi-Arabia, the number one oil producer in
the world and Egypt , the country with the largest army in the Middle
East.These countries have developed a very close relation with the US
over the years and importantly to the US, do what they are told to do by
the US.
Realpolitik
has played a huge role in this case, as it allowed Israel’s Prime
Minister, Netanyahu, to successfully outplay the Iranians in most
encounters, as proven by the recent Israeli attacks on Iranian military
bases in Syria. Moreover, it allowed Israel to develop close
relationships with Arab states that were previously aggressive towards
the Israeli cause, a thing that was deemed close to impossible a couple
of decades ago.
In
Europe, the US Trump Administration considers Russia, not the EU, as
the most important power, and developed a "cloaked", but nevertheless
close relationship with them.It is no secret, except it seems to the EU
Commission, that the US Trump Administration would like nothing better
than seeing the EU break apart.
The
EU has been engulfed in a state of political instability that seems to
have no end in sight. Cohesion between member states is at a historical
low, populists are gaining traction at a pace never seen before and a
constant state of fear and paranoia has characterized the European
population ever since the migration wave has hit the continent four
years ago.
At
present it seems that pragmatism and self-interest is what
characterizes Western Europe the most and a fracture has appeared
between the underprivileged East and the heavily industrialized West.
The recent emergence of the populist parties have made this very clear and now the European continent finds itself for the very first time with countries that have elected far-right or Eurosceptic political parties, as seen in the cases of Italy, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Romania and the Czech Republic. Realpolitik dictates that the ideology doesn’t matter anymore, but what happens when the two ideas are applied at the same time?
The recent emergence of the populist parties have made this very clear and now the European continent finds itself for the very first time with countries that have elected far-right or Eurosceptic political parties, as seen in the cases of Italy, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Romania and the Czech Republic. Realpolitik dictates that the ideology doesn’t matter anymore, but what happens when the two ideas are applied at the same time?
If
Britain does not come to its senses about Brexit and holds a second
referendum to stay in the EU, it is very well possible Britain could
become one of the poorest nations in Europe within a period of ten
years, specially if Scotland votes to become an independent nation and
joins the EU.
In
the Far East it is quite obvious that the US Trump Administration
considers China not only as the major power in the Region, but certainly
a long term dangerous rival.
Issues around technology transfer have been key during trade talks between the world's two largest economies in recent months.
"Every country now correctly recognizes that their prosperity, their wealth, their economic security, their military security is going to be linked to keeping a technological edge," says Stephen Olson, research fellow at global trade advisory body Hinrich Foundation.
But many also say their dispute goes well beyond trade - it represents a power-struggle between two very different world views.
Unfortunately, deal or no trade deal, that rivalry is only expected to broaden and become more difficult to resolve.
"We have entered into a new normal in which US-China geopolitical competition has intensified and become more explicit," says Michael Hirson, Asia director at consultancy firm Eurasia Group.
Realpolitik is now at play also between China and the US, at the highest level possible/
This isn’t the Cold War whatsoever, this is a completely different world. One based on economic factors, international political bullying and a shock factor never seen before.
Welcome to Earth, which side are you on?
April 24, 2019
United Nations: one million species at risk of extinction due to human actions UN report says
One million species at risk of extinction due to human actions, UN
report says Up to one million species face extinction due to human
influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by AFP that
painstakingly catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural
resources upon which its very survival depends.
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April 23, 2019
April 22, 2019
USA - democracy - danger signals: Armed militias raising their head in America
FBI arrests leader of armed militia stopping migrants at U.S.-Mexico border, as Mexico cries alarm.
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April 20, 2019
The European Union: Benefits of being a member state of the EU: Ten EU policies that have changed Europeans' day-to-day lives
Eurosceptics frequently lambast the EU by portraying it as a
bureaucratic monolith that pays little attention to the concerns of
ordinary citizens, as it interferes needlessly in petty affairs.
However, the decisions taken in Brussels and the laws passed by the
European Parliament in Strasbourg have concrete effects on Europeans’
day-to-day lives.
Here is an overview of ten such EU policies put in place over the past five years making a key difference to the lives of every citizen of its member states. :
Getting rid of plastic bags
In France, single-use plastic shopping bags have been banned since July 2016, whether they are free or paid for. Instead, bags must either be made of paper or reusable and thicker than 50 micrometres. Since the start of 2017, this ban has been extended to “fruit and vegetable bags”. Thus, only biodegradable or paper bags can now be used.
These French laws are a direct product of a 2015 EU directive that imposed new rules to limit the consumption of plastic bags and reduce the amount of packaging on goods. MEPs aim to reduce the average number of lightweight plastic bags used, from 90 per person over the course of the year in 2019 to 40 per person by 2025.
The right to be forgotten
As well as acting on environmental concerns, Brussels is also focused on the protection of personal data. In a 2014 decision, the European Court of Justice ruled that EU data protection law applies to search engines. This means that people can get companies to take down any links that violate their privacy, according to the conditions set out in the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights. So far Google has reviewed 91,000 removal requests, for a total of 328,000 links.
Banning roaming charges
MEPs have taken legal steps to prohibit mobile phone companies from forcing customers to pay extra when they travel from European country to another. This applies to all mobile and landline phone calls, SMS messages and the use of data services abroad.
Cheap flights and compensation for overbooking
By imposing competition laws to stop airlines from restricting fares and schedules, the EU has allowed new companies to spring up and disrupt the industry, with their “low cost” and “no frills” flights undercutting established players and forcing them to reduce prices.
Food safety
The well-known “E numbers” – preservatives, dyes, antioxidants and flavourings listed as part of food products – are subject to strict standards and tightly regulated by the EU. Before being placed on the market, any additive is rigorously scrutinised by the European Food Safety Authority to ensure that it does not present a health hazard.
In addition, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed has been set up to take any food that constitutes a health risk off the market as quickly as possible. It responds to thousands of alerts every year to deal with immediate risks, often detected in meat and fish.
Sport broadcast free of charge
EU legislation ensures that sport matches considered to be of major importance for society must be broadcast on free TV channels.
Putting more snow on ski slopes
Seeing as it’s quite a prerequisite for skiing, it’s rather a shame that snow is not always abundant on Europe’s ski slopes. The EU’s Horizon 2020 programme is funding research on snow production that includes a new snow gun that uses 15 percent less energy to produce 8 percent more snow and is also less noisy. Brussels is also supporting a project to create a weather forecasting system for the ski industry to predict the amount of snow from a week to several months in advance.
Free wifi in public areas
There are few things more frustrating than being out and about and finding it impossible to connect to the Internet. However, the EU’s WIFI4EU programme provides support to local authorities to help them provide free wifi to people passing through open-air spaces, public buildings, libraries or hospitals.
Protecting online shoppers’ rights
The EU ensures that products can be ordered without customs duties and additional taxes from other European countries and allows customers to return any product they have purchased within 14 days, without justification.
New EU rules should also come into effect over the coming years – for example, prohibiting online vendors from automatically redirecting customers to another site (on which prices are often higher), and the reduction of sometimes hefty delivery costs.
Funding films
Half of all European films were partly financed by the European Union Media Program. In 2014, seven of the 18 films competing for awards at the Cannes Film Festival benefited from this scheme, including “Two Days, One Night” by the Dardennes brothers and Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “Winter Sleep”, winner of the 2014 Palme d’Or.
The EU also has the Creative Europe 2014-2020 programme to support culture across the continent. With a budget of €1.5 billion, this fund will support cinema, TV, music, literature, heritage and the performing arts in 38 countries and will fund 250,000 people in the culture industry.
Ten EU policies that have changed Europeans' day-to-day lives
Here is an overview of ten such EU policies put in place over the past five years making a key difference to the lives of every citizen of its member states. :
Getting rid of plastic bags
In France, single-use plastic shopping bags have been banned since July 2016, whether they are free or paid for. Instead, bags must either be made of paper or reusable and thicker than 50 micrometres. Since the start of 2017, this ban has been extended to “fruit and vegetable bags”. Thus, only biodegradable or paper bags can now be used.
These French laws are a direct product of a 2015 EU directive that imposed new rules to limit the consumption of plastic bags and reduce the amount of packaging on goods. MEPs aim to reduce the average number of lightweight plastic bags used, from 90 per person over the course of the year in 2019 to 40 per person by 2025.
The right to be forgotten
As well as acting on environmental concerns, Brussels is also focused on the protection of personal data. In a 2014 decision, the European Court of Justice ruled that EU data protection law applies to search engines. This means that people can get companies to take down any links that violate their privacy, according to the conditions set out in the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights. So far Google has reviewed 91,000 removal requests, for a total of 328,000 links.
Banning roaming charges
MEPs have taken legal steps to prohibit mobile phone companies from forcing customers to pay extra when they travel from European country to another. This applies to all mobile and landline phone calls, SMS messages and the use of data services abroad.
Cheap flights and compensation for overbooking
By imposing competition laws to stop airlines from restricting fares and schedules, the EU has allowed new companies to spring up and disrupt the industry, with their “low cost” and “no frills” flights undercutting established players and forcing them to reduce prices.
Food safety
The well-known “E numbers” – preservatives, dyes, antioxidants and flavourings listed as part of food products – are subject to strict standards and tightly regulated by the EU. Before being placed on the market, any additive is rigorously scrutinised by the European Food Safety Authority to ensure that it does not present a health hazard.
In addition, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed has been set up to take any food that constitutes a health risk off the market as quickly as possible. It responds to thousands of alerts every year to deal with immediate risks, often detected in meat and fish.
Sport broadcast free of charge
EU legislation ensures that sport matches considered to be of major importance for society must be broadcast on free TV channels.
Putting more snow on ski slopes
Seeing as it’s quite a prerequisite for skiing, it’s rather a shame that snow is not always abundant on Europe’s ski slopes. The EU’s Horizon 2020 programme is funding research on snow production that includes a new snow gun that uses 15 percent less energy to produce 8 percent more snow and is also less noisy. Brussels is also supporting a project to create a weather forecasting system for the ski industry to predict the amount of snow from a week to several months in advance.
Free wifi in public areas
There are few things more frustrating than being out and about and finding it impossible to connect to the Internet. However, the EU’s WIFI4EU programme provides support to local authorities to help them provide free wifi to people passing through open-air spaces, public buildings, libraries or hospitals.
Protecting online shoppers’ rights
The EU ensures that products can be ordered without customs duties and additional taxes from other European countries and allows customers to return any product they have purchased within 14 days, without justification.
New EU rules should also come into effect over the coming years – for example, prohibiting online vendors from automatically redirecting customers to another site (on which prices are often higher), and the reduction of sometimes hefty delivery costs.
Funding films
Half of all European films were partly financed by the European Union Media Program. In 2014, seven of the 18 films competing for awards at the Cannes Film Festival benefited from this scheme, including “Two Days, One Night” by the Dardennes brothers and Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “Winter Sleep”, winner of the 2014 Palme d’Or.
The EU also has the Creative Europe 2014-2020 programme to support culture across the continent. With a budget of €1.5 billion, this fund will support cinema, TV, music, literature, heritage and the performing arts in 38 countries and will fund 250,000 people in the culture industry.
Ten EU policies that have changed Europeans' day-to-day lives
April 18, 2019
The Netherlands: UBO Register in the Netherlands
To combat Money Laundering as ordered by a EU Directive the Dutch government is writing laws to do so, which should be in force by 2020 .
EU: Freedom of the Press: Whistle-blowers in the EU have been given more legislative protection
Whistle-blowers across Europe now have more protection, but Assange divides opinion
April 17, 2019
USA: Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war and giving military support to Saudi-Arabia
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| Birds of a feather flock together |
In a break with the president, Congress voted for
the first time to invoke the War Powers Resolution to try and stop US
involvement in a foreign conflict.
But Trump vetoed the measure with the Congress lacking the votes to override him.
House approval of the resolution came earlier this month on a 247-175 vote. The Senate vote last month was 54-46.
Congress has grown uneasy with Trump's close relationship with Saudi Arabia as he tries to further isolate Iran, a regional rival.
Many lawmakers also criticized the president for not condemning Saudi Arabia for the killing of a Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, who had been critical of the kingdom.
Read more at: Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war | Trump News | Al Jazeera
Amsterdam's last floating florist closes, blaming tourists
Amsterdam's last floating florist closes, blaming tourists
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April 15, 2019
TURKEY- Municipal Elections: Sore loser AKP leader Erdogan creates excuses not to accept Istanbul loss
The pot is declaring the kettle black. Turkey's Erdogan decries vote 'theft'
April 14, 2019
US Presidential Elections: Democrat Pete Buttigieg could be antidote to Trump
Democrat Pete Buttigieg, the Midwest mayor who could be the 'antidote to Trump' Were Pete Buttigieg to win the 2020 US presidential election, the intellectual Democrat would become the youngest person ever, and first gay man, to hold the office. The mayor of South Bend has the media’s attention and hopes the polls will follow.
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April 13, 2019
Spain - General elections: Who are the candidates and what do they stand for.
Spanish general election 2019: Who are the candidates and what are their manifestos?
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April 12, 2019
Britain - Brexit: May defends Brexit delay and hints at customs union compromise by Irene Kostaki
While defending her decision to delay the Brexit date to hostile MPs in the House of Commons, UK Prime Minister Theresa May simultaneously
kept the door open for more talks with the opposition Labour party in
the hope that the two can find a compromise over the customs union
despite calls from her own Conservative backbenchers that she needed to
resign.
Hours after the EU-27 granted May a six-month delay for Brexit, which includes an early exit clause, May admitting that “reaching an agreement will not be easy because to be successful it will require both sides to make compromises”.
May threw her support behind the EU-27’s Brexit delay after marathon talks in Brussels that was a part of an extraordinary summit focused on finding a way forward in the Brexit process. May’s statement on the decision to delay Britain’s EU exit for a second time brought an angry reaction from hardline Brexiteers from her own party. Conservative eurosceptic Bill Cash described the decision as “abject surrender”.
Along with Conservative Brexiteers, opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, with whom May is trying to negotiate a compromise on the future relationship with the bloc, said that “this second extension in the space of a fortnight represents not only a diplomatic failure but is another milestone in the government’s mishandling of the entire Brexit process”.
May and Corbyn have continued their talks, with the former saying she thought, “Reaching an agreement will not be easy, because to be successful it will require both sides to make compromises,” while adding, “However challenging it may be politically, I profoundly believe that in this unique situation where the House is deadlocked, it is incumbent on both front benches to seek to work together to deliver what the British people voted for. And I think that the British people expect their politicians to do just that when the national interest demands it.”
May claims that the Tories and Labour are relatively close to an agreement on the customs union, but that they still need to work on the wording of their position.
Read more: May defends Brexit delay and hints at customs union compromise
Hours after the EU-27 granted May a six-month delay for Brexit, which includes an early exit clause, May admitting that “reaching an agreement will not be easy because to be successful it will require both sides to make compromises”.
May threw her support behind the EU-27’s Brexit delay after marathon talks in Brussels that was a part of an extraordinary summit focused on finding a way forward in the Brexit process. May’s statement on the decision to delay Britain’s EU exit for a second time brought an angry reaction from hardline Brexiteers from her own party. Conservative eurosceptic Bill Cash described the decision as “abject surrender”.
Along with Conservative Brexiteers, opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, with whom May is trying to negotiate a compromise on the future relationship with the bloc, said that “this second extension in the space of a fortnight represents not only a diplomatic failure but is another milestone in the government’s mishandling of the entire Brexit process”.
May and Corbyn have continued their talks, with the former saying she thought, “Reaching an agreement will not be easy, because to be successful it will require both sides to make compromises,” while adding, “However challenging it may be politically, I profoundly believe that in this unique situation where the House is deadlocked, it is incumbent on both front benches to seek to work together to deliver what the British people voted for. And I think that the British people expect their politicians to do just that when the national interest demands it.”
May claims that the Tories and Labour are relatively close to an agreement on the customs union, but that they still need to work on the wording of their position.
Read more: May defends Brexit delay and hints at customs union compromise
April 10, 2019
Poland: Agriculture - Blue Berries are now produced worldwide and Cooperation was the slogan of The VII International Blueberry Conference in Poland March 7 - 8
Delegates from 27 countries and over 900 participants in total visited the VII International Blueberry Conference. This event confirmed that blueberry producers can work together to achieve common goals. They must continue to do so – there are still many challenges in cultivating and trading blueberries.
Blueberry production is growing in various European countries. One of them is Ukraine, where, as Taras Bashtannyk from Ukrainian Berry reported, the area of blueberry cultivation increased rapidly and in the last 3 years it grew three times to the level of 2100 ha. In 2018, blueberry harvest in Ukraine amounted to 5,000 tons, and it is expected that exports will grow by about 2000-2500 tons in each subsequent year. This means that in 2020, blueberry harvest in Ukraine may exceed 10,000 tons.
In China it is estimated that the area of blueberry cultivation in 2020 will reach 70,000 ha, and the fruit production will amount to 1 million tons in 2025.
A new selection of blueberry varieties gives a chance for further development of the industry. Their features were presented by Andrea Pergher from Fall Creek Farm and Nursery Europe. Fall Creek has started the breeding program almost 20 years ago. The selections have undergone very selective comparison trials before they were released.
Before becoming commercial, the variety must prove to be better than the existing varieties. Fall Creek is managing trial sites in different climatic area where we compare new releases with standard varieties. The plants are planted together at the same age for consistency in data
output.
Based on the the calculations presented by Hans Liekens from Fall Creek Europe, it is justified to say that blueberry market in Europe has a chance to grow, provided that it is possible to increase consumption and penetration of the market. Great Britain, where the average citizen eats 860 g of blueberries annually, sets an example. Meanwhile, the average European citizen consumes 180 g of blueberries annually.
"If we could increase consumption in Europe to the level of Great Britain, an additional 500,000 t of blueberries would be needed. To achieve these goals it is necessary to provide the market with high quality, hard, firm and tasty blueberries. The most important thing is
that the consumer who once buys blueberries will come back for more.
When they are disappointed, because of quality issues, he will cease to be our client. We all are blueberry producers. We all need to look after quality and keep working on it," said Hans Liekens.
During the second day of the 2 day event there were pruning demonstrations and workshops dedicated to establishing blueberry plantations. They were led by Paweł Korfanty, nurseryman and enthusiast of blueberries and Leon Schrijnwerkers - a nursery worker from Netherlands.
He showed how to form ‘Bluecrop’ blueberry bushes and which shoots are the most valuable, how many of them should remain in the bush to ensure good fruit quality.
For the complete report go to:
Cooperation is a key to success for all blueberry growers"
Blueberry production is growing in various European countries. One of them is Ukraine, where, as Taras Bashtannyk from Ukrainian Berry reported, the area of blueberry cultivation increased rapidly and in the last 3 years it grew three times to the level of 2100 ha. In 2018, blueberry harvest in Ukraine amounted to 5,000 tons, and it is expected that exports will grow by about 2000-2500 tons in each subsequent year. This means that in 2020, blueberry harvest in Ukraine may exceed 10,000 tons.
In China it is estimated that the area of blueberry cultivation in 2020 will reach 70,000 ha, and the fruit production will amount to 1 million tons in 2025.
A new selection of blueberry varieties gives a chance for further development of the industry. Their features were presented by Andrea Pergher from Fall Creek Farm and Nursery Europe. Fall Creek has started the breeding program almost 20 years ago. The selections have undergone very selective comparison trials before they were released.
Before becoming commercial, the variety must prove to be better than the existing varieties. Fall Creek is managing trial sites in different climatic area where we compare new releases with standard varieties. The plants are planted together at the same age for consistency in data
output.
Based on the the calculations presented by Hans Liekens from Fall Creek Europe, it is justified to say that blueberry market in Europe has a chance to grow, provided that it is possible to increase consumption and penetration of the market. Great Britain, where the average citizen eats 860 g of blueberries annually, sets an example. Meanwhile, the average European citizen consumes 180 g of blueberries annually.
"If we could increase consumption in Europe to the level of Great Britain, an additional 500,000 t of blueberries would be needed. To achieve these goals it is necessary to provide the market with high quality, hard, firm and tasty blueberries. The most important thing is
that the consumer who once buys blueberries will come back for more.
When they are disappointed, because of quality issues, he will cease to be our client. We all are blueberry producers. We all need to look after quality and keep working on it," said Hans Liekens.
During the second day of the 2 day event there were pruning demonstrations and workshops dedicated to establishing blueberry plantations. They were led by Paweł Korfanty, nurseryman and enthusiast of blueberries and Leon Schrijnwerkers - a nursery worker from Netherlands.
He showed how to form ‘Bluecrop’ blueberry bushes and which shoots are the most valuable, how many of them should remain in the bush to ensure good fruit quality.
For the complete report go to:
Cooperation is a key to success for all blueberry growers"
April 9, 2019
Britain - Brexit: Customs Union at Centre of compromise talks
Brexit: customs union at centre of compromise talks ahead of crucial EU summit
Note EU Digest : The problem is that Theresa May has not been able to put a concrete proposal together supported by a parliamentary majority in the British parliament, and keeps wasting EU members time and finances discussing "pies in the sky".
Note EU Digest : The problem is that Theresa May has not been able to put a concrete proposal together supported by a parliamentary majority in the British parliament, and keeps wasting EU members time and finances discussing "pies in the sky".
It is high time now the EU starts to play some hard ball with Theresa May, and gives her an "indefinite extension" until she can come up with a concrete proposal, which is backed by a majority in the British parliament.
Read more at: https://www.euronews.com/2019/04/07/brexit-uk-prime-minister-says-there-is-still-a-chance-of-a-compromise-deal
April 8, 2019
Turkey Democracy under corrupt Erdogan is a farce: Erdogan's AKP party which in 2018 Presidential Elections called Erdogan the winnner in just three hours, is now asking for recount after recount in Municipal elections they lost
Corrupt Erdogan's AKP party demands another full vote re-count in Istanbul they lost.
And the AKP calls that democracy? In the world where democracy is practiced it is usually called, being a sore loser, or worse, a lack of Democracy.
And the AKP calls that democracy? In the world where democracy is practiced it is usually called, being a sore loser, or worse, a lack of Democracy.
April 7, 2019
Saudi Arabia: Two dual US - Saudi citizens and ten Saudi citizen supportive of women's rights arrested
Saudi Arabia arrests 12 supportive of women's rights, including 2 dual U.S.-Saudi citizens
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April 6, 2019
Britain-Brexit: EU leaders divided over length of Brexitextension - by Pat Leahy and Patrick Smyth
EU leaders are likely to agree to a further extension of the Brexit process when they meet next week but are divided on whether to grant a short extension – as requested by UK prime minister Theresa May – or a longer period that opens the door for a possible reversal of Brexit.
High-level sources in Dublin and Brussels
say discussions continue at European level with some countries, notably
France, opposed to a long extension and continuing UK involvement in EU
decision-making.
However, they expect that the outcome will be a long extension with conditions attached.
Fears that a
future prime minister from the Brexiteer wing of the Conservative Party
could disrupt EU business, such as selecting the next European
Commission and approving the next seven-year budget, were heightened
yesterday when leading Brexiteer MP Jacob Rees-Mogg suggested that the
UK would block EU decisions if it remained in the bloc.
Read more at: EU leaders divided over length of Brexit extension
April 5, 2019
Turkey: Erdogan and AKP show their real faces following losses at the Municipal elections in Turkey. Local and foreign observers call Government sore losers and abusers of their powers
Mr Erdogan and his AKP party are showing their real manipulative
faces following their losses in major Turkish cities during the
municipal elections in Turkey by not accepting most of the results.
Protests have been lodged by the EU and the US to Turkey for this
undemocratic manipulative behavior by the Erdogan Government following
the Municipal Elections
April 4, 2019
Turkish elections: Erdogan and his AKP are sore losers and not conceding lost elections
Turkish officials order Istanbul recount after Erdogan party appeal
Turkish electoral authorities on Wednesday began a vote recount of
Istanbul districts after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP
challenged tallies showing an opposition candidate won a weekend local
election.
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April 3, 2019
EU Parliamentary elections: Eastern southern Europeans dread emigration more than immigration
EU elections: Eastern, southern Europeans dread emigration more than immigration With just seven weeks to go before EU Parliament elections a sweeping study shows that, despite a rise in anti-immigration rhetoric, many Eastern and southern Europeans say they are more worried about emigration.
April 2, 2019
April 1, 2019
TURKEY MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: Opposition sweeping all the big cities with AKP trying to fiddle with the votes in Istanbul
"Turkey's main opposition candidate says 'very clear' he won Istanbul" -
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