The Netherlands has accused Russian fighter jets of "unsafe" behaviour in an encounter with a Dutch warship in the Black Sea.
The incident last Thursday involved the frigate HNMLS Evertsen, part of a carrier strike group with the British destroyer HMS Defender, which itself purportedly came under Russian warning fire a day earlier.
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January 17, 2017
EU: ‘Fantasy’ to think others will follow Brexit, Moscovici tells Trump
It’s fantasy to think other European countries will follow Britain in
deciding to leave the European Union, Pierre Moscovici said on Monday
(16 January), after US President-elect Donald Trump said he believed it
would be the case.
Asked about Trump’s comments in an interview with The Times of London newspaper, European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said the cost of Brexit would be “considerable” and that it would deter other countries from following suit.
“I’m not worried, I think this idea that Brexit is going to be contagious is a fantasy, a bad fantasy,” Moscovici told reporters in Paris.
European leaders react to Trump bombshells
Europe should face Donald Trump with “confidence”, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said Monday (16 January), after the US president-elect had predicted that more EU members would leave the bloc and charged that NATO was “obsolete”.
“Brexit is not a great thing,” he said and warned Trump that comments advocating a break-up of the European Union would not get the trans-Atlantic relationship off to the best start.
Europe’s best response until Trump’s inauguration would be to remain in “wait-and-see” mode and watch the first steps of its new administration.
But asked about Trump’s comments on slapping tariffs on German carmakers such as BMW, which sought to import cars to the US from plants in Mexico, Moscovici said:
“We must be extremely vigilant, mobilised and, when the time comes, reactive, if a certain spirit is confirmed.”
“Europe must not be naive and Europe must be able to react,” he said.
Read more: ‘Fantasy’ to think others will follow Brexit, Moscovici tells Trump – EurActiv.com
Asked about Trump’s comments in an interview with The Times of London newspaper, European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said the cost of Brexit would be “considerable” and that it would deter other countries from following suit.
“I’m not worried, I think this idea that Brexit is going to be contagious is a fantasy, a bad fantasy,” Moscovici told reporters in Paris.
European leaders react to Trump bombshells
Europe should face Donald Trump with “confidence”, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said Monday (16 January), after the US president-elect had predicted that more EU members would leave the bloc and charged that NATO was “obsolete”.
“Brexit is not a great thing,” he said and warned Trump that comments advocating a break-up of the European Union would not get the trans-Atlantic relationship off to the best start.
Europe’s best response until Trump’s inauguration would be to remain in “wait-and-see” mode and watch the first steps of its new administration.
But asked about Trump’s comments on slapping tariffs on German carmakers such as BMW, which sought to import cars to the US from plants in Mexico, Moscovici said:
“We must be extremely vigilant, mobilised and, when the time comes, reactive, if a certain spirit is confirmed.”
“Europe must not be naive and Europe must be able to react,” he said.
Read more: ‘Fantasy’ to think others will follow Brexit, Moscovici tells Trump – EurActiv.com
September 29, 2016
Turkey and the Kurds: Violence Is Not the Answer - by Alon Ben-Meir
Turkey’s President Erdogan has claimed that military operations
against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will continue until “the very
last rebel is killed.”
What is puzzling about this statement is that after more than 30 years of violence that has claimed the lives of over 40,000 Turks and Kurds, Erdogan still believes he can solve the conflict through brutal force.
However, he is fundamentally mistaken. The Kurds’ long historical struggle is not only embedded in their psyche, but also provides the momentum for their quest for semi-autonomy. That mindset will endure until a mutually accepted solution is found through peaceful negotiations.
Read more: Turkey and the Kurds: Violence Is Not the Answer - The Globalist
What is puzzling about this statement is that after more than 30 years of violence that has claimed the lives of over 40,000 Turks and Kurds, Erdogan still believes he can solve the conflict through brutal force.
However, he is fundamentally mistaken. The Kurds’ long historical struggle is not only embedded in their psyche, but also provides the momentum for their quest for semi-autonomy. That mindset will endure until a mutually accepted solution is found through peaceful negotiations.
Read more: Turkey and the Kurds: Violence Is Not the Answer - The Globalist
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