CrossTalk: France Goes Yellow
"Scenes like the Civil War: The French police yesterday used armored vehicles and tear gas grenades to disperse a largely peaceful demonstration against President #Macron"
Geopolitical Stakes Are Huge On This Tiny Island
The specter of a rumored U.S. military buildup in Cyprus that would draw a major Russian response now adds to the ongoing Greek Cypriot-Turkish conflict over the island and the oil and gas riches it promises. Ever since the massive hydrocarbon discovery in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in 2011 by American company Noble Energy the island has been the center of a geopolitical game that doesn’t stop with rife tensions between Turkey and the Greek Cypriots. And now this game is drawing nearer to its climax, with much at stake. Cyprus--an island in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea—is divided into the Greek-dominated Republic of Cyprus in the south and the Turkish-controlled north. Since 2004, the Republic of Cyprus has been a member of the European Union, and the northern ‘entity’ remains recognized solely by Turkey. But it is the EEZ—the exclusive economic zone—where this geopolitical game of chess is being played out. ...
source: the oilprice
Will China buy Turkey on the cheap?
Is China going to buy up crisis-hit Turkey? The question sounds startling at first, but when a journalist begins hearing discussions revolving around this theme at almost every roundtable, panel or seminar on international relations he attends, looking for an answer to the question becomes a professional duty. ...
source: al-monitor
note:
Turkey has not only since Erdogan but especially under him a growing foreign trade deficit. As a result Turkey is losing its foreign exchange reserves.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirtschaft_der_T%C3%BCrkei#/media/File:Aussenhandelsbilanz_der_T%C3%BCrkei_in_USD.png
Belgium's government is breaking up in the dispute over UN migration pact
The dispute over the UN migration pact plunges Belgium into a tangible government crisis. Prime Minister Michel wants to continue with a minority government. Brussels. The Flemish separatist party N-VA has left the Belgian governing coalition, according to several media reports . The background is the coalition dispute over the UN migration pact. The national-conservative N-VA rejects the pact as the only force of the four-party coalition and had previously threatened to leave the coalition, the government should agree to the agreement in Marrakech as announced. ...
source: tagesstimme
source: tagesstimme translate
note:
[Foreign Policy] Global Compact for Migration - Labor Migration and Brain Drain
[Foreign Policy] Global Compact for Migration - Freedom of Expression and Censorship
[Foreign Policy] Global Compact for Migration - liability
Recipients of the minimum welfare subsidy in Germany make 73 million euros in debt to the authorities:
Hartz IV recipients make 73 million euros in debt at the job centers
According to information from the Federal Employment Agency, the Job Centers granted Hartz IV recipients loans totaling € 73 million in 2017 for expenditure in emergency situations. Damitsank the volume of loans again. In addition, again less people were in debt, but with ever higher amounts. ...
source: o-ton arbeitsmarkt
source: o-ton arbeitsmarkt translate
Szenen wie im Bürgerkrieg: Die französische Polizei setzte gestern gepanzerte Fahrzeuge und Tränengas Granaten ein, um eine größtenteils friedliche Demonstration gegen Präsident #Macron aufzulösen. 🤕 #GiletsJaunes #europaistdieantwort pic.twitter.com/zyFYPf6LjP
— Dora zwitschert (@DoraGezwitscher) December 9, 2018
"Scenes like the Civil War: The French police yesterday used armored vehicles and tear gas grenades to disperse a largely peaceful demonstration against President #Macron"
Geopolitical Stakes Are Huge On This Tiny Island
The specter of a rumored U.S. military buildup in Cyprus that would draw a major Russian response now adds to the ongoing Greek Cypriot-Turkish conflict over the island and the oil and gas riches it promises. Ever since the massive hydrocarbon discovery in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in 2011 by American company Noble Energy the island has been the center of a geopolitical game that doesn’t stop with rife tensions between Turkey and the Greek Cypriots. And now this game is drawing nearer to its climax, with much at stake. Cyprus--an island in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea—is divided into the Greek-dominated Republic of Cyprus in the south and the Turkish-controlled north. Since 2004, the Republic of Cyprus has been a member of the European Union, and the northern ‘entity’ remains recognized solely by Turkey. But it is the EEZ—the exclusive economic zone—where this geopolitical game of chess is being played out. ...
source: the oilprice
Will China buy Turkey on the cheap?
Is China going to buy up crisis-hit Turkey? The question sounds startling at first, but when a journalist begins hearing discussions revolving around this theme at almost every roundtable, panel or seminar on international relations he attends, looking for an answer to the question becomes a professional duty. ...
source: al-monitor
note:
Turkey has not only since Erdogan but especially under him a growing foreign trade deficit. As a result Turkey is losing its foreign exchange reserves.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirtschaft_der_T%C3%BCrkei#/media/File:Aussenhandelsbilanz_der_T%C3%BCrkei_in_USD.png
Belgium's government is breaking up in the dispute over UN migration pact
The dispute over the UN migration pact plunges Belgium into a tangible government crisis. Prime Minister Michel wants to continue with a minority government. Brussels. The Flemish separatist party N-VA has left the Belgian governing coalition, according to several media reports . The background is the coalition dispute over the UN migration pact. The national-conservative N-VA rejects the pact as the only force of the four-party coalition and had previously threatened to leave the coalition, the government should agree to the agreement in Marrakech as announced. ...
source: tagesstimme
source: tagesstimme translate
note:
[Foreign Policy] Global Compact for Migration - Labor Migration and Brain Drain
[Foreign Policy] Global Compact for Migration - Freedom of Expression and Censorship
[Foreign Policy] Global Compact for Migration - liability
Recipients of the minimum welfare subsidy in Germany make 73 million euros in debt to the authorities:
Hartz IV recipients make 73 million euros in debt at the job centers
According to information from the Federal Employment Agency, the Job Centers granted Hartz IV recipients loans totaling € 73 million in 2017 for expenditure in emergency situations. Damitsank the volume of loans again. In addition, again less people were in debt, but with ever higher amounts. ...
source: o-ton arbeitsmarkt
source: o-ton arbeitsmarkt translate
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