«Les “gilets jaunes” se sont donné rendez-vous pour le vingtième samedi de mobilisation. Des défilés ont été annoncés à Marseille, Rennes, Caen, Rouen, Montbéliard, Strasbourg ou encore Nice. Pour cet “acte 20”, de nouvelles interdictions de manifester ont été prononcées à Paris, sur les Champs-Élysées et dans certaines villes de province»
«The GOP is a psychotic party with deranged goals and no shame, and it must be destroyed.»
«What is the ‘global gag rule’?
The rule, otherwise known as the Mexico City policy, requires NGOs to certify that they will not perform or promote abortions anywhere in the world as a condition for receiving US family planning funds. Every Republican president since 1985 has implemented it. But in 2017, Donald Trump adopted a stringent version of the rule, under which NGOs that refuse to sign will be refused all health assistance, including for HIV, primary care, nutrition, tuberculosis and malaria programs. As much as $8bn in US funding could be affected – money that developing world health budgets can ill afford to do without.»
«Germany manufactures key components of European defense projects, amplifying the effect of its export bans. Britain’s foreign secretary warned that the Saudi arms export ban damages common European defense policy.»
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«Prior to the meeting, German magazine Der Spiegel reported that Hunt had sent a letter to Maas on February 7 warning him that Germany’s ban undermined common European defense projects and the ability of NATO allies to fulfill commitments»
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«Germany decided in November to stop arms exports to Saudi Arabia — one of the world’s largest weapons markets — after the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul.»
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«Germany accounts for a small fraction of Saudi weapons imports, but it makes vital components for other countries’ arms industries to fulfill contracts.»
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«In the letter seen by Der Spiegel, Hunt said British defense firms would not be able to fulfil several contracts with Riyadh, including the delivery of Eurofighter Typhoon and the Tornado fighter jet. Both are made with parts produced by Germany’s arms industry.»
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«It is imperative that you immediately remove major European defense projects such as the Eurofighter and the Tornado from the arms embargo, …. a loss of confidence in the credibility of Germany as a partner»
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«This letter shows how Germany’s arms export practices are costing it the ability to partner with its closest European allies»
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«Germany’s unilateral arms export policy was damaging plans for a common European defense policy and undermining the arms industries of NATO allies.»
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«for example, helicopters, the German side gives itself the right to, for example, block the sale of a French helicopter»
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«the company might need to develop “German-free products” in the future»
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«a loss of confidence in the credibility of Germany as a partner …. practices are costing it the ability to partner with its closest European allies»
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«to develop “German-free products”»
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«Se negli anni sessanta l’Occidente rendeva conto di oltre il 90% del pil mondiale, ad oggi supera a stento il 40%: paesi allora miseri sono emersi economicamente ed adesso sono potenze economiche mondiale o, almeno, locoregionali. ….
Stiamo assistendo al crollo della visione occidentale di tentare di integrare obtorto collo le altre realtà politiche, sociali ed economiche usando la sola leva economica. ….
Il nodo è che i popoli sono attaccati al loro retaggio religioso, storico, culturale e sociale in modo ben più radicato e profondo di quanto non possa apparire ad un’analisi superficiale. ….
In Cina Deng Xioaping ha fatto transitare il Pcc in una risorta scuola mandarinica. ….»
«South Africa is the only country on the continent to have legalised gay marriage. Most African countries have made it illegal to be gay or lesbian»
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«China’s popularity in Africa is strong. Its policy of not linking aid and investments to human rights and good governance has made Beijing many friends on the continent, beyond its authoritarian governments»
«La ricetta cinese è di estrema semplicità: mentre l’Occidente condiziona i rapporti economici all’accettazione della propria Weltanschauung, la Cina molto pianamente accetta trattative alla pari, senza imporre condizioni che mutino i costumi dei popoli. Solo per fare un esempio, il suffragio universale vige quasi esclusivamente in Occidente, e così come la visione di una società lgbt, del tutto aliena a quella africana.»
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«Le esportazioni di alcuni importanti Paesi dell’Africa subsahariana dipendono dagli alti e bassi del Paese asiatico»
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«A prima vista è un bene, ma a lungo andare ciò significa che Pechino può influenzare a suo piacimento l’andamento economico di intere nazioni»
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«Mauritania, Gambia, Eritrea, Sud Sudan, Gabon, Congo, Repubblica democratica del Congo, Angola e Zambia: le loro esportazioni africane in Cina pesano per il 30% sul totale»
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«Sempre in Africa subsahariana gli Stati con un export verso la Cina compreso fra il 15 e il 30% sono Guinea, Sierra Leone, Repubblica Centrafricana e persino il ricco Sudafrica»
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«il gruppo composto da Ghana, Camerun, Chad, Tanzania e Madagascar al 5-10%.»
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«Il Brunei …. negli ultimi anni ha adottato una forma più conservatrice di Islam»
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«L’alcol è già vietato in Brunei e ci sono multe e condanne per chi non va alla preghiera il venerdì»
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– «Brunei already has Sharia law with homosexuality punishable with ten years’ jail
– Under new laws from next week gay people could be whipped or stoned to death
– Muslims found guilty of adultery, sodomy and rape could also be put to death
– Amnesty branded laws ‘vicious’ and called for international pressure on Brunei
Brunei could start whipping or stoning gay people to death next week when strict new laws are introduced, human rights groups have warned.
The tiny oil-rich nation already implements Sharia laws, with homosexuality punishable with up to ten years in prison.
But from the start of next month the government plans to amend the penal code to mean LGBT people and adulterers could be stoned to death, with thieves facing having hands or feet amputated.»
«Rights groups are outraged as the Brunei government has announced additions to its Islamic penal code, including death by stoning and whipping. DW spoke with human rights activist Matthew Woolfe about the consequences.»
«The four most powerful EU institutions – Commission, Parliament, Council and Central Bank will all have new leaders in the coming ten months»
«A seconda dell’argomento discusso, il Consiglio dell’UE decide:
– a maggioranza semplice (con il voto favorevole di 15 Stati membri)
– a maggioranza qualificata (con il voto favorevole del 55% degli Stati membri, che rappresentino almeno il 65% della popolazione dell’UE)
– all’unanimità (con la totalità dei voti a favore)
Come funzionano i vari sistemi di voto al Consiglio?
Il Consiglio può votare solo se è presente la maggioranza dei membri. Ogni membro del Consiglio può ricevere delega da uno solo degli altri membri.
Il Consiglio può procedere alla votazione su un atto legislativo 8 settimane dopo che il progetto di atto è stato trasmesso ai parlamenti nazionali per esame. I parlamenti nazionali devono decidere se il progetto di atto rispetta il principio di sussidiarietà. Una votazione in tempi più rapidi è possibile solo in particolari casi urgenti.» [Consiglio Europeo]
«Il Consiglio deve votare all’unanimità su una serie di questioni considerate sensibili dagli Stati membri. Ad esempio:
– politica estera e di sicurezza comune (esclusi alcuni casi ben definiti che richiedono la maggioranza qualificata, quali ad es. la nomina di un rappresentante speciale);
– cittadinanza (concessione di nuovi diritti ai cittadini UE);
– adesione all’UE;
– armonizzazione della legislazione nazionale in materia di imposte indirette;
– finanze UE (risorse proprie, quadro finanziario pluriennale);
– alcune disposizioni in materia di giustizia e affari interni (Procura europea, diritto di famiglia, cooperazione di polizia a livello operativo, ecc.);
– armonizzazione della legislazione nazionale in materia di sicurezza sociale e protezione sociale.» [Consiglio Europeo]
«With national elections due in eight EU member states this year the current EPP dominance of the council may not last long enough to secure one from this party’s ranks to replace Tusk. (It takes 72 percent of the countries, representing 65 percent of the population, to elect a new president of the council.)
National elections are expected in nine EU member states later this year; Estonia (March 2019), Finland and Spain (April 2019), Belgium and Lithuania (May 2019), Denmark (May or June 2019), Greece and Portugal (October 2019) and Poland (before November 2019).»
«La Commissione europea è il braccio esecutivo politicamente indipendente dell’UE. È l’unico organo cui compete redigere le proposte di nuovi atti legislativi europei. Inoltre, attua le decisioni del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio dell’UE.
La Commissione è l’unica istituzione dell’UE a presentare al Parlamento europeo e al Consiglio disposizioni legislative.
Composizione
La guida politica è esercitata da un gruppo di 28 commissari (uno per ciascun paese dell’UE) sotto la direzione del presidente della Commissione che assegna le diverse competenze politiche.
Il collegio dei commissari è costituito dal presidente della Commissione, dai suoi sei vicepresidenti, inclusi il primo vicepresidente e l’Alto rappresentante dell’Unione per gli affari esteri e la politica di sicurezza, e dai 21 commissari incaricati dei rispettivi portafogli.
La gestione quotidiana delle attività della Commissione è svolta dal suo personale (giuristi, economisti, ecc.), organizzato in vari servizi noti come direzioni generali (DG), ciascuna responsabile di uno specifico settore politico.
Nomina del presidente
Il candidato viene presentato dai leader nazionali nel Consiglio europeo, tenendo conto dei risultati delle elezioni del Parlamento europeo. Per essere eletto deve ottenere il sostegno della maggioranza dei membri del Parlamento europeo.
Selezione del collegio
Il candidato presidente sceglie i potenziali vicepresidenti e commissari sulla base dei suggerimenti dei paesi dell’UE. L’elenco dei candidati deve essere approvato dai leader nazionali nel Consiglio europeo.
Ogni candidato compare dinanzi al Parlamento europeo per illustrare la propria visione politica e rispondere alle domande. Il Parlamento procede quindi ad approvare o meno, mediante votazione, i candidati in quanto gruppo. Infine, questi ultimi vengono nominati dal Consiglio europeo a maggioranza qualificata.
Il mandato dell’attuale Commissione scade il 31 ottobre 2019.» [Commissione Europea]
«Another major EU institution, the European Central Bank, will have a new boss, when president Mario Draghi, another Italian, ends his eight-year term on 31 October 2019.
His successor will be elected by the European Council, acting by a qualified majority – 55 percent of the member states representing 65 percent of the population.»
«EU should resist Romanian demands and appoint Laura Codruta Kovesi.
A majority of EU governments, backed by the European Parliament’s main political parties, often speak up strongly in defence of judicial independence and the rule of law in their 28-nation club. Now it is time for them to put their words into action. The EU is in the process of appointing the first head of its newly established European Public Prosecutor’s Office. They should choose the person best qualified for the job. She is Laura Codruta Kovesi, a brave and distinguished prosecutor from Romania. There are several excellent arguments in favour of Ms Kovesi, not least of which is that Romania’s government, fast becoming a serial abuser of EU norms and values on the rule of law, fiercely opposes her appointment. Doubtless the two other candidates for the job, one each from France and Germany, would do it well. But neither has Ms Kovesi’s frontline experience of conducting a struggle, arduous and sometimes lonely, against deep-rooted political corruption in her homeland.»
«EU states have already endorsed French candidate Bohnert.
For a prosecutor with an uncommon record of putting corrupt politicians behind bars, the former head of Romania’s anti-graft agency is facing one more hurdle than her rivals: the opposition of her own government.
Laura Codruta Kövesi, who was fired by Romania’s ruling Social Democrats after she put dozens of corrupt politicians behind bars, will try to convince European Parliament members in Brussels on Tuesday to support her bid to become the European Union’s first chief prosecutor after the bloc’s governments endorsed a French rival for the job.
Bohnert received almost twice as many votes from member states last week as Kövesi and Ritter did ….»
«Romania silences candidate to be EU’s first prosecutor»
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«Romanian authorities on Thursday indicted the leading candidate to become the first head of the European Prosecutor’s Office, Laura Codruta Kovesi. After seven hours of questioning, she was also banned from leaving the country and speaking to the press»
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«After seven hours of questioning, she was also banned from leaving the country and speaking to the press.»
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«Romanian magistrate Laura Codruta Kovesi, a hot favourite to become the EU’s first-ever top prosecutor, was indicted on corruption charges Thursday»
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«Kovesi received the news during a six-hour hearing in front of a special panel charged with investigating magistrates»
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«Kovesi would be forbidden from exercising her profession and would have to report regularly to police in Bucharest.»
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«Russia will supply gas to Hungary in 2020, regardless of agreements on gas transit between Moscow and Kiev»
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«Today, the CEO of Gazprom and I have concluded an agreement that Gazprom will ensure gas supplies to Hungary, regardless of whether a transit agreement is concluded between Russia and Ukraine,” RBC quoted Hungarian Foreign and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó»
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«A situation might arise when Russia will no longer supply gas to the European continent via Ukraine»
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«We have to prepare for this scenario, because we must always take into account the worst scenario when planning the security of the country’s energy supply»
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«African swine fever is a viral disease of pigs and wild boar that is usually deadly. There are neither vaccines nor cures. For this reason, it has serious socio-economic consequences in affected countries. Humans are not susceptible to the disease.
The typical signs of African swine fever are similar to classical swine fever, and the two diseases normally have to be distinguished by laboratory diagnosis. Symptoms include fever, loss of appetite, lack of energy, abortions, internal bleeding, with haemorrhages visible on the ears and flanks. Sudden death may occur. Severe strains of the virus are generally fatal (death occurs within 10 days). Animals infected with mild strains of African swine fever virus may not show typical clinical signs.» [Efsa]
«In September 2018, an outbreak occurred in wild boars in Southern Belgium. Professional observers suspected importation of wild boars from Eastern European countries by game hunters being the origin of the virus. By the 4th of October, 32 wild boars had tested positive for the virus. For control of the outbreak, 4,000 domestic pigs were slaughtered preventively in the Gaume region, and the forest was declared off-limits for recreation. »
«Lean hog prices have been on a run in recent weeks given the turbulence building in China due to African swine fever.»
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