Juan Guaidó is the product of a decade-long project overseen by Washington’s elite regime change trainers. While posing as a champion of democracy, he has spent years at the forefront of a violent campaign of destabilization.
Daily Archives: 1. Februar 2019
Wiederaufbau in Syrien (III)
Allerdings beginnen mittlerweile die ersten EU-Staaten, entnervt aus dem Berliner Machtpoker auszusteigen. So ist bereits Ende Oktober 2018 eine Delegation des polnischen Sejm in Damaskus gewesen, um über eine Wiederaufnahme der beiderseitigen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen zu diskutieren. Der Vorsitzende der Handelskammer in Damaskus rief polnische Geschäftsleute explizit dazu auf, die sich im Verlauf des Wiederaufbaus bietenden „Investitionschancen in Syrien“ zu erkunden
It has been more than two and a half years since 17.4m voters told politicians to leave the EU. Now they‘re plotting to delay it even further. Stop messing the British people around and get ready for a clean WTO Brexit on March 29!
GROW UP! Corbyn and his MPs who want to delay Brexit are like squabbling children, Labour veteran blasts
Appearing as a special guest at the Tory Eurosceptic Bruges Group, Mr Stringer said: „Often in discussing the European Union my colleagues use kindergarten language – they say ‚they‘re our friends, how could they not have our interests at heart?‘.
„I think it misunderstands that actually the bureaucrats in Brussels are a self-interested group of people – self-interested in their own survival and perpetuating their growing power and influence across the whole of the European continent.“
“It also misunderstands the fact that the European Union do negotiate but they usually come to agreements at the last minute – the 11th hour.
EU agrees to visa-free travel for UK citizens even after no-deal Brexit
EU ambassadors agreed on Friday that Britons travelling to the bloc‘s borderless Schengen area – made up of 26 European countries – should be granted visa-free travel for a short stay.
This is defined as 90 days in any 180 days.
The EU’s hard-border bluff will soon collapse – and then it can get serious about Brexit
Enough MPs now understand that if the institution of parliament is ever to command respect again, Brexit must happen, and the minimally acceptable way in which it must happen is that the permanent Irish backstop goes. The only blot was the vote for the Spelman amendment objecting to ‘no deal’. But this does not bind, and the rest of the dynamic of the evening makes clear for slow learners what has been apparent to sensible people ‘out of doors’ from the beginning — the only way for Britain to win any decent deal is to make no deal a real possibility.
A reminder that Greece remains in debt bondage under the Troika‘s boot. The EuroWorkingGroup (the Troika‘s lair) decreed that the return to Greece of its own money (ECB profits from trading in Greek bonds) will be withheld unless home evictions and auctions are accelerated.
WE WILL SURVIVE: Question Time crowd cheer Leaver who says we WILL be able to get lettuces from Spain in No Deal Brexit despite Project Fear
Brexit gets the Groundhog Day treatment in video parody that sums up how exhausted Britain is feeling about the endless discussions
second referendum: a rapacious vehicle of europe‘s elite.
Written by Finn Anderson, Campaign Director at Socialists for Britain
I would just like to thank those at Students For Brexit for providing me with this platform to lay out a brief overview of the socialist case for leaving the EU. It’s refreshing to find a genuine student-led cross-party platform that is committed to upholding the democratic will of the people.
The European Union at its core is a neoliberal institution; shock horror I know! Brussels bureaucrats worship privatisation and purposefully allow wealthy corporations to avoid paying taxes. It is a capitalist project attempting to impose unity between nations from above, in the interests of the capitalist classes of Europe, particularly those from the most powerful nations.
A great article from our Campaign Director, @Finn_M_Anderson. Well worth a read!
Europa als Wille und Vorstellung
So sehr sich Schriftsteller und Politiker auch ins Zeug legen mögen: Europa war kein Projekt von Antifaschisten, Friedensliebhabern und Internationalisten
Former Greek Finance Minister @yanisvaroufakis says he was “hoping that it [Brexit] would be a cause within the EU to rethink our democratic deficit” but instead Brussels chose to avoid those conversations about reforming the EU – it will NEVER change!
Venezuelas Öl und die Geopolitik des US-gestützten Putsches
Mit diesem abgedroschenen und heuchlerischen Gerede von „Freiheit“ und „Demokratie“ tarnt Washington seine wahren Motive für einen Putsch, der schnell zu einem Bürgerkrieg und einer bewaffneten Intervention führen könnte.
Venezuela hat die größten nachgewiesenen Ölreserven der Welt – mehrere Milliarden Barrel mehr als Saudi-Arabien. Dieses wertvolle Vermögen ist nicht nur eine Profitquelle, sondern ein wichtiges geopolitisches Werkzeug im Konflikt zwischen den USA und China, vor allem angesichts der wachsenden Befürchtungen, dass sich die Lage auf den Ölmärkten bald verschlechtern könnte.
Venezuela-Krise: Latinos wollen vermitteln, USA und EU stützen Opposition
Uruguay und Mexiko starten Initiative zur Mediation. EU-Parlament erkennt „Interimspräsidenten“ Guaidó an. Debatte im Bundestag
Senate Rebukes Trump Over Troop Withdrawals From Syria and Afghanistan
The 68-to-23 vote to cut off debate ensures that the amendment, written by Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and backed by virtually every Senate Republican, will be added to a broader bipartisan Middle East policy bill expected to easily pass the Senate next week.
The vote was the second time in two months that a Republican-led Senate had rebuked Mr. Trump on foreign policy.
In rebuke to Trump, Mitch McConnell unveils proposal urging troops stay in Syria, Afghanistan
(29.1.2019) Trump ordered a rapid withdrawal of troops from Syria on December 19, a move that was widely criticized by lawmakers from both parties.
Since that initial announcement, Trump earlier this month extended his original 30-day timeline to withdraw the troops to four months and told reporters, „I never said we‘re doing it quickly, but we‘re decimating ISIS.“
Appeal of Nicholas Maduro to the people of the USA (subtitled)
Appeal of Nicholas Maduro to the people of the USA
Farce as ministers cancel MPs‘ half-term break amid Brexit crisis – but say they DON‘T need to be at Commons if they have holidays booked after demands for compensation
Within minutes, Parliament’s expenses watchdog was understood to be fielding questions from politicians about whether they could claim refunds from the taxpayer for cancelled holidays. Labour asked for compensation for childcare costs.
As a result – despite the precarious state of Brexit negotiations – the Government quickly relented, with Chief Whip Julian Smith emailing all Tory MPs to say that anyone who had booked a trip could still take their holidays.
‚We are resilient in this country‘: Question Time audience insists Britain can live without fresh lettuces in a no deal
Britain will work around any disruption caused by a no deal Brexit, one member of the Question Time audience (pictured is the man in a dark blue shirt) insisted last night.
He got a huge round of applause for telling a panel including Remain campaign Gina Miller they were talking ‚absolute rubbish‘ about no deal.
Tory MPs jet off on ski holidays while parliamentary cleaners continue to work
A planned Commons recess was formally axed so MPs can plough through masses of legislation needed for a smooth EU departure on March 29.
But, after a furious backlash from MPs – which included some asking for taxpayers to reimburse them for cancelled holidays – Conservatives were told they could disappear anyway if they had planned trips.
‘The establishment is trying to keep us in the EU’: The Guardian’s Larry Elliott on why we need a clean break from Brussels.
„I also have an old-fashioned left-wing view of the European Union. I don’t think it is democratic, I don’t think it works very well, and I think it is run in the interests of big business rather than ordinary people. I voted to come out in 1975, along with a large portion of the left, for what were then seen as Bennite reasons: democracy and the fact that it was pro-boss and anti-worker. I haven’t really changed my mind over the past 40 years.“
It is eight weeks till we leave the EU. And we don’t know anything about what kind of Brexit it will be. I cannot really believe I wrote this and I am not dreaming.
It‘s an important point and a true one. Labour doesnt have a credible brexit plan. All you ever hear from them is chat about a customs union and nothing else #bbcqt
Will die EU Briten in einer Zollunion festhalten?
Für die europäischen Landwirte steht beim Brexit viel auf dem Spiel: 2017 exportierten europäische Lebensmittelproduzenten Waren im Wert von 41 Milliarden Euro nach Großbritannien.
#JEFTA – Das mit Abstand größte Freihandelsabkommen der #EU, ist ein wirtschaftlicher und politischer Meilenstein in weltwirtschaftlich unsicheren Zeiten. Zwischen 2013 und 2017 verhandelt, tritt es heute in Kraft. Ein guter Tag für Japan und die EU! #FactNews
Brexit: Drop the backstop and create a customs association, Ifo economists say
The authors* – Gabriel J. Felbermayr (LMU, Ifo Institute), Clemens Fuest (LMU, Ifo Institute), Hans Gersbach (ETH Zurich and chairman of the Board of Academic Advisors to the German BMWi), Albrecht O. Ritschl (LSE), Marcel Thum (TU Dresden, Ifo Institute, and chairman of the Advisory Board to the German BMF) and Martin T. Braml (Ifo Institute) –suggest a minimum three-month extension will be necessary to establish a European Customs Association.
What is the Common Customs Tariff?
Since the completion of the internal market, goods can circulate freely between Member States. The ‚Common Customs Tariff‘ (CCT) therefore applies to the import of goods across the external borders of the EU.
The tariff is common to all EU members, but the rates of duty differ from one kind of import to another depending on what they are and where they come from. The rates depend on the economic sensitivity of products.
Japan, EU sign trade deal to eliminate nearly all tariffs
(17.7.2018) Tusk praised the deal as “the largest bilateral trade deal ever.” He said the partnership is being strengthened in various other areas, including defense, climate change and human exchange, and is “sending a clear message” against protectionism.
Today the @Europarl_EN ratified the EU-Japan ???? trade deal #JEFTA, which will enter into force on 1 Feb. It is Europe‘s biggest deal, covering 635 million people and almost 1/3 of global GDP, and creates a massive expansion of markets
(12.12.2018)
China-U.S. trade talks make important progress for current stage, says Chinese delegation
Guided by the important consensus reached by the two countries‘ heads of state in Argentina, the two sides discussed the topics of trade balance, technology transfer, protection of intellectual property rights (IPR), non-tariff barriers, service sector, agriculture and enforcement mechanism, as well as certain issues of particular concern for the Chinese side.
Pekings Führer peitschen Gesetz für Deal mit Trump durch
Trump hails China trade talks progress and says he will meet Xi Jinping soon
Trump, speaking at the White House on Thursday during a meeting with Chinese vice premier Liu He, said he was optimistic the world’s two largest economies could reach “the biggest deal ever made”.
No specific plans for a meeting with Xi were announced, but Trump said there could be more than one meeting. US trade representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin were invited to bring a negotiating team to Beijing in mid-February, with dates still pending.
Chinesisch-amerikanisches hochrangiges Handelsgespräch beendet
Am Mittwoch und Donnerstag hat eine neue Runde der chinesisch-amerikanischen hochrangigen Handelskonsultationen im Weißen Haus stattgefunden. Daran haben der chinesische Vizeministerpräsident Liu He und der US-Handelsbeauftragte Robert Lighthizer teilgenommen. Im Fokus der Gespräche standen unter anderen die Handelsbalance, der Technologietransfer, der Schutz des geistigen Eigentums, die Nichtzollbarriere, die Dienstleistung, die Landwirtschaft, der Umsetzungsmechanismus und das Anliegen Chinas.
Freihandelsabkommen mit Japan tritt in Kraft
Durch EPA, wie das Abkommen offiziell heißt, entsteht eine gewaltige Freihandelszone zwischen der EU und Japan, die zusammen rund ein Drittel der weltweiten Wirtschaftsleistung ausmachen.
Beschluss der EU-Staaten: Freihandelsabkommen mit Japan kommt
„Entgegen anderslautenden Behauptungen führt das Wirtschaftspartnerschaftsabkommen der EU mit Japan nicht zu einer Deregulierung und Privatisierung von öffentlichen Dienstleistungen wie der Wasser- und Abwasserversorgung“, erklärte die Kommission.
Das Vorrecht der Behörden, öffentliche Dienstleistungen in der öffentlichen Hand zu belassen, bleibe erhalten, und keine Regierung werde zur Privatisierung oder Deregulierung öffentlicher Dienstleistungen auf nationaler oder lokaler Ebene gezwungen.
U.S.-Soldaten zur Lage in Venezuela
Veterans for Peace haben Stellung bezogen zur aktuellen Situation in Venezuela um die Regierungsführung des Landes. Die konsequent U.S.-pazifistische Militär-Organisation ruft zu Widerstand gegen den Staatsstreich in Venezuela, zur Aufklärung der einheimischen Bevölkerung durch ihre Mitglieder in den dortigen lokalen U.S.-Capters und zu politischen Aktionen in den Bundesstaaten in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika auf.