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Και η Βολιβία στο στόχαστρο της Νέας Τάξης

Ο πρόεδρος της Βολιβίας Evo Morales σε ομιλία του κατά τη διάρκεια της συνόδου κορυφής των G77 και Κίνας που διεξάγεται στην Santa Cruz της Βολιβίας, δήλωσε ότι " Το Συμβούλιο Ασφαλείας του ΟΗΕ θα πρέπει να διαλυθεί επειδή ενθάρρυνε πολέμους και εισβολές από ιμπεριαλιστικές δυνάμεις προκειμένου να κατακτήσουν τις πλουτοπαραγωγικές πηγές των χωρών στις οποίες εισέβαλαν ". Ο Βολιβιανός πρόεδρος πρότεινε επίσης την αντικατάσταση χρηματοπιστωτικών οργανισμών όπως το ΔΝΤ με άλλους οργανισμούς, όπως, μια τράπεζα που θα ένωνε τις αναπτυσσόμενες χώρες του κόσμου. Παράλληλα, νέα ερωτηματικά εγείρονται για την υπόθεση Dwyer, όπου σε μια επιχείρηση της αστυνομίας, ο Ιρλανδός Michael Dwyer πυροβολήθηκε τον Απρίλιο του 2009 στην Santa Cruz. Σε μια συνέντευξή του, ο εξορισμένος στη Βραζιλία πρώην εισαγγελέας, Marcelo Soza, ισχυρίστηκε ότι ο Dwyer ήταν άοπλος όταν έγινε η επιχείρηση της αστυνομίας. Η κυβέρνηση της Βολιβίας ισχυρίζονταν πάντα ότι ο Dwyer είχε έρθει στη χ

Morales against NWO

“ ' The UN Security Council should be eliminated, because it has encouraged wars and invasions by imperial powers to appropriate natural resources of invaded countries ,' said Morales on Sunday during a speech at the Group 77 (G77) plus China summit in Bolivia’s second largest city, Santa Cruz.” “ The Bolivian president also called for 'replacing finance institutions like the IMF (the International Monetary Fund)' with other institutions, such as a bank that would unite the world’s developing nations.” http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/06/16/367193/bolivia-urges-reforms-in-global-structures/ Meanwhile, new questions came on surface concerning the Dwyer case: “ Serious questions about the police operation in which Michael Dwyer was shot dead in Bolivia have been raised by the former public prosecutor who investigated the circumstances of the Irish man’s death.” “ In a wide-ranging interview from his exile in Brazil that casts grave doubts on

Totally dominant lobbies in a downgraded Europe – (part 9)

Barroso administration: Golden medal in serving interests A research by the Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) “ Through the course of the crisis, attempts by corporations and corporate lobby groups to influence EU policies have probably been more successful than ever, in part due to a close relationship with the Commission.” “ Corporate Europe Observatory has gathered a lot of evidence over time and covering many different areas that shows how the Commission is easily captured by corporate interests. This report is an attempt to produce a condensed version of how the Commission has come to act on behalf of corporations over the past five years, focusing on climate policies, agriculture and food, finance, economic, and fiscal policies.” 9 - Fighting progress tooth and nail Key findings “ Undoubtedly the biggest ethics scandal in recent years in the Commission was Dalligate, a complex cash for influence scandal involving EU Health Commissione

Greece: Mass layoffs have just started

The government determined to continue destructive neoliberal IMF agenda The Supreme Labor Council voted (with 4 votes against 3), for the mass layoffs of 45 from the 74 workers of the Hellenic Halyvourgia steel factory. These are the first mass layoffs since more than 30 years. The decision comes just a day after the IMF report which clearly states that Greece should re-examine to free the mass layoffs measure after summer period. The 3 members who rejected the proposal claimed that the company did not present adequate evidence for the necessity of the layoffs and didn't answer to the question of why is requesting layoffs at the same time that proceeds in new investments and steel imports. Among the 4 members who approved the proposal there is a lawyer hired by the Ministry of Labor to conduct a recent research related to the minimum wage, a well as a representative of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises. It is worth to note that since the beginning of th

Totally dominant lobbies in a downgraded Europe – (part 8)

Barroso administration: Golden medal in serving interests A research by the Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) “ Through the course of the crisis, attempts by corporations and corporate lobby groups to influence EU policies have probably been more successful than ever, in part due to a close relationship with the Commission.” “ Corporate Europe Observatory has gathered a lot of evidence over time and covering many different areas that shows how the Commission is easily captured by corporate interests. This report is an attempt to produce a condensed version of how the Commission has come to act on behalf of corporations over the past five years, focusing on climate policies, agriculture and food, finance, economic, and fiscal policies.” 8 - REFITting the rules to suit business Key findings “ More recently, REFIT (Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme), launched in 2012, is the most significant current attempt to roll back regulation, and it seems th