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“ British RAF Typhoon fighter jets have been scrambled in response to two Russian Bear long-range bombers spotted off the coast of Cornwall, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. The Russian bombers were in international airspace.” “ Thursday’s interception follows a similar event in January when two Russian Bear bombers flying close to UK airspace were intercepted by RAF Typhoons. The British fighter jets were scrambled from bases at Lossiemouth in Scotland and Coningsby in eastern England, according to the MoD.” “ The UK Foreign Office summoned the Russian ambassador to lodge a complaint about the flight of Russian military jets over the English Channel, which authorities claimed posed a danger to passenger aircraft. [...] Russia's Air Force spokesman said the air patrol flights were carried out according to an approved plan, and conducted in strict compliance with international regulations of the use of airspace above neutral waters, without v

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globinfo freexchange According to some latest information about a telephone conversation between Angela Merkel and Alexis Tsipras, the German chancellor discussed with the Greek PM the possibility of a conduction of a European summit next week about the Greek issue. It is worth to notice that the Greek side stated that in case that the negotiations will head towards a dead end in eurogoup this week, the Greek government will ask for a European summit to discuss the Greek debt problem in the highest level. According to the information, Alexis Tsipras discussed this issue also with the Italian PM Matteo Renzi in a telephone conversation.  Smells like German retreat as the Greek side insist that the problem can be solved mostly politically, not only financially. 

“ One week ago we reported that central bank purchases of gold in 2014 were the second highest in the past 50 years, driven by purchases out of Iraq, Kazakhstan and - most of all - Russia, with no offsetting selling. But what about other more conventional sources of demand? Take jewelry, which while very strong in the beginning of the century, dropped off after the Great Financial Crisis, and then tumbled again after India imposed numerous restrictions on gold imports, which however merely forced the local population to find novel ways of smuggling gold into the country.” “ In short, even with extended draconian measures created by India to prevent capital account outflows as a result of uncontrolled gold imports (which still take place only 'under the table'), a whopping 1000 tons of gold ended up in the form of gold trinkets in 2014 mostly in India, and to a lesser extend in China.” “ All of that is about to change: earlier today India's Economic Times re

“ India on Thursday successfully testfired its home-made, nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in the eastern state of Odisha, sources said. 'The surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, was testfired from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur as part of an user trial by the Indian Army. The testfiring at 9: 20 p.m. (local time) was successful,' the sources said.” “ The missile, which was inducted in 2003 after being developed by the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization, can carry nuclear warheads up to 1,000 kg.” “ The last testfiring of the missile was held in November 2014 and that was also successful, proving that the indigenous missile is now a proven technology, the sources said.” http://www.china.org.cn/world/2015-02/19/content_34858721.htm

globinfo freexchange It is remarkable how the second eurozone economy uses the same anti-democratic methods like the previous government in Greece. From china.org.cn: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Tuesday decided to pass the controversial 'Law on Growth and Activity' via a decree and without lawmakers' vote, a move that could trigger the government's collapse. 'I won't take any risks. The interest of France urges us to do so. Nothing will make us retreat,' Valls told the Parliament. 'There was probably a majority for this bill, but it was not certain, so I decided to take no chances. I couldn't risk seeing a plan so crucial to our economy be rejected,' he added. With a series of laws presented by Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron, the Socialists aimed at unblocking economy of the eurozone's second leading power, which is haunted by a long-running rise in unemploy

“ In his statements during a meeting of the European Economic and Social Committee of the European Parliament, EC President Jean Claude Juncker stressed that the Troika insulted Greece’s dignity , while he described it as 'undemocratic' and further noted that that 'mistakes were made'.” “ Furthermore, Jean Claude Juncker mentioned along with his moral support to the Greek people, that the Troika lacks the necessary 'democratic legalization'.” “ ' The Troika insulted Greece’s dignity. Ministers deserve to confer with their counterparts and not with employees ', stated the EC President.” “ Finally, Jean Claude Juncker stressed that he expects of the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the Commission to continue their work and added that the European Commission will examine the issue of Troika 'when the time is right'.” “ SYRIZA MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis reproduced via Twitter and Facebook J

“ 'Η τρόικα προσέβαλε την αξιοπρέπεια λαών και κυρίως των Ελλήνων. Φυσικά έγιναν λάθη' δήλωσε ο πρόεδρος της Κομισιόν Ζαν Κλοντ Γιούνκερ στη συνεδρίαση της Οικονομικής και Κοινωνικής Επιτροπής στο ευρωκοινοβούλιο.” “ 'Οι συνομιλίες πρέπει να διεξάγονται σε ισότιμο επίπεδο. Οι υπουργοί συνομιλούν με υπουργούς, ενδεχομένως και με επιτρόπους της Κομισιόν, αλλά όχι με ανώτερους υπαλλήλους' σημείωσε επίσης ο Ζαν Κλοντ Γιούνκερ, προσθέτοντας ότι 'τώρα εξετάζει πως θα συμμετέχει η Επιτροπή μελλοντικά στη λειτουργία της τρόικας'.” “ Tη δήλωση του πρόεδρου της Κομισιόν αναπαράγει ο ευρωβουλευτής του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ Δημήτρης Παπαδημούλης μέσω του επίσημου λογαριασμού του στο twitter.” http://tvxs.gr/news/ellada/o-gioynker-molis-skotose-tin-troika

Πάνω στην ώρα ήρθε η αλλαγή της κυβέρνησης στην Ελλάδα. Σύμφωνα με τα τελευταία στοιχεία από την ιστοσελίδα της Εθνικής Τράπεζας, το Ταμείο Χρηματοπιστωτικής Σταθερότητας (ΤΧΣ), που υποτίθεται ότι ελέγχεται από το Δημόσιο, συνεχίζει να ελέγχει την πλειοψηφία των μετοχών στο 57,2%. ( https://www.nbg.gr/greek/the-group/corporate-governance/shareholder-structure/Documents/NBG_GR_Shareholders_Structure_30.09.2014.pdf ) Λέμε "υποτίθεται", γιατί όπως έχει αναλυθεί στο άρθρο Ελλάδα: Το μόνο “δημόσιο” που υπάρχει στις τράπεζες είναι τα χρέη που θα φορτωθούν οι επόμενες γενιές! , το Δημόσιο δεν ελέγχει ουσιαστικά το Ταμείο παρά μόνο μπαίνει ως εγγυητής (δηλαδή οι Έλληνες φορολογούμενοι), χωρίς καμία περαιτέρω εξουσία στις αποφάσεις του. Είναι χαρακτηριστικό ότι, όπως προκύπτει από το παραπάνω άρθρο, το ποσοστό του Ταμείου στην τράπεζα ήταν 84,4% μέχρι την 30/06/13. Υπήρξε δηλαδή μια προσπάθεια ταχείας πώλησης των μετοχών του ΤΧΣ σε ιδιώτες, όπως άλλωστε είχε

globinfo freexchange A study by the Global Challenges Foundation aims on a first approach about potential threats that could actually destroy human civilization. The study claims 12 major threats belonging to four general sectors of current risks, exogenic risks, emerging risks and global policy risks. Briefly: 1. Extreme Climate Change As for all risks there are uncertainties in the estimates, and warming could be much more extreme than the middle estimates suggest. Feedback loops could mean global average temperatures increase by 4°C or even 6°C over pre-industrial levels. Feedbacks could be the release of methane from permafrost or the dieback of the Amazon rainforest. The impact of global warming would be strongest in poorer countries, which could become completely uninhabitable for the highest range of warming. Mass deaths and famines, social collapse and mass migration are certainly possible in this scenario. Combined with shocks to the agriculture and