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“ The Syriza-led government announced it will submit on Tuesday evening a proposal for a parliamentary committee to examine the handling of the Greek debt crisis by previous administrations.” “ The proposal, announced by the parliamentary group secretary Christos Mandas, foresees a committee of experts that will be tasked with assessing whether previous governments upheld the interests of the Greek people by signing two agreements with the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund pledging austerity measures in exchange for bailout funding.” “ It was unclear, however, what the purpose of the proposal will be, as the party said the investigation will not name specific politicians as responsible for the bailout programmes, but their involvement will be 'insinuated', based on the period covered. Syriza said the proposal will 'seek to find political accountability'. The so-called 'memorandum committee' was o

globinfo freexchange A hard political background and lobbying with "Schulz's signature" is being played behind the negotiations in Brussels Group - a background that seems to be aimed directly at extending the credit crunch and the delay of any agreement for Greece. Some sources close to the Greek negotiating team describe the climate of the negotiations in Brussels Group as "quite good and constructive". However, despite the disagreements concerning additional measures, the basic problem is clearly political, as lenders demand from Athens to present instantly specific figures for the fiscal targets of 2015. The lenders insist on these figures without taking account the output of the latest tax regulations, the expected income from the tax fraud, or, the perspective of a debt relief claimed by the Greek side. The pressure is enforced mainly by Martin Schulz's euro-socialists who have a strong presence in the negotiating teams and appe

“ Boko Haram Takfiri militants have killed over 7,300 civilians in Nigeria and neighboring countries since the beginning of last year, a UN official says. UN deputy humanitarian affairs chief Kyung-wha Kang made the comments on Monday while briefing the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in the region. [...] She added that 1,000 people have been killed since the beginning of this year alone. The UN official also warned the council that in regions affected by the militant group, 300 schools have been damaged and only 40 percent of health care facilities are functional.” “ The UN special representative for West Africa, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, also warned the council that troops from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger, who are taking part in a joint regional offensive against the militants, are reportedly committing human rights violations. [...] He added that Boko Haram's announcement of pledging allegiance to the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group was either

“ Israeli forces have stormed several villages in the occupied West Bank, kidnapping at least 21 Palestinians. Israeli sources confirmed that 11 Palestinians were arrested in the village of Abwein in Ramallah and six others in Salwan near al-Quds (Jerusalem). The other Palestinians were nabbed in other locations. Israeli forces have been carrying out similar raids in the occupied territories on an almost daily basis. The raids have intensified since the deadly war on the Gaza Strip last year.” “ Israel holds more than 7,000 Palestinians in its jails. Most of the prisoners are being held with no indictment. Human rights groups have criticized Israel for rampant rights abuses in jails and reports of mysterious deaths of inmates.” “ Israeli forces routinely abduct Palestinians in the West Bank and put them behind bars based on the administrative detention policy. Administrative detention is a sort of imprisonment without trial or charge that allows Israel to inc

“ Την ώρα που υποτίθεται πως η κυβέρνηση έδινε τη μεγάλη μάχη κατά της φοροδιαφυγής και η τρόικα απαιτούσε την πλήρη ανεξαρτησία του πιο βασικού πυλώνα του φοροεισπρακτικού μηχανισμού, οι ίδιοι οι υπουργοί της κυβέρνησης Σαμαρά, το κόμμα και οι βουλευτές της ΝΔ υπονόμευαν κάθε προσπάθεια αξιοκρατικής λειτουργίας της Γενικής Γραμματείας Εσόδων: Βομβάρδιζαν καθημερινά, με επίσημα και ενυπόγραφα αιτήματα, τη Γραμματεία για αναβαθμίσεις, τοποθετήσεις και προαγωγές 'ημετέρων'.” “ Υπουργοί πρώτης γραμμής δεν δίσταζαν να ζητήσουν επωνύμως και εγγράφως - ακόμη και με μορφή εντολής και απαίτησης - τοποθετήσεις 'δικών τους παιδιών' σε καίριες διευθυντικές θέσεις, σε συγκεκριμένες ΔΟΥ και τελωνεία, ευνοϊκές αποσπάσεις και μετατάξεις.” “ Η πληθώρα των 'παραγγελιών - εντολών' ήταν τέτοια που γίνεται προφανές ότι ελάχιστα ήταν τα περιθώρια για αξιοκρατικές επιλογές και τοποθετήσεις. Κοινώς, αλίμονο σε όποιον δεν είχε μέσον…” “ Ανάμεσα στους υπου