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“ Norway has vowed to increase its military spending by as much as half a billion USD to boost defense capability around its northern border with Russia citing a so-called 'Russian threat'; meanwhile, the country has increased its arms exports to the US by as much as $10 million, which is apparently being used in conflict zones such as Iraq.” “ The country's Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide, said Norway would spend 3.6 billion kroner ($477 million) on building Norway's first anti-aircraft battery and modernizing its squadron of German-made Leopard 2 tanks, amongst other defense projects.” “ Meanwhile, it is Norway itself which has increased its arms exports, which are apparently used in conflict zones around the world. [...] As in 2013, the three largest recipients of Norwegian weapons in 2014, in terms of value, were the USA, Poland and Sweden. The USA has long been the largest buyer of Norwegian weapons, and in 2014 these exports increase

“ Saudi Arabia announced it will hold the third municipal council poll by reducing the voting age to 18 years old. In addition, and for the first time, it will allow women to participate both as candidates and voters, Saudi Press Agency reported Wednesday. Head of the General Municipal Election Committee, Abdulrahman Al Damhash, in a statement said that voting will be in August, where 20 percent of election members will be females to deal with female candidates and voters.” “ In 2005, elections for half the municipal councilors were held, with men voting for male candidates. In February 2009 it was announced that the 2009 municipal elections would be postponed indefinitely 'for evaluation.' A government spokesperson said they were postponed in order to consider women's suffrage in the coming elections. The municipal elections eventually took place in 2011, but universal suffrage was delayed until 2015.” “ Saudi Arabia has no elected parliament,

globinfo freexchange The Greek PM, Alexis Tsipras, made some significant revelations during yesterday's interview to the journalist, Nikos Chatzinikolaou. Revelations that someone could not expect from previous Greek Prime Ministers. The first revelation confirms the dirty role of the ECB as a liquidity asphyxiation tool for the eurozone members who refuse to apply the neoliberal agenda and take harder austerity measures. As Alexis Tsipras said: “. .. on the 18th of February the European Central Bank made a decision that from a political point of view is not a regular or a rational one. So they limited the capacity and the possibility on behalf of the Greek state to issue and re-buy Greek bonds. So there was a capping as regards the treasury bonds, so at EUR9 billion, whereas the normal capping stands at EUR15 billion. So in this way they excluded the possibility of the bank to finance, to re-finance the Greek government, the Greek sovereign debt, by EUR6 billion

“ The number of people displaced by violence across Yemen has exceeded 300,000, a United Nations agency has said, as an ongoing aggression by Saudi Arabia keeps inflicting heavy losses on the impoverished country. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Tuesday that the number of displaced people in Yemen has nearly increased two-fold compared to figures announced around mid-April.” “ The same agency reported on April 17 that 150,000 people were displaced in Yemen. Most of the displacements have occurred in the northern province of Hajjah, followed by the southern provinces of Dhale and Abyan, the body said.” “ On April 21, Riyadh announced the end of the first phase of its military operation, which has claimed the lives of nearly 1,000 people so far , but airstrikes have continued with Saudi bombers targeting different areas across the country in a new phase. According to Yemen’s Health Ministry, the month-long Saudi aggression has kil

globinfo freexchange Ο πρωθυπουργός, Αλέξης Τσίπρας, έκανε ορισμένες σημαντικές αποκαλύψεις στην σημερινή συνέντευξη στον Νίκο Χατζηνικολάου. Αποκαλύψεις που δεν θα περιμέναμε από άλλον Έλληνα πρωθυπουργό. Η πρώτη αποκάλυψη επιβεβαιώνει τον βρόμικο ρόλο της ΕΚΤ ως εργαλείο ασφυκτικής πίεσης προς τα μέλη της ευρωζώνης, προκειμένου να αναγκάζονται να εφαρμόζουν την νεοφιλελεύθερη ατζέντα και να παίρνουν όλο και πιο σκληρά μέτρα λιτότητας. Συγκριμένα, όπως είπε ο πρωθυπουργός: “ ... στις 18 Φλεβάρη η Ευρωπαϊκή Κεντρική Τράπεζα πήρε μια απόφαση πολιτικά και ηθικά ανορθόδοξη. [...] Μια απόφαση να μειώσει το όριο της δυνατότητας των συστημικών ελληνικών τραπεζών, να αγοράζουν ομόλογα του ελληνικού δημοσίου, να εκδίδουν τα λεγόμενα έντοκα γραμμάτια. Τι σημαίνει αυτό πρακτικά; Μια απόφαση που έβαλε ως πλαφόν το όριο της κατοχής ομολόγων του ελληνικού δημοσίου στις τράπεζες που είχαν εκείνη τη στιγμή που ήταν στα 9 δισεκατομμύρια ευρώ. Ενώ το κανονικό είναι στα 15 δισεκατομ