Política e economia internacional 2015

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Spain's lower house of parliament on Thursday approved two new security laws which rights groups warn will curb the right to protest, freedom of the press and the right to asylum.

The ruling conservative Popular Party used its absolute majority in the assembly to pass the bills, which were opposed by all opposition parties and have sparked numerous noisy street demonstrations.

The second law, which the government calls the Citizens' Security Law, allows for people to be slapped with fines for public order offences without having to go before a judge.

The fines could reach up to 600,000 euros ($655,000) for the more serious offences, such as for unauthorised demonstrations near key infrastructure such as transport hubs, nuclear power plants or refineries if they pose a threat to people or disrupt public services.

The law calls for fines of up to 30,000 euros for about two dozens offences, including for unauthorised demonstrations near the national or regional parliaments if they are deemed to pose a serious security risk or damaging cars, rubbish bins and other urban furniture during a protest.

The law doubles to 600 euros the fine for climbing public buildings and monuments without permission -- as the environmental campaign group Greenpeace often does -- or for "disrespecting" a police officer.

It also sets a fine of up to 30,000 euros for preventing government officials from enforcing administrative or judicial orders -- as many protesters have done in Spain while trying to stop bailiffs evicting poor homeowners.

http://news.yahoo.com/spain-approves-security-laws-decried-rights-groups-211233817.html

 

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A Hillary Clinton anunciou que se vai candidatar novamente à presidência americana. Penso que esta será a candidatura mais interessante para se acompanhar por vários motivos. A eleição do Obama abriu o precedente para 'novidades'. Antes um homem de cor porque não agora uma mulher? O trunfo será a calúnia. Ou seja, os críticos serão acusados de misoginia, machismo etc. Já aconteceu várias vezes e deduzo que vai continuar:

Vídeo antigo mas há inúmeras notícias mais recentes:



Qual é o maior perigo de se ter uma mulher como presidente? Bom, a Alemanha tem uma. Mas a Alemanha não está por estes dias a incitar/resolver conflitos. No ano passado aconteceu um incidente com o Putin:

Russian President Vladimir Putin has waded into US politics describing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton – and possible 2016 presidential candidate – as "weak" in some sarcastic comments about women.

"It's better not to argue with women," Putin replied, adding: "But Mrs Clinton has never been too graceful in her statements."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...inton-Its-better-not-to-argue-with-women.html

A última coisa que se deseja é que uma mulher, enfurecida por outro diplomata lhe minimizar ou criticar (in)diretamente por ser mulher, inicie guerras. A Líbia é um caso recente:



E no contínuo segmento das tendências 'perigosas':



E no Reino Unido:

Obese people could have their benefits stripped if they refuse treatment in a bid to ensure they can lead a “fulfilling life”, David Cameron has said.

A Conservative government will attempt to ensure that tens of thousands of people who claim welfare on the grounds of obesity, drug or alcohol addiction are “incentivised” to go back to work, the Prime Minister said.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...fits-taken-away-if-they-refuse-treatment.html

 

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Hoje saiu esta notícia:

O mundo habituou-se a ver Wall Street como uma arena onde estão concentradas todas as oportunidades que uma economia verdadeiramente liberal oferece aos mais audazes, aos mais capazes, aos mais conhecedores, aos mais inteligentes, ou simplesmente aos que têm mais ‘jogo de cintura' para manter o equilíbrio no cimo da linha muito estreita entre a legalidade e o crime.

Mas uma pesquisa patrocinada pelo Option Group - uma ‘caçadora de cérebros' de Nova Iorque - junto de 100 profissionais da área financeira remete para um cenário bem mais prosaico, possivelmente impossível de converter num filme com sucesso de bilheteira assegurado.

A pesquisa incidiu sobre a satisfação com o trabalho, a satisfação com a empresa, o nível salarial e as perspectivas de carreira. Pois bem, 50% das respostas revelam descontentamento em todas as quatro áreas. Algo que aparentemente não acontecia antes da crise do ‘subprime'.

http://economico.sapo.pt/noticias/wall-street-ja-nao-e-a-meca-dos-genios-da-financa_215994.html

A finança (uma parte dela) está a sofrer com as transações eletrónicas, o High Frequency Trading. Na Europa:

A Euronext, a gestora de mercados de capitais europeus, entre eles do português, vai eliminar 100 postos de trabalho, mas a redução no número de colaboradores vai afectar apenas a bolsa de Paris.

http://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/merc...uracao_da_euronext_sem_impacto_em_lisboa.html

E ainda:

CME Group Inc., the world’s largest futures-market operator, said Wednesday it is closing most of its futures trading pits in Chicago and New York as electronic trading has become the overwhelmingly dominant way futures contracts are bought and sold. The move, which will take effect by July 2, brings to a close nearly 150 years of barking and jostling over the price of grain, oil and interest-rate contracts.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/end-of-...most-all-floor-trading-for-futures-1423100335

Porventura, uma opção de emprego para os ex-traders (nunca para todos, apenas para uma pequena minoria) será cuidar das máquinas que lhes tiraram a ocupação.

 

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Voltando à Ucrânia:





A quase totalidade das notícias que leio nos média tugas indica, implicitamente pois só referem as baixas ucranianas, que o exército ucraniano só se defende. Em conflito de trincheiras isso parece um bocado improvável. No site da OSCE, por exemplo:

At 9.35hrs on 12 April, upon arrival at Donetsk railway station (“Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DPR”)-controlled, 8km north-west of Donetsk city centre), the SMM witnessed heavy fighting between “DPR” and the Ukrainian Armed Forces in areas near the city visible from its position. Both the Ukrainian Armed Forces representative and the Russian Federation representative to the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC) told the SMM that the Ukrainian side (assessed to be the Right Sector volunteer battalion) earlier had made an offensive push through the line of contact towards Zhabunki (“DPR”-controlled, 14km west-north-west of Donetsk), but the SMM was not able to verify this.

http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/150696

Afinal os ucranianos também atacam.

Por fim, agora há terrorismo cristão. Ao que se chega

Chornly, a former molecular biologist, is the ideological officer for the St Mary's battalion, a pro-Ukrainian militia group fighting on the front lines against pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Fighters of St Mary's, the de facto fighting wing of the extreme-right Ukrainian political party Bratsvo, have become embroiled in the war in the Donbas region as self-styled, modern-day crusaders.

"We are creating the Christian Taliban here. Our main ideology is faith, and this is the advantage we have," Chornly told Al Jazeera.

"The enemy - the forces of darkness - they have all the weapons, they have greater numbers, they have money. But our soldiers are the bringers of European traditions and the Christian mindset of the 13th century. We represent the side of light against the dark side. Putin supporters are representatives of the devil."

While Chornly insisted he does not support certain tactics used by the Taliban, such as suicide bombings, the targeting of civilians, and lack of religious tolerance, the militia does admire the way the group has been able to face powerful enemies and continuously battle despite smaller numbers and resources.

Their greatest praise for the Taliban, however, lies in the fighters' complete devotion to their religion and the way they channel it into their fight, Chornly said.

"The main thing we admire from the Taliban is their constant faith in God. They came across terrible conditions and war and still they continued their struggle and they were successful. Faith is much stronger to fight with than political ideas."

Serediuk commands 150 armed men in St Mary's, as well as about 50 other occasional volunteer fighters.

Each is deeply religious, taking inspiration from the modern-day Taliban, as well as Christian crusaders of the 12th and 13th centuries.

"St Mary's battalion does not answer to anyone but God," Chornly said when asked about talks of eastern autonomy and ceasefire negotiations.

"We will continue our fight until the Kremlin is in ruins, no matter what."

Serediuk said the Ukrainian government is scared of the militia he commands, and he remained adamant his men would not honour any lasting ceasefire - the men of St Mary's are holy warriors who will not lie down for anyone, he said.

Political decisions that involve compromising with the separatists of Russia are not on his agenda

Serediuk didn't leave the Azov because of the neo-Nazi connections, however - extreme-right ideology doesn't bother him. What does irk him, however, is being around fighters who are not zealous in their religious convictions.

"I left the Azov because it was full of pagans. Committed Christians in the Azov were not allowed to stop to pray throughout the day - I needed a unit of Christians, a closely knit unit of committed Christian warriors. When two of three Christians gather around, they have God with them, and victory is guaranteed to be with us."

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/fe...sade-ukraine-front-lines-150414125522623.html

Adição:

The OSCE's Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine says it has seen a "massive" increase in the number of cease-fire violations in eastern Ukraine in recent days.

Michael Bociurkiw, the OSCE mission's spokesman, said on April 15 in an interview with the BBC from Kyiv that monitors also reported "intensive fighting" between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces near the airport outside the rebel-held provincial capital of Donetsk and around the village of Shyrokyne, near the strategic government-held port city of Mariupol.

Bociurkiw said the SMM monitors recorded more than 700 explosions near the Donetsk airport during a six-hour period on April 14.

He added that the fighting sides are within a few hundred meters of each other near Shyrokyne and that shelling is coming from "densely populated residential areas."

In Kyiv, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said at a government meeting on April 15 in Kyiv that he was "deeply frustrated" that Russia is "failing to implement the Minsk agreements."

He said "it looks like only Ukraine" is adhering to the cease-fire agreement, adding that Ukrainian forces are suffering losses after a period of no casualties and "we have the shelling again."

Yatsenyuk told cabinet members that Kyiv was willing to implement all of the aspects of the Minsk peace agreement, including the holding of "fair and transparent" elections in the rebel-held areas of the Donbas region.

http://www.rferl.org/content/osce-ukraine-ceasefire/26957256.html

 

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Noutras notícias:









O vídeo anterior está ligado a este. São imagens gráficas. O indivíduo em questão estava armado com uma caçadeira (e disparou um tiro para o ar). O polícia atropelou o indivíduo a 50 milhas por hora. Em quilómetros dá qualquer coisa como 80km/h:



Notícia completa aqui:

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/14/us/arizona-police-run-over-suspect/index.html

 

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O governo da chanceler Angela Merkel está estudar um plano que permita manter a Grécia no euro, garantindo desta forma a integridade da união monetária europeia, no caso de o país entrar em "default", falhando pagamentos devidos aos credores, noticia o "Die Zeit".

Segundo o jornal alemão, em caso de incumprimento soberano o Banco Central Europeu (BCE) teria de deixar de fornecer liquidez aos bancos do país, uma vez que estes são maioritariamente detidos pelo Estado grego, que seria assim considerado accionista insolvente. O plano que está a ser pensado em Berlim passa por tentar perceber como é que a liquidez à banca pode ser mantida. O pré-requisito para esta concessão passa, porém, por o Governo grego "cooperar e demonstrar estar disponível para empreender as reformas" consideradas necessárias pela troika para garantir a sustentabilidade financeira do país. Se este não for o caso, uma secessão da união monetária passará a ser um cenário praticamente inevitável. Mesmo assim, acrescenta o Die Zeit, a Grécia continuaria integrada na União Europeia e poderia beneficiar de "fluxos de ajuda de Bruxelas para facilitar a transição para a sua própria moeda". Citado pela Bloomberg, o Ministério alemão das Finanças recusou fazer quaisquer comentários à notícia.

http://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/econ...a_fique_no_euro_mesmo_em_caso_de_default.html

 

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é assim mesmo, em Portugal leva-se o chavalo para o gamanço e quem se lixa é a policia, por isso a policia descarrega em quem pode nas multas e e assim. e a russa é ainda pior

 

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Vida difícil para os aliados do ex-presidente da Ucrânia:

A former Ukraine deputy was shot dead in Kiev Wednesday, the fourth ally of ousted pro-Moscow ex-president Viktor Yanukovych to die in suspicious circumstances in the past two months.

The body of Oleg Kalashnikov was found at his home on Wednesday evening, the interior ministry said in a statement.

"Death was caused by gunshot," the statement added. A police inquiry has been opened.

Kalashnikov had taken part in protests in support of the pro-Moscow leader Yanukovych who was ousted in 2014 after three months of mass demonstrations calling for his removal ended in a bloodbath.

The ex-deputy's death follows a spate of mystery suicides by allies of Yanukovych.

Three former lawmakers close to the ousted leader were found dead in Ukraine in March, in what The Party of Regions -- dormant since Yanukovych's ouster -- has called a consequence of their persecution by Kiev's new pro-Western government.

Their deaths followed four suicides earlier this year of regional officials who were working under the old regime.

On top of that, Yanukovych's 33-year-old son Viktor Jr. died last month after his car apparently fell through ice on Russia's Lake Baikal.

http://news.yahoo.com/another-ally-ukraine-ex-president-yanukovych-found-dead-205136777.html

 

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...Italians-revolt-against-migrant-invasion.html

 

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Já fiz referência a este livro mas penso que é mais útil se o disponibilizar (evito assim as críticas por ser anti-americano. O que escrevo é apenas a repetição das opiniões dos conselheiros dos presidentes). É um livro excelente para se perceber geoestratégia, escrito por um autor que esteve durante muito tempo ligado ao governo americano. Algumas passagens interessantes:

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Estranho que a imprensa europeia e norte-americana, tão ávida de noticiar assassinatos de opositores no leste europeu, não tenha ainda noticiado isto:

Three Prominent Poroshenko Critics Killed in Kiev in Three Days

As the political situation in Ukraine destabilizes, the suspicious killings of prominent opposition supporters continue to transpire.

A prominent Ukrainian journalist, known for his critical views of Poroshenko's government was shot dead in Kiev on Thursday, in the latest series of suspicious deaths of opposition supporters.

Oles Buzina, 45, a supporter of ex-president Viktor Yanukovych, was shot in the street. Buzina's body was found on the ground nearing his apartment building close to the city center. The head of Kiev’s police department Alexander Tereschuk said that a TT gun was allegedly used in the crime.

According to the neighbors, the journalist was probably shot while jogging. He was found wearing a sports outfit. The 45- year-old was shot by two men in masks who disappeared from the crime scene in a Ford Focus car with either Latvian or Belarusian number plate.

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Read more: http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150416/1020986728.html#ixzz3XlnOsbAP

Nada distingue a propaganda russa da propaganda ocidental.

 

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Nada distingue a propaganda russa da propaganda ocidental.

A narrativa já está criada. Noticiar coisas fora dela seria algo estranho. Hoje houve novos avisos acerca da ameaça/invasão russa. Enquanto que foi dada alguma atenção ao facto de os alemẽs considerarem tretas as afirmações da OTAN nada apareceu quando os franceses disseram o mesmo. Não admira que em Minsk só estavam a Merkel e o Hollande. Outra frase interessante que passou despercebida (só vi num canal noticioso português):

O Presidente russo, Vladimir Putin, admitiu hoje que a imposição “pela força” do modelo soviético na Europa de leste após a II Guerra Mundial “não foi nada bom”.

“Depois da II Guerra Mundial tentámos impor o nosso próprio modelo aos países da Europa de leste e fizemo-lo pela força”, disse o Presidente russo, na entrevista televisiva anual em que responde a questões de cidadãos russos. “É preciso reconhecê-lo. Não foi nada bom”, acrescentou.

http://observador.pt/2015/04/16/put...delo-sovietico-a-europa-de-leste-nao-foi-bom/

Quanto a esses assassinatos. Políticos mortos só interessa na Rússia. Nos restantes países é apenas para proteção do demónio russo (logo quase tudo é permitido).

 

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E os EUA 'perdem' mais um aliado.