President Anastasiadis’s visit to the Pournaras asylum facility provoked a report on the miserable living conditions even for minors. The visit of the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis to the center, 20 kilometers outside Nicosia, was completed with promises for decisions within the day for the huge problems faced by the temporary […]
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SIPRI: The world is disarming, Europe is equipping
Evidence of international arms deals is particularly important at a time when a new war is raging in Europe. These are statistics of the Stockholm-based International Peace Research Institute SIPRI, which cover the period 2017-2021 and compare it with it between 2012-2016. Although they do not reflect the war in Ukraine, they are already showing […]
Turkey: Panic markets due to the war
In recent days, a seemingly insignificant piece of news has caused panic in Turkish households. The president of the Vegetable Oil Traders’ Association, Tahir Buyukhelvacigil, said in an interview that 16 Turkish container vessels with sunflower oil had been stranded in Russian ports in the Sea of ​​Azov and could not return to Turkey. Dozens […]
‘Stop the war,’ the Germans say in the streets
Mass anti-war demonstrations today in Germany, from Berlin and Leipzig to Hamburg and Munich. More than 123,000 refugees have arrived in Germany so far. “Freedom in Ukraine, solidarity with Ukrainians.” With these slogans, the Berliners once again take to the streets en masse to protest against the war in Ukraine. After the historic, massive demonstration […]
Spain: 35-year record inflation
Prices for gasoline and other necessities in Spain are soaring. The Sanchez government promises subsidies and changes in energy policy. Car queues form even at noon on Saturday outside a discount gas station that works with a large supermarket chain in the city of Getafe, south of Madrid. When we say “discount” gas station, we […]
Deutsche Welle: Stopping payments in Russia does not mean bankruptcy
Ratings and economists see Russia on the brink of default due to the stifling pressure of Western sanctions. Due to Western sanctions, Moscow has been almost excluded from the international financial markets. That’s why rating agency Fitch downgraded Russia’s credit rating on Wednesday by dropping Russian bonds to… tartar. At the same time, the American […]
Food crisis due to the war in Ukraine?
Developing countries are at risk of a food crisis due to the war in Ukraine. The rise in wheat prices is dangerously raising food prices. The international price of wheat is breaking one record after another. Wheat is 50% more expensive in the world as the world ‘s leading agricultural commodity exchange in Chicago than […]
Climate tours throughout France
Just four weeks before the first round of the presidential election on April 10, 150 climate rallies are being held today across France. The aim of the demonstrations is to remind the candidates that despite the heavy Ukrainian news, it is not possible to ignore the climate, which currently covers only 3% in statements and […]
Foreign fighters on the side of the Ukrainians
An estimated 20,000 foreign fighters have gone to Ukraine to fight. Some countries have enacted special laws to allow this. Ukraine too. On February 27, three days after the start of the war in Ukraine, the country’s Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba called on foreign nationals to join the Ukrainians in the fight against the Russian […]
Germany: What would be the consequences of an energy embargo on Russia?
Should the West stop importing energy from Russia because of the war in Ukraine? The German government opposes such an embargo. One in two apartments in Germany is heated by natural gas. Gas also plays an important role in industry. However, a large part of it comes from Russia, thus filling through the war coffin […]
