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24-12-29 [Union of Coalitions] Europe in Darwinian Evolutionary Process - gtbt > .
Showing posts with label EU. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EU. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Saturday, November 2, 2024
EU 2024
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24-7-1 French [Snap, Round 1] Election Results Explained - Simple > . comment .
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24-6-5 What Happens After the EU Elections - Into Europe > . 24-3-26 Explaining EU's Electoral System: Parties' Positions - Talk > .EU Member States - EU Made Simple >> .
EU Political Groups Explained - EU Made Simple >> .
European Union Explained - EU Made Simple >> .
According to usually reliable projections, Macron’s centrist list was on course to score between 14.8% and 15.2% of the vote, less than half of RN’s tally of 31.5%-33% - the party’s highest ever in a nationwide election - and only just ahead of the Socialist list on 14%.
The French president, whose second term had more than two years to run before elections due in 2027, said he would shortly sign a decree calling the elections, and that the first round would be held on 30 June and the second on 7 July.
Although the centre-right alliance appeared to have taken a decisive lead in Germany, exit polls indicated the far-right Alternative für Deutschland had made significant gains, while the governing Greens and Social Democrats had slumped.
The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union, now in opposition, was on course for 29.5% of the vote, while the AfD had jumped to 16.5% from 11% in 2019. The AfD’s success comes despite a slew of scandals, including its lead candidate saying that the SS, the Nazi’s main paramilitary force, were “not all criminals”.
In the Netherlands Geert Wilders’ far-right party was running a close second behind a Left-Green alliance. The Freedom party looked set to win 17.7% of the vote, while the Left-Green alliance, led by the former EU Commission vice-president, Frans Timmermans, was on 21.6%.
24-5-30 Why Vote (June 6-9) - EU Made Simple > .
24-5-30 Why Vote (June 6-9) - EU Made Simple > .
> EU Migrant Crisis >> Economic & Climate Migrants
24-11-14 Is Europe turning Muslim? - Into Europe > .
EU Political Groups Explained - EU Made Simple >> .
24-11-14 Is Europe turning Muslim? - Into Europe > .
24-11-14 Is Europe turning Muslim? - Into Europe > .
Adding another election to 2024's large tally: France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has said he intends to dissolve parliament and call snap legislative elections [National AssemblyNational Assembly] in the wake of his allies’ crushing defeat to the far right National Rally (RN) in Sunday’s European parliament elections.
According to usually reliable projections, Macron’s centrist list was on course to score between 14.8% and 15.2% of the vote, less than half of RN’s tally of 31.5%-33% - the party’s highest ever in a nationwide election - and only just ahead of the Socialist list on 14%.
The French president, whose second term had more than two years to run before elections due in 2027, said he would shortly sign a decree calling the elections, and that the first round would be held on 30 June and the second on 7 July.
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The RN was far from the only far-right party to be celebrating gains on Sunday night. Exit polls indicated that the hard-right populists had also expanded their share of the vote in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.Although the centre-right alliance appeared to have taken a decisive lead in Germany, exit polls indicated the far-right Alternative für Deutschland had made significant gains, while the governing Greens and Social Democrats had slumped.
The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union, now in opposition, was on course for 29.5% of the vote, while the AfD had jumped to 16.5% from 11% in 2019. The AfD’s success comes despite a slew of scandals, including its lead candidate saying that the SS, the Nazi’s main paramilitary force, were “not all criminals”.
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The parties of Olaf Scholz’s ruling coalition were on course for a disastrous night, as the Social Democrats slid to 14%, worse than its weakest ever result in 2019, according to the exit poll. The Greens, who came second in 2019 with 20.5%, were knocked down to fourth place with 12 %-12.5%.
Tens of thousands of Germans took to the streets in cities including Berlin, Dresden and Munich to protest against rightwing extremism on Sunday, the final day of European elections in 21 countries.
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In Austria, meanwhile, the far-right Freedom party was forecast to have come top, with a projected 27%, ahead of the conservative People’s party and the Social Democrats, on 23.5% and 23% respectively.In the Netherlands Geert Wilders’ far-right party was running a close second behind a Left-Green alliance. The Freedom party looked set to win 17.7% of the vote, while the Left-Green alliance, led by the former EU Commission vice-president, Frans Timmermans, was on 21.6%.
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However, the narrowing overall majorities for mainstream pro-European parties could endanger the passing of ambitious laws on climate action. It is also likely to complicate Von der Leyen’s hopes of winning a second term as European Commission president, as she needs to win the support of at least 361 of the new members of parliament.
⇒ 2024 ..
Europe 2024
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24-3-29 Hyperglobalisation Is Dead - gtbt > .
"Eastern Europe"
EU 2024 ..
24-5-30 Why Vote (June 6-9) - EU Made Simple > .
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24-5-30 Why Vote (June 6-9) - EU Made Simple > .
> EuM - European Defense >> EU Army? > Europe vs XIR >>
24-3-8 Ukraine | Time for NATO Troops? - Prof J K-L > .> EU Migrant Crisis >> Economic & Climate Migrants
24-5-9 Europe is Pretty Great (Europe Day Special) - Into Europe > .Farming, Agriculture
24-2-1 Disgruntled Farmers Storm the EU - Simple > .
Federal Europe?
23-11-3 BIG step towards a federal Europe? (ft. UEF) 1 - Simple > .24-5-27 Emmanuel Macron's Russia Strategy: 4D Chess or [Bluff]? > .
24-3-22 France is Preparing for War - T&P > .
global
Liberal Democracies
24-5-27 Emmanuel Macron's Russia Strategy: 4D Chess or [Bluff]? > .
24-5-14 USA+NATO: MIC & Strategic Power vs XIR - OBF > .
24-4-22 How NATO & Russia are Preparing to Fight Total War - Real > .
24-5-14 USA+NATO: MIC & Strategic Power vs XIR - OBF > .
24-4-22 How NATO & Russia are Preparing to Fight Total War - Real > .
24-2-16 United States | No More NATO? - Prof J K-L > .
24-5-17 Poland Preparing for War - T&P > .
24-3-14 German-Polish Tensions - Modern > .
R-U
Ruscia
U$A/NATO
24-3-28 THE ART OF LIES: How Russia Manipulates the West - Ukraine Matters > .
ISW Denying Russia’s Only Strategy for Success - Institute for the Study of War ISW
ISW Denying Russia’s Only Strategy for Success - Institute for the Study of War ISW
> XIR >> risks
Monday, January 1, 2024
24-11-28 Georgia Protests Resume
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24-11-29 Georgia protests: 2nd night after government suspends EU bid - Global > .24-12-28 Georgia is on Fire. Here's Why - Warfronts > .
24-12-24 Protests in Georgia! what's Going on? - bordo > .
24-12-20 Putin or the EU? Georgia's big fight | Hx Georgia | ABC Aus > .
24-12-[4] Why Ruscians Need Georgia and the Caucasus || Peter Zeihan > .
Caucasus - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia - Graydations >> .24-12-[4] Why Ruscians Need Georgia and the Caucasus || Peter Zeihan > .
Georgia - Sakartvelo - Graypatia >> .
On 28 October, tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Tbilisi to protest the results of the recent parliamentary elections, which President Salome Zourabichvili criticized as rife with irregularities. Addressing the crowd, Zourabichvili claimed the ruling Georgian Dream party employed tactics akin to those used in Russia, arguing that the election results did not accurately reflect voters' intentions. Officially, Georgian Dream was reported to have won over 54 percent of the vote, securing the parliamentary majority. President Zourabichvili, in her address, reassured demonstrators, stating, "You did not lose the election. They stole your vote and tried to steal your future".
Caucasus ..
On 28 November, the new convocation of the Parliament of Georgia confirmed the government of Irakli Kobakhidze, who made several changes to its composition. Parliament also set a date for the 2024 Georgian presidential election on 14 December. After the 2017 constitutional reform, the president is no longer elected by popular vote but instead through a 300-member Electoral College, including all 150 MPs, all representatives from the supreme councils of the Abkhazian and Adjaran autonomous republics, and local bodies. Georgian Dream, holding a majority in the Electoral College, nominated Mikheil Kavelashvili, a member of its ally People's Power, to the presidency. Zourabichvili, the last president to be elected by popular vote, has rejected the legitimacy of the current parliament and has said that she will not step down as president "until the legitimate parliament is elected that will legitimately elect [a replacement]". Kobakhidze responded by saying "of course on 29 December she'll have to leave".
The protests have been marked by widespread violence against protesters and journalists by the police.
The protests have been marked by widespread violence against protesters and journalists by the police.
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
State Sponsors of Terrorism
22-12-8 Russia: a Terrorist State: Krumblin’s Grand Strategy Failure - gtbt > .
25-1-8 How Hezbollah Took Over Lebanon | Explained > .
24-6-12 [Raisi, water, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Ruscia, Turkey] | gtbt > .
24-3-3 Is ISIS raising its [vicious] head again? | TBN > .
23-10-23 Poland Must Defend Ukraine against Historical Rival: Russia - GeoP > .
23-8-18 Suwalki Gap - Poland, Kaliningrad, Lithuania, Belarus - WSJ > .
23-7-19 Mutiny, Insurgency, Arrests, Economic Implosion - Konstantin Samoilov > .
23-6-10 Ruscia's [atrocity] Flame Artillery - T&P > .
23-5-13 [Ztupidity: P00, Babitchkas, Prickozhin, Fodder, nukes, Xi] - CBC > .
23-2-10 Political Apoothy | Blame Game, Coping Strategies (subs) - Katz > .
23-1-22 Politics Can Destroy Armies: Factionalism & R-U War - Perun > .
23-1-19 Kremlin's Bizarre Ideological Mission for 2023 - Vlad > .
22-12-30 Potential military impact of R strikes on U's power network - Binkov > .
22-12-8 History Behind Russia's Expansionary Foreign Policy - Kotkin | Policy > .
22-12-8 War in Ukraine 'has activated the West', expert says - Forces > .
22-12-8 War in Ukraine 'has activated the West', expert says - Forces > .
22-11-23 "Following the atrocities carried out by Vladimir Putin’s regime against Ukrainian civilians, MEPs recognised Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism." European Parliament.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
EWW - Economic Warfare ➾ West
Monday, July 26, 2021
CAI, RCEP - Asia, Europe, USA
24-7-20 Malaysia [could become] next global chip giant - Caspian Report > .
2021 QUAD? Can Biden create an Asian NATO against China? - VisPol > .23-9-7 Li Qiang at ASEAN - Update > .
22-11-27 Dragon's Claw: Xina's Next 10 Years - Kamome > . skip > .
22-10-27 Xina's Economy 60% Smaller Than Claimed - Macro > . skip > .
22-10-27 GDP Deflator - Macro > .
22-10-25 Xina's Q3 details - Update > .
22-10-11 Condeleeza Rice - Xina and Taiwan - Hoover > .
22-8-4 Situation Zoom: Pelosi Visits Taiwan | Goodfellows - Hoover > .
22-7-21 Xina losing international trust, 10 Pacific nations rebuff joint agreement - CR > .
22-7-21 Xina losing international trust, 10 Pacific nations rebuff joint agreement - CR > .
2016 RCEP vs exed-TPP > .
22-2-24 Australia considers replacing bullying CCP with Indian Market - Insight > .
22-1-6 Australia & Japan sign security cooperation treaty - Focus > .
21-12-28 Australia to streamline weapon-buying process - Focus > .
The Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) is a proposed investment deal between the People's Republic of China and the European Union. Proposed in 2013, the deal had NOT been signed as of 27 October 2022. In December 2020, the European Commission announced that the agreement was concluded in principle by the leaders of the EU Council, pending ratification by the European Parliament.
In March 2021, it was reported that there would be serious doubts about the approval of the deal in the European Parliament given China's "unacceptable" behavior toward members of the parliament, the European Council's Political and Security Committee, and European think tanks.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a free trade agreement between the Asia-Pacific nations of Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. The 15 member countries account for about 30% of the world's population (2.2 billion people) and 30% of global GDP ($26.2 trillion) as of 2020, making it the biggest trade bloc in history. Unifying the preexisting bilateral agreements between the 10-member ASEAN and five of its major trade partners, the RCEP was signed on 15 November 2020 at a virtual ASEAN Summit hosted by Vietnam, and will take effect 60 days after it has been ratified by at least six ASEAN and three non-ASEAN signatories.
The trade pact, which includes a mix of high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries, was conceived at the 2011 ASEAN Summit in Bali, Indonesia, while its negotiations were formally launched during the 2012 ASEAN Summit in Cambodia. It is expected to eliminate about 90% of the tariffs on imports between its signatories within 20 years of coming into force, and establish common rules for e-commerce, trade, and intellectual property. The unified rules of origin will help facilitate international supply chains and reduce export costs throughout the bloc.
The RCEP is the first free trade agreement between China, Japan, and South Korea, three of the four largest economies in Asia. Several analysts predicted that it would offer significant economic gains for signatory nations, as well as "pull the economic centre of gravity back towards Asia, with China poised to take the lead in writing trade rules for the region", leaving the U.S. behind in economic and political affairs. Reactions from others were neutral or negative, with some analysts saying that the economic gains from the trade deal would be modest. The RCEP has been criticized for ignoring labor, human rights, and environmental sustainability issues.
The new free trade bloc will be bigger than both the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement and the European Union. The combined GDP of potential RCEP members surpassed the combined GDP of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) members in 2007. It was suggested that continued economic growth, particularly in China and Indonesia, could see total GDP in the original RCEP membership grow to over US$100 trillion by 2050, roughly double the project size of TPP economies. On 23 January 2017, UNpresident Idiot-in-Cheat signed a memorandum withdrawing the United States from the TPP, a move which was seen to improve the chances of success for RCEP.
CAI, RCEP - Asia, Europe, USA ..
EU 2023 ..
In March 2021, it was reported that there would be serious doubts about the approval of the deal in the European Parliament given China's "unacceptable" behavior toward members of the parliament, the European Council's Political and Security Committee, and European think tanks.
The trade pact, which includes a mix of high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries, was conceived at the 2011 ASEAN Summit in Bali, Indonesia, while its negotiations were formally launched during the 2012 ASEAN Summit in Cambodia. It is expected to eliminate about 90% of the tariffs on imports between its signatories within 20 years of coming into force, and establish common rules for e-commerce, trade, and intellectual property. The unified rules of origin will help facilitate international supply chains and reduce export costs throughout the bloc.
The RCEP is the first free trade agreement between China, Japan, and South Korea, three of the four largest economies in Asia. Several analysts predicted that it would offer significant economic gains for signatory nations, as well as "pull the economic centre of gravity back towards Asia, with China poised to take the lead in writing trade rules for the region", leaving the U.S. behind in economic and political affairs. Reactions from others were neutral or negative, with some analysts saying that the economic gains from the trade deal would be modest. The RCEP has been criticized for ignoring labor, human rights, and environmental sustainability issues.
- Comprehensive Economic Partnership for East Asia (CEPEA) .
- Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
- Trans-Pacific Partnership .
- East Asian Community .
- East Asia Summit .
- Asian values .
- Pan-Asianism .
- South Asian Free Trade Area .
- Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) .
- Market access .
- Free-trade area .
- China–European Union relations .
- United States–European Union relations .
- China–United States relations .
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