Eurasia

Las eléctricas como falsos culpables

Trasladar la responsabilidad de los altos precios de la energía eléctrica a las empresas generadoras, como si éstas no operaran en un mercado estrictamente regulado por el Gobierno, supone hacerse trampas en el solitario y, sobre todo, tratar a los ciudadanos como menores de edad, incapaces de asumir las consecuencias …

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„Scholz auf den Lippen“

Es ist von größter Bedeutung für Dänemark, wer in Deutschland Kanzler wird. Doch auch wenn der Sozialdemokrat Olaf Scholz derzeit die Nase vorn hat, bedeutet es nicht automatisch eine reibungslose Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Regierungen der beiden Länder, meint Siegfried Matlok. Denn es gibt deutliche Unterschiede. Die meisten Dänen kannten bisher …

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Iranian tanker spotted in Syria discharging gasoil for Lebanon – TankerTrackers.com

TankerTrackers.com has visual confirmation that an Iranian tanker is discharging gasoil in Syria’s Baniyas port which is destined for neighbouring Lebanon, the online oil shipment tracking service said on Tuesday. “Unable to deliver directly by sea to Lebanon due to sanctions, the vessel went instead to Baniyas, Syria, for land …

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Egypt’s leader meets with Libyan officials to push for vote

Egypt’s president met Tuesday with Libya’s parliament speaker and a powerful military commander as Cairo pushes for the withdrawal of foreign forces and the holding of elections as scheduled in December. President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi received Speaker Aguila Saleh and Gen. Khalifa Hifter, commander of the self-styled Libyan Arab Armed …

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Juhtkiri | Elektrit tasuta ei saa

Elektri börsihind lööb rekordeid, äärelinna pereema arvutab, et täna kooki ei küpseta ‒ ahi on majapidamise üks suurimaid elektritarbijaid. Teises majapidamises on teismelisel keelatud arvutit kasutada, sest see võtab palju elektrit. Teismeline arvutab välja, et rekordilise börsihinnaga 160,36 eurot / MWh maksab tema arvuti kasutatav elekter 50 senti kuus, kui …

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« Angela Merkel voit la puissance économique comme la solution à tous les problèmes politiques »

La chancelière a fait de l’économie sa priorité, ce qui explique son succès dans ce domaine, constate le philosophe et sociologue allemand dans une tribune au « Monde ». Mais sa politique « obstructionniste, pro-américaine et néolibérale » a, selon lui, empêché une intégration européenne plus étroite et plus solidaire. …

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UAE economy minister to visit Britain seeking trade deal

The United Arab Emirates’ economy minister will lead a high-level delegation to Britain this week, the ministry said on Sunday, as the Gulf state seeks to deepen trade ties. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri and the delegation will meet British ministers, officials and representatives from the private sector to discuss …

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Syrian military chief makes rare visit to Jordan to discuss border security

Syria’s defence minister visited Jordan on Sunday to discuss stability on their mutual border, the first such meeting since the Syrian conflict erupted a decade ago when the two neighbours supported opposing factions, officials said. The meeting follows a major army offensive to retake the last rebel bastion in southern …

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Misunderstanding Yemen

U.S. efforts to uproot al-Qaeda’s Yemeni franchise often overlooked the country’s mercurial politics. As part of our series The Legacy of 9/11 and the “War on Terror”, Peter Salisbury explains that the sectarianism the group espoused is still rife on all sides of Yemen’s war. In early 2014, I found …

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Russia’s Economic Pivot to Asia in a Shifting Regional Environment

This Emerging Insights paper analyses Moscow’s ambitions for its ‘pivot to the East’, assesses its progress and evaluates the impact of the Indo-Pacific concept on Russian strategy. Russia’s ‘turn to the East’ (povorot na vostok) has been underway for around a decade. Before 2014, the ‘Pivot’ was principally concerned with …

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