GEAB N°87
is available! Europe 2020 – Community or empire?
After
having spent almost a year watching Europe at the “Crossroads” (2) we consider
that this summer’s end marks its commitment to the wrong path, that which leads
towards the “tragic scenario” described by Franck Biancheri in his visionary
work “The World Crisis: The Path to the World Afterwards“ (3) in which he put
forward Europe’s considerable advantages in the face of the crisis and its
potential to participate in the emergence of a “world afterwards” as desirable;
but also the major risk for Europe and the Europeans that their rulling elite,
undemocratic (in Brussels) or non-European (in the capitals), proves to be
incapable of building on the crisis to complete this still unfinished positive
European construction project (4).
China
Focus: China opens gold market to foreigners, seeks more pricing power
Foreigners
now have access to China's gold market after the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE)
launched its international board on Thursday...
Why is
Obama sending military to attack the Ebola virus?
The tactics
also raised some questions: why was Obama sending soldiers to fight off a
virus? And why has he been characterizing this disease spread as a
"security threat" and "security priority"?...
How
Scotland could lead the way towards a federal UK
The
Scottish independence referendum, whichever side one is on, has demonstrated
the civic spirit of this country. Engaging in a mobile debate on the main
street of Dunfermline or Inverness, hearing a heartfelt plea for the union from
a 15-year-old schoolboy speaker at the town hall of Kirkwall, in Orkney,
forceful comments on trains and trams, are testimony to the rebirth of
democratic politics. Turnout at this passionate election may well exceed 80%, a
figure not reached in general elections for over five decades...
Le sommet
sur l'emploi qui devait se tenir début octobre en Italie, à l'initiative des
dirigeants italien et français, a été "repoussé sine die", selon des
sources diplomatiques européennes...
India ships
in 50% more Iranian oil in January-August
Indian
imports of Iranian oil rose by nearly half to 271,000 barrels per day (bpd) in
January-August from a year ago, when refineries cut purchases due to worries
about insurance coverage for processing crude from Tehran, data from trade
sources shows...
For
Netanyahu, another enemy at the gates
Gideon
Sa’ar’s stunning resignation is the most dramatic signal yet of a fundamental
shift in Israelis’ political loyalties and behavior...
NRA loses
commissioner who slowed Japan’s return to nuclear power
Observers
say the first reshuffle of the NRA’s panel since its establishment in 2012
could mark a turning point to see if the regulator can remain fair and
independent...
UK exports
fall amid crises in eurozone and Ukraine
Against a
backdrop of renewed stagnation in the eurozone, and escalating tension in
eastern Europe and the Middle East, only 14% of firms said their export order
books were above normal against 38% saying they were below normal...
Ukraine :
tensions autour de l'accord de libre-échange avec l'UE
L'ombre de la Russie plane sur ce revirement aussi brutal
qu'inexpliqué. Un vice-ministre a même démissionné pour protester contre la
décision de reporter ce contrat d'association avec l'Union européenne et
l'accord de libre-échange associé...
Chinese
online giant Alibaba set for record £15billion stock market flotation
The biggest
firm you’ve never heard of is poised for a record £15.3billion stock market
listing. Online giant Alibaba accounts for a staggering 80% of all internet
retail sales in China, and handles more transactions than eBay and Amazon -
combined...
South
Africa joins sukuk bond rush
South
Africa has joined Hong Kong and the UK to become the third non-Muslim country
to sell government debt that adheres to Islamic law...
Fed will
end QE next month, 'considerable time' remains
The Federal
Reserve remained on its easy-money course Wednesday, allaying market fears that
it might start raising interest rates sooner than expected. Chair Janet Yellen
reiterated that any move in rates will be "data-dependent" and not
based on a calendar projection...
Deeper
Saudi Oil Cuts Seen After Biggest Drop Since ’12: Energy
Saudi
Arabia will need to keep cutting oil output to sustain prices above $100 a
barrel, even after the kingdom’s largest reduction in two years, according to
BNP Paribas SA and Societe Generale SA...
“New Cold
War poses dilemmas for India”
Neelam Deo,
Director, Gateway House, talks about the significance of the position taken by
NATO member countries at the recent summit in Wales. She says the increasingly
acrimonious standoff between the West and Russia over Ukraine, and the stance
on the Islamic State has implications for India.
Next
Euro-BRICS meeting “The Euro-Russia row as a result of an overlap between two
economic unions’ – online September 29th
The second
Discussion of this series will take place in September 2014 (date to be
commonly defined early September, local time in participating time zones is
mentioned below) on this topic : “The Euro-Russia row as a result of an overlap
between two economic unions: lessons for a multipolar world in the wake”. It
will consist of a very open and solution-oriented 2-hour discussion, based on a
series of short presentations of various positions (1 hour), followed by a wrap
discussion (1 hour).
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