FN leader Marine Le Pen during the joint press conference with PVV leader Geert Wilders (Brussels, 28th May 2014)
video realized by Emanuele Bonini
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Wilders: «We are writing history»
PVV leader Geert Wilders during the joint press conference with Front National leader Marine Le Pen (Brussels, 28th of May 2014)
video realized by Emanuele Bonini
video realized by Emanuele Bonini
Wilders: «Things will change tomorrow»
PPV leader Geert Wilder during the joint press conference with Marine Le Pen (Brussels, 28th of May 2014)
video realized by Emanuele Bonini
video realized by Emanuele Bonini
EU to realise a new internal gas pipeline?
Due to the Ukrainian crisis Gazprom total dependence raise concerns. Six member states need to be enter the European network, said EU commissioner Oettinger
by Emanuele Bonini
The European Union has in mind to build a new pipeline up in order to reduce its energy dependence from Russia, said the European commissioner for Energy, Gunther Oettinger. He pointed out nowadays six EU member states – Bulgaria, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia – are totally dependent from Russian supplier Gazprom. After Ukrainian crisis such a situation raised concern in Europe and Oettinger, together with the whole Commission, is working to find a solution. «I've met the prime minister of Estonia and talked to him about the integration of Estonia, Bulgaria, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia into the European market through the construction of a new pipeline for Liquefied natural gas». A new tube will help the six EU member states and the EU as a whole to be strongly dependent from Russia. «If disruptions of Russian deliveries occur during daily peak demand in January, almost the entire EU, except the Iberian peninsula and the south of France would be likely to be directly affected», according to a study conducted by the European Commission.
For the future Norway could be the answer to the European problems. According to Oettinger «soon the country will be able to increase natural gas exports of nearly ten billion cubic meters, and it could became our partner». Norway is currently the world's third-largest natural gas exporter, behind Russia and Canada.
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| Gunther Oettinger |
The European Union has in mind to build a new pipeline up in order to reduce its energy dependence from Russia, said the European commissioner for Energy, Gunther Oettinger. He pointed out nowadays six EU member states – Bulgaria, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia – are totally dependent from Russian supplier Gazprom. After Ukrainian crisis such a situation raised concern in Europe and Oettinger, together with the whole Commission, is working to find a solution. «I've met the prime minister of Estonia and talked to him about the integration of Estonia, Bulgaria, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia into the European market through the construction of a new pipeline for Liquefied natural gas». A new tube will help the six EU member states and the EU as a whole to be strongly dependent from Russia. «If disruptions of Russian deliveries occur during daily peak demand in January, almost the entire EU, except the Iberian peninsula and the south of France would be likely to be directly affected», according to a study conducted by the European Commission.
For the future Norway could be the answer to the European problems. According to Oettinger «soon the country will be able to increase natural gas exports of nearly ten billion cubic meters, and it could became our partner». Norway is currently the world's third-largest natural gas exporter, behind Russia and Canada.
Monday, 26 May 2014
«South Stream still strategic», said Italy
Minister for Economic development Federica Guidi doesn't see any policy change toward Russia after crisis in Ukraine
by Emanuele Bonini
Ukrainian crisis doesn't affect ties between Italy and Russia, and so has to be for those between Moscow and French and German capital cities. This is the hidden messagge in Federica Guidi's declarations. Speaking at the end of Competitivness council in Brussels Italian minister for Economic development reiterated the importance for South Stream pipeline, involving energy enterprises Eni (Italy), Wintershall (Germany), EdF (France) e Gazprom (Russia). Despite Russian federation announced China will be the major partner and customer, «I continue to consider the infrastructure as strategic», Guidi told reporters. Both Italy and Europe «need energy security and energy diversification, and that means there's not only South Stream». Of course, she added, the pipeline «belong to a package that the European Union should get quickly».
The South Stream pipiline project has been thought in order to transport Russian gas to Europe via Black sea passing through Bulgaria and – thanks to connections – Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia, Greece and Italy. Guidi's statement made clear how Europe is divided over economic and financial sanctions against Russia (the so called “third phase” or “phase three”) due to the huge economic interests in and with Russia.
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| Federica Guidi |
Ukrainian crisis doesn't affect ties between Italy and Russia, and so has to be for those between Moscow and French and German capital cities. This is the hidden messagge in Federica Guidi's declarations. Speaking at the end of Competitivness council in Brussels Italian minister for Economic development reiterated the importance for South Stream pipeline, involving energy enterprises Eni (Italy), Wintershall (Germany), EdF (France) e Gazprom (Russia). Despite Russian federation announced China will be the major partner and customer, «I continue to consider the infrastructure as strategic», Guidi told reporters. Both Italy and Europe «need energy security and energy diversification, and that means there's not only South Stream». Of course, she added, the pipeline «belong to a package that the European Union should get quickly».
The South Stream pipiline project has been thought in order to transport Russian gas to Europe via Black sea passing through Bulgaria and – thanks to connections – Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia, Greece and Italy. Guidi's statement made clear how Europe is divided over economic and financial sanctions against Russia (the so called “third phase” or “phase three”) due to the huge economic interests in and with Russia.
Friday, 23 May 2014
The dark side of Brazil
Its football stadiums are built on Indian land, and its new-found wealth comes from the dispossession of the Indians and the theft of their lands.
by Emanuele Bonini (source: Survivalinternational)
An emerging country with one of the best economies in world, a nation with cars fuelled by grain alcohol. Brazil is astonishing the entire globe, playing a role more and more important in the international community. Now the southern American country will host FIFA World Cup, and Brazil will be the benchmark for all. For all but not for everybody. Indians are paying the highest price for such a renovation: exploitation, land seizure, housing destruction are the main activity behind new stadiums and football world cup, as denounced by Surival, the international organization for Native tribes rights. One of the most popular structure in word si Maracanà stadium. When rebuilding work started for the World Cup, a group of 70 Indians from 17 different tribes who were occupying an abandoned 19th-century mansion by the stadium were evicted, and their home destroyed, to make way for a giant car park and the construction of a football museum. The Indians wanted the building to be preserved as an Indigenous Cultural Centre. In Mato Grosso state live Nambiquara, Umutina and Pareci tribes. There Cuiabá stadium had to be rebuilt for the upcoming competition. According to Survival the Nambiquara suffered terribly because of the BR-364 highway, funded by the World Bank. In order to realize the highway the fertile valley that was their homeland was bulldozed. These are only two examples of the dark side of Brazil Survival was able to make public. «Scratching the surface you'll find a darker side», stated the ONG. «What's missing from the popular image of Brazil is the shocking treatment of its first peoples».
Read Survival denunciation
An emerging country with one of the best economies in world, a nation with cars fuelled by grain alcohol. Brazil is astonishing the entire globe, playing a role more and more important in the international community. Now the southern American country will host FIFA World Cup, and Brazil will be the benchmark for all. For all but not for everybody. Indians are paying the highest price for such a renovation: exploitation, land seizure, housing destruction are the main activity behind new stadiums and football world cup, as denounced by Surival, the international organization for Native tribes rights. One of the most popular structure in word si Maracanà stadium. When rebuilding work started for the World Cup, a group of 70 Indians from 17 different tribes who were occupying an abandoned 19th-century mansion by the stadium were evicted, and their home destroyed, to make way for a giant car park and the construction of a football museum. The Indians wanted the building to be preserved as an Indigenous Cultural Centre. In Mato Grosso state live Nambiquara, Umutina and Pareci tribes. There Cuiabá stadium had to be rebuilt for the upcoming competition. According to Survival the Nambiquara suffered terribly because of the BR-364 highway, funded by the World Bank. In order to realize the highway the fertile valley that was their homeland was bulldozed. These are only two examples of the dark side of Brazil Survival was able to make public. «Scratching the surface you'll find a darker side», stated the ONG. «What's missing from the popular image of Brazil is the shocking treatment of its first peoples».
Read Survival denunciation
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
Europe without the European Union: a half-serious movie on a sudden awakening
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| EU flag. source: Ansa |
Euroskeptic parties advance and with few days to the European elections in some countries they are supposed to have a consensus never had before. Euroskeptic parties leaders don't keep their main goal secret: they want to abolish the European Union. What could happen if their wishes became real? What about if one day - like in "A Day Without a Mexican" movie - the old world was mist-shrouded and in just few minutes the European Union and its nearly sixty years of history were over? What about our lives?
First of all, if you think to go to another country be ready to huge queues at the frontiers, whatever crossing place you chose, be Brenner, or Chiasso, or Montgènevre, or Ventimiglia, or Gorizia (with the city still split in two) or whatever you want. Schengen area would be just a dream, and with no open borders passport and visa check-in are serious stuff. In case you thought to a low-cost flight trip, please let it go and forget about. With neither single nor internal market realities such as Ryanair - and so, travels for all - couldn't exist.
Once arrived abroad you should remember to change the so loved national currency with the local one. Of course, if depreciation doesn't play a trick as it has been for Italy at the beginning of the 90's. In case you have no cash with you, you should try paying by ATM and debit cards, wishing national system accept your card and, of course, if you are ready to sustain the high cost. Every country has its own customs. So, every country has its own banking system. By the way: did you remind to keep the medical insurance before leaving? If the answer is no, economically this distraction would be very expansive without an internal market. Again, in your place there's no job and would you go to research it abroad? It would be possible, but it would be necessary to get a residency permit.
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
4th division club to play in FIFA world cup stadium
Manaus football team ready to host home matches in the Arena Amazonia, new structure realized for the upcoming competition
by Emanuele Bonini
A forth division football club is going to play in a new generation stadium. Nacional Futebol Clube, the most important club in Manaus, will play home matches in the Arena Amazonia, structure realized for the upcoming FIFA world cup. The new stadium cost nearly $290 million, about $70 million more than originally expected, and it has been built up on the former site of the Vivaldão stadium, where Nacional played until 2010. Vivaldão was owned by the government of Amazonas state, and local authorities decided to dismantle the old structure to create a new one because of the world cup tournament in Brazil. When in 2009 Manaus was chosen as one of the host cities of World Cup 2014 works started. So, at the end of the competition the eldest football club in Manaus will have a new house, one of the best in Brazil and maybe in the world making Nacional a low ranked team with well-advanced stadium. It's something really particular in a soccer world where just richest club can have the possibility to have new generation stadiums.
Nacional Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Nacional, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Manaus. Funded in 1913, the team won for forty times the Campeonato Amazonense, the national championship of Amazonas state. Nacional last appearance in Campionato Brasileiro Série A, the maximum compotition in Brazil (the federal championship), was in 1985. Since then a long decline started, bringing the team in forth division. People such as Toninho Cerezo and Francisco Lima, both well known in Europe, have played in Nacional.
A forth division football club is going to play in a new generation stadium. Nacional Futebol Clube, the most important club in Manaus, will play home matches in the Arena Amazonia, structure realized for the upcoming FIFA world cup. The new stadium cost nearly $290 million, about $70 million more than originally expected, and it has been built up on the former site of the Vivaldão stadium, where Nacional played until 2010. Vivaldão was owned by the government of Amazonas state, and local authorities decided to dismantle the old structure to create a new one because of the world cup tournament in Brazil. When in 2009 Manaus was chosen as one of the host cities of World Cup 2014 works started. So, at the end of the competition the eldest football club in Manaus will have a new house, one of the best in Brazil and maybe in the world making Nacional a low ranked team with well-advanced stadium. It's something really particular in a soccer world where just richest club can have the possibility to have new generation stadiums.
Nacional Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Nacional, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Manaus. Funded in 1913, the team won for forty times the Campeonato Amazonense, the national championship of Amazonas state. Nacional last appearance in Campionato Brasileiro Série A, the maximum compotition in Brazil (the federal championship), was in 1985. Since then a long decline started, bringing the team in forth division. People such as Toninho Cerezo and Francisco Lima, both well known in Europe, have played in Nacional.
Rasmussen: «Russia has increased its defence investments lately, while NATO Allies have drastically cut them»
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General warned the Allies: «Moscow preserves the right to intervene in other sovereign countries. After Ukraine, it could be time for Georgia and Moldova»
by Emanuele Bonini (article written for EuNews)
You cannot attack Russia. Yet, you can defend yourself from it. This is the indication given by NATO after the Ukrainian crisis, where the Russian involvement is «clear». Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of the Organization, was quite lapidary during his monthly press conference in Brussels. «I agree that there is no military solution to the crisis in Ukraine, but we have all plans in place to ensure effective defence and protection of our Eastern Allies against any threat, and we have all the means to do it». Rasmussen pointed out that «each NATO activity is defence-oriented» and not offence-oriented, yet the world has suddenly changed lately. There is «a completely new security situation in Europe, less predictable and more dangerous». That is why the Organization should «review and update defence plans» in order to «be ready to respond quickly to any threat, including where there is little warning». A sentence aimed at European Allies in particular, with their dramatic cuts in defence budget, even though there is no room for cuts right now. «During the last five years, we have seen Russia increase its defence investments by around 10 percent per year, while some European Allies have cut their defence budgets by up to 40 percent».
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| Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
You cannot attack Russia. Yet, you can defend yourself from it. This is the indication given by NATO after the Ukrainian crisis, where the Russian involvement is «clear». Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of the Organization, was quite lapidary during his monthly press conference in Brussels. «I agree that there is no military solution to the crisis in Ukraine, but we have all plans in place to ensure effective defence and protection of our Eastern Allies against any threat, and we have all the means to do it». Rasmussen pointed out that «each NATO activity is defence-oriented» and not offence-oriented, yet the world has suddenly changed lately. There is «a completely new security situation in Europe, less predictable and more dangerous». That is why the Organization should «review and update defence plans» in order to «be ready to respond quickly to any threat, including where there is little warning». A sentence aimed at European Allies in particular, with their dramatic cuts in defence budget, even though there is no room for cuts right now. «During the last five years, we have seen Russia increase its defence investments by around 10 percent per year, while some European Allies have cut their defence budgets by up to 40 percent».
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