EFDbackup: November 2016

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

‘Some’ Turkish citizens react to call for support by the PM by burning dollars…

We will beat US dollar with support of citizens: Turkish PM

Turkey will overcome steep fluctuations in foreign exchange rates with the support of its citizens, as the foundations of the Turkish economy are strong and the Central Bank has taken precautions to maintain price stability, PM Yıldırım said

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Erdoğan’s latest remarks on Turkish military operations in Syria confuses Russians…

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Turkey entered Syria to end al-Assad’s rule: President Erdoğan

President Erdoğan admits that Turkey crossed into Syria to get rid of President Bashar al-Assad having previously highlighted the fight against ISIL

Erdoğan’s remarks on Turkish operation ‘to end al-Assad rule’ to be discussed during Lavrov visit

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent assertion that the Turkish military operation in Syria is aimed at “ending the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad” will be discussed during an upcoming visit by Russian FM Sergei Lavrov to Ankara

Kremlin asks Turkey to explain Erdoğan’s remarks on Turkish operation ‘to end al-Assad rule’

The Kremlin said on Nov. 30 that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent assertion that the Turkish military operation in Syria is aimed at “ending the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad” had come as a surprise to Moscow and that it expected an explanation from Ankara

ISIS Claims to Kidnap 2 Turkey’s Soldiers

Bianet :: English

ISIS has announced that it kidnapped two soldiers in Syria’s Al-Bab province, and the Turkish Armed Forces said “contact has been lost with two soldiers”.

Know your limits,’ Erdoğan tells European Parliament

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told the European Parliament to know its “limits” on Nov. 26, which came after a non-binding motion passed last week in the European Parliament that urged a freeze in the European Union’s accession talks with Turkey.

Turkey slams EU vote as ‘most unjust in history’

EurActiv.com by Joel Schalit

Turkey’s EU Affairs Minister, Ömer Çelik, on Tuesday (29 November) dismissed a European Parliament vote to freeze accession talks with Ankara as the “most unjust resolution in history” and urged solidarity instead.

Foreign tourist arrivals to Turkey drop 26 percent in October, though Russians returning

The number of foreign arrivals to Turkey dropped by 25.8 percent to 2.45 million in October, compared to the same month in 2015, temporary data from the Tourism Ministry showed on Nov. 29

Torture in Turkey

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

The BBC uncovers claims of abuse in Turkey’s prisons from those detained after a failed coup.

Turkey and the EU

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

If MEPs vote to suspend membership talks with Turkey, it could prompt a sea-change in Turkish policy.

Scrapping Turkey accession talks now will only make things worse

EurActiv.com by Laura Batalla Adam

Suspending Turkey’s bid for EU membership would only help to erode democratic values further in Europe’s closest Asian neighbour. Laura Batalla Adam urges the EU to continue with the process.

Erdogan says European Parliament vote has ‘no value’

EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said today (23 November) that a European Parliament vote set to back a freeze of membership talks with Ankara over its relentless post-coup crackdown would have “no value”.

Turkey threatens to end refugee deal in row over EU accession

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Kareem Shaheen and Patrick Wintour

President Erdoğan issues warning after European parliament vote urging ministers to freeze talks on Turkey joining the EU

Turkey’s president has threatened to tear up a landmark deal to stem the flow of refugees into Europe a day after the European parliament urged governments to freeze EU accession talks with Ankara.

Berlin says ‘threats not helpful’ on EU-Turkey migrant deal

Germany said “threats” were “not helpful” on the EU-Turkey migrant deal after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday warned he could drop border controls, allowing a flood of migrants into the bloc

Erdogan demands support against PKK at NATO meeting

EurActiv.com by Joel Schalit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday (21 November) urged the European Union and West to step up backing of Ankara’s fight against Kurdish militants, as he addressed a meeting of NATO lawmakers.

Fed up with EU, Erdogan says Turkey could join ‘Shanghai Five’ bloc

EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was quoted saying yesterday (20 November) that Turkey did not need to join the European Union “at all costs” and could instead become part of a security bloc dominated by China, Russia and Central Asian nations.

Rejected European Parliament rapporteur hopes for fruitful talks in Turkey in future

The cancellation of the visit of a European Parliament delegation to Turkey after Ankara refused to see one member “is a temporary thing,” Kati Piri, the European Parliament’s rapporteur who Turkey rejected

Top soldier, ministers engage in row with Armenian lawmaker at NATO meeting

Turkey’s top soldier and technology minister got engaged in a row with an Armenian lawmaker on Nov. 20 during the 62nd NATO Parliamentary Assembly Annual Session held in Istanbul

Turkey Cheered by Words of Michael Flynn, Trump’s Security Adviser

NYT > Turkey by By ROD NORDLAND

Ankara has paid attention to General Flynn’s full-throated support for Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, and its desire to extradite Fethullah Gulen.

Erdogan Threatens to Reopen Borders

NYT > Turkey by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accused the European Union of dishonesty and betrayal and threatened to remove controls from his borders, allowing the flood of migrants into Europe to resume.

EU in damage control on festering Turkey relations

EUobserver.com – Headline News

The EU commission wants to maintain relations with Turkey, despite an EU parliament vote to suspend accession talks amid renewed threats from Ankara to scrap a migrant swap deal.

How Erdogan’s purge hit the EU and NATO

EurActiv.com by Andrew Duff

The European Parliament will this week vote on whether to suspend Turkey’s EU membership bid. Andrew Duff explains how the Turkish military has reacted to Erdoğan’s power grabbing and how NATO fits into the equation.

Erdogan Threatens to Let Migrant Flood Into Europe Resume

NYT > Turkey by By SAFAK TIMUR and ROD NORDLAND

Turkey’s president accused the European Union of not keeping its commitments, and he suggested he might allow migrants to cross Turkish borders again.

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New photo from Facebook November 30, 2016 at 03:36PM

Mehrangarh Kalesi, 1460’da Jodhpur, Hindistan’dan yapılmış. by Rao Jodha via Reddit. via Facebook Pages http://ift.tt/1heKubC

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Cyberculture agenda: “Internet trust at all time low” acc. to Internet Society report…

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Internet trust at all time low; not enough being done to protect data, says Internet Society report

Internet Society – News Headlines by Allesandra.Desantillana

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Five step approach identified to address data breaches and increase online trust

[London, UK – 23 November 2016] – The Internet Society has today released the findings from its 2016 Global Internet Report in which 59 percent of users admit they would likely not do business with a company which had suffered a data breach. Highlighting the extent of the data breach problem, the report makes key recommendations for building user trust in the online environment, stating that more needs to be done to protect online personal information.

People really, really suck at using computers

Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow

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The OECD’s 2011-2015, 33 country, 215,942-person study of computer skills paints a deceptively grim picture of the average level of computer proficiency around the world — deceptive because it excludes over-65s, who research shows to be, on average, less proficient than the 16-65 cohort sampled.

Amazon will spend $1 billion to conquer the Middle East

The Social Software Weblog

Amazon is one of the world’s largest retail destinations, but it doesn’t have much traction in the Middle East. That’s why rumors that it’s looking to buy Souq.com, the Amazon of the Middle East, make so much sense. Bloomberg is reporting that Jeff B.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

New photo from Facebook November 29, 2016 at 10:50PM

Almanya’da bir orman yanında cam duvarlı kütüphane. via Reddit. via Facebook Pages http://ift.tt/1heKubC

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Eurosphere agenda: “Commission won’t call Castro a dictator…”French primaries…

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Commission won’t call Castro a dictator

EUobserver.com – Headline News

The EU executive says that a statement decribing the former Cuban leader as a “hero for many” is balanced and suggests that the use of the word dictator by a commissioner doesn’t reflect its position.

France’s next President could be an Islamophobic “Thatcherite” who wants to dismantle the social safety net

Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow

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The Trump election gave real legitimacy to Europe’s fascist parties, including France’s Marine Le Pen of the National Front; and in the absence of real, left-win alternatives for populist discontent, the only real opposition to these authoritarians is coming from the hard right parties, which are swinging even further to the right to try to gain back some of their supporters.

What you need to know about the French left primary

EurActiv.com by Jean-Christophe Catalon

The right has chosen François Fillon, now it is up to the left to choose its candidate for the 2017 presidential election.

France election: Socialists scramble to avoid split after Fillon win

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

France’s ruling Socialists scramble to avoid a damaging split over the spring presidential election.

Can conservative Fillon keep France’s far-right at bay?

EurActiv.com

Francois Fillon, having clinched the presidential nomination for the right-wing Republicains party, will now join a far bigger battle for the future of France, the European Union and mainstream politics in the West.

France election: Fillon floors rival in conservative primaries

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Francois Fillon takes the conservative ticket in France’s presidential election by a landslide.

Maltese Presidency unveils photos of Europa building

EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev

EurActiv.com is happy to unveil the Europa building, expected to be opened during the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU, starting 1 January 2017. Photographs of the Brussels location for future EU summits were kindly provided by the presidency.

[Analysis] Fillon’s EU vision: France leading a ‘Europe of nations’

EUobserver.com – Headline News

The centre-right presidential candidate, who just won his party’s primary, wants a “more political” EU that would focus on security and the economy.

Commissioners at odds over Castro legacy

urActiv.com by Matthew Tempest

The death at the weekend of the revolutionary Cuban leader Fidel Castro saw sharp differences of opinion within EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s cabinet.

Notes on Associate EU Citizenship for Brits after Brexit

Jon Worth

There has been quite some heated reaction to Guy Verhofstadt saying he backs the idea of individual Brits somehow being able to retain EU citizenship after Brexit, for a fee (Guardian story here). This builds on the initial proposal of Luxembourg liberal MEP Charles Goerens.

This is a pretty complicated and multi-faceted debate, and I will try to take apart each aspect of it.

A huge victory for Belgium’s CETA opponents: Paul Magnette’s speech

open Democracy News Analysis – by Paul Magnette

A patched deal allows CETA to pass to the next stage. But Belgium gained important concessions. We translate the historic parliamentary speech by the Minister-president of Wallonia in Namur on October 14, 2016.

Debate: Italy facing crucial referendum

euro|topics

The Italians will vote on a complex constitutional reform on December 4 that among other things foresees a smaller Senate. However according to observers the referendum is no longer about reform but a vote for or against Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the potential consequences of a government crisis for all Europe. What is really at stake in Italy?

Debate: Change of government in Denmark

euro|topics

As of Monday Denmark has a new centre-right government. A coalition made up of the Liberal Party, the Liberal Alliance and the Conservative People’s Party has taken over from the minority government of the Liberal Party which had ruled the country up to then. The Danish media are scathingly critical of Prime Minister Løkke Rasmussen’s plans.

Debate: Can Fillon beat Le Pen?

euro|topics

After his clear victory in the primaries, François Fillon will be the conservative candidate in France’s presidential election next year. Seen as embodying traditional values, the former prime minister is considered an economic liberal hardliner. Commentators discuss his chances against National Front leader Le Pen should the two face each other in a second round of voting.

EU and IMF in effort to unblock Greek bailout talks

EUobserver.com – Headline News

Finance ministers from the main eurozone countries will meet IMF negotiators on Friday as Greece warns of new delays in the bailout programme.

Europhiles worried by Fillon’s lead over Juppé

EurActiv.com by Aline Robert

Soigneusement évitée durant la primaire de la droite, la question européenne devrait s’inviter dans le débat pour le second tour. Le sujet représente en effet une ligne de fracture majeure entre les deux candidats en lice.

Maltese Presidency unveils logo, priorities

EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev

Malta, which will take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU on 1 January 2017, has unveiled its logo and priorities, its overarching objective being to restore trust in the Union.

EU citizens enjoy longer lives, but not health equality

EurActiv.com by Sarantis Michalopoulos

Europeans live almost 7 years more compared to 1990, but this does not necessarily mean that these years are healthy, a new report has found

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