BERGOGLIADI

Bergoglio challenges the sovereignists: è lui l'alleato dell'Unione europea
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Il “Papa” arrives in Bulgaria and sends a signal not so much to Sofia, as for all the capitals of Europe. The Church exists and is in field for these European elections with one certainty: the EU must not end up in the hands of sovereignists.
Francis' trip to Bulgaria is a journey that smells of ecumenism: and it is the “Papa” the first to support it. For the “pontiff”, the country is a "meeting place between multiple cultures and civilisations, bridge between Eastern and Southern Europe, open door to the Near East". And in the words addressed to the Sofia authorities, the theme of migration forcefully returns to the center of the challenge: "The Bulgaria finds itself confronted with the phenomenon of those who try to enter within its borders, to escape wars and conflicts and poverty and try to reach the richest areas of the European continent in any way, to find new opportunities for existence, or simply a safe haven”.

And Francis makes an appeal that actually turns out to be a clear stance towards all sovereignist movements: “To you, that you know the drama of emigration, May I suggest that you do not close your eyes, the heart and the hand - as is in your tradition - to those who knock at your door porte“. Read More

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terrorism

"Erdogan arma gli estremisti". The sultan enters the chaos of Libya
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The conflict in Libya seems to be getting tougher day by day. The bombings of the last few hours I am a clear demonstration: the civilian victims caused by the missiles rained on Tripoli, for whose responsibilities we are now also witnessing a mutual exchange of accusations between the parties involved, testify to the intensity reached by a battle now entering its second week. And Haftar's finger pointing towards Turkey also adds to the controversy, with Ankara accused of introducing weapons from outside for the most extremist militiamen.

Ahmed Al Mismari's accusations

Just like reported by the site AddressLibya, during a press conference held on Tuesday evening in Benghazi, the LNA spokesperson, Ahmed Al-Mismari, calls Turkey explicitly and rather heavily into question. According to the leaders of Haftar's army, in particular, President Erdogan's government is currently financing and donating weapons to the militias that have remained loyal to Al Sarraj's government. Al Mismari specifies that Ankara is supporting in particular those deemed militias, within the galaxy of forces currently engaged in the defense of Tripoli, the most extremist. The weapons, according to the LNA spokesperson, they arrive in Libya via the port of Zura, locality near the Tunisian border along the coast in the hands of groups loyal to the Tripoli executive. Despite the fact that between this town and the capital a large part of the territory is in the hands of Haftar's army, the weapons would still be able to reach the hands of Al Sarraj's forces. Read More

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National Economy

Beat France, Italy is still the second factory in Europe
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The publication of the most recent Eurostat data, referring to the economic calculations al 31 December 2017, has made it official France overtaking Italy as Europe's second largest power in terms of manufacturing output, bringing back an industrial product for the country beyond the Alps 889,4 billions of euros against 883,7 of our country (however at the highest since 2011 to date).
“In previous years, Italy had always been in front", underlines theAgi. “Between 2010 and the 2013 il gap was consistently higher than 100 billions of euros, only to then taper off in the 2014 a a little more than 65 billion, go back in 2015 a 83 billion and then descend back into 2016 less than 35 billion. Eventually in the 2017, according to data which we reiterate, however, are still provisional, there was an overtaking". A sign that Italy has been forced to abdicate the position of "Europe's second manufacturing" long presented as an emblem of the country's system's ability to resist the economic problems of recent decades and the asymmetries linked to entry into the euro? Not exactly.

Considering the net data does not exhaust the issue. In fact, it is not the simple comparison between the overall value of the GDP generated by manufacturing that closes the game. To be crucial, in the comparison, it is in fact the added value generated by the manufacturing industry, that is, the actual increase in output connected to the intervention of the national industry, to which i must be added intermediate consumption of the production chains and the variation of stocks. More precise indicators than those on which aggregate production research is based, excessively focused on the trend projections of the national accounts, very often influenced by a significant degree of variability. Read More

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Actuality

Macron blocks Haftar's sentence. Salvini's anger: "Atto gravissimo"
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Libyan Sarraj

The France continues to pull its strings on Libya. And the fact that the blockade has arrived in these hours, on the part of Paris, of the European Union's condemnation of the general Khalifa Haftar it is a very important signal: the proof we've all been waiting for. Last night, Europe wanted to issue an official condemnation of every military action undertaken by the strongman of Cyrenaica. E, as he explains Republic, “a draft of the document was prepared yesterday by the Union's External Service and was circulated among all member states”. The objective was to have the document approved by all governments by 21. But France blocked because it explicitly named Haftar and his armed forces. In fact, confirmation of the suspicions not only of Tripoli but also of many European and global intelligence services has arrived: Emmanuel Macron has basically endorsed the general's campaign.
The news is particularly important. And it casts a shadow over the entire European strategy for Libya. Because it is clear that at this point the games are much more complex but also (finally) crystal clear than before. The European Union does not exist, the States play their game individually. And Italy, with Haftar's advance, risks being cornered by an axis made up of France, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. And with the not too tacit approval of Russia that, as an external but present player, moves the Libyan strings by supporting (although not formally) the advance of the Libyan National Army. Read More

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National Economy

La Francia attacca l'Italia sulla Cina. But she's the first to do business with us
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There is a risk of a new diplomatic crisis between Italy and France. And this time it's about China, or better, the New Silk Road. The possible signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Italian and Chinese governments has raised a fuss that does not only concern relations between the United States and Italy, but also between Italy and European partners. And as usual it is Paris that accounts for the "lion's share" of those who strike (or they want to strike) Italian interests.
As reported by The Sheet, the same newspaper "came into possession of the draft of the speech given by the French Economy Minister, Bruno Le Maire, he pronounced at the opening of the Global Market Conference of the JP Morgan bank in Paris, accompanied by notes from his cabinet” In this speech, Italy itself ended up in the crosshairs, guilty, according to the minister, of being an element of destabilization of the European Union and the Western economic system.

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WORLD CONFLICT

Here are all the terror numbers: Christians killed by Islamists
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In the summer of two years ago in a small church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, near the French city of Rouen, one of the many episodes of jihadist violence that bloodied Europe during the years of maximum expansion of the Caliphate took place. Two armed men broke into the place of worship and after a brief hostage-taking they slaughtered Father Jacques Hamel. That episode shocked French and world public opinion and brought the spotlight back on the issue of persecutions against Christians. According to the site The religion of peace only between 9 and the 15 June there were at least 46 attacks against Christians around the world. While in May the episodes were 189 and people killed 888. The numbers take on critical proportions if we consider the years since 2013 al 2017. Over 114 thousand people killed and 124 thousand injured.

The years between 2013 e 2017, examined in these maps, they were very violent. With a peak in 2014. In the year in which Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi He proclaimed himself caliph, over 30 thousand faithful were killed, both in attacks kamikaze than in single episodes of violence. The number of injured is also worrying: that year 27 thousand people were involved in attacks on places of worship or simply because they were Christians. After that date, the number of victims certainly remained high: In the 2015 the deaths were 27 thousand and more 26 thousand injured; while in 2016 the figure stopped at 21 thousand victims. The first year to see a significant decline, but not enough, it was the 2017, it is no coincidence that the year of the fall of Caliphate. In that period, 15 thousand Christians were massacred while 14 thousand were injured. In this sense also the first issues of 2018 they seem to be going in this direction. The latest data (updated to 20 June) they talk about 5.285 people killed (in the same period of the previous year they were 7.354) e di 6.028 injured, in front of the 7.778 registered in the first six months of 2017.

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IMMIGRATION

George's money behind the Italian pro-hospitality non-profit organization
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It was September 2016 when the tycoon George Soros, founder of the Open's "philanthropic" network Society Foundations, announced from the columns of Wall Street Journal of wanting to invest “in start-ups, companies, social impact initiatives and businesses founded by migrants and refugees". Soros is someone who keeps his promises and has done so since 2016 to date, as many journalistic investigations have established. Starting with the one conducted by Gian Micalessin for The newspaper, that already in March 2017 clarified the relationships between the financier and NGOs in the Mediterranean.
Among the Italian companies that receive contributions from Open Society Foundations, as he had pointed out some time ago also the blogger Luca Donadel, there is also the association Good Law chaired by Luigi Manconi, president of Unr and former Undersecretary of State for Justice in the second Prodi government (XV legislature) with delegation to the penitentiary system, than in recent days he harshly criticized the line of the Minister Matteo Salvini on immigration.

Manconi has been a Senator of the Republic for the Democratic Party since 2013 until 2 February 2018 when he was appointed by the then President of the Council of Ministers Paolo Gentiloni coordinator of Unar, the Office for the promotion of equal treatment and the removal of discrimination established within the Department for Equal Opportunities. The professor replaced Francesco Spano, who had resigned the year before after the broadcast The Hyenas documented how the office assigned a tender for 55 thousand euros to an association which some clubs belong to, saunas and massage centers where male prostitution was practiced and orgies took place. Read More

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Uncategorized

Schiaffo dell'Egitto all'Ue: "Pena di morte è parte della nostra cultura"
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The summit between the European Union and the Arab League in Egypt ended with a final statement of 17 points in which speaks of "a new era of cooperation". An important announcement which, however, did not warm the hearts of those present. These international meetings increasingly take on the characteristics of large stages where little is decided, at least from a multilateral point of view, but we try to take on leadership positions.
And the Egyptian president (as well as the owner of the house) Abdel Fattah al Sisi, he made it clear right away with a declaration on human rights that leaves little room for the imagination. Who thought cooperation meant compliance with Western standards, he was wrong. And the frost has fallen between the European Union and Egypt. Although the hope is to consider Cairo as the true country capable of curb the migration crisis in Nord Africa. Read More

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Actuality

The slap of France and Germany. Cambiano le regole per colpire l'Italia
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Beyond the damage, even the mockery. The France of Emmanuel Macron not only decided to strike Italy hard on theFincantieri-Stx deal. But he also did something else: now it is trying to change the very rules that the Italian shipbuilding giant wanted to stick to. It's business as usual, one might say. And in fact it seems like a script we've already seen. But what we risk witnessing at this moment is tragicomic.
It all stems from the agreement on the merger of Alstom con Siemens. An agreement That, according to the intentions of Berlin and Paris, would have created a giant of the railway industry. With 27 thousand German employees and 33 thousand French employees, the idea was (and continues to be) that of creating a giant in the sector capable of competing with Chinese and American companies.

Angela Merkel and Macron have done everything to create this large infrastructure conglomerate. And in fact this is one of the points of Treaty of Aachen: build a Franco-German industrial system that is as integrated as possible, in which companies from the two states strengthen relationships as much as possible to create a common agenda. France and Berlin are therefore committed not only from a political and strategic point of view, but also from an economic and infrastructural point of view.
Nothing problematic so far. Each country has the sacrosanct right to choose its own partners and create its own alliances. E the Franco-German axis This is certainly nothing new in recent months, seeing as Berlin and Paris, for decades, they carve up Europe and do business among themselves. The problem, however, is whether this alliance is not only to the detriment of Italy in general terms, but it affects our interests in concrete terms by building a system that is clearly aimed at excluding our industry. Read More

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events

Europe is now paralysed. Governments in crisis and squares in flames
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The image that has arrived in recent weeks from different corners ofEurope It's certainly not the most edifying. There is not a country in the European Union that can say it is safe from a government crisis or mass protests. E da Est a Ovest, the squares are inflamed and governments appear increasingly fragile. Incapable of carrying forward their agenda and above all dangerously prone to systemic crises and from which they never appear capable of emerging strengthened.
The images of what happened in Albania they were very strong. The seat of government, stormed on Saturday, it was an unmistakable sign of how discontent in Europe is becoming increasingly violent, fierce. But above all it is a sense of distrust that is increasingly incapable of remaining rooted in the logic of liberal democracy. The streets of Tirana invaded by tens of thousands of protesters are very similar to those that characterized Paris, for example. The neighborhoods of central Paris, in these months, they appeared not too different from the streets of the Albanian capital. And the methods of the protests are so similar that a curiosity seems to have arisen (and dangerous) hyphen between countries and areas of Europe that appeared decidedly distant both in political methods and in democratic culture. Read More

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