Dzień: 2 lutego, 2015

Niebezpieczne zmiany w systemie oświaty

Prawo oświatowe ma wiele wad i wymaga gruntownej reformy. Niestety procedowane propozycje zamiast iść w kierunku poszerzenia wolności w sferze edykacji, jeszcze bardziej ograniczają w tym zakresie autonomię rodziców i szkół.

Neokolonializm po bankowemu

Zanosi się na to, że antybankowa rebelia CHF, to jakiś ruch – zgoła – narodowowyzwoleńczy! 🙂

IMF Reduces 2015 Global Growth Forecast

The International Monetary Fund reduced its global growth forecast for 2015-16, warning the increase from cheaper crude oil prices would be offset by disappointing economic prospects for Russia, Japan, China, Europe and oil producers. In the organization’s World Economic Outlook Update, the IMF predicted Tuesday the world’s economy would increase by 3.5 percent this year and 3.7 percent in 2016, up from 3.3 percent in 2014. However, these predictions are still lower than previous estimates. In October, the IMF predicted global growth of 3.8 percent this year and 4 percent in 2016.

Greeks Vote Against Euro and For Democracy

Greece has been in economic crisis seemingly for eternity. Even in the Euro the system could not generate the growth necessary to repay the debt:  the economy was hamstrung by enervating work rules, corrupting political influences, profiteering economic cartels, and debilitating cultural norms.

Cameron Pledges U.K. Tax Cuts After 'Years of Sacrifice’?

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to cut income tax so that Britons can put “years of sacrifice” behind them if he is returned to power after the general election in May. Cameron’s Conservatives will cut taxes at a cost of 7 billion pounds ($10.5 billion) over the next 5-year Parliament, while eliminating the budget deficit, Cameron said in a speech in Southampton, southern England Monday.

Russian science minister explains radical restructure

Once a scientific powerhouse, Russia has experienced over the past 25 years a dramatic decline of its research and development capacities and is now lagging far behind other industrialized nations in terms of scientific output. And in the past year, Russia’s economy has suffered multiple blows, including Western sanctions following its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and the collapse of the price of oil and gas, the principal sources of income for the government. Researchers in and outside the country have fretted about the implications for Russian research and its role in international collaborations.

Progressive Visions for the Future of Copyright in Europe

Last year, we identified European copyright reform as one of the main developments to watch for in 2015, and barely a month into the year this debate is already heating up. Coinciding with the release of a draft European Parliament report written by Julia Reda, Member of the European Parliament for the German Pirate Party, Copyright for Creativity (C4C) have also released their own new Copyright Manifesto this week.

NBKr hosts public forum on proposed new banking laws

The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan (NBKr) recently hosted its first public discussion of draft laws that may impact the country’s banking laws. The drafts consisted of amendments and additions to specific legislative acts within the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.

Vladimir Putin’s economic plan: Bread and vodka

Small businesses make up only about 22 percent of the Russian economy, compared to 46% in the United States, according to Reuters Blogs. Inspections and demands for extortion show the contempt Putin has towards a major engine of economic growth. Following Tsar Nicholas II and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, the current Russian President is resorting to price controls on vodka and export tariffs on grain to protect his reputation.

Kazakhstan’s Economic Outreach

Kazakhstan has unveiled a new investment campaign and commercial, “Invest in Kazakhstan” aimed at attracting foreign investment. The commercial highlights the benefits for foreign investors: Exemption from corporate income tax, land tax, property tax, and customs duties for 10 years, “state-in-kind grants, stability of investment legislation, strong protection of investor’s rights, no work permits for foreign labor, visa-free entry for citizens of many countries,” and “still not good enough? Thirty percent cash back on your investments.”

Bulgaria says it will start talks to join the euro

Bulgaria will begin talks on adopting the euro, its finance minister said on Thursday (15 January), adding that the Balkan country may join the preliminary exchange-rate mechanism for eurozone entry by the end of 2018, Nova television reported.

Cross-Border tax competition to heat up

Draft laws to cut the corporate tax rate in the North raise the prospect of tougher competition for foreign investment within Ireland and with Britain. The British government’s move sets a precedent which could yet be replicated for Scotland, deepening Britain’s challenge to Ireland’s commanding lead in the race for multinational jobs.

Amazon tax deal with Luxembourg was 'cosmetic’

The European Union said Luxembourg hastily approved a “cosmetic” tax deal with Amazon in 11 days, allowing the company to shift profits to a tax-free unit. The EU told Luxembourg officials in a letter that the deal, based on a “cosmetic arrangement,” gives the Internet retailer an unfair advantage over competitors and does not comply with global standards.

EU’s Plan To Implement Interchange Fee Caps Will Raise Costs For Consumers

Member states in the European Union have agreed to implement a uniform cap across the region on interchange fees for electronic payment systems. In response to this dangerous policy, Americans for Tax Reform has released an international coalition letter together with 76,000 European consumers and nine free market advocacy groups from countries across the world outlining their opposition.

EEU to sign agreements on protection of intellectual property in 2015

In the wake of the intellectual property agreements to be signed by the Eurasian Economic Union, the Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan Berik Imashev observed recent trends in registration and protection of trademarks, copyrights and other types of intellectual property in Kazakhstan, Tengrinews reports citing BNews.kz.

Seizing Assets in Crimea, From Shipyard to Film Studio

In the scramble for Crimea’s spoils, armed forces have raided myriad enterprises across the peninsula, expelling the owners and claiming the property for the Crimean government. At the Zaliv Shipyard in Kerch, the militia invaded by land and by sea, with dozens storming the dry dock from two boats, said Nicolay Kuzmenko, the chairman of the shipyard’s board.

Top European Copyright Experts Urge Reform, Unification Of Copyright

The European Copyright Society, an august group of copyright experts from across Europe, has issued a letter to new European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Günther Oettinger supporting his mandate to pursue copyright reform and calling for a unification of European copyright laws.

Atlas Network World 10

The top 10 happenings around the world in the global freedom movement featuring the work of Atlas Network partners.

Uczniowie Lenina, narzędzia Putina

Grecja ma ogromny dług, ale za mały żeby pogrążył całą Europę. I gdyby na Grecji się skończyło, to bankructwo komunistycznego reżimu,  mogłoby nawet przynieść trochę dobrego. Lekcja dla wszystkich wierzących w magię rozdawania cudzych pieniędzy i nie spłacania swoich zobowiązań. Rzecz w tym, że Grecja nie jest jedynym problemem Europy a  Syriza nie jest jedyną partią komunistyczną zagrażającą stabilności politycznej. W grudniu Hiszpanie wybiorą nowy parlament. Komunistyczny Podemos może powtórzyć wyczyn Syrizy. Zbieranina lewackich profesorów podróżujących do Boliwii, Peru, Wenezueli i tyleż szkolących co samemu zdobywających doświadczenia, od bandyckich ugrupowań lewicowych. Zorganizowani w tzw. „Kręgi” – 10 osobowe komitety rozsyłające polecenia w dół do zależnych  od nich komórek. Każdy członek „Kręgu” może mieć pod sobą kolejne  “Kregi”, które przez internet odbierają partyjne polecenia.  Zwołują marsze, wiece, protesty, skandowanie pod oknami wroga, strajki. Skąd my to znamy? Pablo  Iglesias przywódca Podemos nie karze nam nawet  zgadywać . “Lenin w  1917 nie dyskutował z Rosjanami o dialektyce materialistycznej. – mówił ostatnio Iglesias –  Lenin rzucał hasła a komisarze wzniecali okrzyki –  za chleb, za pokój , za proletariat i kazali masom się stawić na wezwanie” Iglesias wzywa do odebrania  praw  “casta”  kaście władzy. Prosty komunikat. I jak Syriza, Podemos upatruje w Rosji alternatywę dla znienawidzonych elit UE. Iglesias poparł Putina w konflikcie z Ukrainą i Amerykanów obarcza  odpowiedzialnością za prowokowanie wojny. Historia po wielokroć nam pokazała, że Rosja podbija sąsiednie kraje nie dla tego, że jest silna, ale dlatego, że Europa jest słaba. Ma inne sprawy na głowie niż  obrona peryferii. Do wszystkich problemów z rynkiem pracy, z islamskimi mniejszościami, dojdzie nam groźba putinowskiego kominternu. Może warto sobie odświeżyć lekcję z 1953 roku, kiedy największe zachodnie mocarstwa zdecydowały się anulować połowę niemieckiego długu. Nie żeby ktoś wybaczył faszystom zbrodnie. Uznano, że alienacja i pauperyzacja ekonomiczna  doprowadzi do  rozpanoszenia się komunistycznej zarazy i wzmocnieni sowiecką Rosję.Grecja większość pieniędzy jakie dostaje w ramach pomocy, automatycznie przekazuje na spłacanie procentów i podstawy narastającego długu. To prawda, że nikt nie kazał im się wpędzać w ten stan, ale też ci, którzy Grecji pożyczali wiedzieli co ryzykują.  I nawet jeżeli sprawiedliwość wymaga żądania spłacenia długu, to pytanie czy na pewno rozsądek.