Peter Weeker, former finance chief executive of De Volsbank, has gone back to court. It will appear from Wednesday Parliamentary letter sent Finance Minister Wobke Hokstra (CDA) and A news release from de Volksbank. The minister and the state bank did not respond to Wager’s request. He is said to want to force a new inquiry into the management culture …
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Government biden to ‘evaluate’ International Criminal Court sanctions
A U.S. State Department spokesman said the U.S. government, led by new President Joe Biden, would “fully review” US sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump imposed sanctions on the ICC because a criminal court prosecutor is investigating US war crimes in Afghanistan. “If we do not agree with the ICC’s actions on …
Read More »Morocco fights anti-Semitism and Zionism
January 25, 2021 – 8:40 pm – Morocco © The Moroccan Association of Mimona has signed an agreement with the US State Department against anti-Semitism and Zionism. Bahrain had already signed such an agreement in October. The second Arab country to do this was Morocco. The JDA said it was also receiving official support from the government for the deal. …
Read More »The world will never change after Trump; He is breaking the rules’
“Trump has changed the world in four years. He has fundamentally reduced the concept of international liberal order.” Han Den Brook, director of political affairs at the Hague Center for Strategic Studies, uses those harsh words to describe the Trump years. He hopes things will get better under Biden, he said Europe continues. Ask: Europe turns # 45 – Trump …
Read More »Ballot boxes open for complicated Georgia Senate elections | Now
In the US state of Georgia, voters can go to the polls on Tuesday from 7:00 am (Dutch time until 1:00 pm) to elect two senators. This decision will have a major impact on the balance of power in Congress and the first term of President Joe Biden. Voting officially ends at 7pm (1am Dutch time), but by law in …
Read More »The World Bank has forecast global economic growth this year
But if the infection is brought under control quickly, with a rapid vaccination process, growth could actually reach 5 percent, the company said. Overall, there are many uncertainties about the forecasts, the World Bank agrees. The contraction in 2020 appears to be lower than previously thought. The United States, the world’s largest economy, is expected to grow 3.5 percent this …
Read More »The United States wants to review the standardization agreement between Morocco and Israel
January 23, 2021 – 2:00 pm – World © New US Secretary of State Anthony Blingen has announced plans to review agreements between Israel and four Arab countries, including Morocco, to normalize diplomatic relations. At a session of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Blinken called US support for Israel a “sacred issue” for new US President Joe Biden. The Minister …
Read More »Everyone loves Senator Bernie Sanders’ gloves (but they don’t get them)
While everyone sees their Easter better, Sanders never let an invitation to the event of the year go through his head. With an envelope under his arm, the inauguration seemed like a stop on the way to the post office for him. Website The senator wore a warm coat and thick gloves to protect himself from the cold. He didn’t …
Read More »Biden wants to hire top executives of the Obama administration for technical matters
Biden has officially become president of the United States, which means he will have to move a huge amount of work to get the country back on track. In terms of technology, he focuses on experienced individuals who have previously worked for Obama. This is of concern to two employees who worked for Obama on technical matters. One is Renata …
Read More »The EU wants to work with US technology companies to streamline digital affairs
According to the European Commission, the visit of the new US President Joe Biden will not hide the online stimulus for hatred. President Ursula van der Leyen calls on American technology companies (Big Tech) to collectively control the digital things surrounding data. According to the news system Reuters The EU is relieved that the Donald Trump era and its first …
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