Νέα πρωτοβουλία της Νέας Δημοκρατίας στον πόλεμο κατά των fake news

 

Αθήνα, 3 Νοεμβρίου 2020   Νέα πρωτοβουλία της Νέας Δημοκρατίας στον πόλεμο κατά των fake news Η Νέα Δημοκρατία αναλαμβάνει νέα πρωτοβουλία για την αντιμετώπιση της παραπληροφόρησης που προκύπτει από τη διασπορά ψευδών ειδήσεων, αληθοφανών θεωριών και ανακριβών στοιχείων, κυρίως μέσω του διαδικτύου και των μέσων κοινωνικής δικτύωσης. Στο πλαίσιο αυτό πραγματοποιήθηκε, σε συνεργασία με τον Οργανισμό Ανοιχτών Τεχνολογιών (ΕΕΛΛΑΚ), ψηφιακή εκδήλωση με τίτλο: «Fake news & Disinformation - Είναι δυνατή μια κοινωνία χωρίς παραπληροφόρηση;». Τα fake news απειλούν τους δημοκρατικούς θεσμούς και σε περιόδους όπως η σημερινή θέτουν σε κίνδυνο ακόμα και τη δημόσια υγεία. Όπως τονίστηκε, η δημιουργία και η διασπορά ψευδών ειδήσεων δεν είναι προϊόν αφέλειας αλλά διακινούνται σκοπίμως για να εξυπηρετήσουν τις περισσότερες φορές πολιτικά και οικονομικά συμφέροντα. Ιδιαίτερο βάρος δόθηκε στις προσαρμογές που πρέπει να γίνουν στο θεσμικό πλαίσιο καθώς και στην υιοθέτηση βέλτιστων πρακτικών από άλλες ευρωπαϊκές χώρες που θα διασφαλίζουν την ελευθερία στην ενημέρωση περιορίζοντας ταυτόχρονα τη διασπορά ψευδών ειδήσεων. Από τη Νέα Δημοκρατία συμμετείχαν ο Γραμματέας της Πολιτικής Επιτροπής Γιώργος Στεργίου, o Εκπρόσωπος Τύπου Τάσος Γαϊτάνης, ο διευθυντής του Γραφείου Τύπου Νίκος Ρωμανός, ο Γραμματέας Στρατηγικού Σχεδιασμού και Επικοινωνίας Βασίλης Φεύγας, ο Γραμματέας Προγράμματος Δημήτρης Παπαγγελόπουλος, ο Γραμματέας Παραγωγικών Τομέων Άκης Μπάφας, ο Επικεφαλής του Θεματικού Τομέα Ηλεκτρονικής Διακυβέρνησης και Ψηφιακού Μετασχηματισμού Μύρων Φλουρής καθώς και στελέχη των Γραμματειών του κόμματος. Εισηγητές ήταν ο Μανώλης Ανδριωτάκης και ο Αλέξανδρος Μελίδης ενώ σύντομη εισαγωγική ομιλία έκανε και ο Πρόεδρος του ΔΣ της ΕΕΛΛΑΚ Καθηγητής Διομήδης Σπινέλλης. Η συγκεκριμένη πρωτοβουλία εντάσσεται στο πλαίσιο της συνεργασίας της Νέας Δημοκρατίας με την ομάδα για την Ανοιχτή Διακυβέρνηση του ΕΕΛΛΑΚ ενώ παράλληλα ήδη λειτουργεί στο γραφείο τύπου της Νέας Δημοκρατίας το «Παρατηρητήριο Fake News».

"ΝΕΑ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ":FAKE NEWS"..

 

Αθήνα 3.11.2020   Τα ΜΑΤ χτύπησαν 5χρονο (πηγές: στελέχη ΣΥΡΙΖΑ, ΜΜΕ, social media)   Τις τελευταίες ημέρες το σύστημα της Κουμουνδούρου διαδίδει ότι δήθεν χτυπήθηκε παιδί πέντε ετών από τα ΜΑΤ στο Γαλάτσι.  Στην πραγματικότητα, ομάδα 50 ατόμων συγκεντρώθηκε την Κυριακή γύρω στις 17:30 σε πλατεία του Γαλατσίου. Όλοι οι συγκεντρωμένοι είχαν καλυμμένα τα χαρακτηριστικά του προσώπου τους και οι περισσότεροι εξ αυτών έφεραν ξύλινα και μεταλλικά κοντάρια. Αφού δεν αποχώρησαν όπως τους ζητήθηκε, λόγω των μέτρων για τον κορωνοϊό, επιτέθηκαν κατά των αρχών με αποτέλεσμα να καταστρέψουν αστυνομικό εξοπλισμό, να τραυματίσουν προσωπικό της Ελληνικής Αστυνομίας, να γίνουν 13 συλλήψεις και χρήση δακρυγόνου.   Σχεδόν δύο ώρες μετά τα συμβάντα, μια γιαγιά με τα δύο εγγόνια και την κόρη της πέρασε από το συγκεκριμένο σημείο και ανέφερε ότι τα εγγόνια της, ηλικίας 4 ετών, ανέφεραν ενόχληση στον λαιμό και την γλώσσα τους.   Μετά την επίσημη διάψευση με στοιχεία και την γελοιοποίηση των δημιουργών της αρχικής ψευδούς είδησης, το τροπάριο άλλαξε. «Δεν χτύπησαν 5χρονο αλλά το έπνιξαν στα χημικά» άρχισαν να διαδίδουν εκ νέου καλύπτοντας το αρχικό τους χυδαίο ψέμα με νέο ψέμα, ακόμα πιο καταφανές και αυταπόδεικτο από το προηγούμενο, αφού η στιγμή που έγινε η χρήση χημικού απείχε σχεδόν δύο ώρες από τη στιγμή που πέρασε από το σημείο η εν λόγω οικογένεια.   Για μια ακόμα φορά το γνωστό συστηματάκι σε ένα ρεσιτάλ θράσους και υποκρισίας εργαλειοποιεί ανήλικα παιδιά για να χτυπήσει μέσω fake news την Ελληνική Αστυνομία που διασφαλίζει την τήρηση των μέτρων προστασίας της δημόσιας υγείας. Μοναδικός στόχος των δημιουργών της συγκεκριμένης ψευδούς είδησης είναι να υπονομεύσουν τελικά τον κοινό αγώνα κράτους και πολιτών κατά του COVID, ελπίζοντας ότι έτσι θα αποκτήσουν αντιπολιτευτικό αφήγημα μέσω του μπάχαλου και της καταστροφής.

WTO,update

02 Nov 2020 Latest news

Dear maria CHADZIDAKIS VAVOURANAKIS, Below are the news items published today on the WTO public website

NEWS ITEM Fisheries subsidies negotiations chair introduces revised draft consolidated text At a 2 November meeting convened at the level of heads of delegations to the WTO, the chair of the Negotiating Group, Ambassador Santiago Wills (Colombia), presented a revised draft consolidated text for an agreement on fisheries subsidies. The chair said the updated document aims to clarify the text based on members’ discussions, and introduces wording to elaborate on placeholders, with a view to further focusing the negotiations. News item   ⟶

NEWS ITEM Anti-Dumping Committee holds first 2020 meeting The WTO’s Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices met on 28 October to review members’ notifications of new or amended anti-dumping laws and regulations and reports on anti-dumping actions. The meeting was the first for the committee in 2020, following the cancellation of its April meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. News item   ⟶

USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service:GAIN Reports from Friday, October 30, 2020

 

The following Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) reports were released on Friday, October 30, 2020. 

       

Angola: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
 

Angola currently does not allow the use of agricultural biotechnology in production, and imports containing genetically engineered (GE) components are limited to food aid. In December 2004, the Council of Ministers approved Decree No. 92/04 restricting the use of biotechnology in Angola as a provisional measure pending the establishment of a comprehensive National Biosafety System capable of properly controlling the importation, entry, use, and eventual production of GE organisms in the country.

 

Argentina: Raisin Annual

Argentina’s raisin production is forecast to remain stable in CY 2021 at 44,000 metric tons (MT) due to favorable weather conditions. Exports are forecast at 38,000 MT. Local exporters struggle to remain competitive in export markets due to various economic factors, such as high inflation and unstable exchange rates. The coronavirus pandemic created a slight increase in domestic consumption, as Argentinians prepared more at-home foods due to a strict and lengthy lockdown. Carry over stocks will be higher as commercialization was reduced during quarantine. 

European Union: EU Parliament and Council Move Forward on Landmark EU Climate Law

On March 4, 2020, the European Commission published the founding legislative proposal of the EU Green Deal: the EU Climate Law. The proposed regulation sets a legally binding EU-wide common target of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 as well as a reduction on GHG emissions of 55 percent by 2030. The European Parliament has adopted its position on the proposed text, while the Member States are still finalizing their own position. Further work is needed in order for the three institutions to reach agreement on the 2030 targets. 

Ghana: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
 

Submission of the application for environmental release of Ghana’s first genetically engineered (GE) product, Bt cowpea, to the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) for approval is still pending, and the dossier for Nitrogen Use Efficient (NUE) rice is expected to be complete by the second quarter of 2021. 

India: Cotton and Products Update
 

Post estimates cotton production at 29.3 million 480-lb bales in marketing year (MY) 2020/21 on an area of 13 million hectares. Heavy rains in central and southern India are expected to impact cotton quality and overall yields. The minimum support price procurement for the new crop has commenced. Fiber prices have improved due to a sharp rise in exports of cotton and cotton products, which has increased cotton use, estimated at 22.7 million 480 lb. bales.

Tanzania: Biotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Annual
 

The Government of Tanzania uses a conservative, precautionary approach to manage genetically engineered (GE) products in the country. Due to the strict liability clause in the Biosafety Regulations of 2009, there are no GE products imported or commercialized in Tanzania. The regulation creates a de facto ban on GE products and otherwise suffers from many shortcomings, such as the lack of a sound scientific foundation, an inherent potential to distort regulatory priorities, and the relative ease with which it might be used to justify protectionist measures. Meanwhile, Tanzania has applied biotechnology in medicine, public health, industry, and other areas.

Taiwan: Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual
 

In MY 2019/2020, the United States was the leading supplier of apple exports to Taiwan, valued at $78 million and accounting for 31 percent market share. U.S. apple imports increased by 45 percent to 61,173 MT in MY2019/20 compared to the previous year, aided by positive quarantine changes in late 2019 and absence of delayed shipments during the COVID pandemic. In MY 2020/2021, total apple imports are forecast to increase slightly to 159,000 MT, while U.S. apple imports are projected stable at 62,000 MT.

Thailand: Rice Price - Weekly
 

Rice export prices for most grades of rice increased 3-4 percent due to new inquiries for white and parboiled rice.

Vietnam: Rice Trade - Monthly

This report provides trade data on Vietnam's monthly rice exports by grade and destination and weekly export quotes for rice by grade.

 

For more information, or for an archive of all FAS GAIN reports, please visit gain.fas.usda.gov/.

Small Business Administration:Happy National Veterans Small Business Week!

 

Join us this week as we celebrate National Veterans Small Business Week. We will be showcasing our nation’s military and veteran-owned businesses all week long. This year’s theme is #VetBiz Resources in Your Local Community which highlights the breadth of free to low-cost entrepreneurial resources that veteran and military entrepreneurs can access right in their neighborhood. Each day during NVSBW, we will highlight different topics related to the veteran entrepreneurship journey. We will also host various national-level events to align with each topic area. You can find a full list of events taking place across the country here. Also, check out SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza's video kicking off the week and read the Presidential Message on National Veterans Small Business Week. Monday, November 2: Topic: Transition Assistance Event: “Transitioning from Service to Startup” Facebook video with SBA experts. The video will be published on the Boots to Business Facebook page at 1 p.m. ET.  Tuesday, November 3: Topic: Entrepreneurial Training Event: “Resources for Entrepreneurship Training” Twitter chat with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at 1 p.m. ET. Join the conversation on the IVMF Twitter Page and use #IVMFTwitterChat in all responses. Wednesday, November 4: Topic: Government Contracting Event: “Arming Vets to WIN in the Federal Market” webinar with the Veteran Institute for Procurement at 1 p.m. ET. Register here.  Thursday, November 5: Topic: Disaster Assistance Event: “Leveraging Your Network and Resources” webinar with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at 1 p.m. ET. Register here .  Friday, November 6: Topic: Access to Capital Event: “Financial Strategies for Women Veteran Entrepreneurs” webinar with LiftFund at 1 p.m. ET. Register here. Honoring Our Nation’s Heroes During National Veterans Small Business Week By SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza  Resilience, poise, adaptability – not only do these traits define our Nation’s service members, veterans, and military spouses, but they are also critical ingredients for successful entrepreneurs. At the U.S. Small Business Administration, we recognize the value the military community brings to our great country through their service in the armed forces and as small business owners who contribute more than $1 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy on an annual basis. Our duty as an agency is to ensure these entrepreneurs are empowered and celebrated at every stage of business ownership. The SBA uses National Veterans Small Business Week—Nov. 2 through Nov. 6—to do just that. Learn more

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U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION,update

 

EEOC TO HOLD REMOTE PUBLIC MEETING ON NOVEMBER 9 Commission Will Confer by Audio Only Due to COVID-19 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a Commission meeting on Monday, Nov. 9, at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Because of the COVID-19 pandemic it will be a remote, audio-only meeting. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the public may listen to the conference by following the instructions that will be posted on www.eeoc.gov 24 hours prior to the meeting. Closed captioning services will be available.   During the meeting, the following matter is scheduled for consideration: Update to the Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination. The Commission agenda is subject to revision.  A recording and transcript of the Commission meeting will be posted on www.eeoc.gov at a later date.  For additional information contact Kimberly Smith-Brown, (202) 663-4191 (voice) or (800) 669-6820 (TTY). The EEOC advances opportunity in the workplace by enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. More information is available at www.eeoc.gov.  Stay connected with the latest EEOC news by subscribing to our email updates.   ###

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Byzantium at Ankara: New seminar series

 

Byzantium at Ankara

New seminar series

Byzantium at Ankara continues its journey through the new Fall 2020/2021 Seminar Series, which will take place online. The series started on Thursday 15 October 2020 (h. 18:00 -Istanbul Time) with a talk by Dr Philipp Niewöhner (Georg August Universität Göttingen) entitled "The grave of Saint Nicholas." The full roster of speakers (including Prof. Judith Herrin, Dr Ioanna Christoforaki and Dr Tolga B. Uyar among the others) can be found at www.byzantiumatankara.net For registration and more information please write to byzantiumatankara@hotmail.com The Byzantine Seminar Series "Byzantium at Ankara" is an event organized and hosted in collaboration by the Department of History at Bilkent University and the Department of History of Art at Hacettepe University which has been held since the 2019/2020 Academic Year as organized by Assoc. Prof. Dr Sercan Yandim Aydin and Asst. Prof. Dr Luca Zavagno (Bilkent University). It is now entering its second year of activity with a Global Byzantium Summer Seminar Series in collaboration with scholars from both Europe and the US. The object of the series of talks is to implement the interest and knowledge of the history and culture of the Byzantine Empire by bringing together local and visiting scholars in order to cover different aspects of the history, archaeology, and art history of the Byzantine Empire. Further, it aims to sensitize and stimulate young scholars, graduate students and academicians to help generate awareness about innovative interdisciplinary approaches to Byzantine studies.

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