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Dear maria, We just published a new blog—please find the full text below.    Understanding the Rise in US Long-Term Rates By Tobias Adrian, Rohit Goel, Sheheryar Malik and Fabio Natalucci The rise in long-term US interest rates has become a focus of global macro-financial concerns. The nominal yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury has increased about 70 basis points since the beginning of the year. This reflects in part an improving US economic outlook amid strong fiscal support and the accelerating recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. So an increase would be expected. But other factors like investors’ concerns about the fiscal position and uncertainty about the economic and policy outlook may also be playing a role and help explain the rapid increase early in the year. Because US bonds are the basis for fixed-income pricing, and affect almost any security around the world, a rapid and persistent yield increase could result in a repricing of risk and a broader tightening in financial conditions, triggering turbulence in emerging markets and disrupting the ongoing economic recovery. In this blog, we will focus on the key factors driving the Treasury yield to help policymakers and market participants assess the interest-rate outlook and attendant risks.    Dissecting yield moves The yield on a 10-year US Treasury reflects different elements. The real Treasury yield, which is a proxy for expected economic growth, as well as the inflation breakeven rate, a measure of investors’ future inflation expectations. Real yield plus breakeven inflation gives us the nominal rate. Importantly, breakeven rates and real yields represent not only current market expectations of inflation and growth. They also include the compensation investors require for bearing the risks associated with both elements. The inflation risk premium is related to future inflation uncertainty. And the real yield includes a real risk premium component, which reflects the uncertainty about the future path of interest rates and economic outlook. The sum of the two, commonly referred to as the term premium, represents the compensation required by investors to bear interest-rate risk embedded in Treasury securities.  In addition, the 10-year yield can be usefully split into two different time horizons, as different factors may be at work over the short- versus longer-term: the 5-year yield, and what markets call the “5-year-5-year forward”, covering the second half of the bond’s 10-year maturity. The recent increase in the 5-year yield has been driven by a steep rise in short-term breakeven inflation. This has gone hand in hand with a rise in commodity prices, as the global economic recovery has gained traction, as well as with the Federal Reserve’s reiterated intention to maintain an accommodative monetary policy stance to achieve its objectives of full employment and price stability. By contrast, the increase in the 5-year-5-year forward is primarily due to a sharp rise in real yields, pointing to an improvement in growth outlook with longer-term breakeven inflation appearing well-anchored.   Putting all this together, the rise in the 5-year inflation breakeven reflects an increase in both expected inflation and inflation risk premia. Meanwhile, the sharp rise in the longer-term real yield is primarily due to a higher real risk premium. This points to greater uncertainty about the economic and fiscal outlook, as well as the outlook for asset purchases by the central bank, in addition to longer-term drivers such as demographics and productivity.   Implications for monetary policy Should the US central bank control or at least attempt to shape these dynamics? Monetary policy remains highly accommodative, with sharply negative real yields expected in coming years. An overnight policy rate essentially at zero, in combination with the Federal Reserve’s indication that it will allow inflation to moderately overshoot its inflation target for some time, provides significant monetary stimulus to the economy, as investors do not anticipate an increase in the policy rate for at least a couple of years. Careful and well-telegraphed communication about the expected future path of short-term interest rates has shaped the yield curve at the shorter end.  However, the longer end of the yield curve is also importantly affected by asset purchases. In fact, asset purchases as the main unconventional monetary policy tool in the US operate via a compression of term premia, supporting risky asset prices and easing broader financial conditions. Hence the rise of real risk premia at the 5-year-5-year forward horizon can be interpreted as a reassessment of the outlook for, and risks surrounding, asset purchases, taking into account the expected increase in Treasury supply related to fiscal support in the United States. Forward guidance about the future stance of monetary policy has played a crucial role during the pandemic. There are two aspects of forward guidance that shape the view of investors: the path of policy rates and the strategy about asset purchases. While the path of short-term interest rates appears to be well understood at this point, there is a wide range of views among market participants about the outlook for asset purchases. It is therefore crucial that the Federal Reserve, once the beginning of the policy normalization process draws closer, provides clear and well-telegraphed communication about the pace of future asset purchases to avoid unnecessary volatility in financial markets.   A gradual increase in longer-term US rates—a reflection of the expected strong US recovery—is heathy and should be welcomed. It would also help contain unintended consequences of the unprecedented policy support required by the pandemic, such as stretched asset prices and rising financial vulnerabilities. The IMF’s baseline expectation is one of continued easy financial conditions, even if US rates were to rise further. However, a tightening of global financial conditions remains a risk. Given the asynchronous and multispeed nature of the global recovery, fast and sudden increases in US rates could lead to significant spillovers across the world, tightening financial conditions for emerging markets and throwing a wrench in their recovery process. Tobias Adrian is the Financial Counsellor and Director of the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department. Rohit Goel is a Financial Sector Expert in the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department. Sheheryar Malik is Senior Financial Sector Expert in the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Market Department, Global Markets Analysis Division. Fabio M. Natalucci is a Deputy Director of the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department. Thank you again for your interest in IMF Blog. Read more of our latest content here. Take good care, Glenn Gottselig Blog Editor, IMF GGottselig@IMF.org

 

Dear maria, In today's edition we focus on investing in climate solutions and how best to tackle climate change, the effect of the pandemic on robots and inequality, the combination of high public debt and low interest rates, Central Bank Digital Currencies, a new social contract fit for the 21st century, and much more. On that note, let's dive right in. INVESTING IN CLIMATE SOLUTIONS Yesterday, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva spoke at the inaugural Leaders Summit on Climate, which was opened by U.S. President Biden and Vice President Harris. "At the IMF we look at climate change as central in our work on macroeconomic and financial stability, growth and employment.  It presents huge risks to the functioning of our economies and offers incredible opportunities for transformative investments and green jobs," said Georgieva. She then focused on three areas where the right policies can make a significant difference in accelerating the transition to the new climate economy: a robust price on carbon; standardized reporting of climate related financial risks; and financial support to developing countries. First, a robust price on carbon: it provides a critical market signal to producers and consumers in all sectors of the economy.  It has proven to advance investments in renewable energy, electric mobility, energy efficient buildings, reforestation and other climate friendly activities — with positive impact on growth and jobs, while reducing carbon emissions.  Carbon revenues can also help secure a just transition, compensating households for price increases and helping businesses and workers move from high to low carbon intensity activities.  Our analysis shows that without it, we will not reach our climate stabilization goals. It also shows that a mix of steadily rising carbon prices and green infrastructure investment could increase global GDP by more than 0.7 percent per year over the next 15 years—and create millions of new jobs. Carbon pricing is gaining momentum. Many businesses now use a shadow carbon price in their models. Over 60 pricing schemes have been implemented. But the average global price is currently $2 a ton, and needs to rise to $75 a ton by 2030 to curb emissions in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Because of the urgency to act we propose an international carbon price floor among large emitters, such as the G20. Focus on a minimum carbon price among a small group of large emitters could facilitate an agreement, covering up to 80 percent of global emissions. Such a price floor has to be pragmatic and equitable, with differentiated pricing for countries at different levels of economic development. And it can be implemented through carbon taxes, carbon trading systems, or equivalent measures that match local policy preferences. Crucially, a price floor could avoid less efficient and contentious border carbon adjustments if some countries move ahead with robust pricing while others do not.  Read more here. THE EXCHANGE: CONVERSATIONS FOR A BETTER FUTURE Yesterday, MD Georgieva also hosted a one-on-one conversation with the architect of the Paris Climate Accords, Christiana Figueres. With the COP26 summit just months away, the IEA estimates global carbon emissions are surging and on course to reverse a large portion of last year’s reduction caused by the pandemic. Figueres says we have entered the decisive decade to enact the transformations necessary for a livable planet, with COP26 an important step.   Watch the discussion here. LOW-FOR-LONG IS NOT LOW FOREVER In a new blog by Marcos Chamon and Jonathan D. Ostry, they dig deeper into the how and why many countries are experiencing a combination of high public debt and low interest rates.  Their bottom line? It is indeed self-defeating to target a higher budgetary balance when the pandemic is not behind us. But that does not mean we should not worry about the consequences for debt paths, not least because markets may eventually worry, even if low borrowing costs now suggest those worries are far away. A prudent baseline is that borrowing costs might become significantly higher, especially for emerging market and developing economies. Then the task is to determine the fiscal policy needed to anchor expectations for a riskier future. Advanced economies with ample space may not need to worry much, but those with very high debt—where the reasons for low borrowing costs are imperfectly understood—might need to take some anchoring insurance. Emerging market and developing economies are likely to face more binding fiscal constraints and may need to adjust sooner (but again, not before the recovery is firmed up). All countries will need to anchor fiscal plans with some notion of sustainability, which can also attenuate the concern of a market repricing of risk. This is not tomorrow’s worry if fiscal space is uncertain and market expectations can turn abruptly. Laying out plans to anchor expectations should be today’s worry for all. Interested in learning more? Read the full blog here. WHAT PANDEMICS MEAN FOR ROBOTS AND INEQUALITY From car manufacture to self-service checkouts, we all see how automation can transform the world of work—with lower costs and higher productivity on one hand, and more precarious employment for people on the other, write Tahsin Saadi Sedik and Jiae Yoo In a new blog. "On automation But the COVID-19 pandemic added fuel to the fire. The rise in telework, for example, is hurting low-wage workers and increasing inequality. More broadly, if the pandemic accelerates the pace of automation, then we may face a jobless recovery for low-skilled workers. Our recent IMF staff research suggests that such concerns are justified." They write that as automation intensifies following COVID-19 and transforms workplaces, more workers will need to find new jobs, especially those who are less skilled. Policies to mitigate rising inequality include revamping education to meet the demand for more flexible skill sets, and lifelong learning and new training—especially for the most affected workers. A good example is Singapore’s SkillsFuture initiative, which promotes learning in all stages of life to address the challenges brought by technological changes. These measures may still fall short if the training involves acquiring a substantively different and challenging set of skills, raising the possibility of dropouts. It is therefore important for policymakers to consider ways to address medium-term social challenges, including through strengthened social safety nets. Read the full blog here. OVERLAPPING GLOBAL CHANGES Earlier this week, MD Georgieva delivered the opening plenary of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference, honing in on three major issues: the shift from deep recession to recovery; the digital transformation that has been accelerated by the pandemic; and the pivot to low-carbon and resilient growth in response to climate change. The first is the shift from deep recession to recovery. Our most recent forecast puts global growth at 6 percent this year and 4.4 percent in 2022, thanks to the extraordinary interventions by governments, and spurred by the prospect of expanding vaccinations. But we must not take the recovery for granted—there is a dangerous divergence in economic fortunes across and within countries. So long as the crisis is with us, vulnerable households and viable firms will need continued support. As recovery takes hold, governments can gradually scale back support programs—but scale up targeted hiring subsidies and retraining and reskilling. This is particularly important for low-skilled workers, youth and women, who have borne the brunt of the crisis. The second major change is the digital transformation that has been accelerated by the pandemic. China has made great strides reshaping its own economy based on technology, and now other emerging markets are getting a push from the same digital engines. Among the economies that have the largest information and communication technology sector by share of GDP—13 of the top 30 are in the emerging world. To further seize this opportunity, governments should scale-up smart public investments—especially in the digital skills and infrastructure to build a 21st century workforce. The third major change affecting the entire world is the pivot to low-carbon and resilient growth in response to climate change. We welcome China’s commitment to reach net-zero by 2060—and other major economies are making similar pledges. The green investments needed to get there can be a quadruple win—good for people, for our planet, for growth, and for jobs. Our analysis shows a coordinated green infrastructure push combined with carbon pricing, could boost global GDP in the next 15 years by 0.7 percent per year—and create millions of jobs. THE INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY AND CURRENCY In a new interview with Central Banking, DMD Tao Zhang spoke about the Fund's perspectives on Central Bank Digital Currency operating frameworks, regulating big tech and macrofinancial oversight in a digital world.  On one aspect of digital currency, for example, Zhang explains: Stablecoins have the potential to enhance the efficiency of the provision of financial services, and all the more so if they are adopted widely, across multiple jurisdictions – the ‘global stablecoins’ that people often discuss. But we agree that stablecoins, and especially those with global reach, may also generate risks, as you mention. Global stablecoins could pose significant money laundering risks, the decentralized nature of stablecoin arrangements could pose governance challenges, and stabilization mechanisms and redemption arrangements could pose market, liquidity and credit risks. To address these and other challenges, the Financial Stability Board developed 10 high-level recommendations in October 2020, with active contributions from IMF staff, and is now following up on implementation. Read the full interview here. UNDERSTANDING THE RISE IN LONG-TERM RATES "The rise in long-term US interest rates has become a focus of global macro-financial concerns. The nominal yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury has increased about 70 basis points since the beginning of the year. This reflects in part an improving US economic outlook amid strong fiscal support and the accelerating recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. So an increase would be expected," write Tobias Adrian, Rohit Goel, Sheheryar Malik, and Fabio Natalucci in a new blog. "But other factors like investors’ concerns about the fiscal position and uncertainty about the economic and policy outlook may also be playing a role and help explain the rapid increase early in the year." They continue: Because US bonds are the basis for fixed-income pricing, and affect almost any security around the world, a rapid and persistent yield increase could result in a repricing of risk and a broader tightening in financial conditions, triggering turbulence in emerging markets and disrupting the ongoing economic recovery. In this blog, we will focus on the key factors driving the Treasury yield to help policymakers and market participants assess the interest-rate outlook and attendant risks. A gradual increase in longer-term US rates—a reflection of the expected strong US recovery—is heathy and should be welcomed. It would also help contain unintended consequences of the unprecedented policy support required by the pandemic, such as stretched asset prices and rising financial vulnerabilities. Read the full blog here. F&D: MINOUCHE SHAFIK OF LSE ON A NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT In a new book titled What We Owe Each Other, London School of Economics and Political Science Director Minouche Shafik sets out the basis for a new social contract fit for the 21st century. "My interest in social contracts grew out of a desire to understand the underlying causes of the recent anger manifested in polarized politics, culture wars, conflicts over inequality and race, and intergenerational tensions over climate change," writes Shafik in a new article for F&D. Discontent is widespread. Four out of five people in China, Europe, India, and the United States feel that the system isn’t working for them, and in most advanced economies parents fear that their children will be worse off than they are (Edelman 2019). The pandemic served as a great revealer as it hit the most vulnerable—the old, the sick, women, and those in precarious jobs—the hardest and exacerbated existing inequalities. Most of this disaffection stems from the failure of existing social contracts to deliver on people’s expectations for both security and opportunity. Old arrangements have been broken by varied forces, including those whose overall impact on society has been positive. These include technological change, which is revolutionizing work, and the entrance of increasingly educated women into the labor market, which interferes with their ability to care for the young and the old for free. Looking ahead, population aging means that we will need to find new ways to support the elderly, and climate change compels us to work even harder to make the world environmentally sustainable. The good news, however, is that a new social contract is possible, and it depends on three pillars: security, shared risk, and opportunity. What would this mean in practice? Read the full article here. ACHIEVING THE SDGS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA The COVID-19 pandemic has considerably slowed down progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. In that context, the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department and the IMF’s Africa Training Institute recently organized a regional seminar that helped policymakers in Sub-Saharan Africa identify the most effective ways to assess the spending challenge, come up with adequate financing strategies, and align policies and budgets to achieving the SDGs. Learn more from this Twitter stream. FREE ONLINE COURSES FROM THE IMF The IMF is launching new courses in English, French, Spanish, Russian, and more, both via EdX through its massive open online courses and through its training catalogue for government officials. All courses are available free of charge. Topics include macroeconomic management in recourse-rich countries, public sector debt statistics, much more. Interested in registering for our new course on inclusive growth? You have until May 25 to register at EdX (the deadline is May 24 for government officials via our catalogue). IMF AROUND THE WORLD The IMF Executive Board this week announced the conclusion of Article IV consultations to assess the economy of Aruba. Swift policy response helped the Caribbean island economy weather the crisis but it faces a tepid recovery in 2021. IMF staff issued a statement concluding an Article IV virtual mission to Iceland, which has favorably handled the pandemic but faces challenges given the importance of tourism to the country’s economy. Staff also announced the conclusion this week of virtual discussions with authorities in Armenia where the recovery is likely to be protracted. IMF LENDING Check out our global policy tracker to help our member countries be more aware of the experiences of others in combating COVID-19. We are also regularly updating our lending tracker, which visualizes the latest emergency financial assistance and debt relief to member countries approved by the IMF’s Executive Board. To date, 80 countries have been approved for emergency financing, totaling over US$32 billion. Looking for our Q&A about the IMF's response to COVID-19? Click here. We are also continually producing a special series of notes—about 100 to date—by IMF experts to help members address the economic effects of COVID-19 on a range of topics including fiscal, legal, statistical, tax and more. HAVE YOUR SAY Thank you again very much for your interest in the Weekend Read. We really appreciate your time. If you have any questions, comments or feedback of any kind, please do write me a note. Sincerely,

Rahim Kanani Editor, IMF Weekend Read rkanani@IMF.org

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Click here if you are having trouble viewing this message.   Invitation Remote public hearing - EESC Wednesday 5 May 2021, 10.00-13.00 Pay transparency - The next step to end the gender pay gap       In the context of the opinion on Binding pay transparency measures, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is organising a remote public hearing on Wednesday 5 May 2021. The Commission proposed in March 2021 new pay transparency measures, such as pay information for job seekers, a right to know the pay levels for workers doing the same work, as well as gender pay gap reporting obligations for big companies. The proposal aims to strengthen the tools for workers to claim their rights and facilitate access to justice. Employers will not be allowed to ask job seekers for their pay history and they will have to provide pay related anonymised data upon employee request. Employees will also have the right to compensation for discrimination in pay. Please find the agenda here. The public hearing will be held remotely via INTERACTIO. Your participation and input are most welcome! You can register online until 3 May 2021 noon. Further information and instructions on how to connect will be sent in due time to the registered participants. Please feel free to forward this invitation to anybody that may be interested. For any questions related to the event, please contact the SOC section by email. N.B.: In accordance with existing rules, no daily allowance for participation in video conferences is granted.     Invitation Audition publique virtuelle - CESE Mercredi 5 mai 2021, 10h00-13h00 Transparence salariale - la prochaine étape pour mettre fin à l’écart de rémunération entre les hommes et les femmes     Le Comité économique et social européen (CESE) organise une audition publique à distance sur le thème « Mesures contraignantes en matière de transparence des rémunérations » le mercredi 5 mai 2021. La Commission a proposé en mars 2021 de nouvelles mesures de transparence salariale, telles que des informations sur la rémunération des demandeurs d'emploi, le droit de connaître les niveaux de rémunération des travailleurs effectuant le même travail, ainsi que des obligations de déclaration des écarts de rémunération entre les femmes et les hommes pour les grandes entreprises. La proposition vise à renforcer les outils permettant aux travailleurs de revendiquer leurs droits et de faciliter l'accès à la justice. Les employeurs ne seront pas autorisés à demander aux demandeurs d'emploi leur historique de paie et ils devront fournir des données anonymes liées à la paie à la demande des employés. Les employés auront également droit à une indemnisation pour discrimination salariale. Vous trouverez le programme de l’audition ici. L’audition publique se tiendra à distance via INTERACTIO. Votre participation et votre contribution sont les bienvenues! Vous pouvez vous inscrire en ligne jusqu’au 3 mai 2021 à 12h00. Des informations et instructions supplémentaires sur les modalités de connexion seront envoyées en temps utile aux participants enregistrés. N’hésitez pas à transmettre cette invitation à toute personne qui pourrait être intéressée. Pour toute question relative à la manifestation, veuillez contacter la section SOC par courrier électronique. N.B.: Conformément aux règles en vigueur, aucune indemnité journalière n’est accordée pour la participation à des vidéoconférences.     European Economic and Social Committee / Comité économique et social européen Rue Belliard 99, 1040 Bruxelles

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Dear friend, Solar panels, electric cars and wind farms are all well-known ways to address the climate crisis. But if we hope to secure a greener future, educating girls must be part of the solution.  That’s why on Earth Day, we’re teaming up with Girl Rising and the Malala Fund to share why girls’ education is one of the most powerful yet overlooked strategies in the fight against climate change. Read our joint piece. Research shows that women and girls are disproportionately impacted by climate emergencies—and the Malala Fund estimates that by 2025, climate-related events will prevent at least 12.5 million girls from completing their education each year if current trends continue. But empowering girls can also help countries to build up their climate resilience. And girls themselves are leading the way.  Today, read about five girls who are taking action for climate justice in their communities around the world, from planting trees in Kenya to advocating for wildlife conservation in India. And then join us to support girls’ empowerment and education around the world through the Girls Opportunity Alliance Fund—because the future of our world truly is as bright as our girls. —Tiffany Tiffany Drake Executive Director, Girls Opportunity Alliance   The future of our world is only as bright as our girls. DONATE

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Χθες, ο Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης εξήγγειλε την ένταξη σε χρηματοδοτικό πρόγραμμα της κατασκευής του οδικού άξονα Χαλκηδόνας-Γιαννιτσών-Έδεσσας, με ορίζοντα έναρξης των διαγωνιστικών διαδικασιών φέτος το φθινόπωρο.

Οφείλουμε να αναγνωρίσουμε ότι για πρώτη φορά αρχηγός κόμματος το 2017 από το Βήμα της ΔΕΘ – ενημερωμένος από παρέμβαση του Γιώργου Καρασμάνη – αναγνώρισε το μεγάλο πρόβλημα της απομόνωσης του Νομού μας, τον βαρύ φόρο αίματος στο σημερινό απαρχαιωμένο οδικό δίκτυο, αλλά και τα αίσχη, τις αδικίες, τις κωλυσιεργίες, τις αυθαιρεσίες και, εν τέλει, το τεράστιο σκάνδαλο σε βάρος της Πέλλας, και ανέδειξε ως πρώτη προτεραιότητα για την επερχόμενη τότε Κυβέρνησή μας, την υλοποίηση αυτού του δρόμου. Ενός δρόμου σύγχρονου, ευρωπαϊκών προδιαγραφών, με δύο λωρίδες ανά κατεύθυνση και με διαχωριστική νησίδα ασφαλείας.

Και τώρα έκανε πράξη τη δέσμευσή του!

 Αυτή η σημαντική εξέλιξη για τον Νομό μας, ικανοποιεί βεβαίως το περί δικαίου αίσθημα του λαού μας, που βίωσε την κραυγαλέα και απροσχημάτιστη αδικία.

 Αλλά, παράλληλα, συνιστά και προσωπική δικαίωση για τον Γιώργο Καρασμάνη, ο οποίος από το 2005, είχε αναγάγει σε ¨αγώνα ζωής¨ την υλοποίηση αυτού του έργου πνοής για την Πέλλα.

 Είναι άλλωστε γνωστοί οι αγώνες του πρώην Υπουργού για τη διασφάλιση των κονδυλίων για την εκπόνηση των μελετών, και πόρων από τα ΕΣΠΑ 2000-2007 και 2007-2014 για την κατασκευή του, αλλά και οι ανυποχώρητες, ασυμβίβαστες μάχες που έχει δώσει για να ξεσκεπάσει όλες τις αυθαιρεσίες και αδικίες που συστηματικά μεθοδεύτηκαν από τις διάδοχες Κυβερνήσεις από την τριετία 2010-2012 που έγιναν οι μεγαλύτερες παρανομίες μέχρι και το 2019.

 Αγώνες που συνεχίστηκαν και μετά την άνοδο της σημερινής Κυβέρνησής μας το 2019, με συναντήσεις και συνεχή επικοινωνία με τον Υπουργό Υποδομών Κώστα Καραμανλή ο οποίος, αναγνωρίζοντας και αξιολογώντας όλα τα στοιχεία και ντοκουμέντα που του παρουσίασε ο Γιώργος Καρασμάνης, δρομολόγησε τις εξελίξεις προκειμένου το μεγάλο έργο να μπει σε τροχιά οριστικής υλοποίησης.

 Ασφαλώς θα πρέπει να επισημάνουμε και τη σημαντική συμβολή του Περιφερειάρχη Απόστολου Τζιτζικώστα, με τον οποίο ο πρώην Υπουργός είχε συνεχή και άριστη συνεργασία.

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Το έργο που η Νέα Δημοκρατία είχε σχεδιάσει και δρομολογήσει εδώ και 16 ολόκληρα χρόνια, και που ο Γιώργος Καρασμάνης είχε χαρακτηρίσει ως ¨στοίχημα¨ της κοινοβουλευτικής του πορείας… Το έργο που - ακριβώς επειδή είχε το ¨κουσούρι¨ να έχει αποφασιστεί από δική μας Κυβέρνηση – τορπιλίστηκε επί μιάμιση δεκαετία όσο κανένα άλλο…

Που επιχειρήθηκε να απαξιωθεί και να υπονομευτεί από μικροκομματικές και προσωπικές σκοπιμότητες… Που ξεδιάντροπα λεηλατήθηκε για να εξυπηρετηθούν οικονομικά συμφέροντα άλλων Περιοχών… 

Σήμερα το μεγάλο αυτό έργο με την εξαγγελία Μητσοτάκη παίρνει σάρκα και οστά! Δίνοντας αποστομωτική απάντηση σε όσους με οποιονδήποτε τρόπο το είχαν υπονομεύσει.

25 04 2021

 

Πρωτοβουλία «Νοιαζόμαστε» της ΝΔ:

Αθήνα, 26 Απριλίου 2021
Πρωτοβουλία «Νοιαζόμαστε» της ΝΔ:
Στηρίζουμε το έργο του περιοδικού δρόμου «Σχεδία»
για τους ευάλωτους συμπολίτες μας


Τα γραφεία της «Σχεδίας» επισκέφθηκε αντιπροσωπεία της Νέας Δημοκρατίας. Η «Σχεδία», όπως συμβαίνει με όλα τα περιοδικά δρόμου του κόσμου, δεν πωλείται στα συνήθη σημεία διάθεσης Τύπου, όπως περίπτερα, αλλά αποκλειστικά και μόνο στους δρόμους της πόλης από διαπιστευμένους πωλητές. Οι πωλητές προέρχονται από ευάλωτες κοινωνικά πληθυσμιακές ομάδες: άστεγοι, άνεργοι και γενικώς άνθρωποι που αποδεδειγμένα ζουν κάτω από το όριο της φτώχειας.

Αφορμή της επίσκεψης ήταν η παράδοση κλινοσκεπασμάτων και στρωμάτων για συνεργάτες του περιοδικού. Τα στελέχη της ΝΔ, αφού ξεναγήθηκαν στα γραφεία και ενημερώθηκαν για το έργο και τις δράσεις, αγόρασαν λαμπάδες και είδη δώρων για τις ημέρες του Πάσχα.

Ο Γραμματέας της Πολιτικής Επιτροπής της ΝΔ Γιώργος Στεργίου δήλωσε μετά την επίσκεψη: «Η Σχεδία αποτελεί μία συγκροτημένη πρωτοβουλία από την κοινωνία των πολιτών, που αποδεδειγμένα έρχεται να συμπληρώσει την πολιτική στήριξης της πολιτείας σε άτομα που αντιμετωπίζουν ακραία φτώχεια. Τους δίνει μία μοναδική ευκαιρία να αποκτήσουν πάλι εμπιστοσύνη στον εαυτό τους και να γίνουν έτσι ξανά οικονομικά ενεργοί μέσα από τη δουλειά τους και όχι μόνο μέσω βοηθημάτων. Αξίζει την ενεργό συμπαράστασή μας».

Κατά τη διάρκεια της συζήτησης, υπογραμμίστηκε ότι το ελάχιστο εγγυημένο εισόδημα έχει επεκταθεί από την κυβέρνηση της ΝΔ και πλέον εντάσσονται σε αυτό άστεγοι αλλά και γυναίκες θύματα βίας που διαβιούν σε ξενώνες φιλοξενίας. Επιπλέον, θεσμοθετήθηκε το πρόγραμμα «Στέγαση και Εργασία για τους αστέγους» μέσω του οποίου άστεγα άτομα μπορούν να βρουν στέγη με επιδότηση ενοικίου και να έχουν πρόσβαση σε υπηρεσίες ενεργοποίησης, κατάρτισης και προώθησης στην αγορά εργασίας.

Μαζί με τον Γραμματέα της Πολιτικής Επιτροπής της ΝΔ Γιώργο Στεργίου, συμμετείχαν ο Γραμματέας Ελλήνων της Διασποράς Νίκος Θεοδωρόπουλος, η Γραμματέας Ποιότητας Ζωής & Εθελοντισμού Πίστη Κρυσταλλίδου, η Γραμματέας Κοινωνικής Αλληλεγγύης & Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων Μαρία Νάτσιου, η Γραμματέας Οικογενειακής Πολιτικής & Ισότητας των Φύλων Βίκυ Συροπούλου και η Συντονίστρια Λίνα Ευσταθίου.

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ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ        Η κρίση στις αμερικανοτουρκικές σχέσεις, μετά την αναγνώριση της γενοκτονίας των Αρμενίων, επιβεβαιώνει την ορθότητα της εκτίμησης της Ομάδας Κοινωνικής Εγρήγορσης (ΟΚΕ), για επερχόμενες εξελίξεις στη γεωπολιτική σκακιέρα της Ανατολικής Μεσογείου μετά την εκλογή Μπάιντεν.       Η Ελλάδα «δεν ξεχνά» ότι η Κύπρος βρίσκεται εδώ και 47 χρόνια υπό παράνομη τουρκική κατοχή με τη σιωπηρή ανοχή των ΗΠΑ, πράγμα που ο νέος Πρόεδρος καλείται τώρα να αλλάξει!       Η αναμενόμενη επιστροφή των Αμερικανικών ναυτικών δυνάμεων στην Ανατολική Μεσόγειο απαιτεί την ύπαρξη φιλικού περιβάλλοντος για την εδραίωση της παρουσίας τους στην περιοχή, με την επιθετική Τουρκία να μην αποτελεί την καλύτερη γι’ αυτούς δυνατή επιλογή.       Εδώ χρειάζεται λοιπόν η ενεργός διπλωματία, που θα θέσει το ζήτημα στην Αμερικανική πλευρά, προκαλώντας έτσι τα ανακλαστικά Μπάιντεν για αποχώρηση των τουρκικών στρατευμάτων από το νησί, σύμφωνα με τα δεκάδες ψηφίσματα και αποφάσεις του Οργανισμού Ηνωμένων Εθνών.                                 Για επικοινωνία: Email: ixnilatis.oke@gmail.com                                            κιν. 6931850885, Site: oke-i.gr                         facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oke.parembasi               https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWCy3TO7IOBkCJcKIziFtmg                                           https://twitter.com/vassilisanast

CDU latest

 

Berlin, 26. April 2021

Terminhinweis   Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,   hiermit möchten wir Sie über einen Termin am Dienstag, 27.04.2021, 20.15 bis 21.15 Uhr informieren.   Am 30. März fiel der Startschuss – und jetzt geht es richtig los. Wir machen uns gemeinsam auf den Weg zu unserem Regierungsprogramm. Schon über 1.000 konkrete Ideen sind unter www.zusammenmachen.de bei uns eingegangen. Jetzt wollen wir zusammen darüber diskutieren. Hiermit geht’s los:   Runder Tisch für Stadt & Land. Unser Thema: Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft und Ernährung. Worum geht’s genau? Gesund ernähren, mit bezahlbaren und nachhaltig erzeugten Lebensmitteln – am liebsten vom Landwirt um die Ecke. Das wollen heute viele Menschen. Und sie wollen einen verantwortungsvollen Umgang von Landwirten mit Nutztieren und einen Beitrag zum Klimaschutz. Das sind große Erwartungen an die Landwirtschaft. Klar ist: Wir wollen den Wandel der Landwirtschaft bestmöglich gestalten und stehen dabei an der Seite unserer Landwirte. Wir wollen, dass Land- und Forstwirte ökologisch nachhaltig wirtschaften können, dabei wettbewerbsfähig bleiben und anständig entlohnt werden. Dafür suchen wir die besten Ideen für unser gemeinsames Regierungsprogramm von CDU und CSU. Wir diskutieren an diesem Abend mit: - Julia Klöckner, Bundesministerin für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung - Silvia Breher, stellvertretende Bundesvorsitzende CDU Deutschlands – und selbst auf einem Bauernhof groß geworden - Marco Gemballa, Leiter eines Modellbetriebs für Artenschutz in Mecklenburg Vorpommern - Dr. Julia Köhn, Startup-Gründerin zur Vermarktung regionaler Lebensmittel - Bettina Hueske, Landwirtin und Influencerin aus dem Münsterland - … und mit drei Ideengebern aus unserer Beteiligungskampagne „Dein Deutschland. Deine Ideen.“ Die Diskussion wird live übertragen auf www.cdu.de.   Sie können die Diskussion auch über Webex unter folgenden Link verfolgen:   Meeting-Link: https://cdudeutschland.webex.com/cdudeutschland-de/j.php?MTID=m826aa1c193b11e5cfb88294e3aa71bd3   Meeting-Kennnummer: 183 813 0010   Passwort: Pvmpb2mxD34   Wir freuen uns über Ihre Teilnahme.   Mit freundlichen Grüßen   Hero Warrings Sprecher der CDU Deutschlands

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