As Israel’s war on Gaza continues into its second year, Turkey has intensified its public condemnation, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of committing genocide, while reports show that trade between the two countries remains active, though largely routed through third-party channels, including Palestine.
EU politics
VOA: More than 100 Arrested in Paris ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests
Over a hundred demonstrators were arrested at yellow vest protests in Paris on Saturday as about 7,500 police were deployed to deal with the movement’s radical anarchist “black blocs” strand. Read here
Economics
Ahmet Yilmaz: Turkey’s Black Sea actions strategically benefit Russia
Three important Turkish moves in the Black Sea have strategic consequences in Russia’s favour: Turkey’s interpretation of the Montreux Convention; its policy on drifting sea mines; and its design of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. […]
Climate Crisis
DW: How big farm lobbies undermine EU’s green agriculture plan
Farmers and lobby groups are split on an EU agricultural reform that may increase farmers’ incomes and consumers’ prices. A DW joint report reveals a rift between farmers and the groups purporting to represent them. […]
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