Charles de Gaulle
One in four Air France flights to be Cancelled Tuesday Due to Strike
Air France said hundreds of its flights would be cancelled on Tuesday as pilots, cabin crew and ground staff pursue a sixth day of strikes aimed at securing higher pay, The Local writes.
The walkout has affected international and domestic travel, with a quarter of all flights set to be cancelled on Tuesday.
#DiplomaticCentennial Ambassador Brankovic: Excellent level of Romanian-Serbian political relations very hard to achieve at economic level
A previous version of this interview, published April 2, contained several substantial phrasing errors, now corrected.
Varoufakis tells Macron to adopt the “empty-chair” tactic
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis supports Macron’s federalist proposals on the euro single currency but believes only a real threat could make Germany budge on the issue.
More than fifty years ago, in 1965, French President Charles de Gaulle withdrew his ministers from the Council of the EU, de facto vetoing all decisions.
The importance of silent majorities
During the era of PASOK's omnipotence, which was 30 years or more ago, the main opposition at the time, New Democracy, tended to refer to the silent majority in its political rhetoric.
It based this on the belief that the broad middle class did not join street protests or rallies, did not shout and did not provoke. In other words, it just minded its own business.
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Global chaos at international airports
Air passengers are suffering major disruption at airports around the world after computer check-in systems crashed.
Problems have been reported at airports including London’s Heathrow and Gatwick, Charles de Gaulle in Paris, Zurich, Melbourne, Johannesburg, Changi in Singapore and Washington DC’s Reagan Airport.
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Marine Le Pen: ‘Survival of France’ at stake in 2nd round
In a victory speech Sunday evening, Front National anti-mass migration candidate Marine Le Pen called on patriots in France to support her against Emmanuel Macron, who she called the heir of unpopular French President Francois Hollande.
Discussing the system
Daily Hürriyet recently published the views of presidential adviser Mehmet Uçum in which he defended the new system.
Uçum is a lawyer who is very knowledgeable on issues of political systems.
Previously, the analysis of Hürriyet's Bülent Sarıoğlu was published. You cannot see this kind of objectivity in the pro-government media.
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"Fillon likely to thwart Merkel in containing Putin"
Many French people continue to yearn for a father figure - a political savior acting in the tradition of post-war president Charles De Gaulle.
Erdoğan could become 'Turkey's de Gaulle' if he accomplishes EU process: Former PM
Former Prime Minister Mesut Yılmaz has said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could become "Turkey's Charles de Gaulle" if he upgrades the country's democratic standards and positively change its history, as de Gaulle did for France in the late 1950s.
Turkish Airlines eyes 'new house' in Istanbul
Turkish Airlines Chairman ?lker Ayc? has said the company was looking forward to the opening of its "new house," the third airport in Istanbul, which will have a capacity of 90 million passengers in the first phase.
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