Más allá de las previsiones económicas, la mejor prueba de que ha empezado otra grave recesión la acaba de dar la Encuesta de Población Activa (EPA) del cuarto trimestre de 2011. Tras cuatro años de crisis, sin atisbo de recuperación, el mercado laboral español ha encajado uno de los golpes más duros. Solo en el epicentro de la Gran Recesión, en el paso de 2008 a 2009, el impacto fue mayor. Según la EPA, entre octubre y diciembre de 2011 se perdieron 348.000 puestos de trabajo y aumentó el paro en 295.300 personas respecto al tercer trimestre. El balance provisional de la crisis es demoledor: el desempleo alcanza ya a 5,3 millones de personas. Desde finales de 2007 se han destruido 2,7 millones de empleos, el 55% en el sector de la construcción.
"Sin acceso a la financiación, las empresas tienen serias dificultades para contratar"
"Es esencial que los poderes públicos reconsideren las políticas de ajuste"
"La recuperación del empleo no llegará hasta que se produzca la recuperación económica"
Resistencia total a la crisis
"Ahora si quiero una cerveza me la tomo en casa"
"Hay que agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo"
"La incertidumbre te lleva a pensar todo el rato en qué haré"
"Habrá que ir a robar por ahí"
Francisco González: "La posibilidad de un impago de España es cero"
La tasa de desempleo entre los jóvenes roza el 50%
"Estamos dispuestos a todo, menos a perder el trabajo"
- EL PAÍS
•Es la primera vez que se superan los cinco millones de parados en el mercado laboral español. En los últimos días, el presidente del Gobierno, Mariano Rajoy, y ayer mismo, el ministro de Hacienda, Cristóbal Montoro, habían aventurado que se llegaría a 5,4 millones de parados al cierre de 2011. La cifra suministrada por el INE es menor (5.273.600 parados), pero, en parte, por razones muy poco tranquilizadoras. La pésima situación laboral llevó a 53.400 personas a dejar de buscar trabajo en el cuarto trimestre.
--- O problema é particularmente grave na Andaluzia e nas Canárias.
26.1.12
Aumenta a pressão sobre Al-Assad
The Arab League chief has reportedly said that a peace plan that aims to end Syria's political crisis will be submitted to the United Nations Security Council early next week.
Nabil Elaraby, the secretary-general of the Arab League, told reporters in Cairo on Thursday that the meeting with UN officials will be held on Monday in New York.
The plan calls for President Bashar al-Assad to hand power to his deputy and clear the way for a unity government within two months.
Elaraby and Sheikh Hamad bin Jasem Al Thani, Qatar's prime minister who heads the league's Syria committee, would depart for New York on Saturday.
Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr, reporting from Beirut, said endorsement from the UN would "embolden" activists inside Syria.
"[The Arab League] is hoping that there will be a vote later in the week."
She also said that Russia, a veto-wielding member of the UN Security Council, wants dialogue, a peaceful resolution to Syria's crisis and is opposed to any military intervention, such as that which occurred in Libya.
Assad and his government have fiercely rejected the Arab League proposal, accusing the league of being part of a "conspiracy" against Syria.
The Arab League has been pushing for a UN Security Council resolution to end the Syrian government's violent crackdown on protesters, which has killed thousands of people since demonstrations calling for reform began in March.
Al Thani told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that elevating the Syria issue to the UN was "the only option".
Elaraby's latest announcement on Syria came after Gulf Arab observers, deployed to Syria as part of a previous Arab League initiative, began to pull out of Syria on Wednesday after their governments said they were "certain the bloodshed and killing of innocents would continue".
"The departure of the GCC [Gulf Co-operation Council] countries will not have an impact on the mission's work. We are all professionals here and we can do the job," said Al Thani.
GCC withdrawal
The remaining observers in Damascus pledged to pursue the much-criticised observer mission, now extended until February.
"The departure of the GCC countries will not have an impact on the mission's work," a senior Arab monitor said.
"We are all professionals here and we can do the job. We were around 170 or so and now with them leaving we are around 120. We need more monitors of course and more will come soon to replace those who left."
Observers from Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have left the Syrian capital and those from other Gulf states were expected to leave soon.
The Syrian opposition has criticised the observer mission, saying it is giving diplomatic cover to the Damascus leadership to continue its crackdown on dissent.
More than 800 people have been killed in the country since the observers arrived, according to activist groups.
Russia resistance
On Wednesday, Russia said it would continue to resist sanctions against Syria, but that it is "open to constructive proposals", as the Arab League continues to seek UN support for a plan to end the crackdown by Assad's government.
"We are open to constructive proposals that go in line with the set task of ending violence," Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, said, following talks with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, in Moscow.
He said Russia is open to changes to the resolution it has proposed to the Security Council that blames both the Syrian government and the opposition for the use of force.
But he insisted that Moscow would not back UN action granting the global body's approval of economic sanctions already adopted against its traditional ally by the European Union and the US.
Any resolution backed by Russia "must firmly record that it cannot be used or interpreted to justify anyone's outside military intervention in the Syria crisis," he added.
Al Jazeera, a televisão do Qatar
Nabil Elaraby, the secretary-general of the Arab League, told reporters in Cairo on Thursday that the meeting with UN officials will be held on Monday in New York.
The plan calls for President Bashar al-Assad to hand power to his deputy and clear the way for a unity government within two months.
Elaraby and Sheikh Hamad bin Jasem Al Thani, Qatar's prime minister who heads the league's Syria committee, would depart for New York on Saturday.
Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr, reporting from Beirut, said endorsement from the UN would "embolden" activists inside Syria.
"[The Arab League] is hoping that there will be a vote later in the week."
She also said that Russia, a veto-wielding member of the UN Security Council, wants dialogue, a peaceful resolution to Syria's crisis and is opposed to any military intervention, such as that which occurred in Libya.
Assad and his government have fiercely rejected the Arab League proposal, accusing the league of being part of a "conspiracy" against Syria.
The Arab League has been pushing for a UN Security Council resolution to end the Syrian government's violent crackdown on protesters, which has killed thousands of people since demonstrations calling for reform began in March.
Al Thani told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that elevating the Syria issue to the UN was "the only option".
Elaraby's latest announcement on Syria came after Gulf Arab observers, deployed to Syria as part of a previous Arab League initiative, began to pull out of Syria on Wednesday after their governments said they were "certain the bloodshed and killing of innocents would continue".
"The departure of the GCC [Gulf Co-operation Council] countries will not have an impact on the mission's work. We are all professionals here and we can do the job," said Al Thani.
GCC withdrawal
The remaining observers in Damascus pledged to pursue the much-criticised observer mission, now extended until February.
"The departure of the GCC countries will not have an impact on the mission's work," a senior Arab monitor said.
"We are all professionals here and we can do the job. We were around 170 or so and now with them leaving we are around 120. We need more monitors of course and more will come soon to replace those who left."
Observers from Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have left the Syrian capital and those from other Gulf states were expected to leave soon.
The Syrian opposition has criticised the observer mission, saying it is giving diplomatic cover to the Damascus leadership to continue its crackdown on dissent.
More than 800 people have been killed in the country since the observers arrived, according to activist groups.
Russia resistance
On Wednesday, Russia said it would continue to resist sanctions against Syria, but that it is "open to constructive proposals", as the Arab League continues to seek UN support for a plan to end the crackdown by Assad's government.
"We are open to constructive proposals that go in line with the set task of ending violence," Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, said, following talks with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, in Moscow.
He said Russia is open to changes to the resolution it has proposed to the Security Council that blames both the Syrian government and the opposition for the use of force.
But he insisted that Moscow would not back UN action granting the global body's approval of economic sanctions already adopted against its traditional ally by the European Union and the US.
Any resolution backed by Russia "must firmly record that it cannot be used or interpreted to justify anyone's outside military intervention in the Syria crisis," he added.
Al Jazeera, a televisão do Qatar
Reina a anarquia em solo líbio
Libyan militias are holding thousands of people in secret detention centres, while the interim government struggles to assert authority, the UN has heard.
The Security Council was told recent violence in Tripoli, Bani Walid and Benghazi highlighted the problem.
More than 8,000 pro-Gaddafi supporters are being held by militia groups, amid reports of torture, UN officials said.
The charity Medecins Sans Frontieres says it has suspended some operations because its work was being "exploited".
The humanitarian medical organisation said it had stopped work in detention centres in the north-western city of Misrata because some patients were being brought in for care between interrogation sessions.
At least four people died in clashes in Bani Walid, a former Gaddafi stronghold, on Monday.
The UN's Libya envoy, Ian Martin, told the Security Council in New York on Wednesday that those clashes between armed residents of Bani Walid and revolutionaries had been misreported as pro-Gaddafi forces retaking the city.
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UN human rights chief
Nevertheless, he said, it highlighted the challenge of reconciling the former leader's supporters and the rebels that had defeated them.
Militias were responsible for fatal clashes in Tripoli and fighting in other towns this month, he said.
"The former regime may have been toppled, but the harsh reality is that the Libyan people continue to have to live with its deep-rooted legacy," said Mr Martin.
He described that legacy as "weak, at times absent, state institutions, coupled with the long absence of political parties and civil society organisations, which render the country's transition more difficult".
Mr Martin said some steps had been taken towards demobilising ex-combatants.
BBC
The Security Council was told recent violence in Tripoli, Bani Walid and Benghazi highlighted the problem.
More than 8,000 pro-Gaddafi supporters are being held by militia groups, amid reports of torture, UN officials said.
The charity Medecins Sans Frontieres says it has suspended some operations because its work was being "exploited".
The humanitarian medical organisation said it had stopped work in detention centres in the north-western city of Misrata because some patients were being brought in for care between interrogation sessions.
At least four people died in clashes in Bani Walid, a former Gaddafi stronghold, on Monday.
The UN's Libya envoy, Ian Martin, told the Security Council in New York on Wednesday that those clashes between armed residents of Bani Walid and revolutionaries had been misreported as pro-Gaddafi forces retaking the city.
Continue reading the main story
“
Start Quote
The lack of oversight by the central authority creates an environment conducive to torture ”
End Quote
Navi Pillay
UN human rights chief
Nevertheless, he said, it highlighted the challenge of reconciling the former leader's supporters and the rebels that had defeated them.
Militias were responsible for fatal clashes in Tripoli and fighting in other towns this month, he said.
"The former regime may have been toppled, but the harsh reality is that the Libyan people continue to have to live with its deep-rooted legacy," said Mr Martin.
He described that legacy as "weak, at times absent, state institutions, coupled with the long absence of political parties and civil society organisations, which render the country's transition more difficult".
Mr Martin said some steps had been taken towards demobilising ex-combatants.
BBC
Xanana não quererá mais coligações
Díli – O Presidente da República, José Ramos-Horta, disse que o Primeiro-ministro, Xanana Gusmão, não quer uma aliança para formar Governo, depois das Eleições Parlamentares de 2012.
De acordo com José Ramos-Horta, Xanana Gusmão terá dito que uma aliança poderá criar vários problemas no Governo.
«O Primeiro-ministro disse que não quer uma coligação», referiu o Presidente da República, acrescentando que Xanana Gusmão afirmou que houve muitos progressos desde que a aliança foi formada, em 2007, mas também surgiram muitos problemas.
Se um partido quiser governar sozinho terá que ganhar a maioria absoluta nas eleições, disse José Ramos-Horta.
Samuel Mendonça, deputado e secretário-geral do Partido Democrático (PD) disse que o seu partido gostaria de formar uma coligação depois das Eleições mas sujeita a critérios que os outros partidos deverão reunir.
O PD não quer que antigos membros que tenham deixado outros partidos tenham assento no Parlamento, referiu o responsável do PD.
O secretário-geral do CNRT, Duarte Nunes, disse que as declarações de Samuel Mendonça também afectam o seu partido, uma vez que, muitos antigos membros do PD pertencem agora ao CNRT.
Duarte Nunes disse ainda que o seu partido nunca iria «curvar-se» perante outras formações políticas.
O responsável é de opinião que, se ouros partidos pretenderem formar Governo com o CNRT, terão que aceitar o Plano Estratégico de Desenvolvimento Nacional como prioridade para o país.
«O CNRT não se vai sujeitar a critérios de outros partidos. Nós temos os nossos», disse Duarte Nunes.
(c) PNN Portuguese News Network
De acordo com José Ramos-Horta, Xanana Gusmão terá dito que uma aliança poderá criar vários problemas no Governo.
«O Primeiro-ministro disse que não quer uma coligação», referiu o Presidente da República, acrescentando que Xanana Gusmão afirmou que houve muitos progressos desde que a aliança foi formada, em 2007, mas também surgiram muitos problemas.
Se um partido quiser governar sozinho terá que ganhar a maioria absoluta nas eleições, disse José Ramos-Horta.
Samuel Mendonça, deputado e secretário-geral do Partido Democrático (PD) disse que o seu partido gostaria de formar uma coligação depois das Eleições mas sujeita a critérios que os outros partidos deverão reunir.
O PD não quer que antigos membros que tenham deixado outros partidos tenham assento no Parlamento, referiu o responsável do PD.
O secretário-geral do CNRT, Duarte Nunes, disse que as declarações de Samuel Mendonça também afectam o seu partido, uma vez que, muitos antigos membros do PD pertencem agora ao CNRT.
Duarte Nunes disse ainda que o seu partido nunca iria «curvar-se» perante outras formações políticas.
O responsável é de opinião que, se ouros partidos pretenderem formar Governo com o CNRT, terão que aceitar o Plano Estratégico de Desenvolvimento Nacional como prioridade para o país.
«O CNRT não se vai sujeitar a critérios de outros partidos. Nós temos os nossos», disse Duarte Nunes.
(c) PNN Portuguese News Network
Timor-Leste: 25 partidos em cena
25 political parties have registered themselves with the National Election Commission (CNE) to participate in this year's legislative elections, in Timor-Leste:
1. Assosiação Social Demokrata Timorense -ASDT; Presidente;Presidente Francisco Xavier Do Amaral
2. Frente Revulusionária do Timor-Leste Independente - FRETILIN ;Presidente; Francisco Guterres”Lu-olo”
3. Congreso Nasional de Reconstrução de Timor-Leste - CNRT; Presidente; Kay Rala Xanana Gusmáo.
4. Klibur Oan Timor As’wain- KOTA; Presidente; Manuel Tilman.
5. Partidu Democrático – PD ;Presidente; Fernando De Araujo”Lasama”
6. Partidu Social Democratica – PSD; Presidente; Zacarias Albano Da Costa
7. Partidu do Povu de Timor – PPT; Presidente ; Jacob Xavier
8. Partidu Unidade Nasional – PUN; Presidente; Fernanda M. Borges
9. Partidu Democrática Repu’blika de Timor – PDRT; Presidente; Gabriel Fernandes
10. Unidade Nasional Demokra’tika da Resiste’nsia Timorense -UNDERTIM; Presidente;Cornelio Gama L-7
11. Partidu Democratica Cristão – PDC; Presidente; Antonio Ximenes
12. Partidu Socialista Timorense – PST; Presidente; Avelino M. Coelho
13. Partidu Nasional Timorense -PNT; Presidente; Abilio De Araoujo
14. Partidu Republikanu PR; Presidente; Joao Saldanha
15. Partidu Milineum Demokraticu – PMD ; Presidente ;Hermengildo Cupa
16. União Democraticu Timorense -UDT; Presidente; Gilman Exposto
17. Partidu Desenvolvimento Nasional – PDN; Presidente ; Fernando Gusmao
18. Partidu Liberta Povu Aileba - PLPA: Presidente ;Francisco Gomes
19. Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan - KHUNTO; Presidente; Armanda Berta Dos Santos
20. Partidu Trabahlista Timorense -PPT; Presidente Angela Freitas
21. Frente de Reconstrução Nasional de Timor-Leste - FRENTI MUDANCA; Presidente; Vitor da Costa
22. Partidu Democrática Liberal - PDL; Presidente; Marito de Araujo
23. Partidu Democráticu Timorense - PDT; Presidente; Alianca da Conceicao Araujo
24. Associação Popular Monarquia Timorense - APMT; Presidente; Eng. Pedro da Costa Ramalho
25. Bloku Proklamador - B- PRO PDRT PMD, Sekretariu Geral: Arlindo Marcal
1. Assosiação Social Demokrata Timorense -ASDT; Presidente;Presidente Francisco Xavier Do Amaral
2. Frente Revulusionária do Timor-Leste Independente - FRETILIN ;Presidente; Francisco Guterres”Lu-olo”
3. Congreso Nasional de Reconstrução de Timor-Leste - CNRT; Presidente; Kay Rala Xanana Gusmáo.
4. Klibur Oan Timor As’wain- KOTA; Presidente; Manuel Tilman.
5. Partidu Democrático – PD ;Presidente; Fernando De Araujo”Lasama”
6. Partidu Social Democratica – PSD; Presidente; Zacarias Albano Da Costa
7. Partidu do Povu de Timor – PPT; Presidente ; Jacob Xavier
8. Partidu Unidade Nasional – PUN; Presidente; Fernanda M. Borges
9. Partidu Democrática Repu’blika de Timor – PDRT; Presidente; Gabriel Fernandes
10. Unidade Nasional Demokra’tika da Resiste’nsia Timorense -UNDERTIM; Presidente;Cornelio Gama L-7
11. Partidu Democratica Cristão – PDC; Presidente; Antonio Ximenes
12. Partidu Socialista Timorense – PST; Presidente; Avelino M. Coelho
13. Partidu Nasional Timorense -PNT; Presidente; Abilio De Araoujo
14. Partidu Republikanu PR; Presidente; Joao Saldanha
15. Partidu Milineum Demokraticu – PMD ; Presidente ;Hermengildo Cupa
16. União Democraticu Timorense -UDT; Presidente; Gilman Exposto
17. Partidu Desenvolvimento Nasional – PDN; Presidente ; Fernando Gusmao
18. Partidu Liberta Povu Aileba - PLPA: Presidente ;Francisco Gomes
19. Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan - KHUNTO; Presidente; Armanda Berta Dos Santos
20. Partidu Trabahlista Timorense -PPT; Presidente Angela Freitas
21. Frente de Reconstrução Nasional de Timor-Leste - FRENTI MUDANCA; Presidente; Vitor da Costa
22. Partidu Democrática Liberal - PDL; Presidente; Marito de Araujo
23. Partidu Democráticu Timorense - PDT; Presidente; Alianca da Conceicao Araujo
24. Associação Popular Monarquia Timorense - APMT; Presidente; Eng. Pedro da Costa Ramalho
25. Bloku Proklamador - B- PRO PDRT PMD, Sekretariu Geral: Arlindo Marcal
24.1.12
A tomada do poder por Carlos Gomes Júnior
O presidente do PAIGC e primeiro-ministro da Guiné-Bissau, Carlos Gomes Jr., prepara-se para, dentro de uma semana, anunciar que será candidato à eleição presidencial antecipada do próximo dia 18 de março, contando para tal com a ajuda de todos os administradores de sector: contam enviar milhares de pessoas a Bissau.
Aliás, os testas-de-ferro de Cadogo deram já início a movimentações junto destes no sentido de cada um enviar cerca de trezentos manifestantes, para virem a Bissau 'pedir' a Cadogo que se candidate ao cargo de Presidente da República.
De resto, Ditadura do Consenso sabe que até já se pediram orçamentos para essa deslocação de milhares de apoiantes - pagos à cabeça. Este trunfo de Carlos Gomes Jr., pode, no entender de uma fonte do blog DC, "incendiar os ânimos no PAIGC, que tem já quatro putativos candidatos a candidato à eleição presidencial". AAS
Publicada por António Aly Silva jornalista guineense
Aliás, os testas-de-ferro de Cadogo deram já início a movimentações junto destes no sentido de cada um enviar cerca de trezentos manifestantes, para virem a Bissau 'pedir' a Cadogo que se candidate ao cargo de Presidente da República.
De resto, Ditadura do Consenso sabe que até já se pediram orçamentos para essa deslocação de milhares de apoiantes - pagos à cabeça. Este trunfo de Carlos Gomes Jr., pode, no entender de uma fonte do blog DC, "incendiar os ânimos no PAIGC, que tem já quatro putativos candidatos a candidato à eleição presidencial". AAS
Publicada por António Aly Silva jornalista guineense
23.1.12
Síria e Irão resistem a pressões
Syria has rejected an Arab League call for President Bashar al-Assad to hand over power to his deputy.
The league, meeting in Cairo, urged Syria to form a national unity government with the opposition within two months.
A government official called the plan "flagrant interference" in Syria's internal affairs, state TV said.
The UN says more than 5,000 people have died as a result of the crackdown on protests since they began last March.
The league called on both sides to end the bloodshed.
The government in Damascus says it is fighting "terrorists and armed gangs" and claims that some 2,000 members of the security forces have been killed.
Arab League split
"Syria rejects the decisions taken which are outside an Arab working plan, and considers them an attack on its national sovereignty and a flagrant interference in internal affairs," the unnamed Syrian official said.
I've spoken to protesters over the past few days who actually said they thought the monitors from the Arab League weren't all bad. They felt that the volume of violence from the government side reduced when the monitors were around.
The word used to me by one man was "deterrent" - they were a deterrent, because it meant that there were witnesses to what the government side was doing. In fact, you could see when journalists were there, people would come out and demonstrate.
But clearly what the presence of the monitors does not do is sort out the conflict here, which is getting pretty fundamental: a regime that won't go, against opponents that won't give up. And neither side can beat the other at present.
To expect the observers to sort that out themselves is really asking a bit too much. What is absent is a meaningful diplomatic or political process, enabling some kind of settlement to be made, and if that's not possible, then the rest of the outside world is bereft of ideas of what to do.
The official said the Arab League proposals were not in the interests of the Syrian people and would not prevent the country from "advancing its political reforms and bringing security and stability to its people".
Saudi Arabia said it was pulling out of the league's 165-strong monitoring mission in Syria because Damascus had broken promises on peace initiatives.
While the Arab League ministers said they were extending the controversial mission for another month, analysts say the Saudi decision has thrown its longer-term future into doubt.
Saudi Arabia is one of the key funders of the league's projects, but the monitors have been criticised for failing to stop the violence.
Speaking in Cairo on Monday, the head of the monitors, Sudanese General Mohammed al-Dabi, defended the mission.
BBC
The league, meeting in Cairo, urged Syria to form a national unity government with the opposition within two months.
A government official called the plan "flagrant interference" in Syria's internal affairs, state TV said.
The UN says more than 5,000 people have died as a result of the crackdown on protests since they began last March.
The league called on both sides to end the bloodshed.
The government in Damascus says it is fighting "terrorists and armed gangs" and claims that some 2,000 members of the security forces have been killed.
Arab League split
"Syria rejects the decisions taken which are outside an Arab working plan, and considers them an attack on its national sovereignty and a flagrant interference in internal affairs," the unnamed Syrian official said.
I've spoken to protesters over the past few days who actually said they thought the monitors from the Arab League weren't all bad. They felt that the volume of violence from the government side reduced when the monitors were around.
The word used to me by one man was "deterrent" - they were a deterrent, because it meant that there were witnesses to what the government side was doing. In fact, you could see when journalists were there, people would come out and demonstrate.
But clearly what the presence of the monitors does not do is sort out the conflict here, which is getting pretty fundamental: a regime that won't go, against opponents that won't give up. And neither side can beat the other at present.
To expect the observers to sort that out themselves is really asking a bit too much. What is absent is a meaningful diplomatic or political process, enabling some kind of settlement to be made, and if that's not possible, then the rest of the outside world is bereft of ideas of what to do.
The official said the Arab League proposals were not in the interests of the Syrian people and would not prevent the country from "advancing its political reforms and bringing security and stability to its people".
Saudi Arabia said it was pulling out of the league's 165-strong monitoring mission in Syria because Damascus had broken promises on peace initiatives.
While the Arab League ministers said they were extending the controversial mission for another month, analysts say the Saudi decision has thrown its longer-term future into doubt.
Saudi Arabia is one of the key funders of the league's projects, but the monitors have been criticised for failing to stop the violence.
Speaking in Cairo on Monday, the head of the monitors, Sudanese General Mohammed al-Dabi, defended the mission.
BBC
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