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Germany considers providing financial lifeline to Turkey
marketwatch ^
| Aug 28, 2018 9:49 a.m. ET
| BBojan Pancevski
Posted on 08/28/2018 9:20:26 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Berlin fears a meltdown of the Turkish economy could spill over into Europe, cause further unrest in the Middle East and trigger a new wave of immigration toward the north. We would do a lot to try to stabilize Turkey, a senior German official said. We dont have much choice.
Other European governments have grown equally concerned. Hosting his Turkish counterpart in Paris on Monday, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said it was important to support Turkeys efforts to repair its economy.
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TOPICS: Germany; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: angelamerkel; emmanuelmacron; erdogan; europeanunion; financial; france; germany; kurdistan; macron; nato; receptayyiperdogan; turkey; wheresberlinfreeper
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To: mewzilla
BBVA, UniCredit, and BNP in particular.
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08/29/2018 4:33:54 AM PDT
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mewzilla
(Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
To: BenLurkin
Really stupid. Giving money to those who hate you.
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08/29/2018 4:59:12 AM PDT
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I want the USA back
(Cynicism is the only refuge in a world that is determined to eliminate itself.)
To: Billthedrill
The Germans need Russian natural gas. The new pipeline runs across Turkey. It's that simple. Only a fraction, and South Stream would put an end to that.
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08/29/2018 6:10:15 AM PDT
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Moltke
(Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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