which is required by the national system of mutual insurance of retail deposits in the local banking sector
The Dutch government has implemented the nationalization of the fourth-largest banking institutions in the country SNS Reaal. The purpose of this was to prevent its uncontrolled bankruptcy, according to the Associated Press.
Finance Minister Deysselblum Jeroen, who recently became the new head of the Euro Group, announced that the salvation of SNS Reaal will cost local taxpayers about 3.7 billion euros. But in that case, if the state has refused to intervene in the affairs of the bank, it would wait for "the inevitable bankruptcy", which could have devastating consequences for the public finances.
SNS Reaal bank is systemically important financial institutions in the Netherlands. It accounts crouches around 10% of total deposits in the local banking sector. Rating of bank deposits in this bank was previously high. The bank was in such a state because of massive losses associated with assets in real estate, who included the assets in a crisis in Spain.
Y.Deysselblum said that the depositors of the bank will not be affected, but the shareholders will lose investment, however, as some of the number of creditors. The head of the Dutch Ministry of Finance acknowledged that the nationalization of the bank is a retrograde step in restoring stability and health of the Dutch financial sector. Y.Deysselblum assured that the authorities are going in the future to avoid such public interventions with taxpayers' money.
The rest of the largest banking institutions Holland, which include ING Group, Rabobank, ABN Amro and will have to jointly allocate about one billion euros to support the bank SNS, which is required by the national system of mutual insurance of retail deposits in the local banking sector.
American Aetna Inc., Third-largest area of health insurance in the U.S., reduced net income in the fourth quarter of 2012 by 49%, or almost 2-fold - to $ 190.1 million, or $ 0.56 per diluted share, compared to $ 372.6 million, or $ 1.02 per share, for the same period in 2011, according to a company press release.
Excluding one-time factors, profit insurer was $ 0.94 per share, which corresponds to the average forecast of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
The company's revenue increased by 5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2011 - to $ 8.96 billion Economists were expecting revenue of $ 8.98 billion
At the end of 2012 Aetna net profit fell 17% - to $ 1.66 billion, or $ 4.81 per share. Annual revenue rose by 6% - to $ 35.5 billion
Aetna confirmed forecast that adjusted earnings in 2013 of $ 5.4 per share. Market forecast includes $ 5.54 per share.
The share of insurance premiums used to pay for medical costs customers in the fourth quarter increased to 84.1% from 80.7% a year earlier. The 2012 figure rose to 82.2% from 79.6%.
The number of clients insured by health insurance programs as of December 31 was 18.2 million, as a year earlier.
The Ministry of Labor security forces brutally attacked the leaders of the class of trade unions and trade union federations. There was held a protest against the shameful statement of the Minister of Labour Mr. Vrutsisa that the insurance system "built on clientelism"!
This announcement heralds a new attack on the social insurance system. The government has decided to strengthen the pre-authoritarianism and the suppression of the workers' struggle and the people to make wild actions leading people into poverty and stop the organized struggle of the people.
The government and the bourgeoisie, which it actually is oriented against the right of people to strike against organized speeches and combat anti-labor offensive - the strategy kapitala.Neprikrytoe violence and cruelty of the Government, the governing forces of law and order, led to 35 arrests of trade unionists PAME (Vserabochego combat Front), injury nine workers. This is yet another link in the operation "law and order", which implements government vehemently recently to suppress the people's struggle against the anti-people policies and to intimidate the workers and popular movement. WORKERS mobilize IMMEDIATELY. Ministry workers arrived to many industries. However, security forces were able to with a club and chemical weapons push 35 trade unionists in police cars, ottalknuv many demonstrators who gathered to support the detainees from the Ministry of Labor.
The government has proved its loyalty "investors", local and foreign monopolies. Along with Justice is trying to drown the whole country and provide security guarantees to the capital of the working people's movement.
Provocation government will remain barren
A few hours later the government provided the bourgeois media fabricated photos Office Minister of Labour with scattered papers and furniture to convince the audience that the delegation PAME trade unionists and stormed the ministry allegedly to vandalism and destruction. PAME union leaders denounced provocation, categorically stating that the class trade union movement is not peculiar to this kind of logic and practice and that there is a provocation against the working people's struggle.
Government representative made defiant defamatory statement. He deliberately called a protest of class forces "form of violence" and "extremism" despicable and provocative linking the fight against the people's movement with the "terrorist" attacks of recent weeks. This proves that the real purpose of these actions - bullying people, and suppression of the working people's movement. And to prove that the class struggle violating reconciliation and deathly silence that the government is trying to impose.
They have failed to intimidate. Demonstrators gathered at the Ministry of Labour to form a mass, a militant column and went to the police headquarters in Athens (Gad), which sent the arrested. They chanted "Free the working of the police station, they are not terrorists, they need work" and "law and order will break the owners of the rights of workers." Over time, solidarity grew. More and more people flocked to the Police Force.
Anger and solidarity
Immediately after calling the attack were sent to dozens of government protest allegations of trade unions, workers' centers, federations and movement patterns.
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the KKE Aleka Papariga arrived for a rally at the reptile, returning from blocks mobilized peasants. She said:
"We urge the Minister of Labor, only one thing: let it produces video channels with the devastation that allegedly committed by representatives of the trade union movement, rightly protest against the calling application. Let him show us the video. What was destroyed? 40 people, trade unionists, representatives of organizations have gone to destroy the office, computers, beat minister? This is ridiculous. When the Minister makes a challenging statements - the representatives of trade union organizations have the right to protest. This has happened and nothing more. (...) When the government is not located or go to the slightest concession to the suffering people, he had no choice other than beatings. However, the power of the people much more, and it can overcome the state suppression. In the end, no matter how much the state had mechanisms to people many times their strength. People should not be frightened of the incident. He must be afraid of coming hardships. Therefore, it must acquire self-control, to tune in to the resistance and struggle against the lies and slander. They slander the workers, their conquests - the product of bribery, and now slander the workers, calling them the destroyers ... "said the general secretary of the Central Committee of the KKE.
Continued fighting response
Late in the evening it was announced that the arrest and detention of the procurator brought charges that 35 trade unionists for disorderly conduct and damage to property. Rally at Gad continued late into the night. A new meeting was scheduled for the following day, for the withdrawal of the charges against the arrested fighters of the class movement and for their release.
On Thursday, 31/1 strike carried sailors, doctors, workers of urban transport and railways expensive. Mobilization farmers across the country. Enhanced training of a general strike, which is scheduled for February.
The trial of trade unionists
As a result, 35 trade unionists were released. Before that, they had intended to tell how caught in the act for the "illegal stay in a public place." However, the court was moved to the 12th of February, because the witnesses did not come from the ministry.
Characteristically, trade union activist was accused of "material damage", what they provocatively accused the minister, saying that the union leaders of PAME "destroyed his office." Every hour, it is clear that the accusation is not supported by the facts.
In these circumstances it is necessary to strengthen international class solidarity with the struggle in Greece and PAME.
Material Provided Newsletter International Relations Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece
Greek police arrested 35 union activists picketed the Ministry of Labour Insurance system
The EU has amended Regulation 1263/2012 of 21 December 2012, which allow ships bunker fuel oil from Iranian origin, provided that it is made in another country. The press service of the International Group of P & I Clubs and indemnity (International Group of P & I Clubs).
Insuranceand indemnity "Ships engaged in bunkering fuel Iranian origin, are not subject to the ban (if the bunker fuel used for the propulsion of the vessel and is not transported as cargo) for the purchase, transport or import of Iranian oil, prescribed in Regulation 267, provided that the fuel was not made in Iran, and bunkering vessel manufactured in any country other than Iran, except for force majeure, forcing produce bunkering in the port of refuge in Iran ", - the report says.
the protection of liability clauses relating to pension, notary service and health insurance The deputies of the Polish parliament rejected a package of bills proposed by the party "Civic Platform" provides for the legalization of same-sex unions.
According to the vote, 228 MPs were opposed to the legislation, 211 supported the legalization of gay and lesbian unions in Poland.
The bill provides for a number of new rights for homosexual couples. In particular, it is the conclusion of the legalization of same-sex civil unions, the right to inherit property, the protection of liability clauses relating to pension, notary service and health insurance. Joint family taxation and the right general adoption in the document does not specify.
Support the bill Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. "You can not question the existence of such people (homosexuals - Ed.), As well as can not stand against their chosen way of life" - Tusk appealed to MPs shortly before the vote.
In late 2012, after several months of discussion, "Civic Platform" has decided to submit the draft law to a vote in both houses of parliament - the Sejm and the Senate. Document is something of a law currently in force in France, PACS, so-called "civil pacts of solidarity." They provide gay couples some legal marital rights, as much "light" form of marriage. Recall that in November 2011, for the first time in the history of Poland were sworn deputy username transsexual - 57-year-old Anna Grodzka and first open gay MP Robert Bedronu.
The gradual aging of the Spanish population has increased the number of pensioners, which the Fund pays a monthly Social Insurance pension, to a historic high. In January, the figure exceeded nine million people.
The increase in the number of pensioners has led to the fact that the amount of the Fund for the payment of pensions, in January increased by 4.8%, despite the fact that the Government has decided not to index the payments in line with inflation.
Due to this situation, taking into account the continuing rise in unemployment, social insurance Spain closed in 2012 with the largest deficit ever since ceased to be funded from its funds health care costs.
According to data released this morning by the Ministry of Labour of Spain, on January 1, 2013 the number of pensioners in Spain amounted to 9,008,348 people, up from the previous period to 1.5%. Of the total number of Spanish pensioners retirement pension on January 1 this year received 5,402,963 people.
As for the amount of pension payments, the costs of this article in January increased by 4.8% to 7 billion 653 million euros.
In order to receive emergency medical treatment in another EU country, patients are required to present the European Health Insurance Card (EKMS)
The trend that people are increasingly shaky border to seek treatment at the hospital Valga, was spotted a couple of years ago. And recently in Valga rushed and Latvian mothers, the newspaper Diena. Thus, if in 2008, was born in Valga only two citizens of Latvia, in 2012 - the 146.
During the crisis in the hospital rolls have ceased to provide emergency assistance, emergency room was only a few beds and an outpatient unit. Several years earlier, in Valka closed the maternity ward, and his manager Eric Porridge settled in Valga hospital.
"It is better to run with a baby carriage in the Estonian hospital than an hour to go before Valmiera," - said the young mother, and it was supported by other residents of Valka. In the neighboring country they go to an emergency, when ill themselves or children.
Emergency help and is taking delivery, so the service fee does not expose patients to Estonia and Latvia. Last year in Valga birth 146 Latvian women that are not happy with the Latvian health. In Estonia, the labor cost an average of 737 euros (about 510 lats), Latvia - from 181 lats to 347 lats (a caesarean section).
In order to receive emergency medical treatment in another EU country, patients are required to present the European Health Insurance Card (EKMS). Services provided from the budget of Latvia pays according to foreign rates. Patients, in some cases, you need only to pay extra. Residents rolls are well aware that such EKMS and how to draw.
Hospital in Valga was built ten years ago, and Valga and Valka agreed that hospitals of the two cities will be offered a variety of services. But not at first Latvian women to give birth in Valga, because I do not know that if they give birth in Estonia, do pay for it should not, as well as fear of the language barrier. Now bear in Valga come even from Riga.
Chief physician of the hospital Andres Sell profiles listed hospital surgery, internality medicine, pediatrics, gynecology and obstetrics. In the Estonian hospital employs three Latvian doctor (one of them a gynecologist), several nurses and orderlies.
Latvian patients come to the hospital or because of Valga prenatal pain or acute injuries - broken legs or arms, large wounds, or due to high blood pressure. As a rule, they are brought by relatives or they come to themselves, said Sell. Ambulance teams from Latvia deliver patients to Latvian hospitals, mainly in Valmiera and in Valga - only in an emergency.
And if the number of acute patients from Latvia almost unchanged, the number of births in Latvia Valga added. "The number of births is increasing. We have a good reputation, and the information spreads from patient to patient," - said Sell.
