The PKK is banned in Germany on charges of being a terrorist organization. Yes, drifting is the word. We spent the past month pondering what policy mix would suit the current circumstances best. More than thirty days have been wasted on bargaining for fancy posts and some debate on a budget which is, in a word, hopeless. The political authority, no matter what political complications it is undergoing, must, as a priority, define its economic choices to allow policy-makers to devise options regarding these objectives.
Businessmen are no happier.
We have been tolerating this lack of action for the past month. The delegation will also visit the ministers of interior, finance and industry and commerce. Sources close to the Istanbul merchants said the group would express its concern over delays in economic policy-making, during a planned meeting with the prime minister. The minister said one way to achieve that could be by taxing underground economic activity. Greek Foreign Minister Gerassimos Arsenis indicated recently that a military cooperation accord concluded by Athens and Damascus would also allow for Greek fighter jets to use Syrian bases.