Morning Bird: Tragedy in Turkish hotel claims 76 victims. ANO Movement wants to abolish pension system changes
At least 76 people lost their lives in a hotel fire
On Tuesday early morning during school holidays, a twelve-story hotel in a popular ski resort in the northwest of Turkey was engulfed by fire, which killed at least 76 people. According to authorities, at least two of them jumped from the building to escape the flames.
At least 51 people were also injured in the fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalkaya in the Koroglu mountains in the province of Bolu, about 300 kilometers east of Istanbul, said Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. The fire happened near the start of a two-week winter vacation for schools, when the hotels in the region are full of tourists, reported AP agency.
YES wants to attack changes in pensions, will abolish another pension reform, criticizes Fiala
The club of the opposition movement YES passed a constitutional complaint about changes in the pension system, with which the government came this year. The experts of the opposition party will now be looking for possible constitutional deficiencies in pension legislation
"However, they did not come up with any solution in eight years. Our government pushed through the pension reform. Thanks to it, young people will have state support in old age, working pensioners will supplement their income, the minimum pension will increase, the doctoral study will be credited to the pension, and last but not least, it will also appreciate the work for children or close relatives,"
Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) according to ČTK criticized the opposition's approach and reminded that the ANO representatives did nothing about the pension system problems during their governmental engagement in past periods.
European leaders want to stay at the forefront of climate policy despite Trump
As expected, the second day of the World Economic Forum in Swiss Davos was marked by strong reactions to the decision of the US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on Climate, whereby European leaders unequivocally declared that they will remain a firm part of the global climate pact.
"Europe will stick to its course and will continue to cooperate with all states that want to protect nature and stop global warming. The Paris Agreement remains the best hope for all humanity,"
said the head of the European Union Ursula von der Leyen in response to changes in US policy with the new president.
