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Neoliberal Occupation: How the IMF and the European Central Bank Are Strangling the Greek Economy
Ari Paul alternet.org The troika–the IMF, the European Commission and the European Central Bank–is using its leverage to arrange Greece’s debt-ridden economy as it sees fit. With Greek workers bracing themselves for more announcements of privatization of public services and industries, … Continue reading
Does Aspartame Cause Pre-Term Babies? Some EU Politicos Think So
Melanie Warner BNET The European Parliament has ignited a contentious new battle in the festering controversy over the safety of the artificial sweetener aspartame (also known as NutraSweet). Euro lawmakers have proposed a warning label for diet soda and other … Continue reading
Euro Crisis Breakthrough Breakdown – Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage Europarl European Parliament, Strasbourg, 3 July 2012. For Transcript
EU opens legal action against Hungary over new laws
Source: BBC News The European Commission – the EU’s executive arm – has opened legal proceedings against Hungary over reforms to its central bank, data protection and judiciary. PM Viktor Orban was given a month to respond to the Commission’s … Continue reading
Farage: We face the prospect of mass civil unrest, even revolution
EuroParl European Parliament, Brussels, 9 May 2012, Speaker: Nigel Farage MEP, Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), Co-President of the ‘Europe of Freedom and Democracy’ (EFD) Group in the European Parliament.
Nigel Farage: Euro Break-Up Just a Question of How
Nigel Farage Euro Parliament Nigel Farage MEP, Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), Co-President of the ‘Europe of Freedom and Democracy’ (EFD) Group in the European Parliament, Strasbourg, 18 April 2012.
Pensioner shoots himself at Greek Parliament, refuses to ‘search for food in garbage’
RT A 77-year-old Greek man has committed suicide in central Athens by the nation’s parliament, shooting himself with a handgun in apparent financial desperation. Eyewitness reports say that the man shouted “So I won’t leave debts for my children” before … Continue reading