Photo: The Parthenon,Athens – Photo, (Wikipedia), Author: Onkel Tuca! – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Parthenon.JPG Greek police torture anti-fascist protesters reporting from the World Socialist Website – “Demonstrators protesting against the fascist Chrysi Avgi (Golden Dawn) party were beaten and tortured after their arrest by Greek police at a demonstration on September 30. According to the victims, the [...]
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Photo – (Wiki): Statue of Liberty Nicosia Cyprus.JPG – Statue of Liberty grTemplate:?????? ??? ?????????? is a statue situated within the Venetian Ancient walls of Nicosia and symbolises the independance of Cyprus from the British Empire – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_Liberty_Nicosia_Cyprus.JPG Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias stated that the Cypriot government is seeking a loan from Russia [...]
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Hellenic Parliament of Greece – Photo (Wiki), English: The Hellenic Parliament building in Athens. 5 February 2007, (originally posted to Flickr as Love the clouds over the mountains) Author: @ Gerard McGovern -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hellenic_Parliament_from_high_above.jpg The World Socialist Web Site discussed with workers and youth in Athens the result of the Greek general election. – Ioanna [...]
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Photo: (Wiki), Flag of Greece, Author (Code), cs:User:-xfi- (talk) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Greece.svg WSWS Report – The conservative New Democracy narrowly defeated SYRIZA in Greece’s general election yesterday. New Democracy won 30 percent of the vote. SYRIZA came in a close second with 26.5 percent, winning popular support based on its criticisms of austerity measures set [...]
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Deutsche Bank HQ – Photo (Wiki), Twintowers of Deutsche Bank Headquarter in Frankfurt a.M. on a sunny summer day. Seen from the Maintower building. Author: Jürgen Matern – Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twintowers_of_Deutsche_Bank_Headquarter_in_Frankfurt_a.M..jpg Spanish Austerity Savage to the Point of Sadism, by Conn Hallinan, Common Dreams – The main points in Hallinan’s article are the following: * [...]
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Posters for the Irish European Fiscal Compact referendum, 2012 campaign on lower Ormond Quay in Dublin. Author: Blue-Haired Lawyer, Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Irish_Fiscal_Compact_referendum_posters.jpg WSWS Report – With increasing turmoil across the euro zone, the focus on Spain’s ability to borrow on the financial markets and the threat of a Greek exit, has seen Ireland’s economic outlook [...]
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Lisbon Referendum Poster 2009: So Much for Aspirations Germany and the EU Commission have warned against any linkage of “Irelands” bank debt with the successful passage of the Fiscal “Stability” Treaty on Friday. According to the Irish Times, Germany has cast doubt on any deal on bank debt following the fiscal treaty [...]
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No Kidding From Friday’s Irish Examiner: On Friday, the Chief returning officer, Riona Ni Flanghaile, declared the official national result of the Fiscal Treaty referendum at Dublin Castle. The treaty was carried by a ratio of roughly 60% to 40%, with 955,091 in favour of the treaty and 629,088 against it. The [...]
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Paul Krugman on the fall of Europe’s model pupil, Ireland, back into recession as exports flag: “In understanding the Great British Blunder — the Cameron/Clegg/Osborne decision to engage in unforced austerity, which increasingly looks as if it may cripple the UK economy for many years to come — it is, I’m increasingly convinced, crucial [...]
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Bloomberg – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde says she has more sympathy for deprived children in sub-Saharan Africa than for many of those facing poverty in Greece. Greek parents have to take responsibility if their children are being affected by spending cuts and “have to pay their tax,” Lagarde said in an [...]
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