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Turkey Breaks with NATO, Refuses to Expel Russians
Turkey Breaks with NATO, Refuses to Expel Russians Ankara (GPA) – Turkey has broken with their NATO allies and decided not to expel Russian diplomats at the behest of the UK. Following the alleged March 4th alleged Russian poisoning of Sergei Skripal, an ex-double agent in the UK, several European countries and the US have […]
Germany Approves Russia-Led Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline
Germany Approves Russia-Led Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline Germany approved on Tuesday the construction and operation of the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in its territorial waters, thus issuing all necessary permits for the German section of the project that has torn Europe and EU member states over the implications of Russia’s gas giant […]
Will the Euro Survive by 2021?
Will the Euro Survive by 2021? The results of the Italian election is just starting to sink in. The rise of comedian Beppo Grillo to Italy’s most successful politician, who won 32.7% of the popular voted compared to Merkel winning 32.8% in the German election. Following the election on March 4th, Grillo’s “five-star” party took […]
Russia Vows Imminent Response: “The US Only Understands Force”
Russia Vows Imminent Response: “The US Only Understands Force” Update: RIA Novosti reports an unnamed foreign ministry official protested the decision by EU, NATO nations to expel envoys, and confirmed that Russia will respond to each country expelling diplomats, warning that the “expulsions won’t go unanswered.” “Unfriendly” action won’t be left unanswered. U.K.’s allies are […]
The euro area’s deepening political divide
The euro area’s deepening political divide Two European elections – in Germany on 24 September 2017 and Italy on 4 March 2018 – warn that the peoples of Europe are drifting apart. Much of the recent deepening of these divisions can be traced to Europe’s single currency, the euro. This column argues that the political […]
The European Union Wants to Be an Even Bigger Global Bully
The European Union Wants to Be an Even Bigger Global Bully Europe doesn’t need another empire. Over time, the European Union has developed into more than just an economic cooperation between nations. The EU is a big and intrusive government that constantly acquires new powers. And like all superstates, its tendency to defend freedom against control […]
Albert Edwards: “Trump Will Soon Turn His Protectionist Fire On Germany. That Will Be Messy”
Albert Edwards: “Trump Will Soon Turn His Protectionist Fire On Germany. That Will Be Messy” We were wondering how long before one of our favorite “perma-skeptics”, Socgen’s Albert Edwards, would chime in on the global trade war that broke out in the past few weeks, especially since trade protectionism, tariffs and subsidies are the opposite […]
EU Preparing To Unleash First-Ever Regulations Targeting Search Engines
EU Preparing To Unleash First-Ever Regulations Targeting Search Engines Roughly nine months after Google’s parent company Alphabet was slapped with a 2.4 billion euro fine for “abusing its dominance in search,” Brussels bureaucrats are reportedly preparing to take things a step further and unleash Europe-wide regulations for search engines and other online platforms and apps. […]
EU: More Censorship to “Protect” You
EU: More Censorship to “Protect” You There appears to be a huge disconnect here between the EU’s professedconcern for keeping Europeans safe — as expressed in the one-hour rule — and the EU’s actual refusal to keep Europeans safe in the offline world. The result is that Europeans, manipulated by an untransparent, unaccountable body, will […]
Toxic Debt Still Plagues Spanish Banks (and Taxpayers Will End Up Paying for It)
Toxic Debt Still Plagues Spanish Banks (and Taxpayers Will End Up Paying for It) Years after Crisis Was “Solved.” Europe’s banking authorities are finally beginning to pile pressure on poorly performing banks to clean up their books, something that should have happened a long, long time ago. But as is often the case with European […]
How the Euro Will Be Killed by Politicians
How the Euro Will Be Killed by Politicians The man who is killing the Euro as a viable currency is none other than Donald Franciszek Tusk who is a Polish politician who has been the President of the European Council since 2014. He is the living example why politicians MUST be prohibited from making any decisions […]
Italian Elections – Another Nail in the Coffin of Brussels?
Italian Elections – Another Nail in the Coffin of Brussels? The Italian election results are in and once again it demonstrates that correlating economics with voting, you end up with a far more accurate forecast. Trying to predict based upon samples of calling people appears to be not merely questionable, but also prone to human […]
Europe Will Retaliate To Trump Trade War With 25% Tariffs Targeting GOP States
Europe Will Retaliate To Trump Trade War With 25% Tariffs Targeting GOP States Following through with threats of retaliation made earlier in the week, the European Union on Tuesday is preparing punitive tariffs on iconic US brands produced in Republican-controlled states as US trade partners try to do anything and everything they can to stymie […]
Italy’s Results are Truly Forza Italia!
Italy’s Results are Truly Forza Italia! Europe is headed for a breakup. But, after a year of watching the EU establishment work the polls just enough to maintain the status quo in the Netherlands, France and Germany I wasn’t expecting much from yesterday’s Italian elections. But with turnout over 73% we got just that. Voters were […]
