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Greek election uncertainty fuels concerns over eurozone stability | World news | The Guardian
Greek election uncertainty fuels concerns over eurozone stability | World news | The Guardian. Early elections with the potential to destabilise the eurozone could be called in Greece next year, after the country’s 300 MPs failed to elect a president in their first round of voting. In a ballot of MPs that disappointed government officials, […]
Greek Stocks Crash, Default Risk Spikes After PM GREXIT Comments | Zero Hedge
Greek Stocks Crash, Default Risk Spikes After PM GREXIT Comments | Zero Hedge. Just 2 short months ago we noted S&P’s warning that Greece will default again within 15 months and following comments by Prime Minister Samaras that the market’s drop is due to fear that Syriza will win an early election and seek a Greek exit […]
EU Countries Granted the Right to Ban GMO Crops | Environment News Service
EU Countries Granted the Right to Ban GMO Crops | Environment News Service. A political agreement on new legislation to allow EU member states to restrict, or ban, the cultivation of crops containing genetically modified organisms, GMOs, on their own territory, even if it is allowed at EU level, was reached by Parliament and Council […]
Putin Says Crimea Sacred, Attacks U.S., EU Over Ukraine – Bloomberg
Putin Says Crimea Sacred, Attacks U.S., EU Over Ukraine – Bloomberg. President Vladimir Putin attacked the U.S and Europe for backing Ukraineand said that Crimea, which the Kremlin annexed from Ukraine in March, has “sacred meaning” as Russia’s “Jerusalem.” Crimea’s “territory is strategically important” and for Russia it’s “like theTemple Mount in Jerusalem” is for Muslims and Jews, Putin said in his […]
U.S. to discuss possible new Russia sanctions with European allies | Reuters
U.S. to discuss possible new Russia sanctions with European allies | Reuters. (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will talk to European allies this week about imposing further sanctions onRussia if pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine do not halt violence, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday. The United States and the 28-nation European Union […]
Putin Kills “South Stream” Pipeline, Will Build New Massive Pipeline To Turkey Instead | Zero Hedge
Putin Kills “South Stream” Pipeline, Will Build New Massive Pipeline To Turkey Instead | Zero Hedge. In retrospect, it should have been obvious in August. Back then we wrote that the EU’s poorest member nation, Bulgaria, had been an enthusiastic supporter of the Russian-backed South Stream gas pipeline project, whose construction has stoked tensions between the West and […]
Europe: Is the Union over? – Head to Head – Al Jazeera English
Europe: Is the Union over? – Head to Head – Al Jazeera English. “There has been no unelected prime minister in Europe. We are not banana republics. We are democracies,” argues Viviane Reding, the former vice president of the European Commission and fierce defender of the European Union. But are European institutions truly democratic? And […]
Russia won’t sever ties with Europe, but no business as usual – Lavrov — RT News
Russia won’t sever ties with Europe, but no business as usual – Lavrov — RT News. Russia and the EU are having a moment of truth focused in Ukraine. Moscow won’t be the one to break ties with Europe, but won’t simply go back to how the things were before the crisis hit, said the […]
Cold comfort as France, Germany eke out growth | Reuters
Cold comfort as France, Germany eke out growth | Reuters. (Reuters) – European stocks were flat on Friday after gross domestic product numbers showed both France and Germany grew marginally in the third quarter, while the dollar rose further against the yen on expectations of a snap election in Japan. The European data confirmed that the outlook for […]
Yellen’s Message to Draghi: Print, Baby, Print! |
Yellen’s Message to Draghi: Print, Baby, Print! |. Bloomberg informs us that there is a “Yellen Message to Europeans Divided on QE: Do Whatever It Takes”. The belief that central bank bureaucrats can “rescue” the economy by printing more money evidently remains as firmly ingrained as ever. As Paul Singer, the head of Elliott Management, […]
Ukraine Currency Crashes After Senior EU Official Says “The Ukrainians Are Manipulating Us” | Zero Hedge
Ukraine Currency Crashes After Senior EU Official Says “The Ukrainians Are Manipulating Us” | Zero Hedge. The much discussed tumble in the Russian ruble (or as Japan would call it “mission accomplished” if its was the Yen instead of the Ruble) may have stabilized somewhat, and judging by the Russian central bank’s response to no […]
EU Fracking Boom Becoming Less Likely
EU Fracking Boom Becoming Less Likely. Pro-fracking campaign in the global media is fading fast. A year or two ago the extraction method suitable for the Arizona desert was presented as a key component of the EU’s energy security policy byhigh-ranking officials in the European Commission. Many large corporations that announced an influx of investment into […]
Brussels Police Fire Tear Gas After Austerity “Protesters Overturned Cars, Lit Fires”
Brussels Police Fire Tear Gas After Austerity “Protesters Overturned Cars, Lit Fires Tear GasBelgium’s new center-right government imposed the austerity measures to cover budget shortfalls, prompting harsh reactions from the population. The BBC said: Belgium’s new government plans to raise the pension age, freeze wages and make public service cuts to meet EU targets. Some 100,000 […]
It begins: German bank charging NEGATIVE interest to its customers
It begins: German bank charging NEGATIVE interest to its customers. Don Quixote is easily one of the most entertaining books of the Renaissance, if not all-time. And almost everyone’s heard of it, even if they haven’t read it. You know the basic plot line- Alonso Quixano becomes fixated with the idea of chivalry and sets […]
U.K. Sees Flat Winter Gas Use Amid Minimal Ukraine Risk – Bloomberg
U.K. Sees Flat Winter Gas Use Amid Minimal Ukraine Risk – Bloomberg. U.K. natural gas demand this winter will be little changed from last year and Britain will be able to withstand a potential cut in Russian supply to Europe, according to National Grid Plc. Gas use in the six-month period from October will be unchanged from […]
