Greece ready to repay IMF loan ‘on time’
‘Greek officials said on Friday the country has enough money to pay the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a loan tranche of €460 million which is due on April 9. “We strive to be able to […]
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UK Foreign aid budget to increase by £1 billion
‘The overseas aid budget will increase by an extra £1 billion over the next two years under new European Union rules, it has emerged. The Department for International Development (Dfid) is preparing to change accounting […]
EU Surprised About Kiev Plans to Spend Loan on Border Wall Construction
In early April, Ukraine plans to start wall building on the border with Russia. Brussels is not delighted about the fact that Kiev will spend a substantial part of the EU aid package for this […]
Leave Facebook if you don’t want to be spied on, warns EU
‘The European Commission has warned EU citizens that they should close their Facebook accounts if they want to keep information private from US security services, finding that current Safe Harbour legislation does not protect citizen’s […]
Why Greece is the lynchpin that could unleash economic collapse, domestic martial law and global war
‘I wish I could download to your brain everything you need to know about the European Crisis unfolding right now. The possibility of the breakup of the European Union could be the spark that sets […]
‘Food, Dignity, and a Roof’: Thousands March Against Austerity in Spanish Capital
‘A “March for Dignity” drew thousands to the Spanish capital on Saturday in the latest show of mass opposition to the government’s harsh austerity policies that have slashed public goods—from education to public health to […]
Thousands protest new water charges in Ireland
‘Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Irish capital, Dublin, in protest against controversial water charges, introduced as part of the country’s bailout deal with international creditors. On Saturday, the demonstrators gathered […]
Syriza Promises New Austerity List as European Institutions Intensify Pressure on Greece
‘On the same day the Tsipras government passed a “humanitarian bill” in the Greek parliament, at a cost of just €200 million. The bill provides free electricity and food stamps to some families in dire […]
UK’s foreign aid goes to EU in rush to hit targets, say MPs
‘More than two thirds of Britain’s aid budget is being given to organisations such as the EU and the World Bank to help meet official targets, despite billions of it going unspent for years, an […]
Angela Merkel: the Crimea must return to Ukraine
‘”Today is a day we should remember the illegal annexation of the Crimea. We must not forget that this act has endangered the post-war order in Europe. We will not rest until, until you have […]
EU calls for tracking computers in all vehicles to monitor and regulate travel
‘The controlling surveillance state is deepening, prying further into people’s lives like a chisel carving its way through skin and bone. Governments have become opportunistic control freaks, centralizing their micromanagement powers whenever possible. Now the […]
Kiev Admits Existence of Contracts on Delivery of Lethal Weapons From EU
“The head of state announced that Ukraine has contracts with a range of EU countries on delivery of weaponry, including lethal,” a statement on Poroshenko’s official website said. According to the statement, the European Union […]
Europe Has A Modest Proposal For Greece: ‘Don’t Pay Wages For One Or Two Months’
‘Which explains why as we reported yesterday, Greece passed a law to plunder pension funds, one which would allow the government to fully invest reserves of pension funds and other public entities kept in Bank […]