Editor’s Note (Ralph Turchiano) Re-Post Request for cross reference HSBC and Panama files. Original Post date 28 October 2012 Engineering Evil : Authenticity Still Requires further verification Being on a List does not imply guilt Current Source Info: Zougla Keep Talking… Read More ›
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IMF pronounces Bulgaria’s banks safe just two weeks before Bank Run
Friday, 11 July 2014 Earlier this summer, IMF bureaucrats went to Sofia, Bulgaria to study the country’s economic progress. And roughly a month ago, they released an official report which stated, among other things, that Bulgarian banks are “stable and… Read More ›
EU to help Ukraine pay Russian gas bill
EEV: ? 04 Mar 2014 Brussels (AFP) The European Union will help Ukraine pay the $2.0 billion it owes to Russian gas giant Gazprom, a top official said Tuesday, as part of an aid package reportedly worth more than one… Read More ›
Green MEP Staes: ‘GMO clearly not wanted by majority of members’
Despite 19 out of 28 EU member states opposing a genetically modified crop, it was authorized due to the bloc’s voting system. Green MEP Bart Staes says the Commission would be ill-advised to go against the majority. The European Food… Read More ›
EU to force Britons to publish details of wills and property
A bill being debated in Brussels would force UK citizens to disclose ‘reams’ of private, financial information on a public register Mark Field MP said the EU proposals “threaten a family’s right to keep their affairs confidential” By Richard Dyson… Read More ›
EU gives US six months to lift visas
Wednesday, 05 February 2014 The European Commission has requested that the US lift visas for citizens of Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania. If within six months the problem is not solved, the EU could introduce visas for US diplomats,… Read More ›
EU has secret plan for police to ‘remote stop’ cars
The EU is developing a secret plan to give the police the power to control cars by switching the engine off remotely A French police officer watching for road traffic infringements in Paris Photo: GETTY IMAGES Bruno Waterfield and Matthew Day… Read More ›
Europe to Ditch Climate Protection Goals
Green Fade-Out By Gregor Peter Schmitz in Brussels The EU’s reputation as a model of environmental responsibility may soon be history. The European Commission wants to forgo ambitious climate protection goals and pave the way for fracking — jeopardizing Germany’s… Read More ›
Welfare debate stokes Germany-EU tensions
“The German social welfare system is not a self-service convenience store for all the Europeans that come to our country,” Does the German social welfare system contravene European law? The EU seems to think so. It has made a statement… Read More ›
Scientists creating viruses deadlier to humans
Sunday, 22 December 2013 Some of the world’s most eminent scientists have severely criticised the arguments used by some influenza researchers who are trying to make the H5N1 bird-flu virus more dangerous to humans by repeatedly infecting laboratory ferrets. More… Read More ›
Is Europe on the verge of a popular uprising?
Europe’s ‘crisis after the crisis’ poses uncertainty in 2014 14 Dec 2013 The question was asked by one of Greece’s most respected newspapers as another year of painful austerity drew to a close. If public anger does explode on… Read More ›
EU in court threat over English tests for migrants: Brussels warned Britain over ‘xenophobic’ plans
Plan for test outlined by Iain Duncan Smith this week Laszlo Andor told David Cameron to drop proposals Hungarian official branded Britain a ‘nasty country’ last month By Jason Groves and Eleanor Harding PUBLISHED: 19:59 EST, 13 December 2013 | … Read More ›
Devices that fire microwave blasts, scrambling cars’ onboard computers, could soon allow the authorities to rein in suspect vehicles
Police could use radio waves to bring cars to a halt 12 December 2013 by Paul Marks Magazine issue 2947. Subscribe and save For similar stories, visit the Cars and Motoring and Crime and Forensics Topic Guides IMAGINE you… Read More ›
Financial Stability Board Global Shadow Banking Monitoring Report 2013 (OFIs grew to $71 trillion )
December 1, 2013 The following report was released November 14, 2013 by the Financial Stability Board, an international organization that includes representatives from the G-20 nations, European Central Bank, European Commission, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic Co-operation… Read More ›
Euro Parliament axes data sharing with US – the NSA swiped the bytes anyway
Hacking claims now probed by Continent’s cops By Iain Thomson Posted in Government, 24th October 2013 18:24 GMT The European Parliament has voted to halt the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP), an agreement to share data on financial transactions… Read More ›
Britain’s anger at EC opposition to restriction on migrant benefits : Benefit Tourism is OK, and so is Corruption ( EU )
The European Commission and the BBC are facing new questions over a controversial report into the effect of European Union migration to the UK. David Cameron’s official spokesman said last week that there was “widespread and understandable concern” in the… Read More ›
Brussels Ignores Tip-Offs from Greek Official
Wasted EU Funds Anti-corruption officials in Brussels have failed to investigate reports of squandered EU funds at a training institute in Greece, a German paper reported Friday. Well-connected teachers were allegedly paid up to €610 per hour for up to… Read More ›
Europe Has 880,000 Slave Laborers
A report by the European Parliament says there are 3,600 international criminal organizations in the European Union and that some 880,000 slave laborers live in the 27-nation bloc, including 270,000 victims of sexual exploitation. A European Parliament report seen by… Read More ›
Brussels’ Revolving Door for Top EU Officials
Conflicts of Interest By Christoph Schult and Christoph Pauly Senior European Commission officials have a penchant for changing sides when they join the private sector. They take up positions with Chinese companies, cigarette manufacturers or PR firms — and potential… Read More ›
UK’s GCHQ blamed for cyber attack on Belgian telecoms company
The agency was named in the latest revelations from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden Cahal Milmo Friday, 20 September 2013 Britain is facing a damaging public clash with a European ally after GCHQ was blamed for a cyber attack on Belgium’s… Read More ›
Now the European Union wants to limit all cars to 70 miles per hour
Posted By Eric Owens On 8:44 AM 09/02/2013 In World In its continuing efforts to outlaw anything remotely fun, the European Union has announced plans to forcibly limit all cars to a maximum of 70 miles per hour. Under the… Read More ›
Ex Cyprus president walks out on public enquiry
Friday, 23 August 2013 Former Cyprus president Demetris Christofias walked out of a public enquiry into the causes of the island’s financial crisis Thursday, declining to answer questions before he had his say. The walkout was criticised by the… Read More ›
Gibraltar chief says no chance of sovereignty talks with Spain / “a snowball’s chance in hell”
The Chief Minister of Gibraltar has said there is not “a snowball’s chance in hell” that Britain would grant Spain talks over the Rock’s sovereignty. By Fiona Govan, Gibraltar 11:51AM BST 22 Aug 2013 A day after Spain’s foreign minister… Read More ›
Spain warns ‘the party is over’ as Gibraltar row escalates
UK Foreign Office warns ‘it will not compromise’ on Britain’s sovereignty over Gibraltar Heather Saul Sunday, 4 August 2013 The Foreign Office has said today that the UK “will not compromise” after the Spanish Government threatened to take a… Read More ›
Warning over ‘epidemic’ of skin allergies from chemical in cosmetics and household products
A chemical found in everyday cosmetics and household cleaning products may be responsible for an “epidemic” of painful skin allergies, doctors have warned. Some well-known products that contain MI By Claire Duffin 7:00AM BST 07 Jul 2013 The preservative… Read More ›
Iceland cuts off ‘negotiations’ to enter EU : “This is how democracy works,”
Friday, 14 June 2013 Unlike Macedonia who seems to be willing to endure just about anything, Iceland shocked the EU last night by… showing self respect!? Iceland’s bid to join the EU is over, the country’s foreign minister told… Read More ›
EDA To Hold EU’s First War Game To Assess Military Capabilities
May. 31, 2013 – 11:12AM | By JULIAN HALE | BRUSSELS — The European Defence Agency (EDA) will organize the EU’s first ever war game from June 4-6 in The Hague to assess future European military capability requirements. Results will… Read More ›
EU to ban olive oil jugs from restaurants: 1 January 2014
The European Union is to ban olive oil jugs and dipping bowls from restaurant tables in a move described by one of Britain’s top cooks as authoritarian and damaging to artisanal food makers. The European Union is to ban olive… Read More ›
BP and Shell raided over allegations of petrol price-fixing
Oil giants targeted by European Commission in probe into suspected market manipulation Tom Bawden, Oliver Wright Tuesday, 14 May 2013 The European Commission today raided the offices of BP and Shell on suspicion that they are playing a central role… Read More ›
European Commission to criminalize nearly all seeds, plants not registered with Govt
Tuesday, 07 May 2013 Europe is rushing towards the good ol days circa 1939, 40… A new law proposed by the European Commission would make it illegal to “grow, reproduce or trade” any vegetable seeds that have not been… Read More ›
France ends Austerity measures
Tuesday, 07 May 2013 Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici says French austerity measures are at an end, instead opting for growth. This further complicates the strained relationship between the eurozone’s two largest economies. “We’re witnessing the end of the dogma… Read More ›
Germany forces EU countries to cede sovereignty
Фото: EPA German Chancellor is trying to use the economic crisis as a pretext for stripping the European countries of the last remnants of their sovereignty. The recent comments and demands made by Angela Merkel will surely anger the eurosceptics… Read More ›
Defiant EU demands extra £9.5b to cover its budget
The European Union has defied Britain’s attempts to control its spending by demanding an extra £9.5 billion to tide it over until the end of the year. Members of the European Parliament Photo: AFP By Bruno Waterfield, Brussels 1:13PM… Read More ›
EU in “denial” that sick economy costs lives, health experts say
Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:01 GMT Reuters * Financial crisis takes heavy toll on health, experts say * Austerity drive blamed for shredding social safety nets * Iceland shows alternative way as health standards hold up By Ben Hirschler LONDON,… Read More ›
MEPs to vote on EU ‘ban on all forms of pornography’
MEPs will next week vote on a “ban on all forms of pornography” including censorship of the internet in a bid to “eliminate gender stereotypes” that demean women. MEPs will next week vote on a “ban on all forms of… Read More ›
Eurozone breaks record on Jobless level
Friday, 01 March 2013 Italy’s voters gave their verdict on the austerity medicine they’ve been forced to take when they went to the polls earlier this week. By Friday, one of the reasons behind the protest was highlighted when the… Read More ›
Plastic packaging containing chemical BPA ‘harming brain and nerve cell growth in babies’
Steve Connor Monday, 25 February 2013 A chemical widely used in plastic packaging and food containers may be toxic to the central nervous system by interfering with a key gene involved in the development of nerve cells, a study… Read More ›
Calorie levels on food packaging ‘wildly misleading’ “OMG WHAT FIBER AGAIN?”
EEV: The lead story now in two lead publications, seems to have misunderstanding of fiber. This appears to be more of an experiment on hype and misinformation, then actually health or news. Calorie levels printed on food packaging are wildly misleading… Read More ›
Europe and US pledge to create world’s biggest trading bloc
The European Union and America are to open negotiations with the aim of creating the world’s biggest free trade area worth €86bn (£75bn) within two years. David Cameron pledged that Britain, which currently chairs the G8 group of countries, would… Read More ›
Greece’s blowout sale : Police, Airports, Beaches, Islands, Water, Sewage All for Sale at Basement prices
Nikolia Apostolou and Marina RigouJanuary 18, 2013 06:00 Some say privatization may prove to be the Greek government’s best option, but who will pay the price? ATHENS, Greece — Straddled with mammoth debts, the government has begun one of the… Read More ›
‘Red October’ has been spying on WORLD LEADERS for 5 years – researchers
New flavour of cyberespionage malware uncovered by security bods By John Leyden Posted in Security, 14th January 2013 18:04 GMT Free whitepaper – Shutterfly and Cleversafe Partner Case Study Security watchers have discovered a malware-based cyber-espionage campaign targeting diplomats, governments and… Read More ›
Biofuels cause pollution, not as green as thought – study: Will have small but significant effects on human mortality and crop yields
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 18:00 GMT Reuters * Trees could add to toxic ozone-Lancaster University * Could cause almost 1,400 premature deaths in Europe a year * Study shows biofuels not totally benign vs fossil fuels By Environment Correspondent Alister… Read More ›
Auto-immune disease: the viral route is confirmed
19.12.2012 – Press release Europe Health technologies Why would our immune system turn against our own cells? This is the question that the combined Inserm/CNRS/ Pierre and Marie Curie University/Association Institut de Myologie have strived to answer in their “Therapies… Read More ›
Crisis: Greece; jobless rate to hover around 30% by 2014
19 December, 13:18 (ANSAmed) – ATHENS, DECEMBER 19 – Unemployment in Greece will climb to 29.3% in 2013 and 31% in 2014, the German institute of macroeconomic forecasts IfW Kiel predicted on Tuesday. The German institute’s economists, as daily… Read More ›
Insight: Facing austerity, Europe’s bureaucrats chafe : As EU institutions have cellars stocked with nearly 47,000 bottles of red, white and sparkling wine
By Sebastian Moffett and Claire DavenportPosted 2012/11/18 at 5:21 am EST BRUSSELS, Nov. 18, 2012 (Reuters) — Workers protesting austerity on the streets of southern Europe weren’t to know it, but earlier this month there was also a strike at… Read More ›
Spain’s politicians pledge to stop evictions after suicide
Posted 2012/11/10 at 1:51 pm EST MADRID, Nov. 10, 2012 (Reuters) — Spain’s conservative prime minister and the leader of the opposition aim to agree measures on Monday to stop banks evicting homeowners after a woman’s suicide before her property… Read More ›
Greece Cancels Christmas as Austerity Measure
Greece votes to cancel Christmas, along with all other paid holidays for public servants—but European financial leaders say its austerity triage might be too little, too late. by Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 8, 2012 1:57 PM EST Just… Read More ›
RT: Greece can easily slide into Civil War
Thursday, 08 November 2012 Greece risks sliding into a civil war, unless officials in Athens follow Iceland’s example and default on the country’s loans, journalist Charlie McGrath told RT. Charlie McGrath from Wide Awake News says Greece needs to admit… Read More ›
BMJ and Daily Telegraph’s fake hip exposes failing European device regulation: EU Places Personal Profit over Safety
Contact: Stephanie Burns sburns@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36920 BMJ-British Medical Journal Responsible bodies more interested in attracting business than patient safety A joint investigation by the BMJ and Daily Telegraph has exposed the major flaws in the current EU system used for regulating… Read More ›
Cash-strapped Cyprus plots Russian exit from austerity
It has been three years since I was last in Paphos, a resort on Cyprus’s west coast, and at first glance not much has changed. Fishing boats in Paphos Harbour, Pafos, Pafos District, Cyprus. Photo: Alamy <!– remove the whitespace… Read More ›
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