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Ireland Confirms Billion-Euro Bailout Plea
Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen confirmed Sunday that his country requested financial assistance, which has received the approval of European Union Finance Ministers as well as the IMF (International Monetary Fund). Didier Reynders, Belgium Finance Minister...
Germany Fears Terror Attacks By End of November
According to Germany’s Interior Minister, Thomas de Maiziere, there are “concrete indications of a series of attacks planned for the end of November”. As a result of the perceived threats he was ordering an increased security in the...
EU Leaders should listen to their people, says Ahmadinejad
According to Fars news agency, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has offered Europe a hand in implementing democracy. Referring to the protests and demonstrations in Europe in general and the social unrest in France in particular, Ahmadinejad said...
Ireland Bailout Within 2 Weeks, Portugal in 1 Month says RBS
The public debt crisis sweeping the European Union could be moving into decisive moments. The British governement controlled RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) is betting on a bailout for Ireland in less than 15 days and another for Portugal before the end...
Extremists at the Gate of Europe
Voter dismay at the Open all Hours pro-immigration policies of Europe’s liberal-left governments are leading to rising tension. It is a heady mix that could turn Europe into a Balkan-like ethnic mix of passions ignited by political firebrands....
The Chinese Dragon Pounces on Europe
German indignation at China’s audacious economic penetration of Europe has been dismissed as sour grapes by Zhang Zugian, a researcher with the Chinese Association of European Studies. He says the European Union’s presumption of trade exclusivity...
Europe, The Giant Awakes
In a world of conflicting interests it is hardly surprising that we are bewildered by contradictory information. Nations opposed to the euro-zone, such as Britain and the United States, are desperate to talk up their own currencies: Being economical...
Europe at Bay
It was George Orwell who surmised that the English never see the writing on the wall until their backs are up against it. Much the same can be said for the current generation of Germans. Even their own Chancellor, Angela Merkel, seems perplexed by...
Behind the Veil of EU “Soft Power”
Drawn up as the second millennium drew to a close and in the immediate wake of the Cold War, the European Commission’s Agenda 2000 boldly declared the EU’s intention to play an enhanced role in global affairs through the implementation of...
