Tag Archive: Europe

Italy: the missed generation

February 10, 2014 12:00 am Leave your thoughts

The truth is that the situation in Italy is getting desperate. Amongst those under 25, unemployment is as high as 40% with many of those in work underpaid and on short term contracts

Schulz Fights For A Democratic Europe

November 17, 2013 1:53 am Leave your thoughts

I first heard Martin Schulz speak in Sofia in June at the PES Congress. He was then, as he is now, President of the European Parliament. He articulated a clear vision for reforming the EU which struck a chord

The Bank Guarantee That Bankrupted Ireland

November 14, 2013 12:00 am Leave your thoughts

The Irish have a long history of being tyrannized, exploited, and oppressed-from the forced conversion to Christianity in the Dark Ages, to slave trading of the natives in the 15th and 16th centuries, to the mid-nineteenth century "potato famine" that was really a holocaust

Now you can vote for the next EC President

November 7, 2013 12:58 pm Leave your thoughts

On Wednesday 6 November a very significant event took place in Brussels. Martin Schulz was confirmed as the Party of European Socialists candidate designate for the European Commission President. So how does this impact on you? The answer is in a very big way, writes David Eade.

Greek Capitalism at a Critical Point

October 5, 2013 1:02 am Leave your thoughts

Greek capitalism continues to be the weak link of the Eurozone as it is still under the "intensive care" of the EU support mechanisms for the fourth consecutive year and is in recession for the sixth consecutive year