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German plan seeks to tax Europeans to finance bailouts
Senior advisers to Chancellor Angela Merkel are pushing for better-off households to pay towards the cost of any future bail-outs for the weaker members of the single currency. The proposals, from members of Germany’s council of economic experts, raise the prospect of taxes being imposed on property in a country like Spain if its government Read full article...
Angela Merkel blames Cypriots for bankers’ gamblings
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today that the new rescue program for Cyprus is “right” because it forces “those who have caused the problem.” to take “responsibility” for their actions. In saying this Merkel blames the people of Cyprus for the debt incurred into by the very same banks the German leader so strongly attacks Read full article...
Less Sovereignty is the Central Bankers Solution for the Crisis
By LUIS MIRANDA | THE REAL AGENDA | JUNE 29, 2012 Everyone on the main stream seems to believe that the continuous meetings between European central bankers and government officials are seeking to save the Euro and to help the governments deal with their sovereign debts. It is common to hear on television how journalists Read full article...
Angela Merkel is Latest Casualty of Global Uprising
Austerity is not popular anywhere. REUTERS | MAY 13, 2012 Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives suffered a crushing defeat on Sunday in an election in Germany’s most populous state, a result which could embolden the left opposition to step up its criticism of her European austerity policies. The election in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), a western German state Read full article...
Anti-Austerity Protests Grow in Europe
By PATRICK DONAHUE | BLOOMBERG | APRIL 30, 2012 A recession in Spain and forecasts of rising unemployment in the 17-nation euro area are amplifying criticism of the German-led austerity agenda in election campaigns this week in France and Greece. With Spain’s largest unions leading marches involving thousands of protesters in 55 cities yesterday, Prime Minister Mariano Read full article...








