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Challenges to Greek Economy

The budget crisis in Greece is extremely severe. From NPR: "The government has promised tough austerity measures, but many Greeks say they more

Angela Merkel Keynote in Davos Today

Angela Merkel spoke, and fortunately (for me) they had a real-time interpreter who was amazing. In fact, they had 10, with headphones that more

A Crystal Ball View of Europe in 2022

LOL @ Merkelreich & Greece: "Owned By China"

Vatican told to pay taxes as Italy tackles budget crisis

about time!!! how about doing this in the US!!!

EU bans claim that water can prevent dehydration

Brussels bureaucrats were ridiculed yesterday after banning drink manufacturers from claiming that water can prevent dehydration.

And a counter view from the Greeks

LOL @ Turkey: "Eastern Greece (lent to Turkey)" it wouldn't be funny if there wasn't an acorn of truth to these stereotypes.

Europe According To The Germans

Another funny map from alphadesigner.com - Ha! @ Russia "Gas Vault"

Daily Juice 5/15/2012

On this day in 1928, Mickey Mouse was first seen in a test screening of a cartoon short, Plane Crazy. The audience was unimpressed. Mickey more

A message from the streets of Athens: “save us no more!”

indeed. :(

Euro crisis summit: The night Europe changed

it's only an inter-governmental set of treaties, not a full revision of the EU treaty as hoped. they don't even know if the EU courts & more

EU Court Bans Anti-Piracy Filters On Hosting Services

an interesting wrinkle in the ongoing battle of the studios vs. the world.

Greece on "knife edge" in last hours to agree bailout

will the #domino fall? #EU #collapse outta #time

Financial Times: “Greece is the eurozone’s first colony”

Here at ROAR, we usually don’t rely on the analyses brought forward by the mainstream media; in particular not those of the more

China Not Willing to Pay Carbon Tax for its Airliners

The dispute comes at a sensitive time for the EU, which is wooing China, a major holder of foreign reserves, to invest in bailout funds to more

LEAKED EU DRAFT TREATY ON MONETARY STABILIZATION DATED JANUARY 27, 2012
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Europe's Hindsight into its lack of Foresight

Why has Europe reached a stage where they have to deal with the largest debt crisis in their history? Why weren't safeguards put in place more

Will Sanctions Affect The Price Of Oil

As Hope Fades in Greece, Elderly Pensioner Is Driven to Suicide

such a mess, & only getting worse...

Do we finally, FINALLY have a deal in Euroland?

According to the now-ubiquitous "an official" at the EU summit, a deal has been agreed to that gives Greek bondholders a 50% haircut. We'll more

EU summit: Last-chance saloon for eurozone project

last chance indeed. some top analysts are saying it's down to a matter of weeks left for the EU as we currently know it. after that... more