Europe
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Reasons To Be Uncheerful By S. Artesian
The truth is that the debt represents the compressed whole of capitalism. More specifically, Greece’s public debt cannot be separated from its membership in the EU, from its adherence to the monetary union, from its condition of capitalism within the larger network of capitalism, all the PhDs, political economists, Marxist economists, in the world to… Continue reading
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Poll Finds Mass Opposition In Europe To War Drive vs. Russia Over Ukraine By Alex Lantier
The findings of a poll published yesterday by the Washington, DC-based Pew Research Center, showing broad opposition in Europe to a NATO war with Russia, underscore the anti-democratic character of the US-led war drive against Russia over Ukraine. Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 29 May 2015 (13/15): News: Med crisis and EU response
29 May 2015 — Statewatch.org/ • e-mail: office@statewatch.org Statewatch coverage of the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean New Key Documents 1. European External Action Service (EEAS): Military Advice: RESTRICTED doc no: 8802-15 2. Political and Security Committee: PMG Recommendations on the draft Crisis Management 3.Draft Crisis Management Concept for a possible CSDP operation to disrupt human smuggling networks in Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 29 May 2015 (12/15)
29 May 2015 — Statewatch • e-mail: office@statewatch.org NEWS http://www.statewatch.org/news/ 1. UN: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression 2. EU: Council of the European Union: EU Action on Migratory Pressures – targeted update on Turkey Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 21 May 2015 (10/15)
21 May 2015 — Statewatch.org/ • e-mail: office@statewatch.org NEWS http://www.statewatch.org/news/ 1. Council of the European Union: Eurojust: Confiscation, Bosnia: Mandate & Revised civilian tasks: CSDP 2. Big Brother is watching EU – as US moves towards privacy reform, Europe enacts sweeping new spying powers Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 21 May 2015 (11/15): News: Med crisis and EU response
21 May 2015 — Statewatch.org/ • e-mail: office@statewatch.org Statewatch coverage of the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean Key Analysis and Documents Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 27 April 2015 (08/15): Crisis in the Mediterranean
27 April 015 — Statewatch • e-mail: office@statewatch.org Statewatch coverage of the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean 1. UN-UK-MEDIA: UN Human Rights chief urges UK to tackle tabloid hate speech 2. Draft list of Member State “pledges” of military and other assets 3. Don’t rock the boat: EU leaders do as little as possible, Analysis Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 27 April 2015 (09/15)
27 April 2015 — Statewatch • e-mail: office@statewatch.org NEWS http://www.statewatch.org/news/ NEWS 1. “The time is here to be seized” and “Catching History on the Wing” A. Sivanandan 2. EU: Regulation on Data Protection: Consolidated version (630 pages) from EP 3. Frontex and eu-LISA Cooperation Plan 2015 Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 17 March 2015 (05/15): Fingerprinting by force / UK: Police “spying” whistleblower admits to MPs that he infiltrated six trade unions…
17 March 2015 — Statewatch • e-mail: office@statewatch.org NEWShttp://www.statewatch.org/news/ Top stories and analyses from Statewatch 1. EU: Fingerprinting by force: secret discussions on “systematic identification” of migrants and asylum seekers2. EU: Statewatch Analysis: Proposed Data Protection Regulation: What has the Council agreed so far?3. Is it time to go back to the typewriter, carbon paper and Tippex? “Remote access” to any Continue reading
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EU Splits on Supplying Weapons to Ukraine — How and Why By Eric Zuesse
There are 28 member-nations in the EU. Apparently, 17 of them do not want to sell weapons to the Ukrainian Government. That’s 17 EU nations which are apparently siding with Russia in opposing the extermination of the residents in the region of the former Ukraine, Donbass, where the residents had voted 90% for the Ukrainian… Continue reading
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Syriza’s Only Choice: A Radical Step Forward By Spyros Lapatsioras, John Milios, and Dimitris P. Sotiropoulos
The transitional “bridge Agreement” of the 20th of February is a truce intended by the Greek government and welcomed by the other side (the European “institutions”). Within the truce period (the next four months), the conditions for negotiating the next agreement will be shaped. This could mean that everything is still open. However, that is… Continue reading
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Greece Told Deeper Austerity Needed to Secure Additional Loans By Robert Stevens
Euro zone finance ministers met Monday to discuss a set of proposals from the Syriza-led Greek government based on the austerity programme both sides signed on February 20. Greece was required to submit a list of austerity measures deemed acceptable to its creditors as a precondition for receiving a pending load of €7.2 billion and… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 6 March 2015 (04/15)
6 March 2015 — Statewatch • e-mail: office@statewatch.org NEWS http://www.statewatch.org/news/ 1. EU-UK: House of Lords report: CIVILIAN USE OF DRONES2. EU Commissioner: Migration Agenda: No search & rescue3. UK: A critical response to “The British Armed Forces: Learning Resource 2014 Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 18 February 2015 (03/15)
17 February 2015 — http://www.statewatch.org/ • e-mail: office@statewatch.org NEWS http://www.statewatch.org/news/ 1. NETHERLANDS: DATA RETENTION: Dutch DPA post-ECJ data retention Bill: “disproportionate infringement of private life”2. EU: “FORCED RETURNS”: Frontex stats report: 74,262 “forced returns” in last year3. EU: CJEU: Advocate General (AG): Opinion: person charged with criminal offence can be removed Continue reading
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Greece: Syriza’s Challenge. Combating Post-Democracy By Binoy Kampmark
Across Europe, and more specifically, the euro-zone, a spectre did not so much haunt as totally materialise in the form of Alex Tsipras and the Syriza party. Greece woke up to a new party that had never seen office, coming within a few seats of governing in its own right. Any European party would have… Continue reading
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Paris Charlie: The “Shock Doctrine” par Excellence By Peter Koenig
On 12 January the French Parliament approved with almost unanimity – with one abstention only – the budget for France’s continuous and enlarged involvement in the new war on Iraq, a new war engagement led by Washington and supported by its vassals, UK, Canada, Australia and France. Aircraft carriers and troops were immediately mobilized, not… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 28 November 2014 (16/14): UK: NEW POWER TO GATHER IP ADDRESSES IS NOT LIMITED TO TERRORISM, IT WILL COVER ALL CRIME
28 November 2014 — Statewatch NEWShttp://www.statewatch.org/news/ 1. UK: NEW POWER TO GATHER IP ADDRESSES IS NOT LIMITED TO TERRORISM, IT WILL COVER ALL CRIME2. Germany, Austria and Italy launch “trilateral control” to deal with “the increasing number of migrants”3. New Frontex Director Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 17 November 2014 (15/14)
17 November 2014 — Statewatch.org NEWS: http://www.statewatch.org/news/ 1. EU: Red Cross EU: Press release: Recommendations on international protection: Press release and report2. SPAIN: Statewatch Viewpoint: LIke imprisonment in Spain: An inhuman and unlawful punishment3. EU: Council of the European Union: DATA PROTECTION REGULATION: Council developing its negotiating positions: Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 27 October 2014 (14/14): Operation ‘Mos Maiorum’
26 October 2014 — Statewatch.org/ NEWShttp://www.statewatch.org/news/ JOINT POLICE OPERATION “MOS MAIORUM” 1. EU: Joint Operation “Mos Maiorum” (13-26 October 2014): Statewatch Summary of News/Web of coverage2. Joint Police Operation “Mos Maiorum”: Statewatch can confirm that the UK is taking part3. Joint Police Operation “Mos Maiorum”: Document from Italian Interior Ministry giving instructions on how to treat migrants Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 11 August 2014: Mass surveillance of communications in the EU: CJEU judgment and DRIPA 2014/RIPA 2000 in the UK
“The CJEU ruled that mass surveillance under the EU Data Retention Directive entails an interference with the fundamental rights of practically the entire European population and is a clear breach of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Continue reading
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