Europe

December 12, 2012

NATO aims for a Nobel war prize By Pepe Escobar

Look at the cast selected to receive the award; the spectacularly useless Herman van Rompuy (president of the European Council); the spectacularly mediocre Jose Manuel Barroso (president of the European Commission); and non-entity Martin Schulz, president of the European Parliament. The Rolling Stones may be geriatric, but at least they still know how to work… Continue reading

Europe, Syria

Asia, democracy, EU, market, NATO, Pepe Escobar, PR, Syria, Turkey
December 11, 2012

Video: Eurozone Austerity Policies Will Spark New Crisis in 2013

Costas Lapavitsas: There is an impression that the crisis has been handled by ECB but economies are deteriorating quickly Continue reading

Europe, Greece, Videos

austerity, bailout, Crisis, debt, Eurozone, Greece, LAPAVITSAS, London, radical, SYRIZA, unemployment, Video
December 9, 2012

Statewatch News Online, 10 December 2012 (21/12)

012 — http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. EU Council of the European Union: COSI Operational plan & Schengen borders re-introduction2, EU: Justice and Home Affairs Council, 6-7 December 2012, Brussels: Final Press release, 6-7 December3. EU: Institute of Race Relations: Which way forward on racial profiling? Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

EC, EU, Germany, Government, Member State, Netherlands, police, regulation, Statewatch
December 7, 2012

Mixed signals from European Union on economic blockade of WikiLeaks – spokesperson By John robles

WikiLeaks number two and the official spokesperson for the WikiLeaks organization, Kristinn Hrafnsson spoke with the Voice of Russia regarding the recent ruling by the European Parliament regarding the extra-judicial economic blockade by US based financial institutions who are in violation of international and European law in their continued blockade of the organization. Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us

blockade, bradley manning, corporations, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, Hrafnsson, Jeremy Hammond, Julian Assange, prison, State Department, talks, Visa, WikiLeaks
December 7, 2012

Latin America and Europe Compared By Asbjørn Wahl

The experiences from having had left political parties in government in Europe in the era of neoliberalism have not been very exciting, to put it mildly. The most recent experiences from such governments in France, Italy and – to a certain degree – also Norway have proved anything from negative to disastrous. Continue reading

Europe, Latin America

capital, class, Europe, Government, labour, market, participation, radical, social movements, socialist
December 7, 2012

Latin America and Europe Compared By Asbjørn Wahl

The experiences from having had left political parties in government in Europe in the era of neoliberalism have not been very exciting, to put it mildly. The most recent experiences from such governments in France, Italy and – to a certain degree – also Norway have proved anything from negative to disastrous. Continue reading

Europe, Latin America

capital, class, Europe, Government, labour, market, participation, radical, social movements, socialist
November 30, 2012

Nobel Peace Prize brews hostility as winners renounce EU’s award

Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa and two other Nobel Peace winners have written to the foundation to protest the decision to award the 2012 prize to the EU. Continue reading

Europe

Africa, Alfred Nobel, Desmond Tutu, EU, Norway, peace, RT, Vietnam
November 26, 2012

Statewatch News Online, 26 November 2012 (20/12)

012 — Statewatch e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. EU: Stockholm Programme: List of texts adopted 2010-20122. EU: Consolidated versions of the Treaty on the European Union and TFEU3. EU: Meijers Committee: General Data Protection Regulation and personal data in judicial co-operation in criminal matters and police co-operation Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

EC, EDPS, EU, Germany, immigration, Kosovo, rights, Statewatch
November 16, 2012

Video: Portugal General Strike: This is What Austerity Looks Like By grtv

Events in Southern Europe show the political strike to be an indispensable tool for self-defence. What the EU and the International Monetary Fund are demanding of states such as Greece and Portugal has nothing to do with neutral crisis management, but is rather brutal class struggle executed from above. Cutbacks and elimination of government services… Continue reading

Europe, Global Research, Portugal, Videos

austerity, class, corporations, EU, Greece, International Monetary Fund, Portugal, rights, Strike, taxes, unions, Video, welfare
November 12, 2012

The Strike in Southern Europe By Sahra Wagenknecht

A storm is brewing in Southern Europe. In Greece on November 6 and 7 another general strike will take place. On November 14 Portuguese, Cypriot, Spanish and Italian trade unions intend to go on strike in opposition to the austerity policies of the European Union. Belgian and British trade unions, as well as the European… Continue reading

Capitalism, Europe

austerity, corporations, EU, Greece, London, Socialist Project, Strike, Trade, TUC, unions
October 29, 2012

Statewatch News Online, 30 October 2012 (19/12): EU: Britain’s opt-out on EU police and crime laws raises eyebrows

29 October 2012 — Statewatch e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. EU: Council of the European Union: HISTORICAL DOCUMENT: “Regulations for the use of force including firearms”, “Use of batons”, “Use of riot control agents” Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

EU, Germany, police, protests, rights, SIS, Statewatch
October 29, 2012

Video: Refugees March to Berlin Demanding Full Human Rights

Refugees from all over Germany converged on Berlin to demand the stopping of deportation Continue reading

Europe, Videos

berlin, demonstration, deportation, Germany, police, Real News, refugees, suicide, Video
October 12, 2012

20th October demo & Europe Against Austerity conference

Coalition of Resistance has produced thousands of No Cuts placards and a ‘demo special’ broadsheet which includes statements from Tony Benn, Len McCluskey from Unite, Frances O’Grady the new General Secretary of the TUC and Natalie Bennett the new Green Party leader. Continue reading

Europe, Events, London, UK

conference, CWU, demonstration, education, Europe, green party, London, resistance, rights, TUC
October 8, 2012

Statewatch News Online, 8 October 2012: You look foreign: bring your passport, it’s what the UKBA would want

8 October 2012 — Statewatch e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. EU: Western Balkan states held back by lawlessness2. EU: Council of the European Union: Common European Asylum System – State of play3. EU: EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT: FINLAND, DENMARK & SWEDEN4. EU: Council of the European Union: Military Command and Control, JCOs and Auditors letter on Home Affairs funding Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

CIA, database state, dublin, EU, Finland, Italy, Member State, Pakistan, police, privacy, rights, Statewatch, surveillance
October 6, 2012

Joining Forces for Another Europe By Tommaso Fattori

A moment like this needs a strong social answer: it is urgent to act now, uniting our forces, creating the conditions for a common social response, for a pan-European mobilization. Continue reading

Capitalism, Europe

austerity, capital, debt, democracy, EU, nature, social movements, solidarity
October 4, 2012

The BBC’s Coverage of Southern Europe by Dan Hind

Yesterday’s main news bulletin on BBC 1 somehow managed to miss another large demonstration against austerity in Lisbon, where tens of thousands gathered in the capital’s Praca de Comercio square. The bulletin also didn’t find time for yet more protests in Madrid. Continue reading

Capitalism, Europe, Media, UK

austerity, bankers, banks, BBC, capital, Dan Hind, demonstration, EU, Iceland, market, police, protests
August 22, 2012

France: The Rise of the Left Front By Murray Smith

The Left Front (Front de Gauche) emerged onto the political scene at the beginning of 2009. As the Left Front to Change Europe, it was established by three organizations – the French Communist Party (PCF), the Left Party (Parti de Gauche, PG) and the Unitary Left (Gauche Unitaire, GU) – with the aim of standing… Continue reading

Europe, Socialism

France, Links International, PS
July 9, 2012

Video: Restructuring Europe – For Whom?

The structural reform now being discussed in Europe would mean an even more neoliberal agenda Continue reading

Capitalism, Europe, Videos

austerity, banking, deficit, DISCLAIMER, Europe, Financial Times, Greece, growth, Real News, reform, TRNN, Video
July 1, 2012

EU Crisis: A pact of two parasites

The European Union took another step along the road to a capitalist united states of Europe at the eurozone summit in the early hours of yesterday morning. Continue reading

Capitalism, Europe

bailout, bank, Crisis, debt, EU, monopoly, Morning Star, new deal, progressive, public ownership, recession, regulation
June 26, 2012

Statewatch News Online, 26 June 2012 (12/12)

26 June 2012 — http://www.statewatch.org/ – e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. TURKEY: Readmission: Council of the European Union rushes through agreement2. EU: DATA PROTECTION REGULATION: Council of the European Union position3. SLOVAKIA::ECHR rules against deportation of convicted terrorist because of risk of torture4. EU: Statewatch Analysis: The revised ‘Dublin’ rules on responsibility for asylum-seekers: a missed opportunity Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

database state, dublin, EC, EDPS, EU, mining, police, regulation, STATE, surveillance

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