In France, a third of the electorate recently voted for a far-right or a far-left candidate for the presidency. In the Netherlands – like Germany, a creditor nation that is sick of bailing out southern Europe – the far right and the far left are running first and second in the opinion polls. In Austria,…
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Vodafone Profit Hit by Europe Woes – Wall Street Journal
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Moneycontrol.comVodafone Profit Hit by Europe WoesWall Street JournalBy LILLY VITOROVICH LONDON—Vodafone Group PLC, the world's biggest mobile operator by revenue, Tuesday reported a decline in net profit, hurt by impairment charges of £4 billio…
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Euro zone turmoil boosts London property stampede | Reuters
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Worsening financial and political turmoil in southern Europe caused a surge of interest in London property last month with buyers from Greece and Spain showing strongly among investors seeking a safe haven for their money. The number of Greeks searching for homes costing more than 1.5 million pounds ($2.4 million) on the website of property…
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Debt crisis: Live Blog – Telegraph
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Thousands of workers across southern Europe protested against spending cuts in May Day rallies, before weekend elections in Greece and France where voters are expected to punish leaders for austerity. By Matthew Sparkes • May Day protests planned throughout Europe • Venizelos: Greece could be forced to leave the euro • UK manufacturing growth slumps…
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Reality Bites in Europe
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Southern Europe has a very long tradition of folks simply not paying their taxes. Evading taxes is a national sport in Italy in particular. Pretty much the same for Greece, Spain, and Portugal. So, it does not matter much what plan is agreed to….it d…
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Italy’s future – a theme park – Spengler
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Oct 4, 2011
Italy’s future – a theme park
By Spengler
Not a crisis, but a negotiation is underway among the debt-ridden countries of southern Europe. Greece and Italy illustrate Spengler’s Universal Law Number 15: Stick around long enough, and yo…
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Southern Europe in demographic death spiral
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/world/europe/02youth.html?hp
This article talks about the possibility of street action, and there have been some little dust-ups here and there, but my theory that as long as there’s pasta and olive oil on Momma’s kit…
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SATYAJIT DAS warns of Irish contagion
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MARK COLVIN: The sovereign debt crisis that rocked Southern Europe has now caught up with the nation that used to be called the Celtic Tiger. Ireland with its public finances in disarray and its banking system busted is weighing up a multibillion dolla…
