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Europe's leaders battle to keep faith with euro as Greek bailout flounders
Europe's struggle to come good on pledges to rescue Greece from bankruptcy and save its single currency has descended into confusion amid political feuding and parliamentary setbacks across the eurozone.
Angela Merkel's coalition in Germany faced rows about whether Greece should be allowed to fail; a parliamentary committee in Austria delayed a vote to ratify plans for a stronger bailout fund; and Slovakia's Eurosceptic parliamentary speaker demanded that Greece be allowed to go bust, making clear that he would seek to undermine the plan hatched at a eurozone summit in July in Brussels.
Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 5:06am
"Spanish revolution" in full swing
Thousands of protesters are gathering in cities across Spain daily to show their discontent with the current economic situation. They claim the government has failed to tackle the recession and high unemployment rates in the eurozone.
A huge crowd gathered on Madrid's Sol Square on Sunday, after many had marched for weeks from every corner of the country declaring it.
The cash in Spain is going mainly down the drain, say thousands of people who rallied across the country. The Spanish media and the protesters themselves are referring to this as the “Spanish revolution.â€Â
Link:Read more on rt.comSubmitted by millennialrising on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 11:23am
Breaking News Video,ESA Launches Jules Verne ATV
March 10 ,2008, Yesterday March 9 ,The European Space Agency successfully launched the Jules Verne,the first of the European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATV)for the International Space Station.
Submitted by watazari on Mon, 03/10/2008 - 1:28pm
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