Eurosphere agenda: “Plane crash in southern France… “Greece risks bankruptcy by 20 April…”Heretical Europe….

MAIN FOCUS: Plane crash in southern France | 25/03/2015  euro|topics One day after the crash of a Germanwings Airbus A320 flying from Barcelona to Düsseldorf, French President François Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will travel today to the crash site in the French Alps. The press is shocked by the … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: A quarter of French voters support Front National, the far-right party…

MAIN FOCUS: Merkel and Tsipras seek conciliation | 24/03/2015  euro|topics   Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel adopted a conciliatory tone in Berlin on Monday, after politicians and media in both countries repeatedly attacked each other in recent weeks. Finally Tsipras has realised that he needs Merkel, some commentators write in delight. … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Pirate Party victory in Iceland… Greek-German summit…

Pirate Party Becomes Iceland’s Most Popular Political Party  TorrentFreak On January 1, 2006, Rick Falkvinge founded the Swedish and first Pirate Party. The party has survived more than nine turbulent years while provoking heated discussion on copyright reform, privacy and freedom of speech.   Icelandic Pirates soar: citizenship for Snowden?  Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow The Icelandic Pirate … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Anti-austerity Protests against new #ECB HQ in full gear in #Frankfurt #blockupy #18M

Riot in Frankfurt targets new ECB HQ BBC News | Europe | World Edition Anti-austerity protesters in the German city of Frankfurt burn police cars in protest at the opening of the European Central Bank’s new building. EU Summit live: Energy, Ukraine to dominate talks  EurActiv.com Energy Union, and the tensions with Russia, will dominate EU leaders’ … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: As “World waits to see if Putin turns up…”The best of the memes…

World waits to see if Putin turns up  BBC News | Europe | World Edition The Moscow rumour mill is at full tilt Where has Putin been? The best of the memes  BBC News | Europe | World Edition The 10-day disappearance of Russian President Vladimir Putin led to the internet responding with an inevitable collection of … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Anti-corruption parties shake Spain… “Germany ends teacher headscarf ban….

Why we occupy: Dutch universities at the crossroads open Democracy News Analysis – by Enzo Rossi, Johan Hartle, Robin Celikates and Nicholas Vrousalis The Netherlands, a mere 10 years behind the UK, seems eager to catch up. Twin pressures of authoritarianism from above and neoliberalism from below make it necessary to develop the democratic alternative put … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “War of words rages between Athens and Berlin AS Athens seeks new loan extension…

MAIN FOCUS: Athens seeks new loan extension | 18/02/2015  euro|topics Athens will go ahead and request a loan extension in the debt conflict between Greece and the EU, a Greek government spokesperson said today, Wednesday. First the government must explain how it plans to service the loans, some commentators say. For others the onus is on … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “EU anti-establishment parties rise…”Eurozone officials not optimistic on Greek deal…

EU anti-establishment parties rise BBC News | Europe | World Edition What is fuelling rise of anti-establishment parties in EU? VIDEO: The Grexit explained – in 60 seconds  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Could Greece’s debt problems force it out of the eurozone? BBC News takes a snapshot view of the debt crisis. MAIN FOCUS: Fatal … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Clashes before a possible Ukraine truce…

  Iceland’s pagans reach new height with first temple BBC News | Europe | World Edition Iceland’s Asatru movement builds first temple Is there reason to hope for Minsk II? open Democracy News Analysis – by Michael Emerson The last Minsk agreement on eastern Ukraine failed to bring peace. The latest looks similar—but the context has changed. … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Greek debt talks fail, BUT next meeting on Monday… Tension in Minsk…

No agreement in Greek eurozone talks  BBC News | Europe | World Edition   Greek and eurozone officials have left a seven-hour meeting without even basic agreement on how to proceed in talks over the country’s debt crisis. Greek debt talks fail, next meeting on Monday  EurActiv.com Greece’s new leftist government and its international creditors failed to … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Herve Falciani, the whistleblower…Merkel and Obama discussing arms supplies for Ukraine…

  Hero? Thief? Who is Herve Falciani?  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Who is HSBC whistleblower Herve Falciani? COP 21 negotiations kick off in Geneva  EurActiv.com The representatives of over 190 countries met in Geneva on Sunday (8 February) to continue talks on a UN-level agreement to tackle climate change. This marathon of international negotiations … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: the Swiss Leaks Data…

Explore the Swiss Leaks Data icij.org – Subscribe to our email newsletter and be the first to view our ground-breaking investigations and multimedia. The ICIJ is dedicated to ensuring all reports we publish are accurate. If you believe you have found an inaccuracy let us know. HSBC’s clients linked to dictators, arms dealers and tax … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Merkel Pessimistic on Ukraine peace, Germany rules out arming Kyiv….

MAIN FOCUS: Merkel and Hollande negotiate in Ukraine conflict | 06/02/2015  euro|topics French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have started a new initiative to find a solution to the Ukraine conflict, presenting a peace proposal in Kiev on Thursday before travelling to Moscow today, Friday. Commentators see the move as the last hope … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Greek and German ministers meet and clash… “Youth radicalization in Hungary, Bulgaria, and Greece…

Greek and German ministers meet, to no avail EurActiv.com The first meeting between Greece’s iconoclastic new finance minister from the Marxist left and his 72-year-old conservative German nemesis was never going to be easy. It turned out even worse than expected. Greek, German finance ministers clash in first talks  EurActiv.com The Greek and German finance ministers could … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: ECB harsh on Athens… “Europe leaders in Ukraine peace bid…

Europe leaders in Ukraine peace bid BBC News | Europe | World Edition German and French leaders are heading to Kiev with a new peace initiative amid escalating fighting in the east of Ukraine. Don’t humiliate us, says Greece BBC News | Europe | World Edition Greece’s new finance minister Yanis Varoufakis urges Germany not to humiliate … Read more