VIDEO: Greece prepares for bailout ‘showdown’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition The Greek parliament is due to meet on Thursday and vote on the country’s latest bailout deal, reached with creditors after all night talks on Tuesday Germany sceptical over Greek bailout deal EurActiv.com Greek lawmakers will hold an emergency parliament session today for a crucial … Read more
via: http://alphadesigner.com/mapping-stereotypes/ ******* New EU cybersecurity rules to hit US internet firms EurActiv.com Large US-based internet firms such as Cisco, Google and Amazon will be subject to a new EU cybersecurity law forcing them to adopt tough security measures and possibly report serious breaches to national authorities, according to a document seen by Reuters. Hollande and Tsipras want … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: Schäuble’s plans to reform EU Commission | 31/07/2015 euro|topics German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has put forward proposals for reforming the European Commission. According to media reports he wants to strip it of powers such as budget supervision and antitrust monitoring and transfer them to other authorities. While some commentators see a politically independent … Read more
Pirates of the European Union open Democracy News Analysis – by Louise Olsson Only when we approach gender equality mainstreaming in a more strategic way can we claim that gender equality is a fundamental principle of European Union Common Security and Defence Policy missions. MAIN FOCUS: Hollande wants a government for the Eurozone | 21/07/2015 euro|topics Against … Read more
Greek PM defends ‘harsh’ debt deal BBC News | Europe | World Edition Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras vows to implement eurozone deal, but makes clear he does not believe in it Greece’s Tsipras’s tough domestic test BBC News | Europe | World Edition After the marathon, Greek PM faces sprint to reform Leaked IMF report says Greece … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: Agreement between Euro Group and Athens | 13/07/2015 euro|topics After 17 hours of talks the Euro Group leaders reached a compromise with Athens on Monday morning. The dispute between the proponents and detractors of a Grexit had flared openly on the weekend. Some commentators see a growing rift between France and Germany after the … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: Athens presents new reform proposals | 10/07/2015 The Greek government sent a new reform plan to its negotiating partners on Thursday. After examining the list, the EU leaders plan to decide on a new aid package on Sunday. This emergency summit is the last chance to prevent the collapse of Europe, some commentators … Read more
‘Final deadline’ for Greece debt plan BBC News | Europe | World Edition The eurozone gives Greece until Thursday to present final proposals to secure a deal with creditors, and calls a full EU summit for Sunday. UN to vote on Srebrenica ‘genocide’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition The UN Security Council is set to … Read more
Greek voters reject bailout offer BBC News | Europe | World Edition With almost all the votes from a crucial referendum counted, Greeks overwhelmingly reject bailout terms offered by international creditors. No in Greek referendum marks profound change for Europe no matter what happens next Open Europe blog by Raoul Ruparel No in Greek referendum marks profound … Read more
Greece crisis: thousands join crowdfunding campaign to fund bailout independent.co.uk – Jun 30 – Thousands of people have contributed to a crowdfunding campaign to fund the Greek bailout. The campaign, which was started by Thom Feeney, promises contributors rewards such as a ‘Postcard of Alex (sic) Tsipras’, ‘Greek Feta and Olive Greece misses IMF payment deadline … Read more
Greece closes banks amid debt crisis BBC News | Europe | World Edition Greek banks are to close and capital controls imposed, the prime minister says, amid fears of a default and possible exit from the eurozone. ECB ‘to maintain Greek funding limit’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition The European Central Bank says it will … Read more
Greece to hold referendum on bailout Greek PM Alexis Tsipras calls a referendum on 5 July on a bailout plan offered by international creditors that he condemns as “unbearable”. BBC News | Europe | World Edition / Greece and migrants to dominate EU summit Crunch summit on Greece and migrants loom BBC News | Europe … Read more
Teen jailed for German student death BBC News | Europe | World Edition An eighteen year-old man is given three years in youth custody over the death of a German student teacher who was hailed as national hero. Dissolve the eurozone, says new extreme right group EurActiv.com Marine Le Pen has presented her new Polish and British … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: No new reform list from Athens for now | 16/06/2015 euro|topics Athens will not present a new reform list at the meeting with the euro finance ministers on Thursday, Greek Finance Minister announced after inconclusive talks with EU Commission President Juncker and the IMF. The negotiations are proving so tough because the IMF and … Read more
Azerbaijan Pulls Out The Stops For The European Games — Without European … BuzzFeed News But, after all the years preparing and all the billions spent, Aliyev found himself sharing a VIP podium with the strongmen likes of Russia’s Vladimir Putin; Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan; and the presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan, who . … Read more