Eurosphere roundup: “France says its journalists “coldly assassinated” in Mali

French journalists killed in Mali Two journalists for French radio station RFI have been killed after being kidnapped by gunmen in the northern Mali town of Kidal. France says its journalists “coldly assassinated” in Mali Two French journalists killed in Mali on Saturday were “coldly assassinated” by the “terrorists” that France is fighting in the west … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: anti-Nazi protest turns violent in Athens; Record public debt in France; Reding slams France for using Roma as election scapegoats

Athens anti-Nazi protest turns violent   Greek police fired tear gas at anti-fascist protesters who hurled petrol bombs and stones near the Athens headquarters of Golden Dawn on Wednesday (25 September) following the killing of an anti-racism rapper by a supporter of the far-right party.   Thousands of Greeks marched towards the party’s offices earlier on … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: “Porn habit of British Parliament…” Germany’s anti-euro party…

UK Commons official: Report of 300,000+ porn accesses from Parliament isn’t “accurate” As the UK government continues to roll out the Great Firewall of Cameron (by which ISPs are required to opt their customers into an “adult content filter” that is meant to block sites related to porn, gambling, “esoterica,” “forums” and more), an official report reveals that … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: Hizbollah military wing on EU terror list now…

Hizbollah military wing on EU terror list EU foreign ministers take unanimous decision at Brussels meeting to blacklist Lebanese Shia group following a two-month campaign led by the UK EU weighs sanctions against military wing of Hezbollah European Union governments could decide to blacklist the military wing of Hezbollah on Monday (22 July), in a … Read more

Euro roundup: EU labour migration, Germany losing friends, Europe’s carbon trade, London protests etc…

Germany flexes muscle, loses friends from FP Passport by Cameron Abadi At next week’s EU summit in Brussels, you can expect the usual photos of backslapping European leaders sharing broad laughs and whispered asides. But behind closed doors, things are likely to be a lot frostier: by all indications, personal relations among EU power players … Read more