Tag: eu
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Corbett Report Interview: Rick Rozoff Calls Out the NATO Warmongers
from corbettreport.com: As Ukraine remains on a knife-edge of military tension, the NATO forces continue their Eastern European expansion and military provocations. In this must-listen interview, Rick Rozoff of Stop NATO International breaks down the history of NATO’s global partnership program, its decades-long build-up in Eastern Europe, the people and organizations in whom the fate…
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F$%k the EU! (The EU is F*#ked) – The Geneva Business Insider
from corbettreport.com: David L. Smith of the Geneva Business Insider joins The Corbett Report once again to discuss the latest in economics, finance, geopolitics and society. This month they tackle the ongoing Ukrainian crisis and how it will inevitably backfire on the EU and the US, the so-called European recovery, and the European immigration issue.
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EU ‘to Extend’ Southern Gas Corridor from Azerbaijan
from StratRisks.com: The EU would extend the route for supplies through the Southern Gas Corridor and its pipes will make their way further into Europe’s mainland, according to reports. Russia‘s Vedomosti, which cites sources from the European Commission, suggests that pipes could lead into France and Spain and this could increase the amount of Azerbaijani gas received from the Union. According to the…
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Russia Approves EU Assets Freeze If Sanctions Hit Moscow
from presstv.ir: Moscow says it will respond to any EU sanctions with its own punitive measures. This may include a freeze of foreign companies’ accounts in Russian banks and also confiscation of foreign companies’ properties in Russia. The Upper House of Parliament, the Federation Council, is preparing a new law which would allow the president…
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EU Criticizes Afghanistan Draft Law On Women’s Rights
from rferl.org: EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has expressed concern about proposed Afghan legislation that rights groups say would not protect women from domestic violence and forced marriage. Ashton said in a statement that if the bill is signed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, it will make it harder to prosecute people in domestic…
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Switzerland Vote to Limit Foreign Workers Captures Growing European Fears About Immigration
from washingtonpost.com: A tightly contested vote in Switzerland to limit workers from European Union countries brought threats of retaliation Monday from leaders across the continent. The vote also stoked fears that Swiss citizens were reflecting the zeitgeist across Europe, where right-wing populists increasingly are seizing the spotlight with an anti-immigration political agenda. Amid claims of…
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EU Commission Report: Corruption Across EU ‘Breathtaking’
from bbc.co.uk: The extent of corruption in Europe is “breathtaking” and it costs the EU economy at least 120bn euros (£99bn) annually, the European Commission says. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem has presented a full report on the problem. She said the true cost of corruption was “probably much higher” than 120bn. Three-quarters of…
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Ecigarette Row Could Block New EU Tobacco Rules
from reuters.com: Disagreement over how to regulate the booming market for electronic cigarettes is holding up a deal on strict new rules governing tobacco products in the European Union, diplomats said on Monday. In talks aimed at finalizing the legislative proposals by the end of the year, the European Parliament has pushed for a light…
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US government declares hacking an act of war, then hacks allies
from washingtonexaminer.com: Revelations from European leaders on Monday that the National Security Agency bugged European Union offices in Washington and hacked into its computer network bring to light hypocrisy on the part of the U.S. government. In 2011, the Pentagon released its first formal cyber strategy, which called computer hacking from other nations an “act…
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US reportedly bugged EU offices, computer networks
from spiegel.de: America’s NSA intelligence service allegedly targeted the European Union with its spying activities. According to Der Spiegel information, the US placed bugs in the EU representation in Washington and infiltrated its computer network. Cyber attacks were also perpetrated against Brussels in New York and Washington. Information obtained by Der Spiegel shows that America’s National Security…
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Google Faces EU Action Over Privacy Policy
Six European countries, including France and Britain, have launched a joint action against Google to get the US Internet giant to scale back on new monitoring powers that watchdogs believe violate EU privacy protection rules.
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Apple, Facebook, Twitter Hacks Said To Hail From Eastern Europe
While many security experts have been pointing the blame at China for the recent wave of cyberattacks on U.S. companies and newspapers, Bloomberg reports that some of the malware attacks actually may be coming from Eastern Europe.
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To Fight Hyperstagflation, Greece Will Allow Sale Of Expired Food Products
Against a deflationary environment of austerity-driven wage and pension cuts combined with rising unemployment; food, commodity, and fuel prices continue to surge in Greece. The government has taken an unusual step – allowing the sale of expired food at lower prices.
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New World Next Week: Episode119 – Bad ACTA, Reactor Restart, Euro Banksters
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode119 – Bad ACTA, Reactor Restart, Euro Banksters Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: European Parliament Kills Global Anti-Piracy Accord Related: Twitter Shares Info On Gov’t Demands…