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EU-Global News & Analysis - February 2012
Date 03/01/2012 15:20  Author webmaster  Hits 2304  Language Global

ECB boosts loans to €1 trillion to stop credit crunch and aggravate debt problem
ECB launches cheap loans to banks for them to lend at loan-shark rates
Video: Why do savers distrust the banks? (Simon Rose, Save our Savers)
Portugal set to receive next bailout tranche
Spain to test new EU budget rules
Evans-Pritchard: Irish EU treaty vote threatens chaos but will not stop implementation
Irish Referendum: Europhile fearmongering starts in earnest
Brendan Keenan: Battle lines are drawn for referendum
Reece: Ireland is getting a choice - which is more than other eurozone states
Video: Marta Andreasen on Greece and eurozone bailout (Romanian TV, from 06:29)
Jack Straw discovers EU democratic deficit, says European Parliament must go
ECHR needs major reform, leaked British plan argues
Immigrants 'have to earn £35,000' to settle - from 2016
The IPCC May Have Outlived its Usefulness - An Interview with climatologist Judith Curry
Christopher Tappin makes first court appearance
Briton in shackles in US court as wife tells of 'despair'
19 Signs That America Has Become A Crazy Control Freak Nation Where Almost Everything Is Illegal
Ireland to hold referendum on fiscal union but cannot halt process after Lisbon destroyed the veto
Van Rompuy: National parliaments are EU institutions
German MPs vote to back second bailout for Greece
Persson: German MPs had two days to read a 726-page document on the Greek bailout. How long before they crack?
Greeks get backing from Germany... and another downgrade from S&P
Eurozone 'expected' Greek downgrade
ECB edict leaves Greek banks reliant on EFSF via national 'central bank'
EU's unprecedented £417m punishment for Hungary
Chart: 'America’s Per Capita Government Debt Worse Than Greece'
Growing anti-German, anti-troika feeling on streets of Greece
IMF adds $4.33 billion to Ireland's debt
Spain misses its 2011 budget deficit target by a wide margin
UK warned over Gibraltar employment law
Belarus kicks out EU, Polish ambassadors
AP source: Israel won't warn US before Iran strike
All About Timing: Obama promises Israel use of US bases for Iran attack if it could wait
Ron Paul pulling huge crowds across America with his Message of Freedom
Prudential may move headquarters out of the UK
ECB ready for Round 2 of new-money, cheap bank loans to invest in government bonds at loan-shark rates
A Sneak Preview Of The Tranching & Subordination Of Eurozone Government Bonds
Lloyds considers borrowing money from ECB's emergency fund
G20 leaders insist no more IMF cash unless eurozone boosts its permanent debt fund
Third Greek bail-out not ruled out
German cabinet minister calls for Greek euro exit
Kavanagh: EU causing very hostility it was meant to prevent
Bootle: It may well turn out that we are watching not a Greek but a euro tragedy
Chart: 'America’s Per Capita Government Debt Worse Than Greece'
Riksbank denies IMF data showing Sweden's gold reserves up sharp 18.3 tons in January
Sarkozy rules out EU treaty referendum in France
More For Less: Making the EU’s farm policy work for growth and the environment (New Open Europe briefing, PDF)
EU's unprecedented £417m punishment for Hungary
EU arms trade booming despite crisis
'Chaotic' meeting exposes divisions on Syria
Wyoming House advances doomsday bill to prepare for collapse of federal government
Russia upgrades Syria-based electronic station to warn Iran of US/Israeli attack
They've let the whole country down: Christopher Tappin enters US custody after extradition
Rows over extradition are testing public and political patience
William Dartmouth to attend Budapest court hearing in support of Mark and Jason
The Unavoidable Choice: More EU control over UK criminal justice system, or less
European Court of Justice slams Italy for not vetting migrants before disallowing them in
Dismantling the last vestiges of banking privacy
Greek parliament approves debt swap deal and cuts pensions
Germany under pressure to expand ESM debt fund
German showdown with IMF looms as Bundestag blocks debt funds
EU warns Ireland of harsher Budget than forecast
Eurozone enters 'mild recession' as crash-landing unfolds
Taxpayers Association of Europe attacks ESM proposals
Talking Point: Has health and safety really gone too far?
EU refers ACTA to the ECJ
Bill Carmichael: An EU scandal that never ends
Iceland offers to help EU fisheries reform
Serbia's establishment gets political support for EU bid
EU committee of experts refuse to label Canadian tar-sands oil as more environmentally damaging than traditional oil
'You Pay, We Build, They Destroy': Israel set to demolish EU-funded renewables projects
Fakegate: why the perps should be prosecuted, by Christopher Monckton
Printing money to sink Greece and all the rest - Ron Paul in Oklahoma City, 25.02.2012 (Part 1of3)
Ron Paul quietly amassing an army of delegates while GOP frontrunners spar
Greek deal rests on appetite for more austerity
Britain will contribute £1bn to IMF to burden Greece with more debt
Troika bosses finally stumble upon a deal
David McWilliams: Illusion of Greek bailout is Europe's dirty little secret
Financial Fascism? 'Greeks should revolt against debt slavery!'(RT video)
Persson: Greece's tragedy is still everybody's problem
IMF: No more debt for Greece until Europe boosts its bailout fund
Battle over EU financial firewall threatens to derail Greek bailout
EU row looms over lending power of rescue funds
The blame-it-on-Greece game going strong in Finland
What they say about the ECB's €800bn low-interest facility for banks
Buyers of worthless debt keep European banks happy
Ben Chu: Only optimists or Eurocrats believe the crisis is resolved
Evans-Pritchard: Greek debt accord hostage to political passions
Spain barter economy wins followers in grip of crisis
Britain, Sweden and Netherlands refuse to sign off EU accounts
EU bureaucrats' pay rises condemned
Russia Says EU Carbon Trading Rules for Foreign Airlines Are ‘Premature’
The European Parliament's multi-million euro art collection
Europe needs more migration to boost growth, says David Cameron and allies
Ban smoking in beer gardens to stop social smokers from lighting up, experts say
Strauss-Kahn arrested by French police for ‘complicity in pimping’ after he admits attending sex parties all over the world
Virginia House Passes NDAA-Nullifying Bill; Other States Join Fight
US Rejects Karzai's Demand to End Raids
Saudi-backed group mass on Syria border
Eurozone agrees €130bn bailout for Greece
Eurozone leaders at odds over Greek deal
Eurogroup statement
Europe Reaches a Greek Deal
ECB Government Bond-Buying Program Grinds to a Halt
A country in decay: Greece's youth pay bitter price for the wisdom of their elders
Europe needs more migration to boost growth, says David Cameron and allies
David Cameron signs up Spain and Italy to tackle 'crisis of growth'
EU faces multiple trade wars defending green policies
Stronger budgetary surveillance laws up for agreement
Eurozone ministers to decide on Greek bail-out
Europe Faces Larger Bill for Greece
Germany drawing up plans for Greece to leave the euro
Latest PSI Terms Leaked; Imply Greek Redefault Within 2 Years
Ken Rogoff: Greece Should Be Given A "Sabbatical From The Euro" As Kicking The PIIGS Can Will Just Drag Germany Down
Hundreds of thousands march in Spain against reforms
Booker: The European project is splitting apart at the very core
Brussels adds to UK credit easing woes
MEPs vote to 'tighten their belts'
Iran threatens to widen oil embargo
EU pays price for oil sanctions on Iran
As Everything Disconnects And Everything Is Soaring, Morgan Stanley Issues A Warning
Consequences To Expect If The U.S. Invades Iran
EU executive to analyse member states economies towards more EU control
Ministers step up fight to protect City from EU trading shake-up
Eurozone ministers postpone Greek deal
Greek conservative leader to commit to EU/IMF bailout terms
Greek recession is near to entering its fifth straight year
'Who runs Greece? Bankers who pit poor vs poor' (RT video)
EU to punish Spain for deficits, inaction
Spanish farmers protest over EU-Morocco trade deal
Spanish village goes back to peseta: Residents turn to old money they'd held on to in case the euro folded
China to step up role in euro debt crisis
Eurobarometer: Corruption on the rise?
'European project has gone too far and too fast,' says Slovak Parliament former speaker
Bulgaria postpones ACTA ratification
Airlines set to win carbon credits from biofuel flights
Judge Napolitano: Final Word on the Last Episode of Freedom Watch
NC preschooler’s “unhealthy” lunch replaced with cafeteria nuggets
EC rules put savings, companies and jobs at risk, business leaders warn
Huge threats to jobs in EU pension shake-up
Moody's cuts Italy and Spain, warns France and UK
Britain could be stripped of AAA credit rating within a year
Athens mayhem raises fears of Greek social explosion
Tens of thousands in violent clashes in Athens (video)
Commission warns Greece over lack of consensus
Finland to sign collateral deal on Greek bail-out
Greece must respect loan conditions to be in eurozone, says Luxembourg’s Finance Minister
Merkel rules out extension of EU-IMF programme for Greece
Persson: Democracy and transparency remain the biggest victims of the euro crisis
Lilico: Greece won’t see a cent of the great bail-out
Warner: Greece faces death by a thousand cuts unless it leaves the euro
Kesidou: Greece should cut its losses and exit now
'Greece doomed, economy total farce & fiction!' - Patrick Young of DV Advisors (RT video)
Hungary faces EU deadline over loan package
Wind industry's extensive lobbying to preserve subsidies and defeat local resistance to wind turbines
George F. Will: Obama has stolen GOP advantage on national security
Bison Messink: Why GOP should listen to Ron Paul on foreign policy
EU countries want 'UN peacekeepers' in Syria
Greek MPs back crucial austerity deal
Greek vote 'crucial step' for second bail-out, says EU commissioner
Greek MPs warned of catastrophe as Athens erupts in violence
The First Dominoes: Greece, Reality, And Cascading Default
Video: Chaos reigns as Greeks vote to avoid 'disaster'
Persson: For Greece this is only be the beginning
City attacks 'flawed' EC analysis of transaction tax merits
Financial Transaction Tax is unworkable: the letter in full
EU financial transaction tax would cost taxpayers €200bn a year - Marta Andreasen
EU Taxation Commisoner defends EU-wide financial transactions tax
EU Commssion bloated and overpriced but will not make cuts
ECB chief Draghi says he could transfer Greek losses to taxpayer-funded bailout fund
Any debt haircut for Athens won't extend to Ireland, insists Draghi
EU agrees new rules on 'shady' derivatives
How 31 banks plan to fill a £96bn hole in their balance sheets without anyone feeling the pinch
Parties prepare to debate terms of Greece's new bailout
Eurogroup to discuss Greek austerity deal
Greeks approve 'tombstone' austerity deal with troika
Six days for Greece to secure bail-out
After months of talks, Greeks told their cuts still don't go far enough
Greeks to strike over tough new austerity measures
Italy's Monti says IMF control would ensure both austerity and EU growth
Evans-Pritchard writes about IMF-ECB games towards the euro crash-landing project
EU digital agenda commissioner threatens sanctions over Hungary's media-smeared media laws
EU fisheries policy has squandered £1.4bn
Now EU chief demands £1bn more from Britain in new funding bungle
Godfrey Bloom calls for Britain to recognise the state of Somaliland
Iran sends toy drone to Obama
Pakistan to support Iran against Israel?
Militias are now running Libya as chaos grows
Nato Death Toll in Libya 'Cannot be Counted'
Britain could be hit with additional £1 billion demand for EU payments
Nigel Farage during a Facebook chat, Wednesday 8th February
Euro zone rescue fund eyes February debt sale
Athens talks break off over pensions
Greek Finance Minister Heads to Brussels as Loan Talks Stall
Germany Is Discussing Plan for Greek Bailout Votes Next Week, Meister Says
Eurozone: A Partial Deal on the Greek Debt
Greece: 'There's no more left to cut'
Irish finance minister: We won't ask for bond haircut, even if Greece gets one
All countries will not be equal under fiscal treaty's measures
France warned deficit targets off without more cuts
Sarkozy's ex-finance minister charged with corruption after taking cash from France's richest woman
Greek MPs back crucial austerity deal
Greek vote 'crucial step' for second bail-out, says EU commissioner
Greek MPs warned of catastrophe as Athens erupts in violence
The First Dominoes: Greece, Reality, And Cascading Default
Video: Chaos reigns as Greeks vote to avoid 'disaster'
Persson: For Greece this is only be the beginning
City attacks 'flawed' EC analysis of transaction tax merits
Financial Transaction Tax is unworkable: the letter in full
EU financial transaction tax would cost taxpayers €200bn a year - Marta Andreasen
McKinstry: This human rights fiasco needs to be brought to an end
British businessman's extradition appeal rejected (includes comments by Nigel Farage)
Sham Arab Spring: EU influence as planned
Republicans see need to give Ron Paul a voice

EU plan to slap VAT on food
Coalition MPs in bid to find common agenda on European policy
UK finance chiefs fear euro break-up, says Deloitte
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: 2012 could be the year Germany lets the euro die
Not so europhoric now: How the BBC has changed its tune after ten years of the single currency
Monti calls for more eurozone bailout debt
Spain Scrambles to Contain Budget Deficit
Greek elections pushed back to April
Greece will leave euro if second bailout fails, says Kapsis
The Bluffing Resumes: Greece Warns Will Leave Eurozone If Second Bailout Not Secured
Greek central banker says return to drachma would be hell
Greek tax crackdown official accused of failing to collect fines
Eurozone is closer to break-up, warns Standard Chartered's Peter Sands
Eurozone collapse 'starts this year' says CEBR
'Bailout' means national budgets will be pre-ordained
For Europe, Bad to Worse
New Hurdles Loom in Euro Crisis
Germany wants new European Union growth fund: Source
SPIEGEL Interviews Ex-German High Court Judge: 'It Is a Mistake To Pursue a United States of Europe'
Hungarian leader accused of 'dictatorship' over new constitution
Fat cats cream off green fund millions
EU green levy 'will add £130 to the cost of a family holiday'
Doomsayers defied: Christopher Monckton puts another spoke in the wheel of the climate control and global warming debate
Report: Iran tells departed US carrier to ‘stay out’ of Persian Gulf’
Obama's U-turn on Guantanamo seals fate of lone Briton
Iowa caucuses: Why does Ron Paul inspire such devotion? (BBC NEWS)
Ron Paul “We Don’t Need A Patriot Act!”
"Iowa's Choice: Liberty or Death (Ron Paul 2012 Rap Song by Smiley Chris)
G. Edward Griffin: The Collectivist Conspiracy (video)
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