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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May Says UK Seeks Ambitious Trade Deal with European Union
Theresa May reaffirms her belief in a strong EU-UK relationship post-Brexit FULL SPEECH: Theresa May announces Brexit plan at Conservative Party conference The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Theresa May said the UK would seek an “ambitious” economic settlement that benefits both parties when it begins negotiations with the European Union concerning the UK leaving the […]
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Turkey’s Fake Coup: Claims Emerge Erdogan Staged His Own Uprising to Consolidate Elected Islamist Dictatorship
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan allegedly fakes coup a la “Nazi Reichstag fire” to purge opponents to his Islamist-light regime LIVE Stream: Military Coup In Turkey Is Underway (7-15-16) The President of Turkey, would-be Islamist caliph Recep Tayyip Erdogan, allegedly staged his own coup on Friday according to internet conspiracy theorists and political opponents within […]
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Far-Right Parties Perform Well in European Union Elections
In what is seen by many as an ominous shift right for the beleaguered international organization, European Union polling results today revealed the extent of the public’s disaffection with the EU and its policies, a move French President Francois Hollande called, “a shock, an earthquake.” German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated the need for EU member […]
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53% of British Electorate would Vote to Leave the European Union According to a Times/Populus Poll
A recently released poll by Times/Populus revealed that 53% of eligible British voters would choose to leave the European Union (EU) if a referendum were held today. Current British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Tories came in at 57%, with Labour and the Liberal Democrats at 37% and 35% respectively, showing a waning of European sentiment […]
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Catalonian Parliament Declares Independence from Spain
- January 24, 2013
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The parliament of the Spanish state of Catalonia voted to declare its independence from Spain in a largely symbolic gesture that initiates the process of bringing a referendum on the matter of Catalonian independence in the near future. The measure passed the Catalonian parliament overwhelmingly, 85-41 with two abstentions. Spain will use its sovereign powers […]
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Council of Europe Moves to Ban Greek Eleni Zaroulia and Hungarian Tamas Gaudi Nagy
Eleni Zaroulia, leader of Greece’s far-right anti-semitic Golden Dawn party, and Tamas Gaudi Nagy of Hungary’s Jobbik party, may find themselves banned from the European Parliament if a Council of Europe motion to do so is approved. Eleni Zaroulia infamously referred to immigrants as subhuman and both Zaroulia and Nagy’s parties have storied histories.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron Warns of Possible UK Exit from the European Union
A speech that was to be delivered by United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron but was canceled due to a hostage crisis in Algeria warns that Britain could leave the European Union if reforms to the EU’s present form of governance are not pursued according to excerpts released on Friday, January 18. His speech, which was to be […]
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Finland asked Greece for collateral, other Euro states miffed.
Euro Group President Jean-Claude Juncker is upset with the bilateral agreement between EU states Greece and Finland with regards to Finland’s request for collateral in the 109 billion euro bailout agreement. Bilateral agreements within the EU are particularly irksome when the other members who contributed to the bailout requested nor received any such concessions. Junckler […]
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