Posts tagged Europe

We fight for liberty against the tyranny of false democracies and an economic system that only serves to perpetuate inequalities and injustices.

Europe for the People, Not the Markets

They are spending more than a million of the President’s ass daily, and the old woman buys one potato a day because she doesn’t have money for more!!!!!! What Europe [are you talking about]!!!!!??????

The Old Woman and a Potato: Ukraine’s Poverty Story Goes Viral

Ever been to Nice’s iconic Flower Market?

Florists there are having to deal with more and more administrative red tape - in addition to problems posed by the waste-management authorities. 

Will this spell the end for one of the city’s most famous attractions? 

The 25S movement brought thousands of people together to protest in front of the Spanish Parliament in Madrid on September 25. The atmosphere became tense, just as predicted, with police charges coming soon after. Once again, social networks were the most commonly used means of sharing information.

 Image: Alberto Casillas, manager of a bar, is the hero of 25S for protecting protestors from the police. Photo by El Diagonal, taken under CC Licence.

Forum for Arab Culture, a Bulgarian NGO, asks -

Was it right for Bulgarian national daily 24 chasa to publish its ‘Are You a Terrorist?’ quiz?

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The rise in value-added tax from 18 to 21 percent in Spain has made life even more expensive and dealt a hard blow to people’s wallets. The hike went into effect in September, the month in which students go back to school and families go shopping for school materials.

Various groups have mobilized in force to coordinate donations of school supplies, among them neighborhood assemblies and the 15M movement. When it comes to books, web pages such as Libroscompartidos.com (Shared Books) allow users from different corners of the country to exchange books not for profit and even manages delivery service and collection of the material.

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Demonstrators chant “These are our weapons” as they hold up their hands after riot police charged them outside the Spanish parliament in Madrid, September 25, 2012.

Protesters clashed with police in Spain’s capital on Tuesday as the government prepares a new round of unpopular austerity measures for the 2013 budget that will be announced on Thursday.

When threatened with the future closure of Carbosulcis coal mine in Italy, miners from the pit occupied their workplace some 373 metres underground in protest.

The occupation may have ended but over all the situation remains uncertain.