Greek town withers as boom turns to bust
(Reuters) – Decades ago, Antonis Seitanidis’ family fled Asia Minor to settle in the northern Greek town of Komotini in search of a better life. Today, he is urging his grandchildren to abandon the...
Category: Europe
Spain planning to breach EU budget targets
Spain is already planning to breach its budgetary targets, defying European leaders on the day they signed their historic fiscal pact. Mariano Rajoy, prime minister of Spain, said the budget deficit would be 5.8pc...
Netherlands dispatches mobile euthanasia units
The mobile euthanasia units launched in the Netherlands Thursday may not much resemble Dr. Kevorkian’s death van, but they stirred up nearly as much controversy. The program allows teams of doctors and nurses to...
Witchcraft is growing threat to children in Britain, warn police
Children in Britain are being abused and murdered in increasing numbers because the belief in witchcraft is rife in some African communities, police said. The warning was issued as a couple from the Democratic...
France election: Sarkozy hides in bar amid protest
Hundreds of angry protesters have booed French President Nicolas Sarkozy, forcing him to take shelter in a bar as he campaigned in the Basque country ahead of April’s presidential election. Some in the crowd...
Eurozone unemployment continues to rise
The unemployment rate in the eurozone continued to rise in January, hitting another record high. The jobless rate in the 17 countries that use the euro rose to 10.7% in January, while December’s figure...
Spanish students protest austerity cuts, demonstrations turn violent in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain — Tens of thousands of students protested education spending cuts in big cities across Spain on Wednesday, and the demonstrations turned violent in Barcelona as angry young adults clashed with police. Riot...
Europe in housing market ‘agony’
Europe is in the midst of “prolonged agony” of housing market decline with no obvious end in sight, a report by surveyors has claimed. The downturn began five years ago, so had lasted longer...
UK has run out of money
The Government ‘has run out of money’ and cannot afford debt-fuelled tax cuts or extra spending, George Osborne has admitted. In a stark warning ahead of next month’s Budget, the Chancellor said there was...
Global Opposition Grows against EU Emissions Law
A European Union law to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from airlines traveling to and from Europe has drawn a joint protest from 23 non-EU countries and sparked talk of a global trade war. The...
