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Tag: European Commission

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Hell on Earth for Greeks

Greek victims of austerity are increasingly being forced to sell their bodies for cheap in horrific squalor and to escape painful reality with a new street drug.

Posted on May 22, 2013 READ MORE

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The Confirmed Insanity of Austerity

Austerity threw the 17 countries that use the euro back into recession in the third quarter of 2012. As a result, unemployment is expected to rise 12.2 percent, leaving half of young people in Spain and Greece without jobs, and public debts—the expressed target of the reductions—are growing as well.

Posted on Mar 19, 2013 READ MORE

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Creditors Demand Six-Day Workweek for Greece

A leaked letter from Greece’s lenders—the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund—orders the country to introduce a six-day workweek as part of a package of austerity demands for a second bailout.

Posted on Sep 5, 2012 READ MORE

John Loo

A Little Bit of Chocolate a Day May Keep the Doctor Away

Small portions of chocolate a day can actually be good for your health—if it’s the right type and the right amount, according to a European regulator.