EU, U.S. Sway Bulgaria to Stop Work on Russian-Backed Gas Pipeline

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2014 The prime minister of Bulgaria, Plamen Oresharski, has suspended work on a gas pipeline that has recently drawn scrutiny from U.S. and European Commission officials. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Irish Compliance Yields Eurozone Bailout Exit

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 15, 2013 Three years after international lenders loaned Ireland $92.7 billion to recover from its part of the international economic crisis, the country is the first afflicted eurozone state to exit its rescue program. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hell on Earth for Greeks

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 23, 2013 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Confirmed Insanity of Austerity

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 19, 2013 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Creditors Demand Six-Day Workweek for Greece

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 5, 2012 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 18, 2012 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )