Showing posts with label Eurozone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eurozone. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

EU to Britain: No access to single market without migration



...27 remaining EU members remain divided over how to deal with immigration. Central European nations led by Hungary refuse to accept imposed EU refugee quotas, and countries further north have all tightened border controls in response to the arrival of more than 1 million migrants last year. Britain is more concerned about EU immigration, since its strong economy draws hundreds of thousands of workers from other EU nations....
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Monday, June 27, 2016

Olive Oil, Tea Kettles, and Toasters... The Untold Brexit Story The EU’s overly meddlesome regulations helped drive a wedge between itself and the UK



Forget immigration assimilation issues, terrorism, financial woes, what and how people ate became a regulatory priority. Sound familiar?

A handful of overly nitpicky proposals illustrate a microcosm of broader frustration.

In 2013, the EU pissed off the entire union over a proposal that would’ve banned those little refillable jars of olive oil kept on restaurant tables for delicious bread-dipping in favor of sealable jars.

...The EU has kept new eco-restrictions for high-powered appliances like hair dryers, tea kettles, and toasters close-chested until after the Brexit referendum vote, for fear the new regulations would be perceived as targeting Britain’s favorite breakfast — tea and toast. Doesn’t matter so much now but still, toasters and kettles?

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RISE OF GERMAN SUPERSTATE: EU MEMBERS TO DISSOLVE ARMIES, SURRENDER ECONOMIC POWER










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Sunday, June 26, 2016

Why a "Frexit" might be next







Leaders of the National Front party reportedly announced support for a "Frexit" movement in the wake of the surprising results in Britain. One leader declared it was "our turn now" to reexamine the relationship between France and the EU.

The National Front party controls only a handful of seats in the French government.

But experts said Friday the push for an EU membership referendum in France could gain momentum given the precedent set by the U.K.







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Saturday, June 25, 2016

John Schroeder has a great piece on the Brussells regulatory madness that in part drove #Brexit









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Friday, June 24, 2016

Brexit Vote Has Huge- I mean YUUUGE - Ramifications for US Politics



News flash: The revolt against elites is real in the UK and America and it's only getting started. Maybe there will always be an England.

In a surprise, Leave won the Brexit referendum on whether to stay in the European Union by an equally surprising amount. British sovereignty won. David Cameron lost. Jeremy Corbyn lost. The EU lost. Bureaucrats lost. Angela Merkel lost. Barack Obama lost. Globalism lost. Authority figures almost everywhere lost. And, most of all, unlimited immigration lost....

Earth to elites: Citizens of truly democratic countries don't want unlimited immigration into their countries by people who couldn't be less interested in democracy. They also don't want to be governed by the rules and regulations of faceless bureaucrats whose not-so-hidden goals are power and riches for themselves and their friends. Simple, isn't it?









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Britain Fires A Shot Heard Round The World











Now comes the actual work of leaving the EU. So, what now? The immediate answer is: Nothing. As the prime minister made clear in his resignation speech this morning, it will be months before the government triggers Article 50 and initiates withdrawal proceedings, and, even after it has done that, progress is likely to be sedulous and slow. In time, there will be fireworks. But for now there are markets to calm and voters to unite, and there is at least one leadership election to stage. Triumphant as the Leave campaign may be feeling this morning, last night was less akin to Agincourt and more akin to the second meeting of the Great Council. Yes, the United Kingdom has declared its independence; but the fighting has only just begun.











Drudge Headlines:

ELITES GOT IT WRONG: Pollsters, Pundits, Historians, Financiers...
GLOBAL ORDER JOLTED...
TRUMP: TIME TO BELIEVE IN AMERICA...
France, Italy, Netherlands Now Want Referendum...
POUND IN HISTORIC COLLAPSE... STOCKS ROCKED... Plunge Protection Teams Mobilize... Global banks seek to reassure... SOROS GOES SHORT...
UK Richest Lose $5.5 Billion! GREENSPAN: 'Just tip of the iceberg'...
Lawyers Feel The Boon...
CAMERON OUT... BORIS IN?
Merkel warns against kneejerk reaction...
FARAGE IN VICTORY...
'Europe will fall very soon'...
Final nail in coffin for U.S.-EU trade deal...
Despite 'Remain' Scaremongering Germany, USA, Canada Want Trade Partnerships...
Hillary, Obama on WRONG side of history...
PAPER: Her worst nightmare...
Second MAJOR BLOW to Obama in as many days...
Brexit could signal Trump winning White House...
Unlikely Brits Who Caused Revolution...
Leaders failed to sway anger at immigration...
MAG: HOW BRITAIN WAS BROKEN, AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR AMERICA...



France, Italy, Netherlands Now Want Referendum…

POUND IN HISTORIC COLLAPSE... STOCKS ROCKED... Plunge Protection Teams Mobilize... Global banks seek to reassure... SOROS GOES SHORT...





CAMERON OUT... BORIS IN?



FARAGE IN VICTORY...



Hillary, Obama on WRONG side of history...



Brexit could signal Trump winning White House...
Seismic break with Europe draws parallels with rise...
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Thursday, June 23, 2016

Sheryl Attkisson: This shouldn't come as such a shock...















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BREXIT? 72.9% Voter Turnout. British voters just unleashed an economic and political tsunami

Via BBC: The UK has voted to leave the EU by 52% to 48%. Leave won the majority of votes in England and Wales, while every council in Scotland saw remain majorities.





















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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Still not clear what #Brexit is - or why it matters to the U.S.? @Bromund makes it perfectly clear







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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Didn't Orwell write a book about this?





Wow, this sounds great, doesn’t it? Let’s read some more about it:

The IT Companies support the European Commission and EU Member States in the effort to respond to the challenge of ensuring that online platforms do not offer opportunities for illegal online hate speech to spread virally. They share, together with other platforms and social media companies, a collective responsibility and pride in promoting and facilitating freedom of expression throughout the online world. However, the Commission and the IT Companies recognise that the spread of illegal hate speech online not only negatively affects the groups or individuals that it targets, it also negatively impacts those who speak out for freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination in our open societies and has a chilling effect on the democratic discourse on online platforms.

By signing this code of conduct, the IT companies commit to continuing their efforts to tackle illegal hate speech online. This will include the continued development of internal procedures and staff training to guarantee that they review the majority of valid notifications for removal of illegal hate speech in less than 24 hours and remove or disable access to such content, if necessary. The IT companies will also endeavour to strengthen their ongoing partnerships with civil society organisations who will help flag content that promotes incitement to violence and hateful conduct. The IT companies and the European Commission also aim to continue their work in identifying and promoting independent counter-narratives, new ideas and initiatives, and supporting educational programs that encourage critical thinking.
So, what constitutes “illegal hate speech”?
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Saturday, April 23, 2016

OBAMA'S AMAZING THREAT TO BRITAIN...





But his threat provoked outrage and scorn from pro-Brexit campaigners, who dismissed it as yet another scaremongering ploy from the pro-EU lobby.

Mr Obama, who will no longer be in office when decisions on a trade deal are made, delivered a lecture to the British people on why he thinks it is in the UK’s, America’s and the world’s best interests for Britain to vote to stay in the EU on June 23.



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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

POLITICO's #SummitBingo



Spot these clichés and win a free consultation on debt restructuring.
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Monday, July 6, 2015

EURO FALLS AFTER GREEK VOTES NO
"The only certainty now is uncertainty."

































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Sunday, June 28, 2015

Greece shuts down its banks, issues capital controls

















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Monday, June 16, 2014

German TV show mocks green policies of grand coalition



Captioned in English
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

European Commission to criminalize nearly all seeds and plants not registered with government

◼ A new law proposed by the European Commission would make it illegal to "grow, reproduce or trade" any vegetable seeds that have not been "tested, approved and accepted" by a new EU bureaucracy named the "EU Plant Variety Agency." - Natural News

It's called the Plant Reproductive Material Law, and it attempts to put the government in charge of virtually all plants and seeds. Home gardeners who grow their own plants from non-regulated seeds would be considered criminals under this law.

The draft text of the law, which has already been amended several times due to a huge backlash from gardeners, is ◼ viewable here.

...While this law may initially only be targeted at commercial gardeners, it sets a precedent to sooner or later go after home gardeners and require them to abide by the same insane regulations....

RealSeeds.co.uk warns about any attempt to actually try to understand the law by reading it:
You cannot just read the first 5 pages or so that are an 'executive summary', and think you know what this law is about. The executive summary is NOT what will become the law. It is the actual Articles themselves that become law, the Summary has no legal standing and is just tacked on as an aid to the public and legislators, it is supposed to give background information and set the proposed legislation in context so people know what is going on and why.

The problem with this law has always been that the Summary says lots of nice fluffy things about preserving biodiversity, simplifying legislation, making things easier etc - things we all would love - but the Articles of the law actually do completely the opposite. And the Summary is not what becomes the law.
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Monday, April 1, 2013

The Great Cyprus Bank Robbery

◼ The Great Cyprus Bank Robbery - Ron Paul/Freedom Outpost

Especially affected have been the elderly, who were unable to use ATMs or to transfer money electronically. Despite the fact that ATMs severely limited the size of withdrawals during the two week-long bank closure, reports indicated that account holders who had access to Cypriot bank branches in London and Athens were able to withdraw most of their funds, leading to speculation that there would be no money available when banks finally opened up again. In other words, the supposed Russian oligarch money may well be already gone.

◼ Mega-Rich Withdrew Money From Cyprus Before Looting - Paul Joseph Watson/Infowars

News that the Cypriot President’s family moved 21 million euros to London days before the bank accounts of his people were looted as part of the bailout deal serves as another reminder that while the media portrays the victims of the Cyprus “haircut” as the mega rich and wealthy Russian oligarchs, the real victims are middle class families and small business owners.

“A company owned by in-laws of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades withdrew dozens of millions from Laiki Bank on March 12 and 13, according to an article published in Cypriot newspaper Haravgi,” reports EnetEnglish.

“The newspaper, which is affiliated to the communist-rooted AKEL party, reports that three days before the Eurogroup meeting the company took five promissory notes worth €21m from Laiki Bank and transferred the money to London.”

In addition, as Reuters reports, “While ordinary Cypriots queued at ATM machines to withdraw a few hundred euros as credit card transactions stopped, other depositors used an array of techniques to access their money.”

◼ Money fled Cyprus as president fumbled bailout - Reuters

No one knows exactly how much money has left Cyprus' banks, or where it has gone. The two banks at the centre of the crisis - Cyprus Popular Bank, also known as Laiki, and Bank of Cyprus - have units in London which remained open throughout the week and placed no limits on withdrawals. Bank of Cyprus also owns 80 percent of Russia's Uniastrum Bank, which put no restrictions on withdrawals in Russia. Russians were among Cypriot banks' largest depositors.

◼ As it turns out, these same oligrachs may have used the one week hiatus period of total chaos in the banking system to transfer the bulk of the cash they had deposited with one of the two main Cypriot banks, in the process making the whole punitive point of collapsing the Cyprus financial system entirely moot. - Zerohedge

◼ Earlier: Big depositors in Cyprus's largest bank stand to lose far more than initially feared under a European Union rescue package to save the island from bankruptcy, a source with direct knowledge of the terms said on Friday. - Reuters
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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Cypriot President Breaks His Silence

◼ “We have no intention of leaving the euro,” he stated this afternoon, adding, “In no way will we experiment with the future of our country.” - Sarah Westwood/Viral Read

“Everyone will have to make sacrifices as our financial situation, in the violent way in which it has developed, will oblige all of us to share the burden,” the president admitted to his embattled nation today. His statement rings tragically true for wealthier foreign and domestic depositors, since his hastily-assembled bailout deal greenlights a raid on all deposits over 100,00 euros. This plan marks a historical departure from all previous euro zone rescues because it is the first time that bank depositors have been forced to accept a loss.
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Savings accounts in Spain, Italy and other European countries will be raided if needed to preserve Europe's single currency by propping up failing banks, a senior eurozone official has announced.

◼ Cyprus bail-out: savers will be raided to save euro in future crises, says eurozone chief - Bruno Waterfield, in Brussels/The Telegraph
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