austerity
Greece on the brink as default passes
July 1, 2015Since 2010, Greece has accepted harsh austerity requirements imposed by the Troika, in exchange for further loans to keep the government and economy afloat.
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Hundreds of thousands march against austerity in Britain
June 22, 2015A quarter of a million angry voices challenged the government's "dangerous and unjust" spending cuts at the weekend.
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A hot weekend and a chilly G7 summit
June 9, 2015Top leaders of seven nations at the G7 Summit discuss "the global economy as well as... foreign, security and development policy."
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Massive anti-austerity march as Portugal prepares for national elections
June 8, 2015The red hammer-and-sickle banners of the Portuguese Communist Party and the green flags of the Green Ecological Party filled the streets of Lisbon.
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Blockupy movement blossoms in Frankfurt
March 31, 2015Blockupy gathered disparate groups into a solid force, not only on the question of Greece but against the highway robbery tactics of the powerful private German banks.
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