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04.05.2010, 09:44
Demonstrations are sweeping across Greece as tougher economic measures are introduced by the government.
11.12.2009, 10:28
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The harsh austerity budget plans of Lithuania’s government have brought anger onto the streets. Cuts in pensions, jobs and other social welfare benefits have been met with furious opposition from citizens.
01.03.2010, 08:29
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Catalonia’s unofficial polls have shown the Spanish region is strongly in favor of separation. But as calls for a referendum on independence continue, the issue seems far more complicated.
11.09.2010, 23:24
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Civil liberty campaigners have been demonstrating across Europe under the motto "Freedom, not fear" against what they see as a Big Brother approach to surveillance. The largest protest was in the German capital Berlin.
04.06.2009, 11:25
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In Kosovo, a Muslim state has been allowed to spring up in the heart of Europe, says Milorad Dodik, the Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, one of the two parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
07.04.2009, 12:23
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Protests and strikes have swept through Greece, after workers were sacked and left without pay or benefits.
22.03.2010, 09:20
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The closure of Lithuania’s soviet-built Ignalina nuclear power plant last year has devastated the local population and its economy as energy bills have soared.
16.04.2010, 23:19
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The eurozone’s secret is that its pockets are a little dusty. It could print or borrow the cash to bail out Greece and but it knows that would not be the end of it.
22.01.2010, 10:16
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The French government has waded into the battle on internet piracy with a second version of the country's HADOPI law that says an ordinary person can be denied internet access if found illegally downloading three times.
11.03.2010, 13:18
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Greece is being brought to a standstill by another nationwide strike against government debt-reduction measures. The 24-hour walkout is already the second in the last ten days.
Published: 18 June, 2009, 21:21
Teachers’ wages have been halved and pensions slashed by 10%. This week’s astonishing reduction in public spending is likely to be repeated and protesters have vowed to protect the country's vital services.
This is a very good lesson for us in California. We will be protesting like Latvia soon. Our budget has to be cut by almost $25 billion.