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ATHENS, GREECE — In the second and previous installment of this series, which generated a great deal of consternation — reflecting the inferiority complex and pro-EU dogmatism prevalent in much of Greek society — the grim future Greece would face by opting to retain its

A homeless person changes clothes outside a bank in central Athens. Nearly one-in-four Greeks are unemployed and receive no benefits. Poverty rates have surged here since the start of the crisis in late 2009, with nearly 36 percent of the country living in financial distress. (AP/Thanassis Stavrakis)

In the recent French election, it was received wisdom, based largely on the statements from the candidates themselves, that a vote for Marine Le Pen was a vote for Euroscepticism, some even went so far as to say that Le Pen wanted to break-up the EU.
Emmanuel Macron by contrast was painted as ‘Mr. Europe’, the man who wanted to preserve the status quo with gusto.

A public art piece in Dublin’s Grand Canal Square called: The European Union Is About To Explode. (Photo: William Murphy/Streets Of Dublin/CC)
A sigh of relief was heard across Europe on Sunday night, as far-right candidate Marine Le Pen was beaten soundly in the French presidential runoff election, losing to centrist Emmanuel Macron 66 percent to 34 percent.

Edible merch, too many obituaries and movie 'Millions' + this day in history w/Sputnik & Laika and our song of the day by Thundercat on your Morning Monarchy for April 14, 2017.

The only Danny Boyle movie that isn't rated R is kind of a kid's Christmas movie about saints. But really it's also about money - and what we value and what we believe in.

Source : Ecorama, Olivier Berruyer, 04/04/2017
 
C’est un argument de campagne qui revient en boucle chez Marine Le Pen : beaucoup de produits de notre quotidien auraient vu leur prix monter au moment du passage à l’euro. Info ou intox ? Que disent réellement les statistiques officielles ? Le point de vue d’Olivier Berruyer, auteur du blog les-crises.fr. Ecorama du 4 avril 2017, présenté par David Jacquot sur Boursorama.com.

Mural at the Communist Party headquarters in Lisbon

(ANTIMEDIA) In January of this year, former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned that the whole world is preparing for war. There are many indicators that back up Gorbachev’s assertion, but to discuss them in their entirety would take a dissertation or two. Instead, we have put together a list of the five most obvious signs of impending war currently being overlooked by the media. As a result of these oversights, the public is also missing them.
1. Travel Ban

(ANTIMEDIA) — In the shadow of Donald Trump’s spree of controversial actions, the European commission has quietly launched the next offensive in the war on cash. These unelected bureaucrats have boldly asserted their intention to crack down on paper transactions across the E.U. and solidify a trend that has been gaining momentum for years.