Europe

Bilderberg Leader Mario Monti Takes Over Italy in “Coup”

Italy’s new Prime Minister Mario Monti (with wife at left), who rose to power in what critics called a “coup d’etat,” is a...

Alex Newman November 16, 2011

UK Foreign Official Predicts Israeli Attack on Iran in a Month

Raven Clabough November 11, 2011

Speculation over a potential Israeli attack on Iran has circulated via media reports and governmental agencies, and was heightened following the release of...

France, Germany, and UK Discuss Euro Collapse

Alex Newman November 10, 2011

As the debt crisis in Italy and other European Union countries spirals out of control, reports said the French and German governments have...

100,000 Britons Sign Anti-Immigration Petition in One Week

R. Cort Kirkwood November 10, 2011

More than 100,000 Britons have eagerly signed an e-petition on the government’s website that says immigration to the sceptr’d isle must stop before...

A Hard Look at Italy

Bob Adelmann November 9, 2011

With yields on Italy’s 10-year government debt rising sharply higher and beyond the seven-percent ceiling deemed unsustainable, Italy is running out of options...

Lesson from Iceland’s 2008 Financial Crisis: Let Banks Fail

Bruce Walker November 9, 2011

The downward spiral of the Greek economy — and now likely that of Italy — has led to calls for the European Union...

The Eurozone Continues to Unravel

Bob Adelmann November 9, 2011

With Greece’s Prime Minister George Papandreou agreeing to step down in order to secure more bailout funds from the ECB, attention turned immediately...

Bulgarian President-elect Vows to Root Out KGB Moles

William F. Jasper November 7, 2011

Rosen Plevneliev managed a narrow victory in Bulgaria's recent presidential elections on a reform platform pledging to clean up the country's corruption-plagued government,...

EU Creates “Dictatorship” Under Guise of Financial Stability

Alex Newman November 7, 2011

Using “financial stability” as justification, the European Union is quietly plotting to foist a massive, perpetual bailout machine on eurozone members that critics...

EU Antitrust Agency Probing Apple and Samsung

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. November 7, 2011

The European Commission has requested information on patents from smartphone powerhouses Apple (makers of the immensely popular iPhone) and Samsung. While Apple is...

Greek Prime Minister Throws Monkey Wrench into Eurozone “Deal”

Bob Adelmann November 2, 2011

Prime Minister George Papandreou’s surprise call for a referendum on the new austerity measures demanded by last week’s eurozone “deal” caught everyone off...

EU Parliament Gives Arab Spring Human Rights Prize

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. October 31, 2011

This week the European Parliament awarded the annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to key participants in the Arab Spring. The five...

Now That Greece Is “Fixed,” Portugal Is Next

Bob Adelmann October 28, 2011

If the decline in the Portuguese money supply for September is annualized, it will shrink by more than 20 percent, presaging more economic...

The Euro “Deal” — More Questions Than Answers

Bob Adelmann October 27, 2011

Following the Eurozone summit meeting in Brussels, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy announced the results of the late-night negotiations: "From a series of...