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Spanish demonstrators outside of the Madrid City Hall protest government austerity measures, July 19, 2012 (photo: Roee Ruttenberg)

Thousands protest austerity measures in Spain

Madrid – In Spain on Thursday, yields on the country’s five-year bond reached a 16-year record high as the Conservative government tried to convince investors and European finance ministers that Spain can properly handle its budgetary crisis. The news came as tens of thousands of protestors took the streets in some 80 cities across the…

By Roee Ruttenberg July 19, 2012

Italian Communist party likens Merkel to Hitler, Rome, Italy, June 24, 2012 (photo: Roee Ruttenberg)

Italian Communists liken Merkel to Hitler

Rome, Italy — Ahead of last week’s visit to the Italian capital by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italy’s Communist party put up posters likening Merkel to Adolf Hilter. Posters have appeared in a few spots in Rome portraying the German Chancellor Angela Merkel wearing an SS-style uniform, with a Euro-currency emblem on the arm patch…

By Roee Ruttenberg June 26, 2012

Leaders of Europe's biggest economies met in Rome in a further bid to save the continent's shared currency, the Euro (photo: EnvironmentBlog)

Heads of Europe’s biggest economies meet in Rome

Rome, Italy — Leaders from Germany, France, Spain and Italy meet in rare 4-way meeting to try to reach consensus on Euro crisis plan ahead of critical summit in Brussels. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, easily the biggest fan of the Euro currency among those who attended the so-called “Mini-EU Summit” alongside her on Friday –…

By Roee Ruttenberg June 22, 2012

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