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by Elmar Stellnberger







Greece, the Euro and the Debt Disaster

Category: general,
Source: article,
Language: en,
Type:
new
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Greece has been insolvant. Far more money is about to be borrowed to Greece and its banks. How all European citizens will need to bleed white for big capital.



EU parliament accepts an insufficient compromise about TTIP/ISDS.

Category: general,
Source: info,
Language: en,
Type:
new
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Yesterday, on 2015-07-08 the EU parliament has accepted a controversial resolution about Investor-State Dispute Settlements (ISDS). In spite of certain improvements like a public selection procedure for lawyers and a newly appointed court of appeal the basic dilemma of ISDS remains: The fact that concerns may sue states against environmental and social regulations. By accepting this resolution the EU parliament threatens its citizens to finally accept TTIP/ISDS. An upcoming mass rally against TTIP is planned for October the 10th in Berlin.

article at Die Presse.com [de]; stop TTIP: demonstration on 10th of October.




Poisonous Pesticides: How the EU fails to protect its citizens sufficiently.

Category: general,
Source: action,
Language: en,
Type:
new
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Call the EU-Commission to take action against the herbicide Glyphosat causing cancer and genetic mutations. Experts from the WHO warn against the dangerous effects of the herbicide. Monsanto has genetically engineered many plants to be resistent against Glyphosat which has already been in use at a large scale for too long now. - Petition at SumOfUs.

The EU has recently abandoned a regulation against endocrine disruptors planned to be set into power in 2014. While many people protest against the planned trade and investment treaty TTIP Bayer AG and BASF can claim victory in successfully lobbying and pressuring EU institutions to keep endocrine disruptive pesticides in the market. So called ECDs disrupt the hormone system even at very low doses (see also: article about plastics). They can cause infertility, cancer or harm the IQ just to enumerate a few potential effects. - article at journal-neo.org.