Während alle Augen und Schlagzeilen ganz und gar auf die beiden kaukasischen Bomber in Boston fixiert waren, wurde eine viel verheerendere Katastrophe kaum beachtet, die sich in nächster Nähe abspielte, aber üblicherweise im Innenteil unserer größeren Zeitungen verborgen wird.

Though Margaret Thatcher is no longer among the living, her ideology lives on. That ideology – known today as neoliberalism, “free market fundamentalism” in a phrase coined by George Soros – is strikingly unique. Apart from religious beliefs, is there any example of an ideology that has been so thoroughly disproven yet maintains an aura of respectability?

The United States‘ top military officer General Martin Dempsey met Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit aimed at improving the two sides‘ military relations.

Even Germany has seen private-sector activity shrink, proving that austerity in the periphery is pulling down all of the eurozone

NATO representatives meeting in Brussels on Tuesday expressed their approval of President Giorgio Napolitano‘s re-election, outgoing Italian Premier Mario Monti said.

The United States is „very happy“ that Giorgio Napolitano has been re-elected Italian president to usher in a new government after two months of post-election stalemate, Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday.

Despite the continuing crisis in Italy and Europe-wide austerity measures, Italy still enjoys a high standard of living, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Tuesday.

„M5S absolutely 1st place,“ Grillo posted on Twitter, referring to a survey that showed M5S gaining 5.2% to reach current voter support of 29.1%. Grillo cited a poll conducted by EMG and broadcast by television channel La7 and others.

„Dutzende Nachrichtenagenturen und Fernsehsender nehmen an dem Krieg gegen uns teil“, sagte der syrische Informationsminister Omran Al-Zoubi während seines Moskau-Besuchs am Dienstag. Die syrischen Sender hingegen seien von den Übertragungssatelliten abgeschnitten.

Hello and welcome to all the friends of Beppe Grillo’s Blog. My name is Stefania Limiti and I’m a journalist and author of a number of investigatory articles exploring the darkest years of our Republic, namely the years of the strategy of tension.

The key ally of the riven centre-left Democratic Party (PD), Left Ecology and Freedom (SEL), repeated Tuesday it would join the opposition if the PD teamed up with centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi‘s People of Freedom (PdL) party in a left-right administration

„No one has telephoned me,“ Amato told reporters.

„Be ready for things to move very, very fast,“ Pisicchio told reporters.

Enrico Giovannini said 71% of Italian families had cut household consumption.

Thomas de Maizière is obviously a serious-minded man, and there is no hint of irony when he says he regards the UK as a good ally, and his British counterpart, Philip Hammond, as a close friend.

But the German defence minister, who has been in post for two years, is obviously the sort of intimate who believes directness and honesty are important, and straight talking is better than shilly-shallying.

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The person favourite to be asked is Giuliano Amato, a senior PD member who had two short stints as premier between 1992 and 1993 and 2000 and 2001.

Alle elezioni regionali di Febbraio i 5 Stelle presero in Lombardia il 13%, in Molise il 16% e in Lazio 20%. In quella stessa data, però, e in quelle stesse regioni, il MoVimento per le politiche prese in Lombardia il 19%, in Molise e nel Lazio il 27%. L‘identica cosa è successa in Friuli Venezia Giulia.
Confrontare i dati elettorali delle regionali e delle politiche, e partire da qui per tentare di dimostrare un calo di consensi in atto verso il Movimento, equivale a produrre un evidente falso.
Intanto il sondaggio di ieri di Emg/La7 dà il Movimento primo partito a livello nazionale al 29.1%, il pdl al 27,1% e il pdmenoelle al 20,3%“ Cecilia C.

„I‘d like to have honest, competent, professional people in the right positions too. In this situation, I‘d be happy at a German invasion of Italy“

„Between September and October the State will run out of money and it will be difficult to pay pensions and salaries,“ Grillo told the German daily.

Italy‘s president launches urgent talks on Tuesday that could see a prime minister designated after two months of post-electoral stalemate that has weighed on a stagnant economy and alarmed Rome‘s partners in the euro.

President Giorgio Napolitano plans to begin consultations immediately with leaders of the Senate and House to discuss the formation of the next government, his office announced Monday.

Europe may have hit the political limits of how far it can go with austerity-led economic policies because of the growing opposition in the eurozone‘s recession-hit periphery, the European Commission‘s president said on Monday.

That comes atop the growing realization that the academic research bolstering the austerity drive was confused, at best.

„While I think this policy (austerity) is fundamentally right, I think it has reached its limits,“ the commission president said.

„A policy to be successful not only has to be properly designed, it has to have a minimum of political and social support.“

But austerity is working in Ireland, he said, adding: „It is a painful programme, but it is working.“

„While I think this policy is fundamentally right, I think it has reached its limits,“ Mr. Barroso said. „A policy to be successful not only has to be properly designed, it has to have the minimum of political and social support.“

All the talk of currency wars is mostly just that – talk. This week’s meeting of the Group of 20 nations at the International Monetary Fund was living proof. Despite speculation that emerging nations would redouble their criticism of extraordinarily low rates in advanced economies, the G20 ended up largely supporting the Bank of Japan’s new and bold stimulus efforts aimed at combating years of deflation.

World financial leaders urged the European Union on Friday to quickly complete its banking union to help growth, but Germany stood firm that the next step toward such a union be through a lengthy and risky process – a change of EU law.

In particular, Japan’s recent policy actions are intended to stop deflation and support domestic demand. In addition, Korea announced an active macroeconomic policy package. However, much more is needed to fulfill our commitment to address the ongoing weakness in the global economy. Major policy priorities remain largely the same. In the euro area the foundations of economic and monetary union should be enhanced, including through an urgent movement towards banking union

In its communique after a two-day meeting, the G20 avoided any direct criticism of Japan‘s policies and appeared to accept the need to reflate the world‘s third largest economy

Facing another global slowdown, the tag team of the U.S. and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been pitched against the Eurozone and the U.K. over whether “axing budgets and debt is the recipe for recovery or recession” – to spend or not to spend?