Euronews – ‘Punishment beatings’ used at EU-backed Greek refugee camps and detention centres, alleges NGO

Billionaires increased their combined global wealth by almost a fifth last year to a record $6tn (£4.5tn) – more than twice the GDP of the UK. There are now 1,542 dollar billionaires across the world. […]

It is an odd world. Outside of Germany there is a consensus that the Eurozone is dysfunctional. Now we are seeing highly respected academics citing far-right – branded in Germany as fascists – being seen […]

Italian austerity has left the nation in economic doldrums. None of this has been helped by the austerity dogma that has dominated Europe for almost a decade. It is not only Italy, but also Spain […]