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Merkel’s Patrons: Donation From BMW Owners Raises Eyebrows – 16 October 2013

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Just weeks after the German election, Angela Merkel’s conservatives received donations totalling 690,000 euros from the family that owns almost half of BMW. The payment coincides with Berlin’s forceful intervention to halt tough new CO2 curbs for carmakers in the EU.

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) received a hefty donation from major shareholders of BMW last week. That in itself isn’t unusual. The Quandt/Klatten family, which owns 46.7 percent of the Munich-based premium automaker, has traditionally been among the party’s most faithful donors. On Oct. 9, the family transferred a total of €690,000 ($935,000) to the CDU, according to the parliament’s administrative body which published the payment on its website. But this time, the cash injection coincided with a government decision that helps automakers like BMW.

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Lightworkersxm – European Union, Moody’s & Standards And Poor Credit : They Are Ripping You Off : Listen To Exposures From The Inside : It’s Trousers Down Time As They Are Caught In Action – 26 June 2013

europeanunionflagClassic tales from inside The European Union and just how does the Standards and Poor, in addition to Moody’s Credit Agency work when it comes to rating banks?

This is the final straw and all we need to know about our Plebs at the EU : European Agents turning up to collect Euro300 just for signing in and leave immediately to get extra expenses from other agency’s that you pay for: Continue reading

Here Is A Bit Of Truth For You – (Former German Foreign Minister) Minister Joschka Fisher Urges Dictatorial Powers For The EU – 13 October 2012

(Lucas:  For if you doubted the real face of the EU and its NWO intentions here your have a bit of truth.)

Former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer urges dictatorial powers for the EU

By Christoph Dreier
9 October 2012

As the class struggle in Europe intensifies, the character of the European Union as an instrument of the ruling elite becomes ever more evident. This is also shown in the ideology of its defenders. Last week, former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer (Green Party) published a column in the Süddeutsche Zeitung arguing for authoritarian forms of rule by the EU. Continue reading

European Union Getting The Nobel Peace Price – Nigel Farage And My Comment – 13 October 2012

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John Ward – Greece Breaking : One Third Of Greek Deficit Lost To Tax Evaders, Greek Elites Earn Twice As Much As They Claim – 16 August 2012

New research nails structural evasion as being endemic among the powerful

Tax cheats have robbed Greece of some 11.2 billion euros, say Greek and American researchers who used bank records to analyse the likely tax evasion level.

The method is precisely the one used by private   banks to determine the real income of loan seekers. Surprise, surprise, this is more accurate than looking at tax records, often themselves falsified in the first place. The study concluded that the true income of the average Greek is about 1.92 times larger than the tax declaration.

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The India Times – Barack Obama Calls Spanish Premier About Eurozone Crisis – 7 August 2012

MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Mairano Rajoy spoke with US President Barack Obama on Monday in a telephone call regarding the eurozone crisis and the financial markets, their offices said.

Obama called Rajoy for a half-hour chat in which they “addressed the economic situation in Spain, in the European Union, and in the world,” according to a statement issued by the Spanish premier’s office.

They also discussed the situation on the financial markets, where nervous investors have driven up Spain’s borrowing costs to unsustainable levels over the long term, complicating the country’s ability to finance its debt.

Finland Could Leave The Eurozone Rather Than Pay Other Nations’ Debts, Says Jutta Urpilainen – 6 July 2012

Finland would consider leaving the eurozone rather than paying the debts of other countries in the currency bloc, Finnish Finance Minister Jutta Urpilainen has said.

“Finland is committed to being a member of the eurozone, and we think that the euro is useful for Finland,” Ms Urpilainen told financial daily Kauppalehti, adding though that “Finland will not hang itself to the euro at any cost and we are prepared for all scenarios”. Continue reading

BBC News – Eurozone Agrees On Bank Recapitalisation – 29 June 2012

EU leaders have agreed to use the eurozone’s bailout fund to support struggling banks directly, without adding to government debt.

Speaking after 13 hours of talks in Brussels’, EU chief Herman van Rompuy also said a eurozone-wide supervisory body for banks would be created.

Officials said the plans could be finalised during July.

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Mish/ Mike Shedlock – EC President Van Rompuy Releases 7 Page PDF “Towards A Genuine Economic And Monetary Union”; Merkel Says “No Shared Total Liability As Long As I Live” – 26 June 2012

Inquiring minds are reading “Towards a Genuine Economic and Monetary Union” by the gang of four nannycrats: European commission president Herman Van Rompuy, ECB president Mario Draghi,  José Manuel Barroso of the European commission, and Jean-Claude Juncker, the leader of the 17-country eurogroup.

Don’t expect any details. There aren’t any. Instead the document consists of a wish list wrapped in a wordy package that says virtually nothing. Continue reading

John Ward – Greek Deficit : How Berlin Encouraged Papandreou To Big-Up The 2009 Greek Deficit – 26 June 2012

Defence of German banks a key factor

Schäuble and Merkel….implicated in an incredible scam

How Venizelos fired ELSTAT moles to cover up the truth

Spanish European Commissioner backs story of international fraud Continue reading