05.04.2023
Vanhukset aseisiin: Ranska nostaa reserviläisten ikärajan jopa 72 vuoteen
Militarisoinnin keskellä oleva länsi kaivaa jo reserviläisiä jo laarinpohjista tukemaan hegemoniatavoitteitaan. Ranskan puolustusministeri Sebastien Lecornun mukaan tietyn tyyppinen henkilöstö voi palvella asevoimia aina 72 ikävuoteen saakka.
https://mvlehti.net/2023/04/05/vanhukset-aseisiin-ranska-nostaa-reservilaisten-ikarajan-jopa-72-vuoteen/
04.04.2023
German mortgage lending collapses
February’s 54% year-on-year decline is the worst on record, according to data published by a consultancy
https://www.rt.com/business/574100-german-mortgage-lending-collapses/
01.04.2023
German debt reaches all-time high
Soaring state borrowing is linked to the energy crisis, government statistics service has said
https://www.rt.com/business/573859-germany-debt-record-high/
29.03.2023
France protests
On Tuesday, the French government rejected a new demand by unions to suspend and rethink the controversial pension bill.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03/29/700623/France-protests
29.03.2023
Nearly half of British workers at risk of burnout: Survey
Nearly half of the British workers are at risk of burnout as the cost-of-living crisis adds to the anxiety, with work-related stress costing the British economy £28 billion ($34 billion) last year, a study said Wednesday.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03/29/700648/Nearly-half-of-British-workers-at-risk-of-burnout--survey
27.03.2023
More than 100,000 British civil, public servants to go on all-out strike on April 28 over pay
A major British trade union says more than 100,000 of its members are to go on another all-out strike on April 28 in a longstanding dispute over pay and work conditions with the government.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03/27/700541/Britain-strike-April-PCS-union
27.03.2023
Germany mega-strike: Nationwide transport strike begins, causing travel chaos
Germany faces a major transport disruption as workers at airports, ports, railways, buses and metro lines started a nationwide strike on Monday, demanding pay hikes amid soaring inflation.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03/27/700490/Germans-brace-for-transport-disruption-strike
27.03.2023
French anger at Macron and his pension reform diktat bypassing democracy
An estimated 3.5 million people across the France participated in the protests, according to trade Unions; however, the estimate by French authorities was much lower at just under 1.1 million.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03/27/700493/France-in-crisis-mode-French-anger-at-Macron-and-his-pension-reform-diktat-bypassing-democracy
26.03.2023
Capitalism runs out of the accumulated dividends, reaches a critical point
As one of the important engines of the European economy, the reform of France's pension system is closely related to its development in the post-industrial era and the competitiveness of the entire EU. In the era of globalization, France faces economic challenges not only from within the EU but also from competition from the US, China, and other emerging economies.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202303/1287984.shtml
26.03.2023
Berlin weans itself off Russian gas to become US LNG addict – German MP
The sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines has turned Germany’s dependence on Russian natural gas into an addiction to liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US, a member of the German Bundestag, Andrej Hunko, has said.
https://www.rt.com/business/573545-germany-us-lng-dependence/
24.03.2023
France slammed for ‘excessive force’ against protests
The French government has used disproportionate force against demonstrators protesting the pension reform, in violation of their freedom of assembly and expression, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic said on Friday.
https://www.rt.com/news/573558-france-protest-europe-human-rights/
24.03.2023
Hundreds arrested as over a million protest in 300 cities in France
Hundreds of protesters have been arrested, and hundreds of French security forces injured as more than one million people take part in a nationwide protest against French president Emmanuel Macron's pension plan.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03/24/700368/Hundreds-arrested-and-injured-as-French-pension-reform-unrest-grows
22.03.2023
Polish retail sales drop
Last month, sales in the sector dropped by 5% year-on-year, far more than an expected 1.4% decline, the figures showed. On a monthly basis, retail saw a 3.6% decline from January.
https://www.rt.com/business/573371-poland-retail-sales-drop/
19.03.2023
German protesters march against military support, arms deliveries to Ukraine
Demonstrators have taken to the streets in Berlin to protest Germany's military support and delivery of lethal arms to Ukraine, calling on the government to stop fanning the flames of war.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03/19/700127/Hundreds-anti-war-protesters-march-against-arms-deliveries-Ukraine
19.03.2023
For third night, Paris police clash with protesters demanding President Macron resign
The French police have clashed with protesters rallying for a third straight night in Paris, demanding President Emmanuel Macron resign over controversial pension reforms he assertively champions despite growing public clamor.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03/19/700120/France-protest-Paris-Macron-resign-pension-reforms
18.03.2023
Thousands hold fresh protest in Portugal, demand higher wages, cap on food prices
Thousands of Portuguese protesters have poured into the streets in the capital Lisbon over the country’s cost-of-living crisis, demanding higher wages and pensions.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03/18/700115/Thousands-fresh-protest-Portugal-higher-wages
16.03.2023
EU state convicts nine people for supporting Russia
The Czech Republic banned shows of support for Moscow’s military offensive last year
https://www.rt.com/news/573103-czech-convicted-supporting-russia/
16.03.2023
Macron Government Bypasses French Parliament to Push Through Pension Age Hike
PARIS (Sputnik) - The French cabinet decided on Thursday to adopt a controversial law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 years, which has been fueling major protests across the country for the past few months.
https://sputniknews.com/20230316/french-authorities-to-pass-law-raising-retirement-age-without-vote-in-parliament-media-reports-1108469633.html
16.03.2023
Inflaatio laukkaa Suomessa peräti 16,3% – Hintojen nousu korkeimmillaan 60 vuoteen
On kulunut vuosi enäjä-vastaisten pakotteiden julistamisesta, joiden uhottiin "kaatavan Venäjän talouden", mutta uusimmat tiedot vahvistavat, että juuri päinvastoin on tapahtunut ja Suomen talous huojuu vakavasti.
https://mvlehti.net/2023/03/16/inflaatio-laukkaa-suomessa-perati-163-hintojen-nousu-korkeimmillaan-60-vuoteen/
16.03.2023
Inflaatio kipusi Ruotsissa 12 prosenttiin – Handelsbanken varoittaa asuntojen hintojen romahduksesta
Vuosi on kulunut Venäjä-vastaisten talouspakotteiden julistamisesta, joiden piti romahduttaa Moskova. Kuten jokainen aidosti kartalla oleva tiedostaa, lännen taloussodan julistamisen vuosipäivinä näemme, että on käynyt juuri päinvastoin, josta Ruotsin ja Suomen talouden lamaantumiset ovat esimerkkejä.
https://mvlehti.net/2023/03/16/inflaatio-kipusi-ruotsissa-12-prosenttiin-handelsbanken-varoittaa-asuntojen-hintojen-romahduksesta/
15.03.2023
French inflation hits record high in euro era
Earlier this month the government warned French households that inflation will accelerate to reach 10% in March, which means that food prices will also increase by 10%. The country’s authorities have introduced a so-called “anti-inflation food basket” comprising about 50 basic items and have obliged large retailers not to hike prices on these essentials.
https://www.rt.com/business/573004-france-inflation-revised-higher/
12.03.2023
Thousands rally in Prague to protest against simmering inflation, government's military support for Ukraine
Thousands of protesters have rallied in Prague to protest against the government’s military support for Ukraine and simmering costs of living, as they demanded the resignation of the Czech government.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03/12/699728/Thousands-take-part-anti-government-Prague
12.03.2023
Protesters in London back health staff as doctors prepare to strike
Thousands of protesters marched through London to the British prime minister’s residence to demand a better healthcare system in the UK.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03/12/699732/Protesters-London-health-staff-doctors-prepare-strike
12.03.2023
Lihan, maidon ja kananmunien tuotanto väheni viime vuonna Suomessa – kustannusten kasvu on saanut tiloja lopettamaan
Tilat ovat joutuneet ostamaan rehua niin kalliiseen hintaan, että on syntynyt tappioita.
https://www.hs.fi/talous/art-2000009448273.html
12.03.2023
Iran slams France’s violent crackdown on pension reform protests
Iran has lashed out at the French government over its violent crackdown on protests against a controversial pension reform plan, saying Paris lectures others about respecting human rights it is a stranger to.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03/12/699717/Iran-France-crackdown-pension-protests
11.03.2023
Poland sees rise in food theft
High prices are behind increased shoplifting in grocery stores, the Polish paper Rzeczpospolita reports
https://www.rt.com/business/572745-poland-food-theft-rise/
10.03.2023
EU has almost exhausted options to punish Russia – Borrell
The bloc needs to shift its attention to financial and military support for Ukraine, its top diplomat said
https://www.rt.com/news/572760-eu-russia-sanctions-exhausted/
09.03.2023
EU’s cheap gas era over – IEA
Consumers should prepare for further price hikes, according to the International Energy Agency
https://www.rt.com/business/572684-eu-expensive-gas-iea/
08.03.2023
EU energy bills soared 300% – von der Leyen
EU member states saw their energy bills skyrocket by at least 300% last summer after a dramatic reduction of Russian gas supplies, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.
https://www.rt.com/business/572634-eu-energy-bills-gas-russia/
08.03.2023
German unions warn of large-scale job losses due to high electricity prices
Several trade unions in Germany have warned of the severe consequences of soaring energy costs in the country, saying hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk due to high electricity prices exceeding international standards.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03/08/699494/German-unions-warn-of-job-losses-due-to-high-electricity-prices
06.03.2023
West’s sanctions on Russia backfire, hurting Europeans instead, says Hungary
Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto says sanctions slapped by Western countries on Russia over the Ukraine war are not working and are instead hurting the European countries.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03/06/699378/Hungarian-Foreign-Minister-Peter-Szijjarto-Swedish-SVT-TV%E2%80%99s-Agenda-Russia-Ukraine
06.03.2023
Thousands of UK pubs could go bust – industry body
Closures threaten 25,000 jobs in the hospitality sector, according to the BBPA
https://www.rt.com/business/572328-uk-pubs-close-energy-cost/
05.03.2023
UK child food poverty soars – survey
One in five households reported skipping meals or not eating for a whole day in January, according to the Food Foundation
https://www.rt.com/business/572331-uk-child-food-poverty-soars/
05.03.2023
EU nation sees bankruptcies surge – Bloomberg
Bankruptcies in Sweden soared for the seventh consecutive month in February amid declining household consumption and growing pressure on construction companies from an ongoing housing-market crunch, Bloomberg reported this week.
https://www.rt.com/business/572416-sweden-bankruptcies-surge-eu/
04.03.2023
EU must shift to wartime economy – industry commissioner
The European Union’s industry chief has said the bloc will have to shift to a “wartime” economic model if it hopes to meet Kiev’s battlefield needs, with senior Ukrainian officials voicing hopes for a massive influx of shells from their foreign sponsors.
https://www.rt.com/news/572435-europe-wartime-economy-ukraine/
03.03.2023
RT DE accounts frozen
RT’s German production company has had its bank accounts frozen amid an EU-wide crackdown on Russian media. The company was already prohibited by the bloc’s sanctions from carrying out its work in Germany, but said it will continue publishing and broadcasting news online.
https://www.rt.com/news/572420-rt-germany-accounts-frozen/
02.03.2023
Inflation in Germany accelerates
German inflation accelerated in February, rising 9.3% on the year and 1% on the month, Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported on Wednesday.
https://www.rt.com/business/572282-inflation-germany-accelerates-report/
28.02.2023
German debt skyrockets
Interest charges have jumped tenfold in two years, according to the Finance Ministry
https://www.rt.com/business/572133-german-government-debt-skyrockets/
27.02.2023
Thousands rally in France, Germany against US-led NATO's involvement in Ukraine war
The chorus against the US-led NATO military alliance's involvement in the Ukraine war is growing louder with tens of thousands of people staging massive protest rallies in France, Germany and other European countries.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/02/27/698969/Thousands-march-France-Germany-against-NATO
27.02.2023
Households across Europe struggle to pay bills as cost of living crisis bites
Families across the European continent are struggling to pay their bills as the cost of living crisis continues to aggravate amid the raging war in Ukraine, which completed one year this week.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/02/27/698979/Europe-Cost-of-living-Crisis-Soaring-Inflation
26.02.2023
Energy crisis to cost Germany $1 trillion – Bloomberg
Berlin’s spending on tackling skyrocketing energy costs has already topped $270 billion
https://www.rt.com/business/572083-germany-spend-trillion-energy-crisis/
25.02.2023
EU laajentaa pakotteitaan vastauksena Venäjän jatkuvaan hyökkäyssotaan
Euroopan unioni on asettanut 25. helmikuuta 2023 uusia pakotteita vastauksena Venäjän jatkuviin hyökkäyksiin Ukrainan siviilikohteita ja kriittistä infrastruktuuria vastaan. Kymmenennessä pakotepaketissa laajennetaan vientikieltoja kriittiselle teknologialle, teollisuustuotteille ja kaksikäyttötuotteille. Lisäksi EU ottaa käyttöön uusia toimia pakotteiden kiertämisen estämiseksi.
https://valtioneuvosto.fi/-/eu-laajentaa-pakotteitaan-vastauksena-venajan-jatkuvaan-hyokkayssotaan-1
23.02.2023
Russia-EU relations ‘no longer exist’ – Moscow
The bloc chose economic ruin to be a vassal of the US, Moscow’s envoy to the UN has said
https://www.rt.com/news/571987-russia-eu-relations-nordstream/
23.02.2023
German inflation pushes higher – report
Consumer prices rose 8.7% year-on-year in January, official data shows
https://www.rt.com/business/571896-germany-inflation-pushes-higher/
23.02.2023
Hungary outlines reason for European decline – media
The US has asserted its interests at the expense of the continent, Viktor Orban reportedly stated
https://www.rt.com/news/571963-hungary-european-decline-us/
22.02.2023
UK lawmakers revoke ex-MP's parliamentary pass for hosting Press TV show
Former British Labour MP Chris Williamson's parliamentary pass has been revoked until further notice due to his links with Press TV.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/02/22/698672/UK-lawmakers-revoke-ex-MP-parliamentary-pass-over-link-to-Press-TV
20.02.2023
EU reports wave of bankruptcies
All sectors of the bloc’s economy recorded a spike in defaults last year, official statistics reveal
https://www.rt.com/business/571647-eu-business-bankruptcies-surge/
20.02.2023
EU pursuing Trump’s failed sanctions policy against Iran: FM
Iran’s Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian has censured the European Union’s new round of sanctions on the Islamic Republic, saying the 27-member bloc is sticking to former US president Donald Trump’s “ineffectual” policy of sanctions against Tehran.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/02/20/698540/Iran-AmirAbdollahian-EU-Borrell-Trump-IAEA
19.02.2023
Number of Britons Turning to Food Banks Skyrockets Amid Cost of Living Crisis, Study Shows
The cost of living crisis continues to affect the UK economy and ordinary Brits amid reports that the country’s inflation is falling for a third consecutive month; however, it remains in double digits and near its highest levels in 40 years.
https://sputniknews.com/20230219/number-of-britons-turning-to-food-banks-skyrockets-amid-cost-of-living-crisis-study-shows-1107587717.html
19.02.2023
UK health crisis: Sick children left to suffer as wait for care soars
Hundreds of thousands of British children are waiting for surgery with new figures showing the backlog has spiralled by almost 50 per cent in two years as National Health Service (NHS) leaders and doctors warn that adult care is being prioritized over children’s.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/02/19/698487/NHS-pediatric-surgery-wait-list-grows-as-prioritizes-adult
18.02.2023
EU ‘indirectly at war’ with Russia – Orban
Hungarian leader vows in annual state-of-the-nation speech to maintain economic ties with Moscow
https://www.rt.com/news/571712-hungary-orban-russia-eu/
19.02.2023
Hungary reveals cost of anti-Russia sanctions
The restrictions have failed to stop the Ukraine conflict, while dealing a severe blow to Europe, PM Viktor Orban says
https://www.rt.com/business/571725-hungary-billions-russia-sanctions-orban/
18.02.2023
NATO doubles down: Highlights from the Munich Security Conference
Ukraine dominated the annual gathering, with Western leaders pledging to do more to fight Russia
https://www.rt.com/news/571709-munich-security-conference-highlights/
18.02.2023
Munich security forum starts, not stage for peace saboteurs
Europe, the biggest victim of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, has become increasingly disappointed that the US dragged it into the state of conflict for Washington's own benefit, but they cannot openly express opposition, Li said, "How to prevent Europe from being taken hostage by the US is actually the real challenge to European security."
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202302/1285685.shtml
17.02.2023
Tammikuussa 2023 pantiin vireille 287 konkurssia
Tilastokeskuksen mukaan tammikuussa 2023 pantiin vireille 287 konkurssia, mikä on 71 konkurssia enemmän kuin vastaavana ajankohtana vuotta aiemmin. Henkilötyövuosien määrä konkurssiin haetuissa yrityksissä oli kaikkiaan 1 109, mikä on 108 henkilötyövuotta enemmän kuin vuoden 2022 tammikuussa.
https://stat.fi/julkaisu/cl7ydtmpaqkxo0bw4ng33vrje
16.02.2023
Trade between Russia and EU tumbles – official
The volume of commerce has been decreasing dramatically, according to a deputy PM
https://www.rt.com/business/571516-russia-eu-trade-tumbles/
14.02.2023
George Galloway: Precondition for an End to Conflict is NATO Should Never Be in Ukraine
In an interview with Global Times (GT), George Galloway (Galloway), six-term British parliamentarian, told GT reporter Li Aixin that a precondition to an end of conflict "is not just that Ukraine will never apply to join NATO. It's that NATO will never be in Ukraine, neither their weapons nor their personnel, nor their geostrategic worldview."
https://sputniknews.com/20230214/precondition-for-an-end-to-conflict-nato-should-never-be-in-ukraine-1107406320.html
14.02.2023
Russia to reroute oil exports to ‘friendly’ states – official
Energy supplies will not go to countries that support price caps, Deputy PM Novak has said
https://www.rt.com/business/571403-russia-oil-exports-friendly-states/
13.02.2023
EU to target Russian media with new sanctions – Politico
The bloc is seeking to slap restrictions on some 130 entities and people, including media workers, according to the news outlet
https://www.rt.com/russia/571408-eu-sanctions-russia-journalists/
13.02.2023
Google to expand ‘disinformation’ campaign in Europe
Google is expanding its campaign against what it calls online “disinformation,” and will roll out ads in Germany aimed at “prebunking” content it disagrees with. Tested in Poland last year, the ads are the product of a Google research unit formed to combat “threats to open societies.”
https://www.rt.com/news/571433-google-disinformation-prebunking-germany/
13.02.2023
West European energy subsidies approaching $1 trillion – think tank
The cost of protecting households and businesses from soaring prices keeps growing, analysts at Bruegel say
https://www.rt.com/business/571396-eu-spending-energy-crisis-bruegel/
13.02.2023
EU preparing more economic sanctions against Russia – Politico
The tenth package will reportedly include new financial restrictions and additional trade bans, among other penalties
https://www.rt.com/business/571392-eu-more-sanctions-russia/
13.02.2023
Hundreds of thousands march in Madrid against state of healthcare
Hundreds of thousands of Spanish health workers have taken to the streets of Madrid for the largest demonstration yet against the conservative regional government's mismanagement of the public healthcare system.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/02/13/698131/Spain-health-workers-protest-
12.02.2023
France police attack protesters in 4th round of rally against Macron's pension reforms
French police have attacked protesters, firing tear gas and rubber bullets as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets for a fourth round of protests against President Emanuel Macron's planned pension reform.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/02/12/698073/France-riot-police-clash-protesters-4-day-pension-protest
11.02.2023
Hundreds of thousands protest across France against Macron's pension reforms
Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in France again for a fourth round of protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to reform pensions.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/02/11/698031/France-braces-for-mass-protests-against-Macron-s-pension-reforms
11.02.2023
Thousands of Portuguese teachers hold fresh protest as discontent with government intensifies
Tens of thousands of teachers have taken to streets in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, as the country’s Socialist government faces a wave of discontent over the cost of living crisis.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/02/11/698054/Thousands-Portuguese-teachers-massive-protest
10.02.2023
Russia to remove euro, only keeps yuan and gold in National Wealth Fund
Russia's finance ministry said will reset the share of euro in its National Wealth Fund (NWF) starting from this year, leaving only gold, Chinese yuan and rubles, Russian media reported on Thursday.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202302/1285209.shtml
10.02.2023
UK ambulance, university staff walk out again over low pay
Ambulance workers in the UK on Friday staged the latest in a string of strikes over low pay, as university staff also stopped work.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/02/10/697975/UK-ambulance-staff-low-pay-strike-Rishi-Sunak
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