Millions of Italians cannot afford to heat their homes properly or eat meat as their country is racked by recession and soaring unemployment, an official report has revealed. The report released on Wednesday by Italy’s National Statistics Institute, ISTAT, said the number of people considered seriously deprived has doubled in the past two years. The findings underlined the scale of the challenge... 

Alcatel is an EU, French cell phone company which 13 years ago was competing against giants such as Nokia. After Nokia released its Symbian-based N series, Alcatel somehow got intimidated by Nokia and focused their attention only on low-budget cell phones. It’s understandable that Alcatel focused its attention only on low budget phones when Nokia bought Symbian for its own and transformed it... 

The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession: Spain, France, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German government of Angela Merkel is sinking Europe. Eurostat data was released on Wednesday (15th) and are relative to GDP in the euro area in the first quarter... 

In the wake of a massive US Department of Agriculture report highlighting the continuing large-scale death of honeybees, environmental groups are left wondering why the Environmental Protection Agency has decided to approve a “highly toxic” new pesticide. The continuing mass death of honeybees, known scientifically as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and a “pollinator crisis,” could... 

Cypriot women hold a protest outside the parliament, which was to debate a 10-billion-euro EU bailout, in the capital Nicosia on April 30, 2013. The European Union has handed over the first installment of a 10-billion-euro bailout to Cyprus as part of the aid package agreed earlier this year. The bloc’s European Stability Mechanism said in a statement on Monday that Cyprus received two billion... 

Ed Miliband criticizes plans for EU referendum as “wrong” and damaging to economy. British Labour leader Ed Miliband says Tory plans to hold an in/out referendum on European Union (EU) membership are “wrong” and damaging to the UK’s national interest. Speaking to the Labour group Progress on Saturday, Miliband reiterated his opposition to the idea of an EU vote. Referring to British Prime... 

Rise: A man walks outside a Greek Manpower Employment Organisation office,in central Athens. Greek youth unemployment rose above 60 percent for the first time in February Greek youth unemployment rose above 60 per cent for the first time in February, reflecting the pain caused by the country’s crippling recession after years of austerity under its international bailout. Greece’s jobless... 

In order to deal with its economic problems and further develop, Europe needs to deregulate its market and cut bureaucracy, but it does exactly the opposite, Chris Clarke, from Nottingham Trent University Business School told RT. In Clarke’s opinion, Europe is not even making an attempt to do the right thing to turn-around its economic woes. RT: Greece is the worst-hit in these latest figures and... 

Urologist Lufti Dervishi (center) sits between his defence lawyers during trial in Pristina, Kosovo on April 29, 2013. A European Union prosecutor has initiated a new probe into the human organ trafficking case, after five doctors in Kosovo were convicted of harvesting and selling kidneys to mainly Israeli recipients. On Tuesday, the EU mission (EULEX Kosovo) in the capital Pristina said eight more... 

Eurozone unemployment rate hits a record 12.1 percent in March 2013. The Eurostat data agency says eurozone unemployment rate has hit a record-high 12.1 percent in March, up by 62,000 from the previous month. According to the data, some 19.2 million people in the eurozone are receiving government financial assistance. As the jobless rate in the 17-nation eurozone climbed for the 23rd consecutive month,... 

The EU is forcing states to give up their national sovereignty The European Commission’s latest proposals have heightened skepticism about the effectiveness of government measures to curb “welfare tourism” by migrants from other EU countries. The proposed regulations aim to facilitate easier movement for EU citizens across member states, challenging national governments to establish... 

The harsh spending cuts by the EU governments have triggered massive protests in many European countries. The file photo shows anti-austerity protesters marching towards the Greek parliament in Athens. New data show that public confidence in the European Union has dropped to record low levels in six biggest EU countries amid high unemployment rates and a deepening recession in Europe. According to... 

Human rights activists march in Turkey to condemn human rights violations. A record 16,000 complaints have been filed against Turkey with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), a senior lawyer with the court says. “As far as the severity of the cases [are concerned], Turkey is number one,” Hasan Bakirci, who heads the Legal Department of ECHR, was quoted by the German television, ZDF, as saying. Amnesty... 

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano Italian lawmakers have failed to elect a new president during the first two rounds of voting, as tensions grow among center-left politicians. Italy’s parliament failed to elect a new successor to President Giorgio Napolitano during the first and second rounds of voting on Thursday, with no candidate able to secure the required two-thirds vote. Frontrunner... 

People protest against government austerity policies at Lisbon’s main square, Praca do Comercio, March 2, 2013. Portugal has announced a fresh round of spending cuts in order to obtain the approval of international lenders and secure additional funds for the debt-ridden country. The Portuguese government said on Thursday that it plans 800 million euros of spending cuts this year on public sector...