Western Europe

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Google has to pay more Taxes - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Google - and other tech companies - have to pay more taxes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the French President François Hollande - presses Barack Obama !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "on companies such as Google - that shifting tax liabilities - was "not acceptable"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "François Hollande says France - does not tolerate this companies' - tax strategies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "there must be fair regulation - both the European - and the global level !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "we must ensure - that enough taxes - are paid !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "France is seeking - € 1bn in tax - from Google - over its fiscal strategies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "French tax inspectors - search Google's Paris offices !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "as it opened a probe - into how the company - implemented transfer pricing - between its different units !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "where it shifted revenue - and tax liability - between countries !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Google had funnelled its revenue - through a Dutch-registered intermediary - and then to a Bermuda-registered holding !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the revenue of Google - in France was mainly from - Internet advertising !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the Bettencourt Affair - BBC: LINK ¤ B B C

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  • "the problems for Nicolas Sarkozy deepen - in the Bettencourt affair !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Mrs. Bettencourt's accountant - Claire Thibout - had said she withdrew 150,000 euros - in cash !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "that had been passed to Sarkozy's conservative UMP party - in the run-up to the elections !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Mrs. Bettencourt's butler testified - that Sarkozy was a regular visitor - to her home - during his campaign !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "he was charged with taking advantage of Mrs. Bettencourt - by accepting cash from her !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Mrs. Bettencourt - had suffered from dementia !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Mr. Woerth - a former French budget minister - visited the house several times !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to pick up envelopes - stuffed full of cash !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the Gaddafi Affair - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "French prosecutors have opened a judicial investigation - into allegations - that Nicolas Sarkozy's election campaign !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "had received illicit funding - from the avoided Libyan - Muammar Gaddafi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the inquiry centred on claims of corruption - influence trafficking - forgery - abuse of public funds - and money-laundering !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "a Franco-Lebanese businessman - Ziad Takieddine - during questioning by officials !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "had a proof - that Sarkozy's campaign was illegally funded - by Libyan money between 2006 and 2007 !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the funding amounted to - € 50m !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and the investigative website Mediapart published a document - signed by a Libyan figure - stating the approvement of a payment of € 50m !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "in 2007 the conservative Sarkozy - had invited Gaddafi to Paris !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "( who had pitched his Bedouin-style tent - near the Élysée ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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EU Treaty - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07PARIS1938

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  • "UK Prime Minister Tony Blair - met with Nicolas Sarkozy - and Angela Merkel !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "focused primarily on next steps - on the EU constitutional treaty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the positions of Sarkozy - and Merkel were !"

 


 

 

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  • "avoiding new referenda - and no social charter !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jacques Delors - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05PARIS8631

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  • "former EU Commission president Jacques Delors - says that Europe must develop more !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "there is a need of more - visionary European leadership !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "a stronger foreign policy - and more socio-economic policies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sarkozy - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05PARIS5335

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  • "Nicolas Sarkozy - was Interior Minister - and met with the US embassy !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the embassy should meet him more often - because he was pro-American !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Sarkozy even said - he would admire - Bush !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and that he would stand for a - free market - like Reagan - or Thatcher !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but maybe he just said - what he believed - the embassy would like to hear !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "all other French political figures - are not pro-American !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Giscard d'Estaing - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05PARIS7195

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  • "Giscard d'Estaing had served under Charles de Gaulle - and remembered !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "why de Gaulle decided to withdraw - France from Nato - and to evict the Alliance from France !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "de Gaulle asked the US to leave - when a US official had asked to see him !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "de Gaulle inquired when and how - the US official would be arriving in France ?!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and was told - that the US official - would fly in to Evreux - a base outside of Paris !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "without any knowledge - of French authorities !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "France must exercise control - over its own airspace - a fundamental attribute of a sovereign state !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Giscard d'Estaing says - Europe cannot be a - free-trade zone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "a core Europe of 7-11 countries - is better !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but a politically structured Europe - is the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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UNESCO - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05PARIS5195

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  • "the second and final session - of the intergovernmental meeting of experts - at UNESCO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "reached consensus on the draft - "Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but the US lobbied against - "the right to health"  !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "special responsibility of human beings - for the protection of the environment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and various other social agendas - as bioethical principles !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the US delegation lobbied for the explicit scope - of the Declaration to medicine - and the life sciences !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the US lobbied against the definition - of social sciences - and relationship to the biosphere !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the US lobbied against the explicit application - to states to guide them - in the formulation of their legislation !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "with a reference to its also providing guidance - to practices of private actors !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the US lobbied against a provision - that would have made it a principle of bioethics !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "that any decision or practice - should take due regard of its effect - on all forms of life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and that there is a "special responsibility" - of human beings - for the protection of the environment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the US lobbied against the Declaration - as a binding instrument !"

 

 


 

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  • "the US lobbied for the word - "shall" - instead of - "is to be"  - or - "should"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hollande fordert eine Wirtschaftsregierung - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "der französische President François Hollande - fordert für die Eurozone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "eine gemeinsame - Wirtschaftsregierung !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "die unter anderem für eine Steuerharmonisierung - sorgt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "nötig ist auch eine neue Etappe - bei der gemeinsamen Ausgabe - von Anleihen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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Französische Minister legen ihr Vermögen offen - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "die Regierung in Frankreich - unter President François Hollande !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "veröffentlicht die Vermögensverhältnisse - ihrer Minister !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "Daten über Finanzen und Besitz - der neben Premierminister Jean-Marc Ayrault !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "37 Regierungsmitglieder umfassen Angaben zu Konten - Wertpapieren - Immobilien - oder Kunst !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "63 Prozent der Franzosen - halten diesen Schritt für "notwendig"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "um die Transparenz - in der modernen Demokratie - zu garantieren !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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Sarkozy muss wegen Spendenaffäre mit Prozess rechnen - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "Nicolas Sarkozy gerät in der Affäre - um illegale Spenden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "für den Wahlkampf der konservativen Partei UMP - mehr unter Druck !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "der Vorwurf die französische Justiz - "Ausnutzung der Schwäche" der L'Oreal - Liliane Bettencourt Schuller !"

 

 

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  • "mehrere Ex-Bedienstete haben Sarkozy während des Wahlkampfs - mehrfach bei ihr gesehen !"

 

 

 

 

 

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Sarkozy - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "Gaddafi - soll den Wahlkampf von Nicolas Sarkozy - 2007 finanziert haben !"

 

 

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  • "es ging um die unglaubliche Summe - von 50 Millionen Euro !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tobin Tax - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09LONDON2742

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  • "Prime Minister Gordon Brown continues - to press hard !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "for international adoption - of a Tobin Tax !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Brown first highlighted the Tobin Tax - at the G-20 Ministerial in St. Andrews !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "but he was disappointed - that US treasury secretary Geithner - refused to support the UK position !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Baroness Shirley Williams - and Lord Paddy Ashcroft !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "were bewildered - and disappointed - by this opposition !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "PM Brown emphasizes that a Tobin Tax - must be among the options explored !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to ensure that the taxpayers get the money - and not banks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Brown also emphasizes the "global levy" - as an option !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to rebuild trust - between banks - and the societies - they serve !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "additionally the French Foreign Minister Kouchner - proposes at COP-15 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "an international tax - on financial services !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "for global programs - for poverty reduction - and climate protection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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City of London - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09LONDON2650

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  • "the "Tobin Tax" is similar - to the stamp duty - in the City !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "but the Lord Mayor said - that he and the City !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "London financial center - had often lobbied against it !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Prime Minister Brown - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09LONDON878

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  • "Prime Minister Gordon Brown - in a meeting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "underscores the importance of aid - in world affairs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and of the reform of the - international financial institutions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Brown said the IMF - was almost irrelevant !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and it has to take on - a new role !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the world needs an - "early warning system"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "if the IMF took on this role - people would have confidence !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Iraq Oil - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08LONDON3186

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  • "participants from governments - and representatives from oil companies !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "discussed the situation in - Iraq's petroleum sector !"

 

 

 


 

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  • "many speakers pointed to the enormous potential - of Iraq's petroleum sector !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NETHERLANDS - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ NETHERLANDS




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EU Referendum - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05THEHAGUE1434

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  • "polls showing a clear majority - opposed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to ratifying the proposed - EU Constitutional Treaty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "because a EU Constitutional Treaty - cannot be market-friendly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the government has deliberately refrained - from engaging in debate !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in fact appears to have no - "Plan B"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Niederländer stopfen Steuerschlupflöcher - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "die wegen ihres Steuersystems - in der Kritik stehenden Niederlande !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "kommen ärmeren Ländern - mit einer Initiative gegen rechtliche Schlupflöcher - entgegen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "die Regierung handelt mit zwei Dutzend Schwellenländern - Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen neu aus !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "Firmen hatten Gewinnverschiebungen - ins Ausland getätigt ! - ( internationale Unternehmen betrieben Briefkastenfirmen ! )"

 

 

 

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  • "die niederländische Entwicklungshilfeministerin Lilianna Ploemen - weist darauf hin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


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  • "dass die ärmeren Länder Steuereinnahmen benötigen - für Infrastruktur - und Bildung !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BELGIUM - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ BELGIUM








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IRELAND - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ IRELAND




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Support for Ireland - ATTAC Investigation: LINK ¤ ATTAC

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  • "Ireland became the first country - to exit the support program - by the troika !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it was sold as a success - ATTAC looked into the numbers !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "while Ireland received € 67.5 billion - in money since the end of 2010 !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "funds amounting to € 89.5 billion - were transferred from the country !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "€ 18.1 billion - were used to directly recapitalize - Irish banks !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "€ 55.8 billion - went to creditors - of the Irish state !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "€ 37.5 billion - of these were used to repay - maturing government bonds !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "€ 18.3 billion - to pay interest for outstanding bonds !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "€ 1.6 billion - were spent by the National Asset Management Agency - NAMA !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "a bank guaranteed by the state - to buy real estate assets - held by Irish banks !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "€ 14 billion - were used for the liquidation - of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation - IBRC !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "a merger of two bankrupt - nationalized banks !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "€ 12.9 billion - of these were used by NAMA - to buy the remaining IBRC assets !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "another € 1.1 billion - was paid to the bank’s creditors - as the result of a government guarantee !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "nationalized Irish banks - had repaid all their creditors - even those not covered by the state guarantee !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the Irish population - had paid for it !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "a commission by the European Parliament said - the bondholders’ identity - was being kept secret !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "but ex-broker Paul Staines - leaked an list - of the creditors of Anglo Irish !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "it included - Allianz - Barclays - Credit Suisse !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Deutsche Bank - Goldman Sachs - HSBC - and Société Générale !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "€ 10 billion - were taken from the public pension fund - NPRF !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "originally set up - to secure Irish pensions - in the future !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the fund’s money was used for - direct bank recapitalization !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "furthermore the VAT - was increased to - 23 percent !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but there must not be public money - for the financial sector !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "there must be more loans - by the banks - for small and medium-sized enterprises !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "there need to be - public investment programmes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and EU-wide coordination - of tax - and economic policies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 


 

 

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  • "in the interest - of the general population !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Banks - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09DUBLIN130

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  • "because of risky behaviour - there was the nationalization - of the Anglo Irish Bank !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the government has proposed a series - of reforms !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "to its banking regulatory structure - and bank executive compensation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "there was government funding - for problem loans !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "at Allied Irish Bank - AIB - and Bank of Ireland - BOI !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan - announced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "that he will be proposing - new measures !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "designed to crack down on - "crony capitalism"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ireland - US cable - 2004: LINK ¤ 04DUBLIN1719

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  • "Ireland is a beautiful - country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and Ireland has a - very old culture !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but it was also criticized for the - 12.5 percent - corporate tax rate !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "( for foreign companies ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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die Unterstützung für Irland - ATTAC: LINK ¤ ATTAC

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  • "Irland beendete als erstes Land - das "Unterstützungs"-Programm - der Troika !"

 

 

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  • "während es als Erfolg verkauft wurde - hat ATTAC nachgerechnet !"

 

 

 

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  • "den 67,5 Milliarden Euro an Hilfsgeldern - die Irland seit Ende 2010 erhielt !"

 

 

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  • "standen 89,5 Milliarden Euro gegenüber - die im selben Zeitraum aus dem Land flossen !"

 

 

 

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  • "18,1 Milliarden - flossen in die Rekapitalisierung - irischer Banken !"

 

 

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  • "55,8 Milliarden - kamen GläubigerInnen des irischen Staats - zugute !"

 

 

 

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  • "davon waren 37,5 Milliarden - für auslaufende Staatsanleihen !"

 

 

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  • "und 18,3 Milliarden - für Zinsen laufender Anleihen - bezahlt worden !"

 

 

 

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  • "1,6 Milliarden - verwendete die National Asset Management Agency - NAMA !"

 

 

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  • "die vom Staat garantierte Bank - die Banken Immobilienpapiere abkaufte !"

 

 

 

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  • "14 Milliarden - kostete den Staat die Abwicklung - der Irish Bank Resolution Corporation - IBRC !"

 

 

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  • "einer Fusion zweier verstaatlichter - Pleitebanken !"

 

 

 

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  • "davon fielen 12,9 Milliarden bei NAMA an - die die verbleibenden IBRC-Anlagen aufkaufte !"

 

 

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  • "weitere 1,1 Milliarden - gingen als Folge einer staatlichen Garantie - an GläubigerInnen der Bank !“

 

 

 

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  • "die verstaatlichten irischen Banken - zahlten sogar jene GläubigerInnen zur Gänze - aus !"

 

 

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  • "die nicht von der staatlichen Garantie - erfasst waren !"

 

 

 

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  • "bezahlt hatte dafür - die irische Bevölkerung !"

 

 

 

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  • "wie ein Gutachten für das Europäische Parlament festhielt - wurde trotzdem darauf bestanden !"

 

 

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  • "obwohl es im Programm keine Auflagen - zur Rückzahlung ungarantierter Bankschulden - gab !"

 

 

 

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  • "eine vom Ex-Broker Paul Staines - geleakte Liste - der GläubigerInnen von Anglo Irish !"

 

 

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  • "diese Liste umfasste - Allianz - Barclays - Crédit Suisse !"

 

 

 

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  • "Deutsche Bank - Goldman Sachs - HSBC - und Société Générale !"

 

 

 

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  • "zusätzlich kamen 10 Milliarden - aus dem staatlichen Pensionsfonds - NPRF !"

 

 

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  • "der eigentlich irische Pensionen - in der Zukunft - absichert !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "und die Mehrwertsteuer - war auf 23 Prozent - erhöht worden !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "die Politik darf keine - öffentlichen Mittel - dem Finanzsektor geben !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "die Banken müssen mehr Kredite - für Klein- und Mittelbetriebe - vergeben !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "es braucht - europäische Investitionsprogramme !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "und eine europäisch koordinierte - Steuer - und Wirtschaftspolitik !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"


 

 

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  • "im Interesse der - breiten Bevölkerung !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Banker machten sich lustig - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "Telefonmitschnitte verdeutlichten - dass das Management der Anglo-Irish Bank !"

 

 

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  • "2008 den Aufsichtsbehörden - wissentlich falsche Angaben machten !"

 

 

 

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  • "auf den bankinternen Mitschnitten - machte sich der damalige Bank-Chef David Drumm !"

 

 

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  • "über Bedenken der EU-Partner - lustig !"

 

 

 

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  • "Hauptsache - wir bekommen das Geld - und kichert !"

 

 

 

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  • "die Zentralbank - darf das Ausmaß der Probleme - nicht erkennen !"

 

 

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  • "sonst könnten die glauben - sie haben eine Wahl - verstehen sie ?!"

 

 

 

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  • "die damalige Regierung unter Brian Cowen - gab eine Pauschalgarantie - für alle Bankverbindlichkeiten ab !"

 

 

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  • "( bei der Anglo Irish - waren es hauptsätzlich Immobilien ! )"

 

 

 

 


 

 

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Queen setzt auf Versöhnung - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "die Queen spricht bei einem Besuch in Irland - "ihr tiefes Mitgefühl" - aus !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "für alles - was historisch nicht richtig war - im britisch-irischen Verhältnis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "mit dem Gewinn der historischen Einsicht - können wir alle Dinge sehen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "von den wir wünschten - sie wären anders gemacht worden - oder wären gar nicht passiert !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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WESTERN EUROPE - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ WESTERN EUROPE

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  • "Western Europe is the region - comprising the westerly countries of Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

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Western Europe - Map: LINK ¤ WIKIMEDIA
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western europe - 1404WE
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