Southern Europe





Pedro Sánchez is Spain’s Prime Minister - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Pedro Sánchez - the leader of the socialist party - PSOE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "is sworn in - and is the Prime Minister of Spain !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the conservative Mariano Rajoy - got a no confidence vote - because of corruption in the PP party !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Sánchez' PSOE party is supported - by the social and direct democracy party - Podemos !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "of Pablo Iglesias - as well as Basque and Catalan parties !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Pedro Sánchez - a former economics professor - addresses !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the "pressing social needs" - of the citizens !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "says his government will focus on social - and educational reforms !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "adding that he is - aware of the responsibility !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and says austerity - of Rajoy - is part of the past !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "to bring a new normality - to our public life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "so that we can talk about the things - that matter to our citizens !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Pedro Sánchez promises dialogue - more social justice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and tries to resolve the "institutional problem" - provoked by the Catalan - independence movement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mariano Rajoy is ousted - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Mariano Rajoy is ousted - in a vote of no confidence !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "after several former members of his conservative party - People’s party - PP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "are convicted of corruption - in a case that proved a scandal too far !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "there were a string of corruption scandals - within the People’s party - PP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and it was too much for Mariano Rajoy - after Spain’s highest criminal court found !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 


 

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  • "the party PP had illegal kickbacks-for-contracts scheme - known as the "Gürtel case"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gürtel Affair - the Fall of Mariano Rajoy - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Luis Bárcenas - was a former treasurer in Rajoy’s People’s party - PP !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and the focus of persistent allegations - of illegal funding !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Spain’s highest criminal court - the Audiencia Nacional - found Bárcenas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "guilty of crimes - including fraud - and money laundering !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "jailing him for 33 years - and fining him € 44m !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the trial known as - "Gürtel case" - had juicy details !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "ranging from Swiss bank accounts - to the hiring of clowns for birthday parties !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the case involved several former - PP members - including Bárcenas !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Francisco Correa - an executive with ties to the PP - who was accused of paying bribes - to party officials !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in return for contracts - carried out public works - and organised events !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the police investigation was codenamed - "Gürtel" - for "correa" - "belt" in Spanish !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Bárcenas and Correa - who was handed a 51-year sentence !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "were among the 29 defendants - convicted and jailed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but there was also the court ruling - that the PP party had profited !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "from the illegal kickbacks-for-contracts - scheme !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "not only did the judges order the party - to pay a € 240,000 fine !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "they also expressed doubts over the credibility - of the testimony of Mariano Rajoy !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the Audiencia Nacional judges confirmed - the existence of a slush fund - known as "box B"  !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "described it as "an accounting - and finance structure"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "that since 1989 ran - in parallel with the - official one !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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a clear Majority of Catalan Voters voted for Independence - Missed Link:

 

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  • - there are three possible - and realistic - scenarios in Catalonia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

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  • - first - autonomy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

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  • - but the Spanish constitutional court trimmed back a charter - increasing the region’s powers ! - ( the GUARDIAN )

 

 

 

 

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  • - therefore the Catalans - will most likely say - "no"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

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  • - second - full autonomy - the same autonomy the Basque Country has !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

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  • - officially a - "separate nation"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( with its own budget - and its own taxes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )

 

 

 

 

 

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  • - third - full independence - this not necessarily needs to mean a "state"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

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  • - it also can be a - "free region" - or an "European region"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( which is then fully part - of the EU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )

 

 

 

 

 

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  • ( when you ask Catalans - they say they want to be - part of the European Union !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SPAIN - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ SPAIN



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Spanish Elections - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "two years after the Indignado protests - that saw thousands rally !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "for more justice - and that the political establishment is more sync with the people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the party and movement - Podemos - led by Pablo Iglesias !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "are the big winners - in the Spanish elections !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "winning 69 seats - and 20.7% of the vote !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Podemos does remarkably well across the country - coming first in Catalonia - and the Basque country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • ""Spain is not going to be - the same anymore" - the Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias says !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "today is a historic day for Spain - the forces of change advance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Spanish King strips Sister Title amid Tax Evasion Scandal - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Spain’s King Felipe VI has issued a decree - stripping his sister Princess Cristina !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "of her title - as Duchess of Palma !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Cristina stood accused of taking part - in tax evasion by her husband !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the former Olympic handball player - Iñaki Urdangarin !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Urdangarin was accused of creaming off - € 6m in public funds - from contracts awarded to Noos !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "a charitable foundation - which they chaired !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Podemos - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "a party whose premise is - that ordinary Spaniards - should participate in politics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Podemos - is founded on the politics of hope - for a better tomorrow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "its English translation is - we can !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "not that Podemos simply materialised out of nowhere - it comes from the indignados movement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in 2011 - hundreds of thousands of indignados - took to the streets in protest - against injustice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Podemos is a party that emphasises - bottom-up democratic participation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "where the indignados had - neighbourhood assemblies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Podemos has "circles" - that take similar forms !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the funding for its election campaigns - is largely crowdsourced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "its policies and priorities - are decided partly through - online voting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "in order to do politics differently - we need to do language differently !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "when you do politics - one of the things you have to ask yourselves is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "what are you aiming - at ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Podemos stands for a - new democracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and speaks of winning over - "social majorities"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 


 

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  • "Podemos stands for public control - and accountability !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Spain's PP Party ran secret Fund for 18 Years - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "a judge has found - that Spain’s conservative - People’s party - PP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "ran a secret slush fund - for 18 years !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the lead suspect - was the ex-treasurer of the PP party - Luis Barcenas - a former ally of Mariano Rajoy !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the judge gathered evidence - that the PP party from 1990 - to at least 2008 !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "drew on various sources of funding - outside of the legal economic sphere !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "with various systems of accounts - which registered deposits - and withdrawals of money !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "outside of the official accounts - declared to financial authorities !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the affair originated in 2009 - as a judicial investigation into kickbacks !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "involving members of the PP party - and construction companies !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and daily El Pais published copies of account ledgers - showed irregular payments to party members - including Mariano Rajoy !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Barcenas testified in court - that he handed cash to Mariano Rajoy !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the PP Party was rocked by a Corruption Scandal - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "the conservative People’s party - PP - was rocked by a major corruption scandal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "after the publication of documents - that showed Mariano Rajoy !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "received € 250,000 - that had been hidden from tax authorities !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the documents showed - payments from Spanish business people - that were then used to pay regular supplements to party officials !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the documents came from a double-accounting system - kept by the former PP treasurer - Luis Barcenás !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and courts were investigating - a secret Swiss bank account - by Barcenas ! ( € 20m )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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President Zapatero - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05MADRID1317

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  • "President Zapatero - from the PSOE party - said he would !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "never ask the US - to do something it could not do !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and in turn - did not want to be asked - to do something - he did not believe in !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "his decision was to withdraw - Spanish forces - from Iraq !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "Zapatero maintained a consistent position on Iraq - but understood that Bush was not happy !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "US visitors to Spain did not met him - for four years !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Spanish Socialists - US cable - 2004: LINK ¤ 04MADRID961

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  • "under the government - of the social democratic party - PSOE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "we expect static - or reduced defense spending !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "increased - social welfare programs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "more green - environment policies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "and a greater focus - on Spain's role - in the EU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Aznar - had a close relationship - with the US !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PORTUGAL - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ PORTUGAL



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António Costa is the Prime Minister of Portugal - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "the socialist leader António Costa - is Portugal’s Prime Minister !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and forms the government - together with Green - and Left Bloc parties !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "before Costa’s alliance toppled an 11-day-old - conservative minority government !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in a dramatic parliamentary vote - that had been the shortest administration in Portuguese history !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "António Costa - from the party Partido Socialista - PS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "is the winner of the elections - and runs "a socialist programme"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "that allows for "a sustainable reduction - in deficits and debt"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "measures include - raising the minimum wage !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "lifting a freeze on pensions - and cancelling pay cuts for civil servants !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Portugal senses a Change - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "on Portugal’s streets - there is relief - and hopes are high !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "socialist leader António Costa leaves cuts - and austerity - behind !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "António Costa - the former mayor of Lisbon - is the Portuguese Prime Minister !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "with a broad leftist coalition - including the Socialist party !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Bloco de Esquerda - left bloc - and the Green Alliance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the alliance ends cuts - and privatisation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and stands for more income - equality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "for more social justice - and for more environmental protection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "to keep water - and public transport - state assets !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

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  • "and increasing the - minimum wage !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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António Costa ist der Ministerpräsident von Portugal - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "der Sozialdemokrat António Costa - ist der Ministerpräsident von Portugal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "in einer Koalition der linken Parlamentsmehrheit - aus Sozialisten - PS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "dem Linksbündnis Bloco - und der grünen CDU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "Austeritätsprogramme - werden zurückgelassen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "die Arbeitsmarktreformen werden überarbeitet - die Gewerkschaften haben mehr Rechte !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "all das wird von einer Steuerreform begleitet - die Einkommenssteuer für Besserverdienende steigt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "außerdem gibt es eine Erbschaftssteuer - für Vermögen von mehr als einer Million Euro !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

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  • "um die Gesellschaft - gerechter zu machen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pope Francis calls for a better World Economic Order - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Pope Francis urges to change the world economic order - for the better !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "there must not be - downtrodden people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "there must not be - a "new colonialism"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "there must not be - austerity programs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Pope Francis calls for the poor - to have the "sacred rights"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "of labor - lodging - and land !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "in one of the longest, most passionate and sweeping speeches of his pontificate - Pope Francis uses his visit to Bolivia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to ask forgiveness for historical sins - that had been made by the Roman Catholic church - in the year 1492 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "there must not be - a unfettered pursuit of money !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and poor countries must not be reduced - to raw material - or cheap labour !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Pope Francis says it is time - to save the planet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and to prevent possible harm - to the ecosystem !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Pope Francis makes the address in the city of Santa Cruz - to participants of the second world meeting of popular movements !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "an international body that brings together organisations - of people including the poor - the unemployed - and peasants !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "he supports their efforts to obtain elementary rights - as that of the three "Ls":  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "land - lodging - and labour !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Pope Francis states - let us not be afraid to say it:  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "we want change - real change - structural change !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "there must not be - profit at any price !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "we have to have concern for social justice - and the protection of nature !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "international monetary organisations such as the IMF - should be more responsible !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "there must not be - forms of colonialism !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Pope Francis defends labor unions - and praises poor people who had formed - cooperatives to create jobs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • ""free trade" treaties are too one-sided - and corporations must have rules !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "we need a better world economic order - with goals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "of peace - justice - and solidarity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and our Earth itself demands - to be protected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "we have to protect the environment - and the climate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the Vatican - US cable - 2001: LINK ¤ 01VATICAN3507

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  • "the Holy See is one of the oldest - continually existing international entities !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "the Vatican is one of very few sovereign entities that have presence - and reach in virtually every country of the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "humanitarian concerns - the Vatican strives to translate its religious beliefs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "and its humanitarian concerns - into concrete policies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "foreign policy initiatives - support for third world - sustainable development !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "and debt relief - for poorer countries !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Environment - US cable - 2009: 09VATICAN119

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  • "Pope Benedict addresses at the opening - of the World Food Summit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "urging leaders to care for the world's hungry - and protect the environment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "states have an obligation - to future generations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "to protect the environment - and increase the environmental variety !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the pope cites the link between environmental - and climate protection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "a change is needed in the lifestyles - of individuals and communities !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "in habits of consumption - and in perceptions of what is genuinely needed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the pope urges the international community - to promote sustainable development !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "while safeguarding - the planet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "access to sufficient - healthy - and nutritious food !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "is a - fundamental right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the planet has the capacity to feed - and sustain its population !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "but the resources have to be - better distributed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ITALY - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ ITALY




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Berlusconi arrived at leftist Party Rally - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Silvio Berlusconi turned up at a rally - for a candidate from a left-leaning party !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in the town of Segrate - during the rally for Paolo Micheli - a mayoral candidate in the local elections !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "supporters of Micheli - who is backed by the centre-left Democratic party - PD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "were astonished as Berlusconi - and six bodyguards - swept into the square !"

 

 

 


 

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  • "and then he said - "young people - I’m counting on you to vote Paolo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Italian Finance Minister - Europe must act more - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Italy’s Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan says - there isn’t much time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Europe must now act more - for sustainable growth !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Padoan gives a welcome to the plan - of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to inject extra investment cash - into the European economy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but the details are important - and there must be new rules - to encourage government spending !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "one possibility is to mobilise - the European Investment Bank - EIB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 
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  • "the problem with the EIB was - that it had a cautiously attitude to investment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the "Bank of Europe" - as they call themselves !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "could be a little bit more offensive - a bit more proactive !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the EIB could be an European mechanism - that takes on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the task of evaluating - European investment projects !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the finance minister says about different kinds of spending - there were items !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "of public expenditure - that are probably not classified as investment - but are important !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "in Italy’s budget - there is a provision for welfare spending !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "intended to ease the passage - of the Renzi government’s - labour market reform !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "I’d be very glad - if this qualitative aspect !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "were explicitly recognised - in the evaluation of countries’ - public finances !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Italy's Lawmakers elect Sergio Mattarella as President - Huffington Post: LINK ¤ HUFFINGTON POST

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  • "Sergio Mattarella - a Constitutional Court justice - widely considered impartial !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "is elected as - Italy's President !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Matteo Renzi - pushed hard for the election of him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Sergio Mattarella - the former minister with center-left political roots - says !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "my thoughts go - above all - and before everything !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to the difficulties - and hopes - of our fellow citizens !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Mattarella raised conflict-of-interest concerns - about Berlusconi - media and politics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "( and resigned as education minister in 1990 - to protest legislation - that helped several local channels of Berlusconi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Berlusconi lost his Senate seat - because of a tax fraud conviction !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Matteo Renzi is the Italian Prime Minister - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Matteo Renzi - is performing good in the elections !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the Italian Prime Minister - from the social democratic "Democratic Party" - PD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Matteo Renzi says - "the meaning of the elections is - Italy plays a role !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

 

 

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  • "Italy is a country which - if it changes itself - can be one of the leaders in Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "not seeking out privileged axes - with some countries rather than others !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "if we want to better Europe - we must change Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "we have to change - economic politics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "there must not be - austerity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Europe's basic setting - is focused on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "sustainable growth - employment - and reforms !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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Berlusconi - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05ROME3585

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  • "Berlusconi specifically requested - this meeting with the US - before Italy's elections !"

 

 

 

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  • "behind in the polls - and facing his toughest campaign !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Berlusconi had a pro-US foreign policy - and was a strong ally !"

 

 

 

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  • "the US embassy - wants to provide appropriate praise !"

 


 

 

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  • "without jeopardizing a potential future relationship - with a center-left government !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Berlusconi with Putin - US cable - 2010: LINK ¤ 10MOSCOW266

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  • "Italian secretary expressed frustration - that his embassy - and his foreign ministry !"

 

 

 

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  • "often only learned of conversations - between Berlusconi and Putin !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "after the fact - and with little detail or background !"

 

 

 

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  • "which leaved the Italian embassy - in the dark !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "comment US - it seemed that everything that happened - between Berlusconi and Putin !"

 

 

 

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  • "at the lower levels - was just for show !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Energy - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08ROME1308

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  • "US Energy Envoy Boyden Gray - met with energy officials !"

 

 

 

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  • "of the Italian government - and private sector !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "US embassy made efforts for companies - of nuclear power plant technology in Italy !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Energy - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09ROME878

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  • "the US lied behind - Frano-Italian nuclear industrial cooperation agreements !"

 

 

 

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  • "the companies "GE" - and "Westinghouse" - wanted to catch up - and suggested !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "a more specific - nuclear energy industrial cooperation agreement !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Biotech - US cable - 2003: LINK ¤ 03ROME5149

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  • "Italian Agriculture Minister Alemanno effectively bans - biotech crop cultivation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "by a restrictive - coexistence decree-law !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "given the consequences - for US seed exports to Italy !"

 

 

 

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  • "US ambassador raised strong objections - in meetings with Foreign Minister Frattini !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and with Berlusconi's advisor - Gianni Letta - Letta picked up the phone and made a call !"

 

 

 

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  • "directly to Berlusconi - the phone was on - "speaker" - mode !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "after he said he was pro-Bush - Berlusconi promised that he would not let !"

 

 

 

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  • "Minister Alemanno's draft decree - pass through the Council of Ministers !"

 

 

 

 

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  • ""technical or procedural" mechanisms - would be found - to derail the Alemanno draft !"

 


 

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  • "and the US ambassador - thanked !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Human Rights - US cable - 2002: LINK ¤ 02ROME1196

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  • "Italy's human rights report - in the Genoa G-8 meeting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "Italian press wrote - "human rights - US flunked Italy"  !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the fifteen pages of the report showed - a mistreatment of detainees - during G-8 meetings !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "comment US - unfortunately - we were not able to control - the tenor of media reports !"

 

 

 

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  • "and often media - was a continuation of politics - by other means !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sergio Mattarella zum italienischen Präsidenten gewählt - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "der italienische Verfassungsrichter Sergio Mattarella - ist der italienische Staatspräsident !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "der ausgleichende und umsichtige Sergio Mattarella - ist der Kandidat von Premier Matteo Renzi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "1983 wurde Mattarella erstmals ins Parlament gewählt - auf Sizilien setzte er sich aktiv !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "für die Wahl des Anti-Mafia-Politikers Leoluca Orlando - zum Bürgermeisters Palermos ein !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "später zählte Mattarella zu den Gründern - der sozialdemokratischen Partei - PD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "1990 trat er als Bildungsminister - aus Protest gegen ein vorgeschlagenes Gesetz - zurück !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "das lokale Medien von Silvio Berlusconi - begünstigt hätte !"

 

 

 

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  • "Mattarella zählte in den vergangenen Jahren stets - zu den aktivsten Widersachern Berlusconis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Haftstrafe gegen Silvio Berlusconi bestätigt - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "der Oberste Gerichtshof - bestätigt die vierjährige Haftstrafe - gegen Silvio Berlusconi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "das 16. Gerichtsverfahren - wurde ihm zum Verhängnis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "wegen seines Alters kann Berlusconi - entweder für den Hausarrest optieren - oder Sozialarbeit leisten !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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der Senat entzieht Berlusconi Senatorenamt - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "der Senat entzieht Silvio Berlusconi - mit großer Mehrheit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "dem rechtskräftig wegen Steuerbetrugs Verurteilten - das Mandat !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "und damit auch dessen - Immunität !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Turiner Bürgermeister Piero Fassino - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "wir brauchen keine Politik des Sparens - sondern eine des nachhaltigen Wachstums !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "die Bürger wollen leben - von dem - was sie tun !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "für diese Perspektive - braucht es nachhaltiges Wachstum - und Entwicklung !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "wir dürfen nicht vergessen - dass jedes Land nicht allein - sondern Teil Europas ist !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "wir brauchen einen - flexiblen Stabilitätspakt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

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  • "der laufende Kosten - von Investitionen trennt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Grillos Bewegung spaltet sich - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "die Bewegung - die bei den Parlamentswahlen zur drittstärksten politischen Kraft im Parlament !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "aufgerückt war - spaltet sich !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "eine größere Gruppe von Parlamentariern verlassen Grillo - und gründen eine getrennte Fraktion !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "wir können nicht nur kritisieren - sondern wir müssen auch konkrete Vorschläge machen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tageszeitung La Stampa - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "wir möchten in einem neuen normalen - manchmal sogar langweiligen - Italien leben !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "in dem wir gerne leben - und in Europa Gehör finden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SOUTHERN EUROPE - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ SOUTHERN EUROPE

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  • "Southern Europe is the region - comprising the southern countries of Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

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Southern Europe - Map: LINK ¤ WIKIMEDIA
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