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Brexit Deal Fails; PM Johnson Forced to Request Extension

Today’s Brexit vote fell short, but it’s not dead yet. British MPs will take up another Brexit vote on Monday provided it follows parliamentary rules, but it won’t pass in time to avoid the requirement in law to request an Article 50 extension for withdrawal from the European Union. Johnson brought forward a new deal …

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Loose Lips Sink Ships Of State – Cyprus And EuroLand

A small number of honest words have been spoken by politicians lately, and it’s getting interesting. From Jean-Claude Juncker’s admission that politicans care more about being re-elected than about doing the right thing, to a stunning admission today by another figure in the Euro hierarchy, Jeroen Djisselbloem, that the recent haircut of depositors in Cyprus’s …

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What Poland can teach the U.S.

Did you know that Poland is “the only country in the European Union to avoid recession in 2009 and has been the fastest-growing EU economy since”? Wanna know why?