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Posted: 01 Mar 2014 02:45 PM PST The following bullet points are from the French Ipos Poll: New French fractures, results and analysis of the Ipsos/Steria. Although a huge majority of French want to stay on the Euro, a majority of "workers" don't. Poll Conclusions
Kevin O'rourke on the Irish Economy blog comments Class divides and European Integration, Yet Again. This morning's Eurointelligence briefing put me on to this article in Les Echos, which in turn led me to this Ipsos opinion poll. It contains several sobering findings, notably with respect to foreigners. But the finding that struck me most — since this is something I have been writing about for years now — is that a majority of French working class voters now want to leave the Euro. Indeed, only 34% of French workers think that EU membership is a good thing.Ernest Hemingway, 'The Sun Also Rises' "How did you go bankrupt?" Bill asked. "Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually and then suddenly." Painful Choice In case you missed it, please see Stiglitz: Leaving the Euro Painful but Staying in More Painful; Eurozone Breakup Recap. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com |
Russian Troops Seize Crimea; UN Security Council Meets; Russian Flag Raised in Kharkiv Posted: 01 Mar 2014 01:07 PM PST News is fast and furious in Ukraine.
The Telegraph has a live blog on Ukraine going with some of those headlines and this image of Kharkiv in which protesters have raised the Russian flag. Russian Troops Seize Crimea Reuters reports Troops Seize Crimea. Talk of confrontation or outright war spread rapidly across Ukraine, with pro-Moscow demonstrators raising the Russian flag above government buildings in several cities and anti-Russian politicians calling for mobilization.Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk, Odessa ABC News has some additional details in Russian Troops Take Over Ukraine's Crimea Region Russian troops took over Crimea as the parliament in Moscow gave President Vladimir Putin a green light Saturday to use the military to protect Russian interests in Ukraine. The newly installed government in Kiev was powerless to react to the action by Russian troops based in the strategic region and more flown in, aided by pro-Russian Ukrainian groups.Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com |
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