Western Europe
Letter on the plight of construction workers in Britain
February 11, 2012
The following email was received from a British construction worker.
IBM launches new form of day-wage labour
By Dietmar Henning, February 11, 2012
Germany is serving as a pilot project for a radical reorganization of IBM’s work structures around the world.
UK government seeks deportation of Muslim cleric Abu Qatada
By Julie Hyland, February 11, 2012
The British government is continuing its efforts to deport Muslim cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan.
Germany: Lessons for workers from the defeat at Manroland
By Ulrich Rippert, February 11, 2012
The IG Metall trade union played a key role from the beginning, preparing and enforcing the “turbo-bankruptcy” of printing press manufacturer Manroland and massive job cuts, as well as preventing any serious opposition developing.
UK-Argentine tensions rise over Malvinas Islands
By Bill Van Auken, February 10, 2012
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the war between Britain and Argentina, tensions over the Malvinas Islands are rising once again.
Global layoffs hit workers at GM, Nokia and Pepsico
By Jerry White, February 10, 2012
A week after American Airlines announced 13,000 job cuts in the US, a new round of mass layoffs is hitting workers in the auto, food and mobile phone industries around the world.
Appointment of new US ambassador heightens tensions with Russia
By Clara Weiss, February 10, 2012
The appointment of Michael McFaul as new US ambassador to Moscow has fueled fresh tensions between Washington and Moscow.
France’s New Anti-capitalist Party echoes NATO propaganda against Syria
By Anthony Torres, February 10, 2012
The NPA published in January a series of articles on Syria, lining up directly with the imperialist propaganda campaign against that country.
German chancellor Angela Merkel visits China
By Johannes Stern, February 9, 2012
German chancellor Angela Merkel visited China on February 2-3 in her fifth trip there during her tenure.
Report of Arab League mission to Syria contradicts Western propaganda
By Chris Marsden, February 9, 2012
The report by the Arab League’s observer mission to Syria was suppressed because it contradicts Western efforts to justify regime change.
New evidence points to German police involvement in 1967 murder of student protester
By Franci Vier, February 9, 2012
New evidence suggests that Benno Ohnesorg, a student protester, was deliberately killed by police officer Karl-Heinz Kurras in 1967 during protests against a visit by the Shah of Iran.
French law forbidding denial of Armenian genocide sent to Constitutional Council
By Antoine Lerougetel, February 9, 2012
On January 31a law penalising the denial of the Armenian genocide was referred to France’s Constitutional Council.
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