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Madrid street after police cleared protesters, 14 Nov 2012 (photo: Roee Ruttenberg)
WATCH: Spanish protesters join European demonstrations against austerity
Madrid, Spain – Thousands of demonstrators took the streets of nearly a dozen Spanish cities on Wednesday, protesting against government plans to cut spending in ways they say unfairly target the poor and working classes.  WATCH Roee Ruttenberg reporting from Madrid.    
By Roee Ruttenberg November 14, 2012
Italian Communist party likens Merkel to Hitler, Rome, Italy, June 24, 2012 (photo: Roee Ruttenberg)
Italian Communists liken Merkel to Hitler
Rome, Italy — Ahead of last week’s visit to the Italian capital by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italy’s Communist party put up posters likening Merkel to Adolf Hilter. Posters have appeared in a few spots in Rome portraying the German Chancellor Angela Merkel wearing an SS-style uniform, with a Euro-currency emblem on the arm patch…
By Roee Ruttenberg June 26, 2012
Leaders of Europe's biggest economies met in Rome in a further bid to save the continent's shared currency, the Euro (photo: EnvironmentBlog)
Heads of Europe’s biggest economies meet in Rome
Rome, Italy — Leaders from Germany, France, Spain and Italy meet in rare 4-way meeting to try to reach consensus on Euro crisis plan ahead of critical summit in Brussels. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, easily the biggest fan of the Euro currency among those who attended the so-called “Mini-EU Summit” alongside her on Friday –…
By Roee Ruttenberg June 22, 2012
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