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Includes protests against EU laws - including ecomonic and immigration policies, the effect of financial crisis on EU countries and austerity measures.

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8th October 2010 | Issue 742 - FRONTIER LAW - The No Borders camp in Brussels took its protest against harsh European asylum laws to the EU capital - and were met by shocking police violence, leading to 500 being 'preventatively' arrested, and 14 being seriously injured.

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1st October 2010 | Issue 741 - UNREST FOR THE WICKED - Mass protests and strikes have broken out across the whole of Europe this week as the reality of already imposed and still pending austerity cuts becomes clear. Across the EU, rallies were held in thirteen capital cities and in Spain a general strike saw millions take action.

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24th September 2010 | Issue 740 - BRUSSELS SPROUTS CAMP - No Borders Camp 2010 in Brussels kicks off this Saturday (25th) til the 3rd October, and plenty are converging on that part of the continent in an effort to create a world where no one is illegal. Among the objectives of the camp are the denouncing of European migration policy; and showing the links between this policy and the structures of capitalism and repression.

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21st May 2010 | Issue 723 - ALL THAT ROMAINS... - Welcome to the age of austerity. Romania has erupted in protests as harsh measures continue to grow and waves of discontent flood Europe.

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7th May 2010 | Issue 721 - GREECE KICKS OFF (AGAIN) - Greece eplodes as austerity cuts bite hard...

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30th April 2010 | Issue 720 - CRASH OF THE TITANS - Riots again in Greece as IMF imposed wage cuts hit the country...

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26th February 2010 | Issue 711 - GREEK FIRE - Greece has once again been rocked by protests, strikes and civil unrest. This time in response to a series of swinging government cutbacks aimed at bringing the country into line with neo-liberal dogma and reducing its budget deficit.

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16th October 2009 Issue 695 - AND FINALLY ...As farmers take their protest about dairy pricing to Brussels, where they milk it for all it’s worth...

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27th Oct 2006 | Issue 566 - as the right wing tabloids stir up xenophobia - and miss information - as Bulgarians and Romanians join the movement of labour across Europe...

24th March 2006 | Issue 537 - Riots break out across France, and the French people reject the constraints the EU is putting on them...

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25th Oct 2002 | Issue 378 - TRICKY TREATY - The EU's Nice Treaty is all about fast-tracking everything towards privatisation...

2nd Aug 2002 | Issue 366 - BORDERLINE CASE - In a group of actions spanning ten days (19-28 July), people from all over Europe hooked up with migrants without papers to reclaim the city of Strasbourg, on the French/German border for the No Border action camp...

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15th Dec 2000 | Issue 287 - NICE BUT NAUGHTY - Up to 70,000 demonstrators rallied last week on the streets of Nice before the European Union summit. At the same time as a charter of fundamental rights was being discussed counter-summit meetings were being cancelled or raided while others fought battles with police...