Greece.....
#Greek bill on prior actions approved with 153 votes, with one #SYRIZA MP voting against contingency mechanism and privatisation fund
Tsipras has now passed 3% of GDP in austerity, privatisations & sale of NPLs. This time last year, it was as likely as Leicester winning PL
At a theatre near you since May 2010 #regression #Greece
Great chart on Greece outstanding loans , after 6 years and three programs "emergency " more of a chronic condition.
Greece to adopt more cuts, tax hikes for bailout cash http://f24.my/1YNWPrV
Another bailout vote in #Greece today. Tsipras hoping for a repeat of last one (153/300), despite unpopular measures https://shar.es/1d4yvY
Greek parliament to debate and vote on crucial omnibus bill on Sunday http://greekcrisisnotes.blogspot.com/2016/05/greek-parliament-debate-and-vote-on.html … #Greece
City buses sitting idle due to cash shortage http://dlvr.it/LMy7Hs
#Greece #Eurobank says it has entered into a binding agreement with ProsperoCapital for sale of €170 mln NPLs in #Romania. #banking #ecb
Refugee / Economic Migration Crisis .....
Chinese dissident artist Ai Wei Wei posts images of flooded #Idomeni camp for migrants on Greece-#Macedonia border
36 refugees/ economic migrants rescued off Lesbos today.
"Austria Sends More Police to Patrol Brenner Border Area" by REUTERS via NYT http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/05/22/world/europe/22reuters-europe-migrants-brenner.html?partner=IFTTT …
Police in the capital Belgrade discover 43 illegal #migrants hiding in two houses, arrest 2 Serbs: interior ministry
116 refugees arrived in #Chios between Friday & Saturday. No arrivals reported on #Lesvos yesterday, 35 arrived Friday. #refugeesGr #Greece
Asylum process is exceedingly slow and has to be done on an individual basis - not group deportations-as envisioned.
Italian authorities have estimated that arrivals may reach 270,000 at current rates.
A philosophical approach to the refugee crisis-afghan, Libya, Syria, Jordan, all @AJEnglish http://aje.io/d685
The West's Cynical Plan to Offshore the Refugee Crisis Will Flood Libya With More Weapons http://www.alternet.org/grayzone-project/wests-cynical-plan-offshore-refugee-crisis-will-flood-libya-more-weapons …
Restoring humanity with compassion: Turkey and the World Humanitarian Summit I @DailySabah I http://www.dailysabah.com/columns/sadik_unay/2016/05/21/restoring-humanity-with-compassion-turkey-and-the-world-humanitarian-summit …
90,233 refugees have arrived in #Lesvos so far this year. 3,613 currently on the island - population down by ~500 compared to April 20
Spain......
Poll For Spain !
El País editorial talks of "irresponsible" polarisation.
LATEST: Metroscopia Poll Suggests Boosts For Both PP and Unidos Podemos https://www.thespainreport.com/newsitems/593-160522103100-update-metroscopia-poll-suggests-boosts-for-both-pp-and-unidos-podemos …
INTERVIEW: Jens Weidmann, the head of Germany’s central bank, on Spain's economy: http://ow.ly/aQZv300h2Z3 #Spain #politics #26J
Jordi Sánchez re-elected chairman of Catalan separatist organisation ANC. American @lizcastro loses out again.
LATEST: Judge rules against government: Barça fans CAN take separatist estelada flags to King's Cup final on Sunday.
Odds & Ends .....
Gov't in paralysis.....
"As long as Iraq's corrupt political circus continues, there is no solution to ISIS" http://ow.ly/Fjwx300qcyW
Iraqi troops prepare to attack ISIS, Fallujah civilians told to flee http://on.rt.com/7dfr
"There is no evidence the 2 deaths were caused by direct gunfire on the protesters and there are no other cases,"
NEW MAP: Military situation in #DeirEzzor Governorate. #Syria #SAA #ISIS
HD version:https://imgur.com/0xQlCdp
Bombings in Kurdish area kill 8, as U.S. official embarks on secret visit to Syria http://xhne.ws/VBLpg
Top U.S. commander completes day-long secret visit to Syria.
http://cnn.it/1Ts7HZ6
Received request by #Libya PM Serraj of EU support to training of Navy, Coast Guard, security. Tomorrow issue at FAC http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2016/160522_02_en.htm …
US, Britain, France all carrying out covert military operations against IS inside Libya http://ow.ly/XH6z300egau
#Libya US - debate continues on ground troops to Libya
This talk of a new government in the South seems to be real. I can see many Southerners supporting if its actually created#Fezzan #Libya
#Libya: Heftar's complete @itele interview. English subtitles, spoken French,Arabic)
#ليبيا: حفتر مقابلة
http://www.itele.fr/monde/video/exclusive-khalifa-haftar-head-of-the-libyan-national-army-isis-has-no-chance-of-establishing-here-in-libya-165289 …
US Secretary of State John Kerry says Taliban leader Mansour posed a 'continuing imminent threat to US personnel' and Afghans in Afghanistan
Afghan spy agency confirms #Taliban leader killed in drone attack
http://ara.tv/pu6tc
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