Subject: »NEWS AROUND THE WORLD

i dont disagree but it's s a little more complicated than that

What percent of GDP do Countries spend on their Military?
Slovenia 1.6%

Greece 4.5%

Germany 1.4%

a year back

France and Germany would
support EU assistance aimed at abating Greece´s economic crisis,
reported February 11 that the price of this assistance was Greek
procurement of European weapons systems, such as the Eurofighter
and the French-built FREMM class frigate.

I don't see what military spendings has to do with this. The Greek people have chosen the political leaders, and therefore are responsible for what those leaders do. So your leaders cheated. Okay, but that's your - not you personal but your in the meaning of the Greek - responsibility. Someone has to pay for it. And you can't ask that from the other European citizens. The Greek state has lived beyond its means, and therefore the Greek citizens will suffer the consequences of that.

said
The Greek people have chosen the political leaders etc..

-exacly


said Countries that need the 'rescue fund' of Europe just didn't had a competitive and strong economy.

-eurozone world is like champions league .
Large fish eeating smaller fish ;)

also said''I don't see what military spendings has to do with this''

-What to do if you have financial problems?
buy the most expensive things you can?

-eurozone world is like champions league .
Large fish eeating smaller fish ;)

No. Competitive economies won't have problems.

-What to do if you have financial problems?
buy the most expensive things you can?

Once again, the Greek are responsible for that. Not Europe.

-What to do if you have financial problems?
buy the most expensive things you can?

Somebody forced you to buy it ? How ? (knife on back, bullet in head or how ???)
If your country wanted next loans (or your government wanted) and they made this stupid contract (helping with loan but with buying expensive EU weapons) it was really your mistake. your government wanted loan at any cost, and now you must pay that costs.

Why people in Greece have been voting such a corrupt government for decades ?
Did you personally voted some of your government party in last 20 years ? :-) ??

companies which pay politicians are the problem

same situation as in most of countries... But people in new election (4 years ?) will than rather choose better politics. We are trying to have clean policy and honesty politics (:-D) in last years, but yes ,this is really big problem. But this is not reason for blaming EU because of crises in your country :-).

btw.. how this debt crises and bad politics change mind of your people for next election, can you tell us more, if something is going to change (especially in mind of people) ?

The policy of the Greek government - which the Greek elected - is the problem. That happens when you elect socialists :p

We crushed socialist party in slovakia last year, thx god :-DD but our socialist party has still about 45% of popularity of our population !!!!!!.. our government is mix of 4-5 smaller parties now, they are middle or right orientated :-)

But socialists have popularity 45% because they are making promises to people like bigger social funding, bigger investments for raising employment and so, they promise to our people "living beyond means" but Slovaks refuse it!
But we will see after next 3 years, if this government can win again....

Flanders + Brussels:
- Groen!: 6,9% (ecologists)
- sp.a: 14,6% (socialists)
- CD&V: 17,3% (christian democrats)
- Open VLD: 13,6% (progressive liberals)
- N-VA: 27,8% (conservatives, Flemish nationalists)
- LDD: 3,7% (conservative liberals)
- VB: 12,3% (far-right conservatives, Flemish nationalists)

:-)

However, we have to form a goverment with these parties too:

Wallonia + Brussels:
- Ecolo: 12,3% (ecologists)
- PS: 37,6% (socialists)
- cdH: 14,6% (humanists)
- MR: 22,2% (progressive liberals)
- PP: 3,1% (conservative liberals)

:-(

It's lovely how some people like to bash socialist parties. Often without any proof or despite proof to the contrary. I'd suggest you look at the actual ideas and actual policies insteady of the political colour of a party. (You might want to consider that no party of any colour is exactly the same as its nephew in another country.)

Yes, I like to critisize socialism. I know the two Belgian socialist parties aren't 'real socialists' any more, they are social democrats. However, I think you know I am very much interested in politics, and therefore I do read the statements of those parties - just like I like reading the statements of far-right, although I do not like that ideology at all. When I read the ideas of the socialist parties of Belgium, I really can't agree with that, as I have economic liberal ideas. So saying I bash socialism without looking at the ideas of socialists is the same as what you accuse me of.

you are communist :-D !

Thats the issue we have in any country with free elections. Just too many naiv people believing unrealistic promises. No one ever seems to ask oneself wther those promises can be fullfilled and how they could be paid for.

Well if you ask me the masses are dumb , need to be lead by an elite. Lucky are those who get leaders who set an example and who got a strong morale basis.

Well if you ask me the masses are dumb, need to be lead by an elite absolutely agree, thats the problem of democracy :)

Well if you ask me the masses are dumb , need to be lead by an elite.

I agree... so you like Kaddafi/Putin/Fidel too or what :-D ?