Hello! Last Thursday night, Northeastern Japan was hit by a new quake of magnitude 7.1, causing widespread power outages in the north, shaking buildings in Tokyo and putting the country on alert for the safety of its nuclear-power plants. This quake raises fears in a country still shocked and weakened by March seism and tsunami that led to a nuclear crisis. This is Europocket News.
10 Euro-MP refuse to travel in economy class www.euobserver.com
Last Wednesday, Euro-MPs voted that Parliament’s budget should be increased by 2 point 3 percent next year. But in adopting this report, they also rejected an amendment to save money by traveling on economy class that could have saved up to twenty million euros a year. This hypocritical behavior is a shame. The lawmakers defend their privileged status when they are already overpaid. This reaction shows their non-consideration and disrespect for all the European citizens badly hit by the financial crisis.
20 An equal distribution of North African refugees among the EU states
On Monday, the interior ministers of the EU states met to discuss plans about the wave of immigrants from North Africa and to allocate them to different countries. In fact, the European powers backed the democratic revolutions in the Arab world and should now cooperate with these countries to stabilize the situation so the refugees can return to their countries as soon as possible.
30 Madrid: Juventud Sin Futuro’s demonstration was a real success! http://www.palmbeachpost.com
Last Thursday, around three thousands Spanish university students demonstrated in Madrid. Their slogan was “ Without home, without job, without pension, without fear.” They protested against a youth unemployment rate of forty % and austerity measures taken to end Spain’s debt which leave them with a grim future.
40 Safer streets: new targets set by the UN
Every year, millions of people lose their life on the freeways. The United Nations is now presenting a global campaign to stop this tragedy that affects more and more people.
50 Stop to gender gap!
A woman prime minister? A taxi driver with a skirt? For most of you, this could be normal, but not everyone accepts easily gender equality.
60 Festival for Europe in Florence
If you have always wanted to visit Florence, now you have one more reason! In May, the beautiful italian city will host the first edition of the “Europe Festival”.
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