Europe

Athens: Supermarket target of Robin Hood raid

pirate — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:19:19 -0400

ekathimerini.com July 1, 2008

Self-styled anarchists claimed responsibility yesterday for raiding a supermarket in the Athens neighborhood of Nea Smyrni and then distributing the stolen goods to shoppers at a fruit and vegetable market in the fourth such incident during the last month. A group of some 20 people, all wearing hoods or helmets, entered the Marinopoulos supermarket on Evdoxou Street, loaded up trolleys with food and simply walked out of the store unchallenged. read more »

Clothing company beating of Bangladeshi workers in Athens met with wildcat collective action

pirate — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:42:22 -0400

Libcom.org June 25, 2008

Bangladeshi workers in clothing sweatshop in Athens, Greece, were attacked by company thugs for refusing to work on Sunday. When their co-workers walked out in solidarity, the company fired 120 out of 180 of the working force. In response the workers have sealed the factory off forcing the company to withdraw the lay-offs and negotiate. read more »

Climate change protesters hijack coal train

pirate — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:10:12 -0400

by Martin Wainwright guardian.co.uk Friday June 13, 2008 Link to video

Climate protesters hijack coal train heading for Britain's biggest power station, Drax, in North Yorkshire read more »

Irish voters veto EU treaty

pirate — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:17:29 -0400

by SHAWN POGATCHNIK, Associated Press June 13, 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland - It took years to negotiate, weighs in at 260 pages, is virtually unreadable — and now could be a dead letter.

Irish voters vetoed a painstakingly drafted treaty Friday that had been designed to streamline the European Union. Politicians from all of Ireland's major parties worked hard to sell the complex, deeply technical document to a confused and suspicious public. read more »

Berlin - In Chaos!

pirate — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:36:23 -0400

A personal report from last week's action days for autonomous spaces in Berlin. This report reflects the thoughts and opinions of the authors, not of any campaign, although these opinions may be shared by others.

(Report from) Action Days for Autonomous Space May 27 to June 1 2008

"If we do not wish to find ourselves in a world where no one really lives, where no one really knows anyone else, where everyone has become a mere cog in a machine meshing with other cogs but remaining truly alone, then we must have the strength to attack alienation in every way we can." read more »

Fishermen in Spain, Portugal and Italy Strike to Protest Fuel Prices

pirate — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:03:47 -0400

By VOA News 30 May 2008

Thousands of Spanish, Portuguese and Italian fishermen have launched strikes, following the example of their French colleagues as they protested escalating fuel prices.

In Madrid, fishermen gathered outside the Environment, Agriculture and Fishing Ministry, where they handed out more than 20 tons of fresh fish free to passers-by. read more »

Eco-warriors mark two-year demo

pirate — Sat, 24 May 2008 13:57:12 -0400

BBC May 24, 2008

Environmental campaigners have marked two years of their campaign to save woodland in West Sussex by gathering on the steps of Worthing Town Hall.

Treetop protesters moved into Titnore Wood in May 2006, after the land was earmarked for 875 new houses, a supermarket and new road.

Up to 210 threatened trees appeared to be spared when plans were changed. read more »

Greece's "Strawberry Slaves" Protest Work Conditions

pirate — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:24:05 -0400

May 11, 2008

PATRAS, Greece (AFP)--Hundreds of protestors demonstrated in the southern Greek Peloponnese region to protest the working conditions of migrant farm labourers, police sources and union organisers reported.

More than a thousand people, including members of the communist-affiliated Workers Militant Front, or PAME, and several of the seasonal workers themselves, attended the demonstrations, which were called by PAME.

The protests took place in several towns in the region, including Nea Manolada and Vardas, Nikos Gontikas, a PAME official told AFP.

It was in Nea Manolada that seasonal workers held a three-day strike in early April, the first time that they had staged this kind of action. read more »

French docks blockaded in strike action

pirate — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:00:11 -0400

Libcom.org April 23, 2008

Workers at France's seven biggest ports went on strike today to protest a government plan to sell dock-equipment management to private companies and take staff off public payrolls.

Sixty-seven vessels including thirty-nine tankers stranded at the harbor's entrance. Government officials, port managers and union representatives are yet to tally the costs of the strike. A 17-day walkout last year in Marseille alone cost Manutention Generale Mediterraneenne, the port's biggest cargo- handler, €1.5 million ($2.4 million). read more »

Reports: Estimated 2,000 Protest Against US Radar Near Planned Site In Czech Republic

pirate — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:24:48 -0400

April 19, 2008 RTTNews

On Saturday, police spokeswoman Ilona Tymlova said that an estimated 2 thousand people gathered in a Czech village to protest against the placing a US missile shield base in a nearby military zone, according to reports. The protesters then marched in rain from Misov, southwest of Prague, to the limits of the Brdy military zone in what was one of the largest protests against the US radar.

The Czech Defence Ministry said that Czech and US negotiators are likely to wrap up missile defence talks next week. The Czech-US agreement requires approval in parliament where the centre-right ruling coalition so far lacks clear support for the project. read more »