Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/19/2012

According to the most recent polls, 56% of Britons would vote to leave the EU if they were ever allowed a referendum. Of the political parties, antipathy to the EU was highest among the Tories, at 68%.

In other news, the “Troika” (the IMF, the EU, and the ECB) are demanding deeper austerity cuts from Cyprus in return for further bailouts. Meanwhile, many more Greek households will experience power cutoffs this winter due to the lack of money to pay their electricity bills. And in Italy, the average family’s tax bill has risen by €1,450 this year.

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