Responding to passing of the Greek bailout plan this morning, UKIP Leader Nigel Farage said: "Greeks, beware of EU lenders bearing debts. They will strangle your economy and destroy your democracy. This so-called bailout will not help the Greek people one iota,only German and French banks.The Greeks don't need draconian death by a thousand cuts; they need the drachma back so they can reboot their economy. Cheap credit from inappropriate Euro membership was a disaster for the Greek economy. Eurozone membership is now also a disaster for their democracy.

New member of EFD Group, the Italian MEP Magdi Cristiano Allam, explains why he left the EPP group, allied with the Turkish party AKP and defending positions contrary to his "non negotiable values" in many areas. In particular, the president of "Lo amo l'Italia" explains his commitment to Christian humanism, the sanctity of Life and his rejection of a European Union of bankers and technocrats, who idolize money and the €uro.

With the anti-counterfeiting Agreement (ACTE Treaty), the Commission would impose a privatized censorship.Is there a threat to see Internet put under control ? The ACTA Treaty will indeed force internet providers to block certain websites upon request by private parties and out of any judicial control.

Bien que nos concurrents américain et chinois aient intérêt à la survie de la monnaie unique européenne, celle-ci est condamnée, tôt ou tard, à une explosion incontrôlable. C’est pourquoi, afin d’éviter ce désastre, les signataires de ce texte proposent qu’une concertation européenne soit engagée en vue d’aboutir au démontage nécessaire de l’euro. »

Is the Treaty enforcing budget rules in the Economic and Monetary Union compatible with our Constitutions? Will the European integration survive the Euro? How to restore Democracy in Europe after tomorrow ? These are the three main questions that the two distinguished guests of the EFD Group answered at the conference-debate organized on the initiative of its Vice-Chair Morten Messerschmidt in the European Parliament.

Nei sette anni da che è stata introdotta la moneta comune europea, la crescita del PIL pro-capite europeo è stata di un esangue 1% annuo, la metà di USA e Gran Bretagna; e la disoccupazione UE è al 9 %, contro il 4,5 % britannico. Che l'euro sia almeno una causa di questa paralisi, è un sospetto che albeggia ormai anche nelle sedi ufficiali.