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.

Lega Nord MEP Giancarlo Scotta (EFD Group) is concerned about the future of young farmers in Europe and wishes a specific European financial measure with a guarantee fund for loans. He explains that "farmers, who are together with foresters the main land managers, will need to be supported in adopting and maintaining farming systems and practices". He asks for the Commission to consider introducing, in tandem with more traditional funding arrangements, a system of providing young farmers with loans for which it would act as guarantor.

The Treaty enforcing budget rules in the Economic and Monetary Union to be ratified before the end of 2012, after the "Six packs" directives adopted by the EU plans one of the hardest austerity policy never known in the European History. At the Asian Financial Forum last January, Nobel laureate and economist Joseph Stiglitz had stated this austerity European plan could be compared to the medieval medical practice of blood letting, leading to the death of the euro as well as our economies. To start with Greece, austerity measures - or a deep slash in debt - will not spark economic growth.

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.