England: Mr Commissioner – Is There A Faint Hope That The Message Is Getting Through ?

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Photos above – Eyes on Animals (NL)

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It is from August 2015, but I know it is still relevant.

You bet this whole EU thing bums me off !

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/08/31/the-eu-and-its-meps-need-to-step-up-to-the-plate-and-actually-defend-animals-not-give-us-eu-yukspeak-and-false-promises/

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A driver tells welfare campaigners what he thinks of them – can you trust this with animals to ensure their welfare ?

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A Dutch transporter enters the UK at Dover harbour – Photo Mark.

Please continue to make sure you promote our (SAV) new petition for EU animals that are suffering terribly whilst en route to Turkey.  Sign the petition and see a video on the terrible conditions and suffering at:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2016/03/01/36981/

M and Barb crate John Major in appreciation for allowing calf exports

When ? – Probably around 1995 – Its raining so it must be England ! – Dover harbour, Kent – Mark (SAV) and Barb put the then UK PM (John Major) into a veal crate to give him a taste of what ‘life’ is like for British calves once they have been exported to the crates of the Netherlands.

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Above – Barb (see photo above) protests at Dover with Mark’s dog ‘Golda’

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Above – Legal ? – the EU thinks so, despite our objections.

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England: Our Feline Friends.

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Please continue to make sure you promote our (SAV) new petition for EU animals that are suffering terribly whilst en route to Turkey.  Sign the petition and see a video on the terrible conditions and suffering at:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2016/03/01/36981/

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Just as something a little different …………

Here are a few pictures of some of our feline friends which either live here, or visit us every day.

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Above – Our little ‘Arianne’

Little ‘Arianne’ is ‘our’ own cat – a rescue who was almost without her fur originally and has now lived here for almost 4 years.  She is a sweetie; very affectionate and has a habit of wanting to sit on your lap whilst you are in the office (trying) to make use of the keyboard.

But like Mark she is into Guns and Roses, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Damned. The Stranglers and Siouxsie Sioux.

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Above – ‘Blondie’

‘Blondie’ is not that blonde as you can see – but then that is Mark’s warped sense of humour !

A sweet little cat who has something to eat, enjoys getting some attention, and then settles down to sleep for hours.

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Above – ‘Grumps’

‘Grumps’ is another beautiful cat, but does have a little bit of an attitude problem sometimes.  Quite unusual markings.

Whatever, they all hang around for some food, which they always get, and then they just crash out around the house finding the best places to stay warm and cosy.

We have no intention of becoming a cat shelter, but we are starting to look more like this each day !

Ari says we must add these links, so here we go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w7OgIMMRc4

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Bonus ………

.. and she is just so sweet – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE5-caq4ezs

 

 

Global: Loads Of Petitions To Review and Sign.

 

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Please continue to make sure you promote our (SAV) new petition for EU animals that are suffering terribly whilst en route to Turkey.

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Sign the petition and see a video on the terrible conditions and suffering at:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2016/03/01/36981/

Here following are lots of other current petitions you may wish to review and sign:

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Take action 1

Petitions and More, March 1

http://safe.org.nz/ecards/help-calves-demand-independent-voice-animals Once more

https://secure.humanesociety.org/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=5E21EA972380B295A2DB4235F4D7C050.app30109a?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=7119 Extended. US-info. Protect Wildlife on America’s National Wildlife Refuges

http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/51135/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=17301 US-info. Military should use best practices, NOT Animals! Ask Congress to pass the BEST Practices Act!

https://secure2.convio.net/ida/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2888 If not signed yet. Justice for Zimbabwe Journalist Activists

https://www.e-activist.com/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=122&ea.campaign.id=46930 UK-info. For a full ban on the manufacture, sale and use of snares across the UK!

https://www.e-activist.com/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=122&ea.campaign.id=42738 UK-info. Ask your MP to sign EDM 402 against the use of cages to rear birds for shooting!

http://www.acpagroup.org/take-action/please-sign-the-letter-below-encouraging-british-mps-to-take-action-against-the-dog-meat-trade.html Needs much more attention

https://www.regenwald.org/aktion/1035/bitte-unterschreibt-26-000-humboldt-pinguine-retten If not signed yet. Save 26,000 Humboldt penguins!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/prosecute-to-the-fullest-carlos-hernandez-for-the

http://www.mesopinions.com/petition/animaux/lettre-ouverte-monsieur-foll-enqu-te/18405 France. If not signed yet.

Open letter to Mr Le Foll for a parliamentary inquiry into the procedures in slaughterhouses! Confirm please

http://www.mesopinions.com/petition/animaux/cruaute-normalisee-elevage-chiens/18446 France. No to standardized cruelty in breeding dogs/puppy mills!

http://www.mesopinions.com/petition/animaux/inscrire-nouvelle-espece-liste-mammiferes-proteges/18019 France. Enter a new species, the golden Jackal,  in the list of protected mammals

http://www.mesopinions.com/petition/animaux/condamnation-exemplaire-tueur-chat/18436 France. Exemplary sentence for the killer of a cat!

http://www.mesopinions.com/petition/animaux/animaux-retrouvent-vite-environnement-naturel/18425 China: a shopping center becomes a prison for wildlife

https://www.facebook.com/YouSignAnimals.org  Login to Fb first

http://www.yousignanimals.org/China-dogs-and-puppies-stuffed-in-cages-for-days-before-being-COOKED-for-their-meat-t-6029

http://www.yousignanimals.org/Dog-skinned-alive-and-left-to-DIE-on-the-streets-of-China-Support-animal-protection-laws-t-6036

http://www.yousignanimals.org/Severely-injured-pet-dog-dumped-on-the-streets-and-left-to-DIE-Justice-For-Faygo-t-6031

http://www.yousignanimals.org/We-seek-jail-time-for-man-that-SHOT-pet-dog-and-SET-HER-ON-FIRE-for-making-a-mess-in-the-house-t-6033

http://www.yousignanimals.org/Mother-dog-and-her-puppies-are-left-to-hang-like-clothes-on-washing-line-Sign-Now-t-6030

http://www.yousignanimals.org/18-year-old-idiot-that-threw-FIREWORKS-at-chained-dog-gets-to-keep-the-pet-Act-Now-t-6035

http://www.yousignanimals.org/Lowlives-pound-goat-repeatedly-slam-the-helpless-animal-to-the-ground-in-order-to-impress-SIGN-t-6034

http://www.yousignanimals.org/Punish-heartless-woman-that-mistreated-dog-for-misbehaving-and-posted-photos-on-Facebook-t-6037

http://www.yousignanimals.org/Irresponsible-owner-forces-dog-to-pull-concrete-blocks-weighing-4-tons-behind-him-Sign-Now-t-6038

https://www.facebook.com/PetitionHub.org  Login to Fb first

http://www.petitionhub.org/Prosecute-Dog-Meat-Vendors-From-Daegu-Meat-Market-And-End-The-Torment-And-Suffering-t-3634

http://www.petitionhub.org/Justice-For-Candence-Used-As-A-Dog-Bait-And-Dumped-In-An-Alley-To-Die-Covered-In-Injuries-t-3631

http://www.petitionhub.org/Prosecute-Thugs-For-Slamming-Dog-In-The-Head-With-Concrete-Block-While-Laughing-About-It-t-3633

http://www.petitionhub.org/Prosecute-Middletown-Man-Who-Shot-An-Innocent-Puppy-On-The-Side-Of-The-Road-ACT-NOW-t-3632

http://www.sosvox.org  Ingresa, login first. Peticiones. Choose your language. After signing, go back to ‘Petitions’, scroll down for the other Petitions

http://animaldefender.org/391/ Save The Abandoned Starving Animals Of Yemen Zoo! Urgent help needed!

https://forcechange.com/153229/praise-ongoing-campaign-to-rescue-dogs-from-meat-farms/

https://forcechange.com/153306/dont-kill-dogs-rescued-from-alleged-dog-fighting-ring/

https://forcechange.com/category/animal-welfare/ More to sign

https://forcechange.com/153422/save-starving-sea-lions-by-ending-illegal-fishing-practices/

https://forcechange.com/category/environment/ More to sign!

http://investigations.peta.org/reptiles-suffer-petsmart/#takeaction

https://www.wilderness.org.au/campaigns/stop-bulldozers

https://www.change.org/p/govenor-of-yulin-shut-down-the-yulin-dog-meat-festival

https://www.change.org/p/samsung-samsung-help-us-to-end-the-abhorrent-cruelty-and-suffering-of-cats-dogs-in-your-country

http://chn.ge/21yZfQK Russia. Tatarstan. Naberezhnye Chelny. Stop immurement of Cats in the basements of our homes!

https://www.change.org/p/barack-obama-veto-h-r-2406-share-act

https://www.change.org/p/minister-for-agriculture-and-water-resources-ban-mulesing-immediately-and-mandate-declarations

https://www.change.org/p/joon-ho-this-must-stop-the-inhumane-treatment-of-dogs-in-s-korea-meat-trade

https://www.change.org/p/hon-yasir-naqvi-protect-barn-animals-from-fire-in-ontario

https://www.change.org/p/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-protect-racing-greyhounds-in-great-britain

https://www.change.org/p/sergio-mattarella-inasprimento-delle-pene-per-il-reato-di-sevizie-ai-danni-degli-animali Italy. Increase penalties for the offense of (sexual) abuse of animals!

https://www.change.org/p/the-courts-no-more-dead-tigers Malaysia. Incl. English text

https://www.change.org/p/ayuntamiento-de-madrid-que-el-ayto-de-madrid-no-mate-gatos-de-la-calle-enfermos Spain. Madrid. Do not kill abandoned, sick Cats in feline colonies! Cooperate with the caregivers and protectioners of these colonies!

https://www.change.org/p/construyan-un-albergue-para-animales-abandonados-en-el-noroeste-de-murcia Spain. Incl. English text. Urge each Murcia’s Northwest council (Caravaca de la Cruz, Cehegín, Bullas, Calasparra and Moratalla) to construct animal shelters, under animal protection purpose (care, treatment, recovery, vaccination, sterilization, etc) aimed at adoption and no-killing!

https://www.change.org/p/ajuntament-de-sitges-necesitamos-un-refugio-de-animales-gestionado-por-voluntarios-en-sitges Spain. We need an animal shelter run by volunteers in Sitges!

https://www.change.org/p/c%C3%A2mara-municipal-de-porto-alegre-emenda-ao-pll-073-15-atos-que-causem-dor-sofrimento-ou-tortura-a-animais-s%C3%A3o-maus-tratos Establish the Municipal Code for the Protection of Animals with amendment/adding under PLL 073/15: acts causing pain, suffering to, ill-treatment or torture of animals!

https://www.change.org/p/commissioner-marcia-ward-winona-county-puppy-mills-are-cruel-and-inhumane-and-add-to-an-over-population-of-unwanted-dogs

https://www.change.org/p/york-county-spca-in-pa-end-puppy-mills-in-pa

https://www.change.org/p/stf-por-favor-pro%C3%ADba-as-vaquejadas-no-brasil-stf-please-ban-vaquejadas-in-brazil Incl. English text

https://www.change.org/p/david-maimon-el-al-stop-flying-live-exports-into-israel

https://www.change.org/p/cerberus-capital-stop-supporting-animal-abuse

https://www.change.org/p/gestor-ambiental Brazil. Bahai. Eucalyptus plantations for the pulp-industry in southern Bahia means the End of the Atlantic Forest!

https://www.change.org/p/governador-do-estado-pedro-taques-preifeitura-de-cuiab%C3%A1-salve-o-rio-cuiab%C3%A1 Brazil. Save the Cuiabá River from pollution

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/626/633/004/ Stop Slaughter of Dogs in Bali As Means of Stopping Spread of Rabies

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/649/064/871/ Urge the Australian Government to Support Wool Industry Calls for Mandatory Pain Relief for Sheep and Lambs being Mulesed

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/790/285/586/ Urge the NSW Government to Pass Legislation that Ensures Animal Welfare is Considered in all Development Consent Condition

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/688/249/688/demand-the-australian-government-funds-a-shelter-program-for-pets-in-domestic-violence-situations/

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/631/072/910/ Urge the NSW Government to Implement a Puppy Farm Licensing Scheme to Help Stop the Abuse of Dogs and Pups

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/297/120/834/demand-tougher-sentencing-for-those-convicted-of-animal-cruelty/

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/244/865/976/ Demand the Government Makes Surveillance Cameras Compulsory in all Piggeries and Abattoirs to Help Stop Animal Cruelty

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/724/196/969/stop-wildlife-officials-from-killing-100-threatened-owls-for-timber/

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/619/478/643/ Adapted… You can make Japanese whaling a deal breaker

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/475/981/742/urge-the-federal-government-for-a-moratorium-on-duck-hunting-across-australia/

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/460/288/238/demand-the-uk-government-save-woodlands-from-being-destroyed-for-any-developments/

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/325/979/660/stop-onychectomy-surgery-for-animals-in-russia/

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/273/170/010/stronger-laws-to-save-the-cross-river-gorilla/

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/199/545/045/demand-the-department-of-defence-does-not-permit-the-killing-of-165-kangaroos-on-swan-island/

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/815/300/273/do-not-let-the-death-of-this-horse-be-in-vain-demand-the-taurine-industry-end-their-bloody-business./

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/274/756/999/ Urge the Hong Kong Government to Initiate an Investigation into Ocean Park after Two Seals and a Monkey Died

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/985/634/487/ Urge The Illinois Legislature To Protect Pets and Pass A Spay and Neuter Law

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/801/411/679/ Urge The Idaho Legislature To Protect Pets and Pass A Spay and Neuter Law

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/962/418/350/ Urge The Mississippi Legislature To Protect Pets and Pass A Spay and Neuter Law

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/600/714/396/ Urge The Alaska Legislature To Protect Pets and Pass A Spay and Neuter Law

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/543/913/255/ Urge The Maryland Legislature To Protect Pets and Pass A Spay and Neuter Law

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/594/237/007/ Kentucky

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/172/505/093/urge-the-hawaii-legislature-to-protect-pets-and-pass-a-spay-and-neuter-law/

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/548/647/539/urge-the-minnesota-legislature-to-protect-pets-and-pass-a-spay-and-neuter-law/

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/219/472/974/find-athens-ohs-cat-napper/

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/763/168/053/eu-commissioners-fail-live-animals-transported-to-turkey./

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/712/167/198/ Save Marine Animals and Support a Better Way to Catch Swordfish in California

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/231/774/825/ Demand the Queensland Government Removes Shark Nets from Gold Coast Beaches to Protect Marine Life

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/213/089/705/ Urge the Government of Poland to Listen to Scientists and Not Increase Logging in the Ancient Białowieża Forest

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/381/257/671/ Ban Snares to Protect Hares

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/533/602/105/save-our-greenbelt/

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/123/504/684/demand-an-end-to-the-ganges-river-pollution-now/

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/595/136/204/ Don’t Let Monsanto Get Away with Poisoning Anniston

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http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/south-korea-end-dog-meat-trade-in-time-for-winter-olympics/

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/street-animals-we-need-your-help-continue-campaign#/ Turkey

http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/poll-should-the-trafficking-of-all-wildlife-be-banned/ Vote yes please

http://bigcatrescue.org/contest/ Vote now

https://www.thedodo.com/dog-baby-meet-first-time-1621752960.html

 

 

New Petition Started To Help Live (EU) Animals Suffering At Turkish Border – Please Sign And Crosspost Thank You.

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All Photos – EoA / AWF.

We have campaigned against live exports from (South East) English ports for the last 25+ years – see some of our ‘past history events’ via the following link.

UK live exports have virtually stopped completely as a result of many years dedicated campaigning.  It is now only the Dutch who come to the UK and export live UK animals to Europe.  The Brits have had a long hatred for live animal exports – see here what we mean:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/04/23/england-memories-of-the-live-animal-export-trade-then-and-now/

Regards SAV.

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More than 5 years of evidence gathering, and presentation to the EU. 

What have they done ? – Nothing, that’s what.  Animals in transport continue to suffer the worst nightmare –

watch the video below to see what we mean.

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Following on from all of our recent work and posts relating to the terrible conditions which EU animals are having to endure en route to Turkey, as filmed by Lesley and the crew at Eyes on Animals in the Netherlands – http://www.eyesonanimals.com/    we have now started a petition to get it stopped.  The petition link is given directly below.

Please sign and also pass on to all your contacts – we want to make an impact with this petition and make the EU Commissioners who are responsible for allowing this animal abuse to happen accountable to the citizens of Europe and the rest of the world.

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Petition link

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/763/168/053/eu-commissioners-fail-live-animals-transported-to-turkey./?taf_id=22743166&cid=email_na

 

Look at the video below and see what exactly we are petitioning about:

watch the video

Video link –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udReHkAumrY&feature=youtu.be

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Petition wording

To: Vytenis Andriukaitis EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety and Phil Hogan EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development

Firstly, please watch the video showing how EU animals continue to suffer at the Turkish border; and have done in this way for at least the last 5 years.

Video Link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udReHkAumrY&feature=youtu.be

Live EU animals are very regularly exported from EU member states to Turkey, a non EU state. EU citizens are continually alarmed by the clear and obvious breaches of regulations by some EU member states to protect the welfare of animals during long distance transport.

The so called EU Regulation 1/2005 on the alleged ‘protection of animals during transport’ is a complete and utter joke for which we hold you responsible. It is never enforced as the attached video taken at the Turkish border clearly shows.

You are failing animals of the EU. The EU should commit itself to immediately ending live animal exports from the EU; especially as (EU) animal welfare organisations continue to provide clear evidence of welfare breaches which you personally constantly ignore.

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If animals are to be slaughtered for meat, then it should be undertaken within the EU to standards enforced by the EU rather than by third world nations such as Turkey who do not care about animal welfare or suffering at slaughter.

As global citizens concerned for the welfare of animals, we ask that the EU introduces an immediate ban on all live animal exports to third countries, including Turkey.

Your inaction and continual excuses for non action are yet more reasons why the UK has a referendum to leave the EU in June 2016. Other nations such as the Netherlands will follow in a similar manner very soon. If you continue to disregard all the evidence that is presented to you of the suffering of animals in transport; the EU will eventually disintegrate; and the only people to blame are Commissioners such as yourselves who have been provided with the continual evidence of cruelty and suffering for years, and yet still constantly ignore it.

You are not Commissioners, you are simply people that formally approve animal abuse and suffering and to support this, invent phrases about legislation to circumnavigate the reality of animal suffering!

The EU wants no animal suffering; not Commissioners such as yourselves who turn the other way when it happens !

Video Link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udReHkAumrY&feature=youtu.be

Photo – Eyes on Animals / AWF.

Link to the europa website of : Vytenis Andriukaitis – http://ec.europa.eu/commission/2014-2019/andriukaitis_en

Contact

Email

cab-andriukaitis-webpage@ec.europa.eu

Address:

European Commission

Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200

1049 1049 Brussels

Belgium

Team page link – http://ec.europa.eu/commission/2014-2019/andriukaitis/team_en

Link to the europa website of : Phil Hogan –

http://ec.europa.eu/commission/2014-2019/hogan_en

Contact

 

Email

phil.hogan@ec.europa.eu

Address:

European Commission

Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200

1049 1049 Brussels

Belgium

Team page link – http://ec.europa.eu/commission/2014-2019/hogan/team_en

 

Article 13 of the Treaty of Lisbon

With the support and close co-operation of the Member States, the European Commission has been promoting animal welfare for over 40 years.  A step in 1998 was Council Directive 98/58/EC on the protection of animals kept for farming purposes which gave general rules for the protection of animals of all species kept for the production of food, wool, skin or fur or for other farming purposes, including fish, reptiles or amphibians.

These rules are based on the European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes(214 kB)   and they reflect the so-called ‘Five Freedoms’:

  • Freedom from hunger and thirst

  • Freedom from discomfort

  • Freedom from pain, injury and disease

  • Freedom to express normal behaviour

  • Freedom from fear and distress

When the Lisbon Treaty came into force in 2009 it amended the ‘Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union’ (TFEU) and introduced the recognition that animals are sentient beings.

Article 13 of Title II states that:

In formulating and implementing the Union’s agriculture, fisheries, transport, internal market, research and technological development and space policies, the Union and the Member States shall, since animals are sentient beings, pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals, while respecting the legislative or administrative provisions and customs of the Member States relating in particular to religious rites, cultural traditions and regional heritage.”

National governments may adopt more stringent rules provided they are compatible with the provisions of the Treaty but Community legislation concerning the welfare conditions of farm animals lays down minimum standards.

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Doomed Europe ?  – maybe citizens are fed up with self righteous Commissioners who do not actually do anything the man in the street wants, except for feathering their own political nest ! – see below.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/648105/Revealed-secret-map-continent-doomed-EU-Europe

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