Day: June 20, 2012

No more state medicines in Balearic Islands as debt is unsustainable

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Pharmacists in the Balearic Islands have announced that patients must now pay for their prescription medicines up front and individually ask the regional government for their money back, after the debt owed to the pharmacists by the regional health service became “unsustainable”. The pharmacists guild say that they are owed over 90 million euros by the state system, and that the regional government has missed deadlines in paying the back debts. They say that they Continue reading No more state medicines in Balearic Islands as debt is unsustainable→

COAG Almeria asks consumers to not buy at DIA supermarkets

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The agricultural organization COAG-Almeria considers it to be “really cheeky” that supermarkets like DIA are selling melons “piel de sapo” coming from Senegal, as it shows on the tags. Because of it, COAG Almeria is calling up consumers “to not buy at DIA as they are betraying farmers in the province. Don’t they feel ashamed for selling melon coming from Senegal right in the middle of a harvesting campaign? This people forgets that farmers live Continue reading COAG Almeria asks consumers to not buy at DIA supermarkets→

EU leaders set to announce €750bn Spain and Italy bailout deal – Telegraph

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European leaders are poised to announce a 750 billion euro deal to bailout beleaguered Spain and Italy by buying the countries’ debts. Pan-European Government funds are set to be used to buy Spanish and Italian bonds, which have recently hit record highs – in a move which will send a strong signal to financial markets that the German administration is prepared to back its weaker economic neighbours. Angela Merkel and other European leaders have come Continue reading EU leaders set to announce €750bn Spain and Italy bailout deal – Telegraph→