Anti-austerity strikes bring chaos to streets of southern Europe

This week we examine the protests engulfing Europe as anger at governmental cuts and unemployment bite across the region.

We also take a look at the boycott of 2013 budget talks by EU lawmakers.

And women have hard a rough time of things when it comes to climbing that slippery ladder of success. Now, there’s a new EU draft directive on the table which may give them a leg up.

Finally, the EU Minister for Health candidate, Malta’s Tonio Borg, is hit from all sides as the European Greens, Liberals and Socialists take aim.

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