As we all know Europe it’s in a hot spot, it all started on Greece but it won’t stop there, even my country it’s struggling to get out of the market speculation.
But what that’s have to do with the the youth forum or even the youth conference ? As we all remember the topic for the conference was “Military budget vs humanitarian aid” , a few months ago I was surfing the youtube looking for videos about the greece crisis and i found this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQGkP68AVTI.
Well i suggest you first read this fact’s before watching the videos:
- Keep in mind that Greece is a country with an incredible deficit ( Greek deficit for 2009 was 15.4% of GDP ) in:. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/nov/15/greek-deficit-bigger-than-thought.
- Greece as aprox. 11 million people and 100.000 thousand troops.
- Portugal as aprox. 10 million people and 18.538 thousand troops.
-Last but not least, “we” (E.U) lend money to the Greek's in we return they had to buy weaponry.
In conclusion, the million dollar question is why does Greece need’s so much weaponry?
In one to be said the most peaceful continent’s on earth, Europe as forgotten that Greece and Turkey are in a full weapons race each one competing for the upper hand, forgetting the most basic aspects of their own population sutch as a sustainable economy.
So were is the Greek money? It’s in the weapons that the fellow E.U partners sold them and now they ask their money with interest above the market.
Best Regards,
Simão Saco, Portugal.
Hi Simao - great post :) this is another interesting article on "cultural difference" and the role of Germany bailing out Greece: http://www.vanityfair.com/business/features/2011/09/europe-201109. I look forward to more of your posts! xox Jess
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