The global super-rich: a problem or an asset? – wealth, taxes, and inequality in the age of austerity A seminar organised by the Global Policy Institute Date: Tuesday 27 March […]
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The World Bank needs a new manager. Robert Zoellick is leaving, so the search is on for a replacement. Tradition has it that the role is always filled by an
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The Federal Union AGM and annual conference will be held in London on Saturday 17 March 2012. It will discuss: – the fate of the European Union after the latest
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A second bailout loan for Greece has been agreed at a European summit, to stave off imminent bankruptcy for the government with all that implies. No-one knows for sure what
By Patrick Mc Nally Is it so radical? January 2012, another European Summit and yet another treaty. A treaty that Germany wants but the other 26 countries do not. The
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There is a referendum in Latvia on Saturday on a proposal to make Russian an official language. Around one third of the population have Russian as their first language (compare
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Letter in the Daily Telegraph SIR – Peter Oborne calls for Greece to be “allowed to default and devalue” (Comment, February 16). It does not need to be allowed: it
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We the undersigned citizens and associations of the European Union petition the European Parliament as follows: Alarmed at the continuing financial instability and economic difficulties across Europe, Noting that the
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Germany, we were told, would do whatever it takes to save the euro. Such a clear, unequivocal commitment should serve to reassure the markets and convince the public that the
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The word agony comes from the Greek agōnia, meaning struggle, and struggle there certainly is. Can the Greek government implement the changes deemed necessary by the other EU governments in
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