Whatever it takes?
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 agony of Greece
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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Austerity or stimulus: which is right for Europe? (23 February 2012)
23 February 2012, 5 – 7 pm Mary Sumner House. 24 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3RB Throughout 2012, the Global Policy Institute will be organising a series of events, in
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Federal Union review of 2011
Last year was dominated by the crisis in the eurozone. It dominated the debate about the future of European integration, obviously, but has also turned out to be a major
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Solving the financial crisis – who pays?
Federal Union and the Wyndham Place Charlemagne Trust held a discussion on 10 November 2011 about the current financial crisis in the light of the ethics and vision of the
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A view from the other side
By Patrick Mc Nally The mood is subdued. This is an underwhelming summit deal. The summit failed to deliver a decisive result in favour of the single currency and has
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Three threats to the euro still remain
The European Council meeting a week ago was convened with the aim of saving the euro. Agreement was reached at the meeting about a way forward for the EU, even
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Is Germany doing enough to save the euro?
Debate at King’s College London, on 12 December 2011, on the subject of “Germany has not taken enough proactive steps to solve the eurozone crisis, despite being at the top
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What has David Cameron achieved at the summit?
The fallout from last night’s European Council summit in Brussels is still falling out, but I think it is possible now to identify the main lines of what was and
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What patterns of share ownership tell us
An interesting statistic reported by Professor Prem Sikka in the Guardian today, regarding the ownership of British companies. The proportion of the shares in UK-listed companies owned by foreign investors
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