MAIN FOCUS: Record unemployment in Europe | 26/04/2013 from euro|topics According to figures published on Thursday, for the first time more than six million people are currently out of work in Spain, and France also has record unemployment, surpassing a 1997 peak. Commentators fear the ongoing crisis will provoke a rebellion of the masses and … Read more
Italy?s Napolitano re-elected as head of state from FT.com – World, Europe The manner of Napolitano?s election by the mainstream parties after a closed doors deal is likely to fuel support for the Five Star Movement European Federalist Papers by Ralf Grahn The Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Constitution of the United States … Read more
Who?s next in line in the eurozone crisis? Portugal and Slovenia are the prime candidates by Open Europe blog team In anticipation of tomorrow’s eurozone finance ministers meeting (which will discuss finalising the Cypriot bailout and potentially extending the bailout loans given to Portugal and Ireland) Open Europe has published a new briefing looking at … Read more
Cyprus reaches end of a long and sleazy road from FT.com – World, Europe The collapse of the Cypriot economy is not the result of a random lurch or shift in axis. It is the end of a path traced in a long, complacent arc of ease and sleaze The Cyprus Bailout: Factsheet from … Read more
Cyprus closes the shutters as it announces capital controls by Open Europe blog team Some more details coming out about the much talked about capital controls in Cyprus (details via @MatinaStevis and RANsquawk): A New Business Model for Cyprus by Acturca Today?s Zaman (Turkey) 27 March 2013, p. 17 Español Français Javier Solana … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: Cyprus wants to save itself | 22/03/2013 from euro|topics The Cypriot parliament will vote on an alternative plan for the country to contribute to the bailout package today, Friday. The plan foresees the establishment of a fund using capital from pension funds and Church property that would also issue bonds. But who would … Read more
Greek Cyprus parliament vote on bailout postponed to Tuesday from Hurriyet Daily News Greek Cyprus parliament speaker Yiannakis Omirou said a vote by lawmaker Morning Brief: Cyprus bailout sparks new round of economic turmoil in Europe from FP Passport by Elias Groll Russia attacks Cyprus bailout plan from FT.com – World, Europe Financial markets are … Read more
Cardinals fail to elect new pope from BBC News | Europe | World Edition Black smoke emerges from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating that cardinals have failed to elect a new pope on their first day of voting. The Great Graphics Glut of the 2013 papal conclave from FP Passport by Elias Groll VIDEO: … Read more
Stephane Hessel: the ultimate European from open Democracy News Analysis – by Patrice de Beer How could someone be more European than Hessel by origin, shared culture and values – his cross-border, supranational vision making us ashamed of our weaknesses, our lack of vision and courage ? Stéphane Hessel, who died in Paris on Wednesday, … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: EU budget summit ends in compromise | 11/02/2013 from euro|topics After lengthy negotiations, the EU heads of state and government agreed on the financial framework for 2014-2020 on Friday. The EU Parliament has said it is ready to oppose the budget, which for the first time is smaller than the previous one. While … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: Match-fixing scandal rocks football world | 05/02/2013 from euro|topics The European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol has announced that it has uncovered the biggest match-fixing scandal in the history of football. It presented a report in The Hague on Monday according to which more than 380 games worldwide were manipulated. For some commentators … Read more
Eurozone slump derails Britain’s economic strategy by Centre for European Reform The British government’s attempt to rebalance the UK economy has failed. In 2012, the deficit on the country’s current account (the broadest measure of foreign trade) was larger than in any year since 1990. Britain’s problem is not its trade performance with non-European … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: Berlusconi launches election campaign | 12/12/2012 from euro|topics Italy’s ex prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday attacked the government of his successor Mario Monti and accused it of being “German-centric”. Some commentators warn of the rise of a new anti-European populism in Italy. Others believe that despite his strong words Berlusconi has no … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: No sign of agreement on EU budget | 23/11/2012 from euro|topics The negotiations in Brussels on the EU budget for 2014 to 2020 were adjourned on Thursday night. Some heads of state and government evoked the possibility of postponing the talks until the new year. In view of the hard stance of the … Read more
Anti-austerity protests sweep Europe from FT.com – World, Europe Unions across Europe stage day of co-ordinated action, with general strike halting public transport, air travel and closing schools in Portugal and Spain MAIN FOCUS: Southern Europe strikes against austerity | 14/11/2012 from euro|topics Employees in Spain and Portugal are protesting against their governments’ austerity policies … Read more