German president quits in scandal from BBC News | Europe | World Edition German President Christian Wulff announces his resignation, after prosecutors called for his immunity to be lifted amid a home loan scandal. Is the troika punishing Greece? Why? from Blogactiv by Protesilaos Stavrou Ever since September 2011 or even earlier, we have all … Read more
Uncertainty surrounds Greek rescue deal from FT.com – World, Europe The president of the eurozone finance ministers said a decision on the ?130bn bail-out package for Greece would not be agreed until next week The second Greek bailout: Ten unanswered questions by Open Europe blog team We put out a briefing note today outlining the … Read more
Greek parliament approves new austerity bill from Hurriyet Daily News The Greek parliament approved on Monday a deeply unpopular austerity bill to secure.. MAIN FOCUS: Greece economises, Athens burns | 13/02/2012 from euro|topics The Greek parliament on Sunday night approved by a large majority the austerity package that the troikademands as a precondition for the … Read more
Greece will have to be built anew otherwise more of the same malpractices will continue to hinder the country?s prospects. Image source: The Guardian Greek parties agree ?3.3bn austerity cuts from FT.com – World, Europe Eurozone finance ministers poised to work late into the night to structure a bail-out package targeted at cutting Greek debt … Read more
Italy hit by shortage of Russian gas from FT.com – World, Europe Cold weather and reductions in supplies from Europe have put strain on the gas systems across the continent Europe’s big freeze tightens grip from BBC News | Europe | World Edition The Arctic conditions sweeping Europe tighten their grip, with more deaths reported … Read more
Merkel to ‘actively support’ Sarkozy re-election from Hurriyet Daily News German Chancellor Angela Merkel will “actively support” French President… Sarkozy gambles on the Germany connection from FT.com – World, Europe The French president has boldly given Germany?s Angela Merkel a starring role in his bid for re-election Euro unemployment hits new record from BBC … Read more
Booklet: Why You Should Care About ACTA 14 November, 2011 » Campaigns | Intellectual Property Enforcement The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a plurilateral agreement which proposes international standards for enforcement of intellectual property rights. The Agreement, negotiated by a handful of countries1 in coordination with certain parts of industry, is controversial in both process … Read more
France top AAA credit rating lost from BBC News | Europe | World Edition France loses a top AAA credit rating as nine eurozone governments are downgraded by Standard & Poor’s prompting markets to fall. Sarkozy braced for political impact of downgrade from FT.com – World, Europe There is no escaping the stigma of France … Read more
EU to slam Hungary for constitution from Hurriyet Daily News The EU executive will demand Hungary row back on controversial changes to its constitution or face possible legal action in warnings to be delivered next week, a European Union source said yesterday. MAIN FOCUS: Financial markets trust Italy and Spain | 13/01/2012 from euro|topics … Read more
The EU got sued by a lot of dictators this year from FP Passport by Joshua Keating Happy Holidays! Highlights from 2011 from Atlantic Community RSS-Feed Editorial Team: We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your excellent contributions and to remind you of some of the stand-out achievements of our … Read more
Eurozone: break-up clock is ticking from FT.com – World, Europe Policymakers can do nothing about the odds. The danger is that they are running out of time to ensure that a break-up comes in the form of shrinkage rather than collapse The new fiscal compact from The European Citizen by Eurocentric Yesterday’s neotiations have produced … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: Standard & Poor’s threatens bailout fund | 07/12/2011 from euro|topics The US rating agency Standard & Poor’s threatened on Tuesday to downgrade the credit rating of the EFSF bailout fund. Fifteen euro countries are now also having to worry that they may lose their top credit standings. With its move Standard & Poor’s … Read more
EU court rules policing the Internet is illegal (News) from EurActiv.com The European Court of Justice issued yesterday (24 November) a historic ruling establishing that member states cannot impose the filtering of the Internet for the purpose of preventing illegal downloads of copyrighted files. EU policy blogs: There are some indeed! (updated) from Ideas on … Read more
Eurobonds or ECB? Either way Germany has to pay the bill by Open Europe blog team As we argued in a recent papers which looked at the short term options for the eurozone, the option of risk pooling via Eurobonds, or the option of allowing the ECB to become the lender of last resort, both … Read more
Bye-bye, Bunga-bunga: “Addio Berlusconi” by Jasmina Tesanovic MAIN FOCUS: Economist Monti to form government | 14/11/2011 from euro|topics After the resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday, Italy’s President Giorgio Napolitano on Sunday evening tasked economist Mario Monti with forming a transitional government. Berlusconi’s reign is finally over, commentators write, but Monti faces an … Read more