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Eurosphere roundup: EU saves Greece again-for the moment; France introduces visa restrictions for foreign university graduates…

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France: New Visa Restrictions for Foreign University Graduates from Global Voices Online by Julie Owono If the United States’ immigration law had ever been similar to the one France recently decided to apply, Yahoo would have been a Chinese company (founded by Jerry Yang from Taiwan), Google would now be a successful Russian business (set … Read more

A Eurosphere roundup. More eurozone distress… Schengen wars…

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Schengen Wars 2 from The European Citizen by Eurocentric Romania and Bulgaria’s Schengen aspirations are being put on hold again, with the Netherlands and Finland opposing the phased introduction of the two countries into the border-free zone due to concerns over their levels of corruption. Before the vote, Romania blocked tulips from being imported across … Read more

“Resignation at ECB unsettles markets” A Euroup in Crisis roundup…

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European Central Bank (ECB) governing board member Jürgen Stark, who has resigned, lobbied for the ECB to impose stricter measures on Greece and Portugal. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images MAIN FOCUS: Resignation at ECB unsettles markets | 12/09/2011 from euro|topics Share prices fell around the world after German economist Jürgen Stark announced on Friday that he … Read more

It looks like Greece is saved again… A Euro roundup…

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Once again the day is saved… from The European Citizen by Eurocentric …At least for now. It’s hard to escape the feeling that each time an agreement is made at a European Council summit, it’s only a matter of time (usually 3-6 months) before we’re back in superhero mode again. Still, there seems to be … Read more

Poland takes over EU presidency; Greek woes continue…. Euro roundup…

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Poland takes over EU presidency from BBC News | Europe | World Edition Poland assumes the six-month rotating presidency of the EU for the first time since it joined the bloc in 2004. Polish PM Donald Tusk: New EU visionary? from Nosemonkey’s EUtopia by nosemonkey European Council: ?Ambition and additional efforts? by Grahnlaw In the … Read more

Euro roundup: Greek crisis + the acquittal of Geert Wilders and more…

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A protester in front of the Greeck parliament during a rally against the new austerity package. Reuters VIDEO: Greek crisis dominates EU summit from BBC News | Europe | World Edition The threat of a Greek debt default undermining the euro is overshadowing the European Union summit in Brussels. What’s the worst case scenario for … Read more

Greece still simmering…Euro roundup

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A protester kicks a police officer. Panagiotis Tzamaros/ AFP/ Getty Images More photos here: Photos: Street protests rock Greece “Greece burns ? when will Europe stop fiddling?” by Andrew Watt from Social Europe Journal » Blogs by Andrew Watt Greece is visibly descending into a major political and social crisis. Violent demonstrations on the streets. … Read more

Another EU summit right now. new eurozone bail-out system and more… A Euro roundup

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FT video: Eurozone crisis nears crux from Brussels Blog by FT Portugal?s prime minister has resigned on the eve of an EU summit that is supposed to move towards a ?grand bargain? to bolster the eurozone and strengthen its crisis prevention ability. The currency bloc is in a bind. Lex?s Edward Hadas and Vincent Boland … Read more

Euro roundup: The euro crisis is back

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MAIN FOCUS: EU budget power games | 17/11/2010 from euro|topics Negotiations on the EU Budget in Brussels have met with resistance from several member countries and run aground. The press complains that this wrangling for power blocks important new projects in the EU. Barroso’s case of the Budget Blues by Open Europe blog team After … Read more

Euro roundup: “French minister convicted of racism

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French minister convicted of racism

from FT.com – World, Europe
France’s interior minister was facing calls for his resignation after he was convicted in a Paris criminal court of making racist remarks about immigrants of North African descent

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