As might be expected after some shocking showings in the European Parliament (EP) elections, the heads have begun to roll – and rightly so, some would say.The most high profile resignation so far is that of the Spanish opposition Socialist leader Alf…
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October 16, 2013
As you may have noticed, yesterday saw numerous governments across Europe unveiling their latest budgets for the coming year. Rather than just being a coincidence, this is down to the fact that yesterday was the deadline for eurozone governments to sub…
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A new Gallup poll for Debating Europe has asked peple all over the EU, except Luxembourg for some reason, about their views on austerity.Now, of course, ‘austerity’ is rather a nebulous concept, particularly as different member states have had differen…
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September 6, 2013
Talk surrounding the Irish exit from its bailout programme has been picking up in recent days and weeks given that it is supposed to get off its current bailout programme at the end of this year (the final disbursement of funds is expected sometim…
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In today’s Telegraph, Mats Persson seeks to answer this simple – and yet brutally complex – question: is the eurozone crisis over?’We are in the middle of the beginning of the end. The crisis has really hit its peak”, former French economy minister a…
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February 7, 2013
Well we finally have a deal on one of the longest running sagas in the eurozone crisis – the Irish promissory notes deal. See here for some good background on the whole issue.Key points of the deal (from Irish PM Enda Kenny’s speech):·  …
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March 30, 2012
Update – 12:10: Eurozone finance ministers have already reached an agreement and put out a statement. It’s pretty much exactly as we expected, with all assigned funds being rolled into the headline lending volume to give the €800bn.The fact remains t…
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February 28, 2012
The Irish government has just announced that it will hold a referendum on the euro fiscal compact. The Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny said he had taken advice from the country’s Attorney General, and made the decision to call a public vote. He also said …
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January 19, 2012
One week after we published the third draft of the new European ‘fiscal treaty’ setting out tougher deficit and debt rules for eurozone countries, and with a fourth draft imminent, a quick update on where negotiations are at the moment.The big news tod…
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November 7, 2011
Ireland’s economic troubles are well documented, but at least the government has demonstrated its willingness to get to grips with its own budget deficit by taking some unpopular decisions, this time not with the electorate however, but with its own …
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