May 28, 2010
The Franco-German axis, which for so long has defined the European Union, has taken some serious hits lately. Following the trauma of the eurozone crisis, the relationship between the two countries is heading towards a historic post-war low – to the po…
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May 27, 2010
Yesterday we published a range of different promises and reckless predictions made by politicans regarding the euro over the last 15 years. Its quite clear that politicans, central bankers and others got it spectacularly wrong on the euro – displaying …
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May 24, 2010
Greek PM George Papandreou made quite an astonishing comment over the weekend regarding the charge that Greece had cooked the books in order to gain entry to the euro.Papandreou insisted, in an interview with El Pais, that letting Greece into the euro …
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The glorious weather in London today has reminded us of a story we noted last month – but have not yet had a chance to share here :-)In these rather gloomy (except today) and dark times of recession and gloom, what could be more uplifting than a holida…
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May 20, 2010
If all the recent events weren’t enough, a story in today’s Guardian poses another question mark against the long-term economic prospects of the eurozone. Germany, the EU’s economic powerhouse and ‘paymaster of the eurozone’, is shrinking and faster th…
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May 18, 2010
In the Telegraph today, we argue:Europe is in desperate need of reform in order to become more democratic, economically dynamic and modern. The Con-Lib government has the potential to become a powerful force for such reforms. But it must have the…
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The European Parliament has today passed a resolution calling for the harmonisation of fines that member states impose on lorry drivers who breach EU working time rules and fail to take adequate rest breaks between journeys. Given the goings on with th…
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May 17, 2010
Things aren’t looking great for the AIFM Directive. At least not from the point of view of developing countries, SMEs, European taxpayers, pensioners and assorted charities – all of which will be negatively affected if the Directive is passed in its cu…
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May 14, 2010
It has been an absolutely extraordinary week in European politics. A Con-Lib coalition government has been formed in the UK; the eurozone has been shaken to its very core amid the ongoing sovereign debt crisis; European leaders have agreed on a mind-bo…
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May 13, 2010
As we detailed in our press release today – the Con-Lib coalition Government deal on Europe has some things which reform-minded people, such as ourselves, can be happy about, and some things to feel a twinge of disappointment over. A basic summary of…
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