September 16, 2010
A new poll published yesterday by the German Marshall Fund of the United States makes for interesting reading.With a few exceptions, majorities in the eurozone countries said the euro has been a bad thing for their economy, including France (60%) and G…
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economic government, euro, eurobarometer, European Commission, poll |
September 14, 2010
Over at the Spectator’s Coffee House blog, we’re taking a look at how the Coalition’s referendum lock on further transfers of power to the EU could be given real teeth. The lock, which was announced yesterday, has come under criticism from Tory backben…
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coalition govenrment, Conservative Europe policy, democracy, referendum lock |
September 10, 2010
Negotiations over the size and shape of the EU budget post-2013 are just around the corner. Expect no surprises about what the main battlegrounds will be (clue: the CAP and the UK rebate).UK Chancellor George Osborne has already sent a clear message to…
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In an interview with the FT published today, Jean-Claude Trichet makes a pretty extraordinary comment. He seems to deny that the eurozone was ever really in crisis:”I don’t think that the euro area was close to disaster at all – seen from the insid…
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September 9, 2010
Open Europe published a new briefing earlier this week, looking at the creation of three new EU supervisors to oversee the insurance, banking and securities sectors. The proposal also paves way for the creation of a so-called European Systemic Risk Boa…
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September 8, 2010
Open Europe’s evening seminar yesterday featured Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Hankel, one of the five German Professors who have challenged the legality of the eurozone bailout at the German Federal Constitutional Court. Please click here to read a more detailed…
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September 3, 2010
Last week, three associations of Dutch pension funds’ issued a quite startling warning to the Dutch Parliament: “If interest rates remain so low” they said “the the entire pensions system will be undermined”, adding that insurers could take a seriou…
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September 1, 2010
Tony Blair’s memoirs, released earlier today, reveal that while Bush junior was in the White House he, like many others, found the EU hard to get his head around. The Telegraph reports that in a 2001 G8 summit in Genoa, Bush was confused by the pres…
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