May 12, 2011
Don’t ever say that the European Parliament is out of touch with the popular mood around Europe. In a press release today, the EP informs us that there are “Differing views on the road out of the debt crisis”!If the picture’s a little to small, you can…
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Don’t ever say that the European Parliament is out of touch with the popular mood around Europe. In a press release today, the EP informs us that there are “Differing views on the road out of the debt crisis”!If the picture’s a little to small, you can…
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May 11, 2011
The strong reaction to our report on EU external aid, particularly in the Netherlands, has prompted the European Commission to issue a 14 page rebuttal. Without rehashing the Commission’s entire response, which you can read here, we think it’s importan…
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The strong reaction to our report on EU external aid, particularly in the Netherlands, has prompted the European Commission to issue a 14 page rebuttal. Without rehashing the Commission’s entire response, which you can read here, we think it’s importan…
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May 10, 2011
The EU looks set to celebrate the one year anniversary of the Greek bailout by… giving it another bailout.The fact that a second bailout for Greece is even being considered almost defies belief. Greece’s credit rating got downgraded again yesterday…
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May 9, 2011
As a follow-up to our much discussed report on the EU’s external aid policy, on Sunday we published a new briefing looking at the effectiveness of EU assistance to North Africa and the Middle East. The EU’s funding effort towards its Southern neighbour…
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May 6, 2011
Breaking news from Der Spiegel online suggesting that Greece is considering leaving the eurozone. According to the article a secret emergency meeting of eurozone finance ministers have been called.From the article:SPIEGEL ONLINE has obtained informatio…
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May 5, 2011
While the EU wastes time and effort with internal squabbles, is anyone paying attention to its external trade agenda?Well, to be fair, the Commission has done some decent things in this area lately – the South Korea Free Trade Agreement for one. But a …
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May 4, 2011
We imagine that will be the response by many in Athens and Dublin to the conditions which have been announced along with the €78bn bailout deal for Portugal. Jose Socrates, the caretaker Portuguese PM, was almost boasting on TV last night about how m…
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As Europe limps along economically and struggles to speak with a single voice on… well almost anything, and at a time when the EU’s two flagship projects – free movement and the single currency – are coming under massive strains, the contrast between…
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