August 31, 2012
Spain announced its plans for cleaning up its banking sector earlier. With the full legislation only just released, we are still looking through it and will bring you the pertinent points in due course. But there was also another interesting developmen…
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bailout, bank capital, Bankia, esm, restructuring, Spain, Spanish bailout, spanish banks |
August 30, 2012
In today’s City AM we look at what Catalonia’s decision to request a bailout from the Spanish government means for Spain, its Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, and the eurozone. Here it is:Catalonia’s decision to seek a bailout from the Spanish g…
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ECB President Mario Draghi had a long and interesting op-ed in Die Zeit yesterday morning, titled ‘The future of the euro: stability through change’. Interestingly, the piece seems specifically targeted at gaining support in Germany, not unlike Gre…
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crisis, Draghi, ECB, eurozone, eurozone exit, fiscal union, german media, German public opinion, germany |
August 29, 2012
A key question for the future institutional arrangement of the Eurozone is whether further integration will happen at the level of all 27 member states, within the framework of the EU treaties, or whether the Eurozone will simply press ahead with an
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Cameron, EU integration, eurozone, fiscal treaty, germany, leverage, treaty change |
August 28, 2012
As the next ECB meeting approaches on 6 September, the debate about potential ECB intervention is heating up. This past weekend was particularly interesting with two key German players weighing in with their views – even more importantly these views …
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bundesbank, ECB, German Constitutional Court, german media, German public opinion, germany, Merkel, weidmann |
August 24, 2012
It may sound incredibly obvious, but the eurozone crisis is not only about Greece. Yes, Athens may be facing its “last chance” (Juncker dixit) to save its euro membership. And yes, the diplomatic offensive launched by Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samar…
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Cyprus, dutch elections, eurozone, eurozone crisis, eurozone exit, German Constitutional Court, Greece, grexit, Portugal, Rajoy, Samaras, Spain |
August 23, 2012
A bit of mystery ahead of this evening’s meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande. A French diplomatic source told AFP yesterday that, before their working dinner, the two leaders will make a short stateme…
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Berlin, franco-german axis, Greece, Greek bailout, Greek euro exit, Hollande, Merkel, Paris |
Emile Roemer, leader of the Dutch Socialist PartyOn 12 September, elections will take place in the Netherlands. Due to the country’s traditional role as an ally to Germany in monetary affairs, they will be watched with close attention (and by coin…
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bailout, crisis, dutch elections, Elections, eurozone, general election, mark rutte, Netherlands, wilders |
A lasting monument to the EU’s renewables targetsIt has been reported that David Cameron’s attention has fixed on the old idea of building a Severn barrage to provide renewable energy. Much of the reporting puts this in the context of the politics of…
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In today’s City AM, we argue:With European politicians still nursing their holiday sunburns, speculation has already returned to the Eurozone crisis. Unsurprisingly, the focus is again on European Central Bank (ECB) intervention, not least because its …
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bond purchases, bundesbank, Draghi, ECB, ECB balance sheet, germany |
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