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ECB surprises markets with interest rate cut and purchases of private assets: Round-up of reactions from around Europe

September 5, 2014

As we predicted might happen, the ECB surprised markets yesterday with the announcement of an interest rate cut and the purchases of private assets.Open Europe’s Raoul Ruparel has a full analysis on his Forbes blog, where he concludes:“In summation…

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abs, Draghi, ECB, ECB Governing Council, European media, german media, interest rates, QE

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Handelsblatt: France is the new sick man of Europe

August 22, 2014

The front page of Germany financial daily Handelsblatt today depicts France as the sick man of Europe, warning that “a once proud nation faces economic decline.” Of course warnings of French decline have been made before – notably the famous ticking ba…

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economic competitiveness, France, franco-german axis, French economy, german media, germany

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German ‘crackdown’ on EU citizens’ access to benefits: what does it involve?

August 12, 2014

The issue of how to balance EU free movement and the rights of member states to control their welfare systems has been a long running issue, one which several countries (not only the UK) are struggling with. We’ve previously reported about how the infl…

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access to benefits, EU free movement, german media, immigration, welfare

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Is Germany emerging as the biggest obstacle to a liberal EU-US trade deal?

August 11, 2014

If you read our press summary, you will have noticed that the debate around the US-EU free trade deal (TTIP) is really picking up in Germany, with even the euro-critical AfD coming out against key elements of the deal ahead of the European elections.Of…

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free trade, german media, German public opinion, GMO, ISDS, protectionism, TTIP

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Is Cameron the greatest pro-European of all EU heads of state and government?

June 30, 2014

As we’ve noted, the Juncker-hangover is already taking hold in parts of the German commentariat. In a hard-hitting piece, Lisa Nienhaus, the Economics Editor of Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung argues that the EU “needs more Cameron, not les…

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angela merkel, anglo-german axis, Anglo-German relations, david cameron, European Council, european parliament, german media, Jean-Claude Juncker

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After the row: is Germany bringing the flowers and chocolate?

The dust from last Friday’s extraordinary EU summit – the first at which an EU leader was actively outvoted over the appointment of the European Commission President – is starting to settle. As strong emotions recede, pragmatism is coming to the force …

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britain in europe, Cameron, EU reform, german media, Jean-Claude Juncker, schauble

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What do Wayne Rooney, Rambo and Don Quixote have in common?

June 27, 2014

The script is written and the scene is set: Cameron will go down fighting in his bid to prevent Jean-Claude Juncker from becoming the Commission President with only Viktor Orban for company. While this has earned him some relatively positive headlines …

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britain in europe, British diplomacy, Cameron, EU summit, german media, Jean-Claude Juncker

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Merkel sagt ‘Jein’: German reactions to Merkel’s speech

February 28, 2014

Merkel’s big speech yesterday was being trailed in the UK media almost a week in advance while the German media only began to cover it the day before. Its fair to say it didn’t completely dominate the news in Germany yesterday – not with the conclusion…

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anglo-german axis, Anglo-German relations, Cameron, EU reform, german media, German public opinion, Merkel

Open Europe Berlin: One year on

October 15, 2013

With the first anniversary of the founding of our sister organisation, Open Europe Berlin, fast approaching, it seems an appropriate time to look back at its achievements over its first year. Following an impressive launch in Berlin featuring a keynote…

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anglo-german axis, German 2013 federal election, german media, German public opinion, open europe berlin

Handelsblatt asks, "Where is the inflation?"

October 4, 2013

That’s today’s front page of German daily Handelsblatt, with the headline asking “Where is the inflation?”A stark reminder of what remains a key issue in German (and therefore European) politics. We could barely ever imagine such a front page i…

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bundesbank, german media, German public opinion, germany, handelsblatt, inflation, weidmann, weimar

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