My duel with W. Nowack (Deutsche Bank exec) who argued in favour of expelling Greece from the euro (on CBC Radio)
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Here is my reply to Wolfgang Nowak, Deutsche Bank executive and former Merkel advisor, telling CBC that Greece should be thrown out of the Eurozone. Click here for Mr Nowak’s audio Filed under: European Crisis, Greek Crisis...
My reply to Mr Nowack, Deutsche Bank exec, who argued in favour of expelling Greece from the euro (On CBC Radio)
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Here is my reply to Wolfgang Nowak, Deutsche Bank executive and former Merkel advisor, telling CBC that Greece should be thrown out of the Eurozone. Click here for Mr Nowak’s audio Filed under: European Crisis, Greek Crisis...
The Closer
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ROUND-UPThe Fed twisted (again), US stocks were shaken but not stirred. The S&P 500 broke four days of gains to fall 0.17 per cent, closing down at 1,355.69. The Dow Jones...
In Cypriot hands
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When Cyprus was admitted to the European Union in 2004, it was hoped that membership would help unify the divided island into a single state once again. But in an ironic twist of fate, the EU itself may be divided while it is under the leadership of...
Europe will leave G20 with a unilateral future
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Los Cabos may come to be seen in the future as the place where EU governments lost their religion on multilateralism.
Cheat sheet for Europe
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What can Europe do? SocGen has a handy little chart:The things that can have a real impact all require political action with high hurdles, either in the form of treaty changes or unanimity....
Rejoins la team, « Les Cabris de l’Europe » recrutent !
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Le magazine européen 27etc et les Euro-apéros – rendez-vous mensuels de discussion sur l’actualité politique européenne – ont été créés il y a près de deux ans par l’association des Cabris de l’Europe. Tous les indicateurs sont au...
SPCA International Announces An Emergency Funding Campaign To Combat Depressed Donation Rates
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As more and more stories of families having to give up their homes due to mortgage woes and other financial hardships make the news, one story that is not making headlines is tens of thousands of animals and pets who are be...
Horst Seehofer, Prime Minister of Bavaria, is against Merkel´s idea of a federal Europe
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Seehofer - a voice of sanityHorst Seehofer, the Prime Minister of the Free State of Bavaria - the most prospereous of the German states - is a politician who´s influence on the national level in Germany should not be underestimated. Now Seehof...
Why Russia will never back down? Reasons behind supporting the Assad regime
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On June 12, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton raised U.S.-Russian tensions over the crisis in Syria by publicly accusing Russia of providing MI-25 attack helicopters to the Assad regime. Clinton detected, “We are concerned about the latest informa...
UK secures improvements to EU fishing policy
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Last week the UK secured agreement from EU Fisheries Ministers on much needed reforms to the broken Common Fisheries Policy. Following 24 hours of tense negotiations at the EU Fisheries Council held in Luxemburg, Ministers agreed to end ineffective m...
The four lives of Aung San Suu Kyi | Timothy Garton Ash
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After 24 years, Europe is enthralled by her return. But her uniqueness lies in her synthesis of East and WestFor the last two days the corner of Oxford where I live and work has been touched by magic. The Lady, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been st...
US Markets Live transcript 20 Jun 2012
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Markets Live chat transcript for the chat ending at 19:15 on 20 Jun 2012. Participants in this chat were: Cardiff Garcia Vivianne Rodrigues, FT Joseph Cotterill, FT CG Hello!VR Howdy CG....
World Bank Stocks Trade Lower As The Fed Announces It Will Extend Operation Twist Through Year’s End … German Foreign Minister Sets Out Plans For European Political Union
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Financial Market Report for June 20, 2012 Martin Crutsinger of AP reports The US central bank will continue a program called Operation Twist through year’s end. Under the program, the Fed has been selling $400 billion in short-term Treasurys si...
European countries must work together to solve the asylum crisis
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Today marks World Refugee Day, which aims to raise awareness of the plight of the 42.5 million people worldwide who remain forcibly displaced due to conflict and political persecution. The UNHCR’s Global Trends report, released earlier this w...
Nice one, Marty, as scammer gets just desserts
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It's no secret that this Kat was motivated to start blogging back in 2003 when he first saw Marty Schwimmer's Trademark Blog. He has often had a chance to express his gratitude, but not so often has he been able to congratulate him for anything other...
Does European solidarity have a new champion?
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Apparently, Cameron told the BBC the following this afternoon:"I understand Angela Merkel’s difficulties and her political difficulties because the Germans have run their economy very effectively over many years. But it’s their currency, they nee...
The hilarious Jimmy Carr
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You’ve just got to laugh, eh? “In a series of covertly recorded meetings, K2′s providers did not divulge his name but boasted that ‘a top-level comedian’ had used the K2 scheme for a number of years. ‘How much is t...
Ayrault: Eurobonds Must Wait
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Jean-Marc Ayrault has indicated that France now accepts the German view that there can be no eurobonds without tighter political integration, and that this will take years--if it can be achieved at all. Instead, the main subject of discussion at the...
European countries must join forces to solve the asylum crisis | Paul Haydon
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Too many refugees fleeing their own country end up in inhumane detention centres in Europe. We should all take responsibilityToday marks World Refugee Day, which aims to raise awareness of the plight of the 42.5 million people worldwide who remain fo...
Statistics: Questions from the EU Parliament to the Commission
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According to the 2011 Annual Activity Report (p. 24-25) of the Commission’s Secretariat General, the European Parliament has asked 12.093 questions – 16 questions per member in average – to the European Commission in 2011, doubling the fi...
FOMC statement, 20 June 2012
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The wait is finally over (well, not entirely — the new Statement of Economic Projections will be out later and we’ll have much more during US Markets Live starting at 2:10pm),...
Opposition Figure Irks Russian Oil Czar
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President Vladimir Putin's close ally who runs Russia's state oil company Rosneft Wednesday accused a popular leader of opposition protests of acting to the company's detriment by criticizing Russian officials and demanding access to the company's se...
IP TRANSLATOR: it's all happening!
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Having taken Luxembourg by storm, the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorney'scrack squad of Translationistas were just about to march on Alicante, whenCommunication 2/12 stopped them in their tracks ... Yesterday afternoon the Court of Justice of t...
AlMacKoM
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Yesterday, EUObserver had an excellent – although perhaps somewhat optimistic – opinion article about the idea of creating a Benelux for the West-Balkans, or specifically for Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro. Before I focus on th...
