The Closer
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ROUND-UP FT markets round-up: “The FTSE All-World equity index rose 0.5 per cent after an Asia-Pacific stock barometer shed a meagre 0.03 per cent. Wall Street’s S&P...
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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I found myself watching Tomas Alfredson’s 2011 spy thriller, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy this evening. The plot of John Le Carré’s original novel of the same name is a wonderfully atmospheric sprawling thing that twists and turns like ciga...
La España Ni-ni avanza mientras Europa pone la prioridad en la educación
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El informe de la OCDE “Panorama de la Educación 2012″ no puede resultar más desolador: España es el país de Europa con más jóvenes que ni estudian, ni trabajan. Este titular que suena más bien a epitafio generacional es el resultad...
Shale gas exploration in the UK - The hypocrisy of enviro-fundamentalist NGOs
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A letter by RSPB, Friends of the Earth and WWF to UK Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey urging "caution" with regard to British shale gas exploration is another proof of the enormous hypocrisy of the enviro-fundamenalist NGOs. These people are complai...
European Commission Seminar, UCC, 2 October
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Interesting things often pop into my inbox, so here is one for all of you with interest in the EU and Economic Policy. I will be there, so do say Hi if you attend! The European Commission Representation in Ireland… Read more ›...
Greek Premier Pushes for Reprofiling ECB Bonds
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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras likely went into his meeting European Central Bank President Mario Draghi Tuesday with an eye on one major target: to persuade the ECB to give up its seniority status on its holdings of Greek debt, says senior Bro...
Comment on Challenging “The Way It Is” by We Do Need a Referendum on Children’s Right « Stephen Spillane
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We Do Need a Referendum on Children’s Right
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Today former Supreme Court Justice Hugh O’Flaherty wrote in the Irish Independent that we do not need a referendum on Children’s right’s. As Justice O’Flaherty points the aim of this referendum is what an Oireachtas com...
The Netherlands gets ready to turn left | Chris Aalberts
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But, unlike in France, this Dutch political shift won't mark a turning point against austerity measuresToday, Dutch people go to the polls for the fifth time in 10 years. Going by the latest polls, the Labour party (PvdA) is likely to becom...
TESEV’den Anayasa İzleme sitesi: ANALİZ …. yeni anayasa gündemi haberleri..
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http://anayasaizleme.org/ ANA[L]İZ Hakkında ANA[L]İZ, TESEV Demokratikleşme Programı’nın Türkiye’deki yeni Anayasa yapım sürecini izleme, kayıt altına alma ve raporlama çalışmasıdır. Çalışma boyunca, meclis ve siyasi par...
The Agenda 2014
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Two years. This is the objective François Hollande targeted to recover the France’s economic situation. Invited by the TF1 Channel TV News on the last Sunday, François Hollande defended his strategy and his policy at the moment critics are more &...
World Stocks, European Financial Institutions, Spain, and Italy Blast Higher As Mario Draghi Defies Germany With Launch Of What He Terms a Fully Effective Backstop For The Euro … Mario Draghi Proclaims The Defacto Monetary Authority For A Eurozone Super
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Financial Market Report for the week ending Friday August 7, 2012 1) … On Thursday, World Stocks, VT, and World Small Cap Stocks, VSS rose strongly, as European Financials, EUFN, Greece, GREK, Austria, EWO, Spain, EWP, Italy, EWI, Germany, EWG, Rus...
World Stocks, European Financial Institutions, Spain, and Italy Blast Higher As Mario Draghi Defies Germany With Launch Of What He Terms a Fully Effective Backstop For The Euro … Mario Draghi Proclaims The Defacto Monetary Authority For A Eurozone Super
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Financial Market Report for the week ending Friday August 7, 2012 1) … On Thursday, World Stocks, VT, and World Small Cap Stocks, VSS rose strongly, as European Financials, EUFN, Greece, GREK, Austria, EWO, Spain, EWP, Italy, EWI, Germany, EWG, Rus...
Barroso Bullshit Bingo!
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Another Bingo edition for the Barroso’s State of the Union speech to the European Parliament tomorrow wednesday at 9 AM. You can watch the speech live here, and comment on the State of the Union Twitter account using the #SOTEU … Continue...
The Pentagon: also not worried about China and USTs
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Bloomberg writes about a report by the US defence department to Congress about Chinese holdings of US Treasuries, and has helpfully uploaded the document itself (click below to open in pdf):...
Kosovo: Prizren Comic Book & Cartoon Festival
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Macedonian artist Vesna Nichevska-Saravinova blogged about her participation in the Prizren Comics Festival, organized by the Kosovo Comic Book Artist Association, Xhennet Comics [sq]. Four out of 15 featured artists at the festival were from Macedon...
Kosovo: Prizren Comic Book & Cartoon Festival
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Macedonian artist Vesna Nichevska-Saravinova blogged about her participation in the Prizren Comics Festival, organized by the Kosovo Comic Book Artist Association, Xhennet Comics [sq]. Four out of 15 featured artists at the festival were from Macedon...
Schengen: what can they ask, and what am I obliged to tell?
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Bleary eyed and grumpy last week due to a delayed night train, I was nevertheless rather surprised when a Danish policeman demanded to see my passport abord the night train to København H at Padborg (border station from Germany). When I asked him wh...
Factors to Consider When Picking an Animal Hospital
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One of the most important decisions you can make as a pet owner is to choose the right animal hospital in San Jose. By being choosy during the process of selection, you make sure that your pet will receive the … Continue reading →...
Imagine Honduras
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Imagine a city outside the state, without politicians and with the lowest taxes. A city which would have its own rules, its own justice corps, its own economy and police, its own bilateral and diplomatic relationships with states of the world. A city...
Some news & Operation Transparency Bulletin #7
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Dear readers, We will report tomorrow about the decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) on the compatibility of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), a permanent solidarity and stability fund due to take over...
Parliament Could Delay Bank Plan
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The European Parliament plans to make sure its voice is heard on the new euro-zone bank supervisor. That could delay what is an already tight timetable.
UnTAGged
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Remember the Transaction Account Guarantee? It’s the name of the unlimited insurance on non-interest bearing accounts set up by the FDIC in October 2008.Originally meant to prevent bank runs,...
The 'forgotten man' of the euro crisis catches a break...
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While everyone is gearing up for the EU's 'Super Wednesday', Portuguese Finance Minister Vítor Gaspar has made a quite important announcement. As we anticipated in our daily press summary more than two weeks ago, following its fifth monitoring missi...
Protect Assets if the Germans Exit the Euro
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The Germans have been perceived with a cautious eye by the rest of Europe. Today isn't an exception to this rule. Together with the likelihood of France, Italy and Spain joining Greece and Ireland in requiring the help of the European bailout mechani...
French media less enthusiastic about Paralympic Games, London 2012
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Imagine diving into a pool with your eyes closed, running without any legs, playing table tennis without any hands, or playing rugby sitting in a wheelchair. These brave acts are what make the ‘other’ olympic games, the ones which barely made it...
New figures show that 51.4% of UK goods exports are sent outside the EU and we run an EU trade deficit – does that tell us anything?
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New trade figures out today show the UK exports more goods to countries outside the EU than to countries inside EU. But what is the relevance of this or the fact that the UK continues to run a trade deficit with the EU? Key facts: UK goods expor...
Australia’s “Pivot” Moment
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Australians see China and the Asia-Pacific region as vital to the national economy, but not necessarily at the expense of its ties to Europe.
Australia’s “Pivot” Moment
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Australians see China and the Asia-Pacific region as vital to the national economy, but not necessarily at the expense of its ties to Europe.
An oil forecasting tool that’s acting up
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It’s always useful to look to alternative indicators that have a good track record.Over the last few years, Philip Verleger, independent oil analyst and author of “Notes...
Investigate Europe's role in CIA rendition, MEPs urge
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European Union member states have been accused of putting obstacles in the way of investigations into alleged collusion with United States' secret renditions programme and urged to end what one campaign group has called their 'evasion of responsibili...
ISIS-Europe Published Three European Security Reviews
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ISIS-Europe published three European Security Reviews (ESRs) in response to current security and defence issues. ESR No 58 on War 2.0: A new battlefield written by Francois Ducrotté, explores the evolving nature of warfare and the increasing imp...
ISIS-Europe Published Three European Security Reviews
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ISIS-Europe published three European Security Reviews (ESRs) in response to current security and defence issues. ESR No 58 on War 2.0: A new battlefield written by Francois Ducrotté, explores the evolving nature of warfare and the increasing imp...
