European Central Bank (ECB)
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Eurozone: ‘Bundesbank offensive against stimulus for southern Europe’
20 May 20138418PresseuropLa Vanguardia -
Banking crisis: ECB wants to finish the clean-up
14 May 20135315PresseuropNRC Handelsblad -
Eurozone: ‘New low rate eats away at savings’
3 May 20136712PresseuropDie Presse -
Eurozone: ‘An insufficient step’
3 May 2013202PresseuropEl Periódico de Catalunya -
Eurozone: ‘ECB: what is the reason for the lower rate?’
2 May 20132110PresseuropLa Tribune -
Design: The runaway architecture of the ECB
26 April 201312935 Der Spiegel Hamburg -
European Union: ‘Merkel austerity comments highlight eurozone division on interest rates’
26 April 20133133PresseuropFinancial Times -
Eurozone: Germany puts the brakes on banking union
12 April 20139112PresseuropExpansión -
Eurozone: ‘Germans are “poorest” in Europe’
10 April 2013324162PresseuropDe Standaard -
Spain: ‘Rajoy demands ECB cash injection to save economy’
9 April 201317995PresseuropEl País -
European Union: ‘The poisoned gift’
15 March 20132725PresseuropHandelsblatt -
Eurozone: ‘ECB to Hire Hundreds of Supervisors’
15 March 201340PresseuropThe Wall Street Journal Europe -
International Women's Day: Too many men at the top of the EU
8 March 2013735PresseuropLa Croix -
Ireland: ‘ECB calls on Coalition to step up its reforms of bank sector’
8 March 2013132PresseuropThe Irish Times -
Eurozone: ‘Spanish banks return €44bn to ECB in one go’
30 January 20134811PresseuropEl País -
Debt crisis: Troika divided over austerity
29 January 201313413PresseuropFrankfurter Rundschau -
ECB: ‘Euro Vision’
23 January 2013294PresseuropTime -
Economy: Saint Precarious – new icon of Europe
15 January 201385717 NRC Handelsblad Amsterdam -
Editorial: A human face for the euro
11 January 201310913Presseurop -
Economy: Merkel shepherds us away from the fiscal cliff
3 January 201316550 NRC Handelsblad Amsterdam -
New Year's Quiz: 40 trick questions about Europe
31 December 201284955 Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung Frankfurt -
2012 in cartoons: Who said anything about inflation risk?
27 December 201218 Süddeutsche Zeitung Munich -
Debt crisis: Europe survives the year
21 December 201227260 El País Madrid -
Banks: Banking union comes a step closer
30 November 20125947PresseuropEl País -
ECB: Eurozone leaders disregard democracy
26 November 201231925 La Tribune Paris -
Germany: Goodbye euro, hello recession
14 November 201258798 Die Zeit Hamburg -
Eurozone: Mario Draghi tries to cajole Bundestag
25 October 20123321PresseuropDie Welt, Wirtschaftswoche -
Society: Power struggle over gender equality
24 October 2012629PresseuropDie Welt, Financial Times Deutschland, Financial Times Deutschland -
European Council: A minimalist summit
17 October 2012165PresseuropEl País -
Debt crisis: Spanish banks main investors in national bonds
3 October 20127112PresseuropABC -
Eurozone: The independent ECB is dead
7 September 2012175139PresseuropDie Welt, Süddeutsche Zeitung -
Eurozone: Draghi saves the single currency
7 September 2012105135 El País Madrid -
Eurozone: Draghi, the one true statesman
3 September 2012157214 Le Monde Paris -
Banking Union: Make ECB Europe’s bank watchdog, says Brussels
31 August 20123316PresseuropFinancial Times, Les Echos -
Eurozone crisis: Mario Draghi — saviour or executioner?
3 August 201211774PresseuropABC, El País, Corriere della Sera & 4 others -
Eurozone: The day we’ll find out what Germany wants
1 August 2012115114 La Vanguardia Barcelona -
Eurozone: Mario Draghi — bluff or balm for the crisis?
27 July 20125448PresseuropCorriere della Sera, El País, El Mundo & 3 others -
Spain: ECB is making things worse
23 July 201212044 ABC Madrid -
Eurozone crisis : Latin euro or German rescue ?
23 July 20126960PresseuropThe Daily Telegraph, Handelsblatt -
European Union: Power struggle for control of banks
16 July 2012505PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung -
Ireland: Ballyhea protestors go to Frankfurt
7 June 2012545PresseuropIrish Examiner -
European Council: There are alternatives to the fiscal compact
2 March 201215842 The Independent London -
News in brief: Bundesbank lectures ECB
1 March 2012557PresseuropFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Süddeutsche Zeitung -
Eurozone crisis: Save the ECB from the danger of Greece
2 February 2012939 De Tijd Antwerp -
Debt crisis: ECB brings some relief to the banks
22 December 20113619PresseuropPresseurop -
Editorial: What now?
9 December 2011592Presseurop -
Eurozone crisis: Neither Paris nor Berlin, but Frankfurt...
5 December 201112327 Les Echos Paris -
Press review: Euro at a turning point
28 November 201113015PresseuropDie Welt, El Economista, La Tribune & 3 others -
Eurozone crisis: Only Eurobonds can save us
24 November 201114210 El Mundo Madrid -
Debt crisis: The ECB has only to say the word
14 November 20113147 Le Monde Paris
For the new building of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Vienna architect Wolf D. Prix sought inspiration in the fast-paced game of FC Barcelona. From two twisted, avant-garde office towers, the European Central Bank will soon be steering Europe through the crisis. 
Austerity and free market regulations have created a band of loyal followers: The Precarious. And they are threatening the jewel European civilization, social security, argues Belgian writer Geert Van Istandael. 
The last minute negotiations in Washington to avoid a budget shortfall show that short-termism is well grounded in US politics. And by contrast, it shows that despite her controversial handling of the euro crisis, the German chancellor is wise enough to instead push for long-term solutions. 
Three years of the euro crisis, 2013 is around the corner, and you still have some questions? So does essayist Hans Magnus Enzensberger. The outspoken critics of the Brussels bureaucracy has been inspired to draw up a quiz – with, of course, entirely objective questions. Have fun! 
The year 2012 seemed pretty dangerous for the eurozone and the whole of the EU. But the worst did not come to pass, especially since Angela Merkel made concessions, which allowed Mario Draghi, President of the ECB to intervene. However, in 2013, Europeans will still have to remain vigilant. 
On the sidelines of the Brussels budget summit on November 22 and 23, Eurozone leaders approved the appointment of Luxembourgian Yves Mersch to the board of the European Central Bank. But he was elected despite the European parliament voting against him, a move which highlights the EU's dysfunctional nature. 
What would happen if Germany left the euro? Economist Gustav Horn of the Hans-Böckler Foundation, which has close ties to trade unions, speculates on what would happen in the days following a German exit from the euro – and on what Germany's most popular euro-critic, Thilo Sarrazin, might also say. 
The debt buyback programme announced by Mario Draghi is a sign of the European Central Bank's subjection to political power, laments the German press, which is alarmed by this new shift in European monetary policy. 
In announcing that the ECB will buy up the debt of countries in distress, Mario Draghi is compensating yet again for the inaction of European leaders. And he is standing up again as the one who is changing the rules of the game – exactly what we needed, rejoices El País. 
On 6 September, the European Central Bank President is expected to announce that his institution will attempt to resolve the Eurozone crisis by buring Spanish and Italian debt. Notwithstanding German opposition to this decision, Le Monde argues that it has the merit of defining a way forward for Europe. 
The ECB will probably intervene, but states will have to ask for help first. The message delivered by the President of the European Central Bank raises serious reactions in the European press, which questions whether Draghi really has the power or not. 
The meeting of the European Central Bank of August 2 has been declared crucial for Spain and Italy, who are waiting for help. This will be the moment we find out who in Germany — be it the Chancellor or the President of the Bundesbank — is to decide on its position on the crisis. 
In stating that “the ECB is ready to do whatever it takes to save the euro,” its president has sent a positive signal to markets, believes the European press. In the absence of clarification, though, it is difficult to know the effects over the long run. 
What with market pressures, nationwide anti-austerity demonstrations and regional government on the brink of financial collapse: the Spanish government doesn’t have much room for manoeuvre. And the ECB seems to be doing everything to force a full bail-out with outside supervision, laments an ABC writer. 
The new treaty signed by 25 member states in Brussels on March 2 is supposed to create a new era of fiscal responsibility and economic union, but it is half-baked and reinforces the EU’s undemocratic credentials, argues a British columnist. 
A Greek default can still not be ruled out, and it would place the European Central Bank in considerable danger. To avoid this, states should pay up and provide guarantees, believes economist Melvyn Krauss. 
German proposals for greater discipline in the Eurozone have not been enthusiastically welcomed in France, where several Germanophobic comments have highlighted one incontrovertible reality: the French are very well disposed towards Europe, but on condition that it is a French Europe, remarks a Les Echos columnist. 
Ratings for all European countries are at risk, warned Moody's on November 28. The warning comes at a time when Italy is under heavy pressure from the markets and proposals for solving the crisis are proliferating. But it may already be too late, worries the European press. 
The measure demanded by most European partners and supported by the European Commission still meets with stiff opposition from Germany. But Berlin cannot indefinitely block the launch of Eurobonds, which increasingly appear to be the only solution to the debt crisis. 
There is a simple way to resolve the Eurozone crisis: the European Central Bank just has to state that it will be the lender of last resort for European states. But this solution, which has the support of many economists, is rejected by the ECB — a doctrinaire position, which a Le Monde columnist deplores. - 1 of 3
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