European stability pacts (ESM EFSF EFSM SGP)
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Eurozone: St. Florian, pay for us!
19 April 201345 Süddeutsche Zeitung Munich -
Eurozone: Germany puts the brakes on banking union
12 April 2013100 12PresseuropExpansión -
Germany: Goodbye euro, hello recession
14 November 2012585 98 Die Zeit Hamburg -
Eurozone: Future of ESM in EU court’s hands
23 October 2012169 2PresseuropThe Irish Times, EUobserver.com -
European Council: A minimalist summit
17 October 201216 5PresseuropEl País -
Eurozone: Monetary union continues its painful progress
11 October 201281 46 Le Monde Paris -
Euro: Stable
10 October 201231 Le Vif/L’Express Brussels -
Eurozone crisis: ESM: a debt making machine
9 October 2012239 40 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Frankfurt -
Debt crisis: Behind the curtain
28 September 201254 L’Echo Brussels -
Budget: The secret of 3% finally revealed
28 September 2012519 13PresseuropAujourd'hui en France - Le Parisien -
Eurozone: EU prepares giant bazooka
24 September 201257 10PresseuropFinancial Times Deutschland, Financial Times Deutschland, Der Spiegel, Kleine Zeitung -
France : Europe — taboo subject for François Hollande
17 September 2012174 56 Le Monde Paris -
Euro: Dinner time
13 September 201215 Corriere della Sera Milan -
Eurozone: Karlsruhe plays it safe
12 September 201254 56PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Rundschau, Die Tageszeitung -
The front page: 12 September 2012
12 September 201218PresseuropDe Morgen, Trouw, Financial Times & 4 others -
Germany: Karlsruhe court gives ESM breathing space
11 September 201229 5PresseuropFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung -
Germany: Karlsruhe — the court that could bury the euro
10 July 2012258 50 Der Spiegel Hamburg -
Austria: Why not let the people decide?
10 July 2012100 9 Die Presse Vienna -
Ireland : A grudging “Yes”
4 June 201261 15 Irish Independent Dublin -
Editorial: Don’t betray Ireland’s trust
1 June 201232 3Presseurop -
Ireland: Why this fiscal compact is necessary
30 May 201254 1 The Irish Times Dublin -
Ireland: The fiscal compact road
30 May 201237 The Irish Times Dublin -
Ireland: “No, but...” to the fiscal compact
30 May 201273 63 The Irish Times Dublin -
Banking crisis: Can Spain make a solo comeback?
29 May 2012212 43 El País Madrid -
Debt crisis: End of the road for European austerity?
24 April 2012564 44 The Guardian London -
Economy: Portugal first to ratify Fiscal Pact
16 April 201257 13PresseuropExpresso -
Economy: Greece is our vanguard
28 March 2012111 101 Hospodářské Noviny Prague -
Eurozone crisis: Time for politics after the storm
14 March 2012105 57 La Stampa Turin -
Eurozone crisis: Spain disappointed by Eurogroup deficit demand
13 March 201252 8PresseuropEl País -
Fiscal Compact: Thatcher has won battle for Europe
12 March 2012285 25 Aftonbladet Stockholm -
Fiscal compact: The plan to swap Ashton with Barnier
9 March 201226PresseuropFinancial Times -
Economy: Is Keynesianism now a thoughtcrime?
7 March 2012557 48 The Irish Times Dublin -
Germany: Merkel intent on snubbing Hollande
5 March 2012108 15PresseuropDer Spiegel, Der Standard, Libération -
Czech Republic: Has Prague strayed too far from the herd?
5 March 201248 1PresseuropHospodářské Noviny -
European Council: There are alternatives to the fiscal compact
2 March 2012157 42 The Independent London -
European Council: Anti-austerity front grows in Europe
1 March 2012293 46 Le Monde Paris -
Ireland: Berlin reviews Dublin’s problems first
1 March 201238 22PresseuropThe Irish Times -
Irish vote: Ireland votes — will Europe listen?
1 March 201219PresseuropBlog -
Fiscal Compact: Ireland calls surprise referendum
29 February 201291 3PresseuropThe Irish Times, Irish Examiner, Irish Independent -
Fiscal Compact: Germany bemoans irritating Irish referendum
29 February 201270 10PresseuropDer Spiegel, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Die Zeit -
EU Summit: Poland not 100% happy
31 January 201223PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna -
European Commission: Santer returns to the fold
25 January 201238 4PresseuropThe Daily Telegraph -
Eurozone crisis: After the downgrades comes the downward spiral
16 January 2012222 63 Financial Times London -
Stability pact: “Golden Rule” doesn’t glitter anymore
13 January 201242 9PresseuropPúblico -
Editorial: Elect the Commission
16 December 201167 3Presseurop -
Sweden: Sitting on the fence
16 December 201130 5PresseuropPresseurop -
Debate: To France its farmers, to Britain its banks
15 December 2011138 56 The Times London -
Fiscal Union: New treaty - a legal and economic headache
14 December 201155 3PresseuropFinancial Times -
Eurozone crisis: Van Rompuy and Barroso to the rescue
7 December 201122 3PresseuropEl País -
EFSF: Europe’s financial flop fund
8 November 201181 1 Süddeutsche Zeitung Munich
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. 
With the entry into force of the stability mechanism and the consensus on plans for a banking union, the Eurozone has compensated for the “birth defects” of the single currency, albeit at the price of a widening rift with other member states. 
With the launch of European rescue fund the ESM on October 9, the EU is betraying its founding fathers and their treaties. That it will stabilise the monetary union is also in doubt, laments FAZ, which strongly backs Germany’s policy of stability. 
Ever since his election, François Hollande has hardly mentioned Europe. Embarrassed by left-wing bickering over the ratification of the fiscal compact, France’s new president also knows that voters tend to turn against the EU in times of crisis. A Le Monde columnist warns that he will nevertheless have to consult the French people on the subject one day. 
The verdict came as no surprise: Germany's constitutional court has green-lighted the European Stability Mechanism (the ESM) and so given the euro a future. But the condition attached is that any increase to the bailout fund must meet with German approval. Initial reactions from the German press. 
As the German constitutional court in Karlsruhe sits down to examine the controversial fiscal compact, Berlin fears that it could decide to scupper the entire eurozone bailout. But this isn’t only about Europe, writes Der Spiegel, there’s also a power struggle going on between the executive and the judiciary. 
The ESM is one, and the fiscal pact another: should the major political decisions of a country be put to the people for a vote? In Vienna, which has been debating more transparency and direct democracy for some months, the politicians have been slamming the brakes on with both feet. 
On Thursday 31st May the Irish electorate voted 60/40 in favour of the EU fiscal compact. But it was not an act of ringing endorsement for the Union, but rather that of a despondent country, argues this Irish Independent leader. 
As Ireland votes in a referendum on the German inspired fiscal compact on May 31st, the Irish Times invites the electorate to focus on the treaty and not on extraneous issues. 
In the midst of an economic crisis still in constant flux, it would be pointless for the Irish to vote Yes on the May 31st referendum on the fiscal compact, which for the moment is but a collections of penalties for misbehaving signatories. Come back later, argues Fintan O’Toole. 
Assurances from the head of government cannot amount to much: victim of a severe banking crisis, Madrid will soon be forced to seek help in the EU. Like Ireland, it will then be placed on a drip-feed – and under guardianship. 
With France likely to vote in a socialist president critical of her fiscal pact, and a Dutch government collapsing on the issue of social reforms, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s austerity model is taking a battering. 
The near-collapse of Greece is the scenario that awaits other countries if they fail to get their debt under control. The aid to Athens is a sign that the European Union is still alive, but without the discipline of the fiscal pact, it won’t be enough, says a Czech economist. 
The European economy appears to have survived the worst of the crisis and to be on the road to recovery. However, progress towards this goal is is hampered by political hesitations and politicians doubts about their performance in future elections. 
Intended to assure the euro will survive forever, the fiscal pact adopted in early March endorses the “authoritarian capitalism” promoted by the Iron Lady. The budget cuts it advocates, however, are being dictated not by democratically elected governments but by financial markets, writes a Swedish columnist. 
Ireland will be the only country to put the EU fiscal compact to a popular vote. But what is really on the table, denounces columnist Fintan O’Toole, is that neo-liberal ideology is being raised to the status of unbreakable law. 
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. 
The European Union Council, which begins on Thursday, is scheduled to sign the new fiscal compact. But at the same time, a dozen countries, led by Italy, are contesting the austerity policies imposed by "Merkozy" and calling for an economic stimulus package. 
In a move that has sent shockwaves across Europe, the Irish government announced on February 28 that it plans to hold a referendum on the new European fiscal compact. In spite of a context of deep recession, high unemployment and growing resentment against the EU, the Irish press believes that there is no alternative but to vote Yes. 
In the wake of the collective downgrading of 9 eurozone countries, including France, it’s become clear that the EU’s policy of rescue funds coupled with fiscal austerity has exhausted itself. It’s time for Angela Merkel and her partners to find a credible outcome, writes Wolfgang Münchau. 
Accused of isolationism for steering clear of the December 9 EU26 growth and stability pact, David Cameron is only protecting, like other European leaders, his country’s vital interests, writes a British columnist. 
The EFSF was meant to save the single currency. And yet it has found no buyers. Investors are shying away from a complicated, uncertain financial product whose weaknesses the politicians are trying to cover up. - 1 of 2
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