Economy
-
Estonia: Krugman blog makes president lose plot
8 June 20124510PresseuropPostimees -
Ireland: Ballyhea protestors go to Frankfurt
7 June 2012545PresseuropIrish Examiner -
Spain: Our time is nearly up
6 June 2012162166 La Vanguardia Barcelona -
Debt crisis: The price of the euro: German money, France’s independence
6 June 20127941PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung -
Rail travel: Lisbon to Kiev — departure delayed
6 June 201213214 La Repubblica Rome -
Eurozone crisis: Here comes the United States of Europe
5 June 201279891 The Guardian London -
Eurozone crisis: Not even Germany is immune
5 June 201212012PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung, Der Spiegel -
Spain: Watch out for the Men in Black
5 June 20121208PresseuropABC -
Eurozone crisis: “Maastricht 2” to save Spain and Cyprus?
4 June 20129215PresseuropDiário económico -
EU economic scoresheet: As crisis worsens, Brussels still in denial
31 May 201232986 The Guardian London -
Eurozone: Barroso for banking union
31 May 20124221PresseuropDer Standard -
GREECE: All guilty
31 May 201216337 Coulisses de Bruxelles Brussels -
Banking crisis: Can Spain make a solo comeback?
29 May 201221243 El País Madrid -
Eurozone crisis: Berlin to save Europe like it saved GDR
28 May 201217644PresseuropDer Spiegel -
Serbia: Dinar caught in Greek maelstrom
25 May 201226PresseuropLe Monde -
EU summit: A way out of the crisis begins here
24 May 2012162120 France Inter Paris -
Finance: MEPs approve the Tobin tax
24 May 201212115PresseuropLa Tribune, The Daily Telegraph -
EU summit: Growth — the new magic word
23 May 201224926 Trouw Amsterdam -
Debate: Sarrazin launches crusade against euro
23 May 20122911PresseuropFrankfurter Rundschau -
Greek crisis: “Geuros” to save Athens
22 May 2012863PresseuropEUobserver.com -
EU-China: Can Beijing-Berlin axis haul Europe out of crisis?
22 May 20127813PresseuropLe Monde, Le Temps -
G8: Spurring growth will be a huge task
21 May 201216344 El País Madrid -
Spain: Budgetary discipline will bear fruit
18 May 20125718 El Mundo Madrid -
Spain: ECB steps into banking sector reform
16 May 2012505PresseuropCinco Días -
Greek crisis: The euro exit is a bluff
15 May 201229684 La Stampa Turin -
Eurozone: Euro firewall could melt with Greek fall-out
15 May 2012651PresseuropFinancial Times -
Greece: Athens “must leave the euro now”
14 May 20128614PresseuropDer Spiegel -
Eurozone: Banks could sink the euro
14 May 201235644 NRC Handelsblad Amsterdam -
Eurozone: The growth imperative
10 May 2012303107 Il Sole-24 Ore Milan -
European Commission: Growth must still be funded...somehow
9 May 20124512PresseuropLes Echos -
Espagne: Banks confront the property bubble
9 May 20126129PresseuropEl País, ABC -
Debt crisis: Mario Draghi unveils plan for growth
4 May 20128323Presseurop -
Portrait: Economics with a human face
3 May 201297 Respekt Prague -
Finance: London and Paris clash over banks
2 May 2012761PresseuropLe Figaro, Le Monde -
Romania: A fertile land of opportunity
30 April 2012811 Le Monde Paris -
Eurozone: But austerity is necessary
26 April 20128935 Die Zeit Hamburg -
Eurozone: How do you say “basta” in German?
26 April 2012503108 El País Madrid -
Industry: Car makers at a dangerous crossroads
23 April 20126626 Gazeta Wyborcza Warsaw -
Debt crisis: You can’t buy your way to growth
19 April 201227294 Dagens Nyheter Stockholm -
Economy: IMF is a troublesome ally
18 April 2012199122 NRC Handelsblad Amsterdam -
Portugal: Billions in debt on the island of Jardim
16 April 20122759 The Daily Telegraph London -
European Commission: Target: 17 million jobs
16 April 201213211PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung -
Hungary: Orbán annoys IMF and EU
13 April 2012511PresseuropNépszava -
Italy: Monti’s mission hanging on a thread
11 April 2012553PresseuropLa Stampa -
Italy: Crisis fatal for small businesses
5 April 201237326 Linkiesta Milan -
Environment: EU too soft on pesticides
4 April 201263PresseuropLe Monde -
Employment: 25 million jobless and the German El Dorado.
3 April 20121491PresseuropDie Welt -
euro zone: The trillion-euro illusion
2 April 20122958 De Volkskrant Amsterdam -
ECONOMIC CRISIS: Western Europeans save more
2 April 2012401PresseuropDziennik Gazeta Prawna -
Portugal: Angola continues to line its nest
2 April 20123931 Visão Lisbon
Until this week, Madrid thought it would have to wait for the Greek elections before getting any help to solve its national bank crisis. But panic is now growing with no easy solution in sight. 
The planned high-speed train that was supposed to link Lisbon to Kiev will not be pulling away from the platform anytime soon. The crisis and the many obstacles on a route that promised to take travelers from the Atlantic to the Russian steppe mean that the European rail corridor has almost ground to halt. 
If Germany is to pay for the eurozone crisis, then fiscal and political union is the likely price. And plans for this are already being drawn up ahead of what could be a momentous EU summit on 28-29 June. 
Despite clear evidence that its austerity policies are driving struggling members into ever deeper economic agony, the European Commission presented its annual economic report on May 30 seeking to defend a strategy that is bankrupt, argues the Guardian’s economics editor. 
A majority of the Greek population considers that the eurozone and the IMF are too demanding, and is likely to vote in favour of anti-austerity parties to cast in the upcoming June 17 elections. But, if the Greeks do not want to fail yet again, they will not be able to avoid reforms that have been put off for too long. 
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. 
In their discussion on common investment and eurobonds at an extraordinary summit on 23 May, the EU27 set aside the opposition between “virtuous” and “spendthrift” states and took a further step towards economic integration. 
In recent months, EU leaders from all spectrums have embraced the notion of "growth". But how can it be generated? Although a practical discussion on this issue has not yet really arisen, infrastructure projects could perhaps be part of a solution to the crisis. 
At the G8 in Camp David, the richest countries have agreed to boost growth, particularly in Europe. This requires a radical change in tack from the austerity policies pushed so far. Are the leaders ready? 
Faced with a further worsening of the financial crisis, Mariano Rajoy's government tries to give pledges to markets while demanding EU support. But when comparing his situation to those of Portugal and Greece, we realize that there is no alternative, says El Mundo. 
As speculation rages about a Greek exit from the eurozone, we must grasp that the country cannot survive without the single currency and that Europe cannot afford to let it leave. That's why everyone should put their cards openly on the table. 
Forget the debate about austerity versus growth, the future of the single currency is being played out in the banking sector. As a result of the crisis, governments and financial institutions have become so interdependent that they have weakened each other. 
The elections of May 6 have revealed the dramatic split between politicians and citizens. To prevent it from degenerating, we must abandon the obsession with austerity and discussions in small committees and restart the engine through the solidarity and integration that are the hallmarks of Europe, according to one columnist. 
A former advisor to Václav Havel and a member of the Czech National Economic Council, the 35-year-old Prague man is the author of the international best-seller on the history of economics from the perspective of the Bible, myths and literature. His secret: a remarkable ability to sell himself along with his ideas. 
Attracted by the low cost of agricultural land, Farmers from elsewhere in the EU are taking the plunge to set up in Romania. In so doing they are contributing to a renewal of local agriculture which is increasingly oriented towards organic produce. 
The Netherlands, France, and the ECB: Europe's growing opposition to Germany's strict austerity measures is threatening the survival of the fiscal pact. Nonetheless, Berlin should continue to insist on discipline both for itself and for Europe, argues a German business journalist. 
Notwithstanding its social and political consequences, the Bundesbank and Angela Merkel's government are still advocating the austerity, which has been in force in Europe for the last two years. It is high time we stopped the damage, argues Spanish political analyst José Ignacio Torreblanca. 
The automotive industry, a crucial sector of the European economy, is suffering the consequences of the economic crisis. Forced to alter their production output, different groups are choosing different strategies to combat the tough economic climate. 
European leaders are seeking growth as a way to attenuate the social consequences of austerity measures. But simply giving money to the countries of Southern Europe, which do not have the adequate economic foundations, is a pipe dream, warns a Swedish commentator. 
The International Monetary Fund, which recently warned Europe of the possibility of another crisis, forms part of the troika charged with rescuing countries in financial difficulty. However, over the last year under the presidency of France’s Christine Lagarde, the organisation which is often presented as a saviour has adopted a less conciliatory tone. 
Despite a tiny population of 250,000, the Portuguese holiday island of Madeira has a massive debt of €6 billion euros, a legacy of the long and eccentric rule of local President Alberto João Jardim. 
Since the crisis began in 2008 at least fifty artisans and business owners have committed suicide in the region that was the engine of Italy’s economic miracle of the 1990s. Those who have been unable to adapt to new circumstances have seen the collapse of the model that built a prosperity they thought would never end. 
On 29 March, EU finance ministers claimed to have come up with the right numbers with which to shield the eurozone from a new crisis. But it is a sleight-of-hand accounting that could crumble at the first sign of trouble. 
Spurred by the economic crisis, Angolans are eagerly buying up Portuguese firms, acquiring a wide range of businesses including banks, oil companies, media outlets and telecom operators. The trend is in part due to the lack of funds on one side and the abundance of cash on the other, but that is not the only explanation.