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- In this new book, Brendan Donnelly and Hugh Dykes, both former Conservative parliamentarians, critically review British attitudes towards the European Union, particularly those of the media and political classes. They...
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- How the world turns - 20/05/2012It is not only the world of politics that is turned upside down by the European banking crisis and the ineffectual way in which political leaders are dealing with it. ...
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euro Archive
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Who’s the idiot?
Posted on 30/09/2011 | 1 CommentEurosceptic journalist Peter Oborne surpassed himself on Newsnight on Wednesday denouncing a spokesperson for the European Commission as “that idiot in Brussels”. The question at issue was whether the euro might survive and, if so, whether Greece might remain a member. To Peter Oborne, the... -
Endgame?
Posted on 12/09/2011 | No CommentsThere are two questions being asked here, writes Patrick Mc Nally from Ireland. Are we reaching the endgame of the eurozone crisis and the possible demise of Angela Merkel as chancellor of Germany. Angela Merkel has had two terms as chancellor of Germany, and at... -
Europe without the euro
Posted on 08/08/2011 | 1 CommentIf eurozone member states such as Greece have allowed their domestic costs to rise and their economies to become uncompetitive, there is a long hard road back to competitiveness again. Reforms are needed in their labour markets, and there are many inefficiencies in transport, energy... -
Disastrous economic policies in the eurozone
Posted on 06/07/2011 | 1 CommentLetter in the Independent, 5 July 2011 Mary Ann Sieghart is right to say that the economic policies followed by Britain over the past 10 years would have been even more disastrous if Britain had also been a member of the eurozone. (“Where have all... -
Report on Federal Union annual conference
Posted on 28/03/2011 | No CommentsFederal Union’s AGM and annual conference was held in London on Saturday 19 March 2011. The morning session looked at the future of the eurozone and Britain’s possible role. John Palmer, former European editor of the Guardian and founder of the European Policy Centre, spoke... -
Britain and the future of the eurozone
Posted on 28/03/2011 | No CommentsBy John Palmer There are two seemingly very different conclusions to be drawn from the latest European Union summit meetings designed to tackle the growing crisis within the eurozone. The first is that the eurozone has taken major steps towards an economic union not just... -
Federal Union AGM (19 March 2011)
Posted on 17/03/2011 | No CommentsFederal Union AGM and conference - 19 March 2011 Federal Union’s annual conference will look at two subjects: - The future of the eurozone – can it survive the current financial crises, and what does this mean for Britain? - The rise of China and what... -
The Governance of the Eurozone: Anglo-German perspectives (29 March 2011)
Posted on 15/03/2011 | No CommentsAn event organised by the Federal Trust in co-operation with Bertelsmann Stiftung, this will be a discussion of the recently published report by Bertelsmann Stiftung “Making the European Union Work – Issues for Economic Governance Reform“: 29 March 2011, 5 pm – 7.30 pm Mary... -
Europe and the Irish Election
Posted on 02/03/2011 | No CommentsBy Patrick Mc Nally I thought that you might be interested on the impact that Europe is having on the current election here in Ireland. The eurozone crisis has awakened a sleeping giant that of politicisation by fuelling the feeling that there is a democratic... -
The EU Fiscal Crisis – forcing Eurozone political union in 2011? (25 February 2011)
Posted on 10/02/2011 | No CommentsYou are invited to attend an event celebrating the launch of the recently published new book “The EU Fiscal Crisis – forcing Eurozone political union in 2011?”, written by Graham Bishop, a leading independent financial analyst who has advised the UK and European Parliaments and...
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