European Commission should be EU government, says Germany
euobserver.com - The European Union needs to become more integrated with a common finance policy... Read More »
Eurozone blocks €1bn of aid amid Greek uncertainty
euobserver.com - Eurozone officials on Wednesday night (9 May) agreed to pay only €4.2 billion as... Read More »
Yes to Europe, no to an EU ashtray!
Today's Europe has become aloof project of the political pseudo-elites Read More »
The usefulness of biometric passports is questionable
According to the liberal EU mandated Franz Obermayr, these passports were introduced in disguise... Read More »
No excuse for GM foods!
The liberal EU-mandated Franz Obermayr stated: "The plans of the EU Commission, to soften “... Read More »
Time to crush the EU red tape factories, says Vince Cable
www.telegraph.co.uk - Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, has pledged to “close down the red tape... Read More »
First coalition attempt fails in Greece
euobserver.com - Greek Conservatives failed to cobble together a coalition on Monday (7 May), with... Read More »
Left Elysée Palace needs a corrective right National Assembly
“The left fantasies have to be countered by a strong patriotic alternative - Moving the Front... Read More »
The End of Sarkozy, the Decline of the French-German Partnership
www.theatlantic.com - The European experiment began as an effort to bring France and Germany... Read More »
Greece in chaos as no party wins enough votes to govern alone in election and stock markets plunge almost 7%
www.dailymail.co.uk - Greece stock market plunges 6.6% today - New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras... Read More »
Greece should be released from the monetary union
Parliamentary elections on 6th May will exacerbate political turmoil in Athens. Those that... Read More »
Draghi: euro countries to lose even more sovereignty
euobserver.com - European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi has urged eurozone leaders to come... Read More »
Greek elections to usher in anti-bail-out parties
euobserver.com - Greece's two main parties are set for heavy losses in Sunday's (6 May)... Read More »
Peace in the Middle East conference
The European Foundation for Freedom shall be organising a conference on Peace in the Middle East on... Read More »
Eurozone inflation cools but remains headache for ECB
www.telegraph.co.uk - Inflation in the 17 countries that use the euro fell to an annual 2.6pc in... Read More »
European finances still in bad shape, statistics show
euobserver.com - EU countries in 2011 managed to reduce their deficits, but they accumulated more... Read More »
Unemployment of Europe's young people soars by 50%
www.guardian.co.uk - Youth jobless rate of 22.4% masks huge gap between successful north and... Read More »
IMF still won't admit truth about the euro
www.telegraph.co.uk - It is often said that travel broadens the mind. Not so for finance ministers... Read More »
Gold bars now Italy's fastest growing export
www.telegraph.co.uk - Italy's exports rose last month, but only after they were boosted by a... Read More »
Sarkozy wants new role for euro bank
euobserver.com - With just a week to go until the presidential elections, French incumbent Nicolas... Read More »
OECD's Padoan warns of 'Spanish contagion' risk for Italy
www.telegraph.co.uk - Italy's borrowing costs could be hit by "Spanish contagion"... Read More »
MEP cries foul on Greek pay-out to political parties
euobserver.com - The leader of the Liberal group in the EU parliament, Belgian MEP Guy Verhofstadt... Read More »
Markets wary despite extra round of Spanish cuts
euobserver.com - The EU has welcomed Spain's plan to cut another €10 billion off its yearly... Read More »
Billions of euros of EU money yet Madeira has built up massive debts
www.telegraph.co.uk - Billions of euros of European Union money have been spent in Madeira, yet the... Read More »
Mario Draghi says ECB 'exit strategy' is premature
www.telegraph.co.uk - European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi said on Wednesday that the... Read More »
Eurozone unemployment hits new record
euobserver.com - Eurozone unemployment reached 10.8 percent in February, the highest level since... Read More »
EU hoping for IMF boost after firewall increase
euobserver.com - EU ministers are hopeful their decision to raise the combined ceiling of two... Read More »
Polish minister: EU and Nato might fall apart
euobserver.com - Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski has said the EU could unravel and the US... Read More »
Monti’s lack of popular mandate could come back with a vengeance
euobserver.com - One of the main reasons why the euro crisis has calmed down is Mario Monti – the... Read More »
Schulz: 1 million EU signatures could spur finance tax
euobserver.com - The citizens' initiative - a participative democracy tool coming into effect... Read More »
ECB's LTRO plan flops as banks cut lending
www.telegraph.co.uk - European banks cut lending lines to companies last month, defying the central... Read More »
ECB’s Weidmann Says Rescue Fund Expansion Won’t Solve Crisis
www.bloomberg.com - European Central Bank Governing Council member Jens Weidmann said boosting... Read More »
MEPs to vote on Acta before summer
euobserver.com - MEPs in the parliament's trade committee Tuesday (27 March) rejected a... Read More »
Three EU agencies fail MEPs' ethics test
euobserver.com - MEPs in the budgetary control committee looking at the accounts of EU institutions... Read More »
'EU risks talking its way back into crisis'
euobserver.com - The EU's excessive tendency to talk itself down risks becoming a self-fulling... Read More »
Will euro last? Let’s see what William Hill says
www.telegraph.co.uk - Treasury forecasters rely on odds calculated by William Hill, the bookmaker,... Read More »
Euro collapse would 'spark new credit crunch', warns Treasury watchdog
www.thisismoney.co.uk - The break-up of the eurozone would trigger a new credit crunch and hammer... Read More »
Brussels offers UK €7.7bn to adopt controversial bank tax
www.telegraph.co.uk - The European Commission has tried to entice David Cameron into adopting the... Read More »
Pension liabilities may double under EU rules
www.telegraph.co.uk - Britain's biggest companies may each see their pension liabilities more... Read More »
Euro-countries seek compromise on bail-out funds
euobserver.com - Eurozone countries are inching towards an agreement at the end of the week on... Read More »
Eurozone debt crisis: how Greece could exit the euro
www.telegraph.co.uk - As global companies draw up contingency plans for a Greek exit from the euro... Read More »
Eurozone 'poster child' Ireland slumps back into recession
www.telegraph.co.uk - Ireland tumbled back into recession at the end of last year, dousing... Read More »
The European Commission is flirting dangerously with protectionism
www.economist.com - FREE trade, yes. Disloyal competition, no. Europe that opens all its public-... Read More »
Merkel: Eurozone crisis not over yet
euobserver.com - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday (21 March) said the eurozone crisis... Read More »
Europe's fiscal pact in disarray as even Dutch break the rules
www.telegraph.co.uk - The Netherlands, one of the eurozone's "hardliners" on... Read More »
MEPs fire angry letters over Strauss-Kahn invitation
euobserver.com - Several MEPs on Tuesday (20 March) expressed outrage that ex-International-... Read More »
EU still unsure what 'shadow banking' really is
euobserver.com - The EU is considering new rules on so-called shadow banking - unregulated... Read More »
German 'future of Europe' meeting irks partners
euobserver.com - German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle has irked some of his EU colleagues by... Read More »
CDS boost as Greece default leads to $2.5bn pay-out
www.telegraph.co.uk - Investors who bought insurance protection against a Greek default were told... Read More »
Hungarian PM to EU: 'We won't be a colony'
euobserver.com - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday (15 March) accused the EU of... Read More »
Rich Greeks and business to be special focus of EU experts
euobserver.com - Although some improvements have been made, tax evasion remains among the greatest... Read More »
Heckles on 'double standards' as EU freezes Hungary's money
euobserver.com - EU finance ministers on Tuesday (13 March) approved a controversial funding freeze... Read More »
China central banker: EU is our biggest uncertainty
euobserver.com - In a sign of growing confidence on the global stage, China on Monday (12 March)... Read More »
Spain gets controversial let-off on budget deficit
euobserver.com - Eurozone finance ministers on Monday (12 March) agreed to a looser deficit target... Read More »
Tax havens give EU commissioner the runaround
euobserver.com - The EU commissioner trying to stop tax cheats from hiding money in Switzerland is... Read More »
Euro ministers to approve 2nd Greek bail-out
euobserver.com - Eurozone finance ministers are meeting in Brussels on Monday (12 March) to give... Read More »
Finland: EU countries lack will for joint foreign policy
euobserver.com - Finland's foreign minister has said EU countries are more divided on foreign... Read More »
Sarkozy threatens to end EU passport-free travel
euobserver.com - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has threatened to pull France out of the EU'... Read More »
Hungary's climbdown not good enough for MEPs
euobserver.com - Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban defended his country's new... Read More »
Desperate eurozone chiefs look to IMF as lender of last resort
euobserver.com - With little interest materialising in the private sector to boost the eurozone... Read More »
Eurocrats threaten strike as eurozone faces disaster
www.telegraph.co.uk - Brussels bureaucrats have been criticised for threatening strike action to... Read More »
UK Treasury prepares for `economic armageddon` if euro falls apart
www.guardian.co.uk - Bank of England helps draw up British contingency plans after European... Read More »
UK banks face huge losses on Italian debt
www.telegraph.co.uk - British banks could be among the hardest hit by the Eurozone financial crisis... Read More »
Ex-ECB man to be new Greek PM
euobserver.com - Former vice-president of the European Central Bank, Lucas Papademos is set to be... Read More »
Eurozone ministers fail to create €1 trillion bail-out fund
www.telegraph.co.uk - Eurozone finance ministers have failed to sanction measures to create the... Read More »
Report: Italy to be put under IMF surveillance
euobserver.com - Reuters reports that Italy has agreed to be put under surveillance by the... Read More »
The gloves are off! Greek PM prepares for showdown with Merkel and Sarkozy
www.dailymail.co.uk - The Greek prime minister was today preparing for a tense showdown with the... Read More »
Greek PM calls referendum on new EU aid deal
www.reuters.com - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou called an unexpected referendum on Monday... Read More »
EU states to speed up austerity, embrace 'limited' treaty change
euobserver.com - Leaders of the EU's 27 member states met on Sunday (23 October) with little... Read More »
Sarkozy tells Cameron to 'shut up' on eurozone
euobserver.com - Tensions between Paris and London flared up on Sunday (23 October) amid crisis... Read More »
Ed Stourton: Euroscepticism among Conservative MPs
www.bbc.co.uk - Two-thirds of Conservative MPs want to renegotiate the UK's relationship with... Read More »
Berlin downplays EU summit expectations
www.euractiv.com - Germany said on Monday that a summit of EU leaders next Sunday (23 October)... Read More »
Greek PM meets EU leader amid eurozone crisis
ww.afp.com - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou held talks with the EU president on Thursday as... Read More »
EU exec, France want voluntary bank deal on Greece
ww.afp.com - BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission and France want a deal in which private... Read More »
Eurozone on brink of recession, says Ernst and Young
www.telegraph.co.uk - Eurozone countries will be plunged into a two-year long recession and another... Read More »
EU summit delayed as France, Germany tussle
euobserver.com - European Council President Herman van Rompuy has delayed by a week a planned... Read More »
EU commission to confront Turkey on free press
euobserver.com - The European Commission in its annual enlargement report will tell Turkey to stop... Read More »
Merkel, Sarkozy will do ‘whatever necessary’ to bail-out banks
euobserver.com - Financial markets hoping for the outline of some grand strategy for dealing with... Read More »
Belgium rescues troubled bank amid ratings warning
euobserver.com - The Belgian state has said it will pay €4 billion to purchase Dexia, a Franco-... Read More »
Conservative Party Conference 2011: Boris Johnson defies David Cameron to call for referendum on Europe
www.telegraph.co.uk - Boris Johnson has openly challenged David Cameron’s authority by calling for... Read More »
Euro zone postpones Greek loan, agrees on collateral
www.euractiv.com - Finance ministers from the 17-nation euro zone agreed on Monday (3 October) to... Read More »
Fury at 'Brainwashing' plan for EU citizenship lessons in every school
www.express.co.uk - CHILDREN could be forced to attend compulsory lessons in “European citizenship... Read More »
Germany poised to vote in favour of European financial stability facility
www.guardian.co.uk - The German parliament is expected to approve enhanced powers for the eurozone... Read More »
Barroso mounts attack on member states, US, banks
euobserver.com - The president of the European Commission has mounted a blistering attack on the... Read More »
EU hushes talk of multi-trillion bail-out ahead of German vote
euobserver.com - European politicians are trying to avoid too much talk of a multi-trillion-euro... Read More »
German turmoil over EU bail-outs as top judge calls for referendum
www.telegraph.co.uk - Germany's top judge has issued a blunt warning that no further fiscal... Read More »
Europeans mull bigger bailout fund for Italy, Spain
www.euractiv.com - After a weekend of being told by the United States, China and other countries... Read More »
Time running out for EU to halt debt crisis
www.reuters.com - Doubts are running high that Europe's politicians can deliver a rescue... Read More »
EU fund could be expanded
www.irishtimes.com - EU monetary affairs commissioner Olli Rehn has said talks are under way to... Read More »
IMF chief tells Europe: you must bail out the banks again
www.guardian.co.uk - IMF says debt crisis has cost institutions €300bn as bank shares plummet on... Read More »
Border checks 'in chaos' as asylum seekers soar by 12%
www.express.co.uk - THE number of foreigners seeking asylum in the UK has risen by 12 per cent... Read More »
IMF: Banks need more cash to hedge against euro crisis
www.telegraph.co.uk - Europe's debt crisis has exposed the region's banks to €300bn (£... Read More »
EU banks forced to raise cash or face 'debilitating' contagion
euobserver.com - As French banks come under increased pressure from all quarters, the European... Read More »
EU competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia warns that banks may need further bail-outs
www.telegraph.co.uk - The pan-European bank stress tests are out of date and a raft of institutions... Read More »
Brussels to beef up EU criminal policy
euobserver.com - The European Commission on Tuesday said it is considering how to set up an EU... Read More »
Partner in Merkel Bloc Sticks by Euro Criticism
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Greeks to vote on future in eurozone?
www.ekathimerini.com - As pressure from Greece’s foreign creditors and austerity-weary citizens... Read More »
We're fed up with Europe, so give us a vote
www.telegraph.co.uk - Over the first year of the Coalition, the Conservative Parliamentary Party... Read More »
EU finance ministers in stalemate over euro crisis
www.independent.co.uk - European Union finance ministers made little progress in settling... Read More »
Italy 'ready to give up sovereignty' to save euro
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Deal reached on EU economic governance laws
euobserver.com - After months of fraught negotiations, a deal has been reached on six new laws -... Read More »
EU economic growth is coming to a 'stand-still'
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Godfrey Bloom - Common consolidated corporate tax base (debate) - 18 April 2012
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