Posts Tagged: Germany
Sunny Business Germans Cough Up for Solar Subsidies
It is already known the intention of Germany to shut down all nuclear reactors after the recent accident in Japan due to the tsunami created there. It is also known thatinvestments in renewables sources of energy involve a huge amount
Sunny Business Germans Cough Up for Solar Subsidies
It is already known the intention of Germany to shut down all nuclear reactors after the recent accident in Japan due to the tsunami created there. It is also known thatinvestments in renewables sources of energy involve a huge amount
Outfoxed by Club Med German Dominance in Doubt after Summit Defeat
Chancellor Merkel suffered a bruising defeat at last week’s Brussels summit after the leaders of Italy, Spain and France ganged up on her. Europe’s power relations have shifted as a result. It looks like Germany will no longer be calling
Outfoxed by Club Med German Dominance in Doubt after Summit Defeat
Chancellor Merkel suffered a bruising defeat at last week’s Brussels summit after the leaders of Italy, Spain and France ganged up on her. Europe’s power relations have shifted as a result. It looks like Germany will no longer be calling
Finns, Dutch cast doubt on eurozone deal
Finland and the Netherlands, the euro zone’s most hardline creditor states, cast the first doubts on Monday on a European summit deal designed to save Spain and Italy from being engulfed by the currency bloc’s debt crisis. The Finnish government
Finns, Dutch cast doubt on eurozone deal
Finland and the Netherlands, the euro zone’s most hardline creditor states, cast the first doubts on Monday on a European summit deal designed to save Spain and Italy from being engulfed by the currency bloc’s debt crisis. The Finnish government
A Fantastic Metaphor To Describe The Crisis In Europe
The phrase “dysfunctional family” gets used too much to describe the crisis in Europe, but in this case it’s well used and apt. Here’s Bob Savage of Track Research describing what’s going on… Europe is a dysfunctional family, Mom and
A Fantastic Metaphor To Describe The Crisis In Europe
The phrase “dysfunctional family” gets used too much to describe the crisis in Europe, but in this case it’s well used and apt. Here’s Bob Savage of Track Research describing what’s going on… Europe is a dysfunctional family, Mom and
Euro-Zone Shark Still Has Its Appetite
“A shark has to constantly move forward or it dies. And I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark.” Woody Allen’s description of his failing relationship with Annie Hall is as apt when applied to the
Euro-Zone Shark Still Has Its Appetite
“A shark has to constantly move forward or it dies. And I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark.” Woody Allen’s description of his failing relationship with Annie Hall is as apt when applied to the
Saving the Euro through scaring Germany
Der Spiegel’s leak should make life easier for Angela Merkel. Then again, it might not. The German weekly magazine has published an internal report from the finance ministry in Berlin claiming that a break up of the euro would lead
Saving the Euro through scaring Germany
Der Spiegel’s leak should make life easier for Angela Merkel. Then again, it might not. The German weekly magazine has published an internal report from the finance ministry in Berlin claiming that a break up of the euro would lead
Euro-Zone Economic Outlook Remains Weak
The European Central Bank might have to take more action to spur growth in the euro zone after data published Friday suggested that German consumers are beginning to feel the strain of the debt crisis and the ECB’s earlier injections
Euro-Zone Economic Outlook Remains Weak
The European Central Bank might have to take more action to spur growth in the euro zone after data published Friday suggested that German consumers are beginning to feel the strain of the debt crisis and the ECB’s earlier injections
Europe’s Unanswered Questions
The EU summit to save the Euro (the nineteenth, or thereabouts) has, quite remarkably, agreed to do something to try and save the Euro. The whole build-up and conclusion to this summit have brought a sense of nostalgia to some
Europe’s Unanswered Questions
The EU summit to save the Euro (the nineteenth, or thereabouts) has, quite remarkably, agreed to do something to try and save the Euro. The whole build-up and conclusion to this summit have brought a sense of nostalgia to some
Was Merkel’s Surprising “Defeat” Merely A Gambit For A German Referendum?
As details from Thursday’s European Memorandum of Understanding, which has all the binding power of a ‘highly confident letter’ issued by a third tier investment bank, continue to be non-existent, the questions, and conditions, are accumulating fast. While the ESM
Was Merkel’s Surprising “Defeat” Merely A Gambit For A German Referendum?
As details from Thursday’s European Memorandum of Understanding, which has all the binding power of a ‘highly confident letter’ issued by a third tier investment bank, continue to be non-existent, the questions, and conditions, are accumulating fast. While the ESM
Germany Cries: “Europe Is Coming For Our Money”
“Greece is an exception in the Euro Zone” – Angela Merkel, December 9, 2011 “Exception from ESM Seniority only applies to Spanish aid” – Angela Merkel, June 29, 2012 It took about a year, but finally Germany, with a little
Germany Cries: “Europe Is Coming For Our Money”
“Greece is an exception in the Euro Zone” – Angela Merkel, December 9, 2011 “Exception from ESM Seniority only applies to Spanish aid” – Angela Merkel, June 29, 2012 It took about a year, but finally Germany, with a little
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