Posts Tagged: Portugal

David Cameron ‘prepared to halt immigration of Greeks into UK’ | UK news | The Guardian

Dear Mr. Cameron, I read the following Post in the guardian site and I would like to kindly ask you to concentrate more on your domestic issues rather than dealing with the rare occasion of getting immigrants from Greece. You

David Cameron ‘prepared to halt immigration of Greeks into UK’ | UK news | The Guardian

Dear Mr. Cameron, I read the following Post in the guardian site and I would like to kindly ask you to concentrate more on your domestic issues rather than dealing with the rare occasion of getting immigrants from Greece. You

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

Angela Merkel Is Playing You For Fools – a different perspective

Oh come on, leave the girl alone already. First off, all those people talking about a solution for the eurozone need to finally understand there ain’t no such thing. And whatever slim chance of a solution the most optimistic –

Angela Merkel Is Playing You For Fools – a different perspective

Oh come on, leave the girl alone already. First off, all those people talking about a solution for the eurozone need to finally understand there ain’t no such thing. And whatever slim chance of a solution the most optimistic –

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Leaders Ease Debt-Crisis Rules On Spain

Euro-area leaders agreed to relax conditions on emergency loans for Spanish banks and possible help for Italy as an outflanked German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave in on expanded steps to stem the debt crisis. After 13 1/2 hours of talks ending at

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Leaders Ease Debt-Crisis Rules On Spain

Euro-area leaders agreed to relax conditions on emergency loans for Spanish banks and possible help for Italy as an outflanked German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave in on expanded steps to stem the debt crisis. After 13 1/2 hours of talks ending at

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Everything You Need To Know About The EU Summit Happening Today

AP Images All eyes are on the latest EU summit taking place in Brussels starting today, after weeks of speculation about the distance new measures could go towards repairing the fundamental flaws of the eurozone. Expectations that we’ll see major

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Everything You Need To Know About The EU Summit Happening Today

AP Images All eyes are on the latest EU summit taking place in Brussels starting today, after weeks of speculation about the distance new measures could go towards repairing the fundamental flaws of the eurozone. Expectations that we’ll see major