July 26, 2012
At last the sun is shining, after months of rain. London gears up for the Olympics and is thronged with visitors. Brussels is quiet, Paris is empty. The roads to the south are crowded. The mountains and the beaches beckon. It must be the summer holidays. But not for those politicians and officials across Europe… » read more
Posted by Michael Berendt
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blogging, Economy & Euro, Eurozone , eurozone |
July 10, 2012
It seems that a European Banking Union has become the magic solution to the eurozone debt crisis. This week’s meeting of eurozone finance ministers in Brussels confirmed that European funds will provide direct support to Spanish banks, to the tune of €100bn in loans from the European Financial Stability Facility and subsequently the European Stability… » read more
Posted by Michael Berendt
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Banking, Better regulation, Competition, Economy & Euro, Eurozone, Financial Services |
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