For decades politicians in Europe have done their European policy without paying much attention to what European citizens really want and how they want their European Union to be constructed. Surely we had times of crisis in Europe and slow progress in the integration process. This was always brought to …
The story begins with the misunderstanding that we have a “Euro” crisis in the EU27. We have a financial crisis. Countries are not able to refinance themselves due to many different reasons. This happens within the Eurozone – this is true. The Euro as a currency has certainly intensified certain negative economic …
Currently different possible solutions to overcome the European financial crisis are discussed and many tools have been implemented already in the economic and financial sector. We have big turmoil within the European debate. Some argue in favour for more European integration and some argue to renationalise policy areas. The deconstruction …
The week is not over. Cyprus still struggles, the ECB is pushing, Russia is somehow involved (or not) and the rest of Europe remains silent saying it is time for Cyprus to come up with the solution. This is because the parliament in Nicosia refused on Tuesday to accept the …
Das negative Schauspiel der Parteiendemokratie zeichnet sich ab und wird sich bis September 2013 hinziehen. Das Tragische daran ist, dass dieses Spiel auf dem Rücken der EU ausgetragen wird. Die Langzeitfolgen sind sehr wahrscheinlich nicht abzusehen und schon gar nicht zu unterschätzen. Spiegel Online bringt es heute in dem Kommentar …
Kaum ist Peer Steinbrück Kanzlerkandidat der SPD zeigt er offen und klar wie ehrlich Politik auch in krisenhaften Zeiten sein kann. In der heutigen Ausgabe der WELT am SONNTAG stellt Steinbrück fest, dass Griechenland mehr Zeit für seine Reformbemühungen braucht und das Deutschland weiter helfen muss. Kein Kandidaten der haltlosen Versprechen …