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 …
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 …
Crisis has shown the real European face Hard to admit but the European Union has to face reality finally to shape its very own future. The financial crisis in the EU put solidarity to a test and showed that you cannot rely on a common European spirit between all member …
In recent months I had discussions with different people about the current financial crisis in the Eurozone and the media was full of news and analysis about the topic. Many things have been said about the wrong construction of the Euro, lazy states in southern Europe and politicians not able …
Es ist schon erstaunlich mit welcher Naivität die europäische Debatte derzeit in Europa geführt wird. Ganz Europa, gleich ob Medien oder politische Akteure, erheben den Ruf nach deutschem Geld und mehr Engagement. Es scheint, dass die Debatte gar nicht aktiv, sondern immer reaktiv geführt wird. Die Schutzschirme sollen größer und …
In the end the result will be the same but the way we have to go in Europe will be different. For sure in the near future we will see further steps of European integration due to the financial crisis we do experience at the moment. But how we will …