Die Welt: “A haircut for Athens – and then adieu!”
In the aftermath of the Eurogroup meeting which agreed to release part of the bailout funds to Greece, sections of conservative German press revived the […]
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Brexit and IMF’s world economic outlook report
The International Monetary Fund certainly knows what it is like to make duff forecasts. It made its latest of these in the run-up to the […]
Eurogroup ministers approve partial loan disbursement for Greece amid German doubts
Eurozone ministers unlocked the first part of €2.8bn for Greece Monday after the Eurogroup agreed that Athens delivered the necessary reforms but held back more funds amid […]
Eurogroup meeting to discuss Greece, financial transaction tax
Bloomberg — Two European Union financial sagas return to the spotlight this week. One is Greece. The other is the financial transaction tax being pursued […]
UK must pay price for Brexit, says François Hollande
The Guardian — François Hollande has sent one of the strongest warnings yet that Britain will have to pay a heavy price for leaving the […]
Commission tells Czechs Greek yoghurt is ‘Greek’
euractiv.com — The use of the term “Greek yoghurt” for products made outside Greece deceives consumers and creates unfair competition, the European Commission said, ending […]
Theresa May sends Europe Minister to Greece as full scale Brexit lobby begins
The Express — The UK Government has admitted it has begun lobbying individual member states on its Brexit strategy today sending its Europe minister to Greece […]
Czech leader calls on Brussels to bring in new measures to deter migration
The Daily Mail — The Czech president has called for hundreds of thousands of economic migrants who have arrived in Europe to be sent to […]
Hungary PM claims EU migrant quota referendum victory
BBC — Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has declared victory in a referendum on mandatory EU migrant quotas, despite a low turnout that appeared to render […]
‘Lausanne Treaty still in force,’ German foreign ministry clarifies
ANA-MPA — German foreign ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer declined to reply when asked whether the islands of Chios, Lesvos and Limnos were Greek, while claiming […]
Hungary holds referendum on EU mandatory migrant plan
BBC — People in Hungary are voting in a referendum on accepting mandatory EU quotas for relocating migrants. Right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban opposes plans […]
German conservatives raise pressure on IMF over Greece
Reuters — Several German conservative lawmakers expressed concern on Thursday that the International Monetary Fund had not yet joined the third aid package for Greece, […]
How Brexit Britain can save Greece
The Spectator /John R. MacArthur (extracts)– All through our trip to Greece this August, beginning in Athens and ending in Crete, I was struck by the […]
Germany’s about to bail out its biggest bank. Just don’t call it that
Huffington Post US — The German government is likely to try to thread the needle with an unofficial bailout that allows Germany to claim it is […]
Draghi rejects German criticism, calls on Berlin to pull its weight
Reuters — Mario Draghi is faced some of his prominent German opponents as lawmakers in Berlin got a rare chance to press him for an eventual end […]