Europe’s leaders say no to austerity, don’t say yes to stimulus

Austerity is out after the euro-area recession extended to a sixth quarter. Stimulus isn’t yet in. That was the something-for-everyone message from ...

Topics: European Union , Eurozone , austerity , debt

Merkel protégé struggles with Germany's green revolution

Reuters 1 day ago

By Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel appointed him for his charm and political skill as marshal of her vision of a 'green ...

Topics: European Union , Eurozone , bailout

No, Argentina is not a 'cautionary tale' for the eurozone | Nikos Chrysoloras

The Guardian 3 days ago

Two flawed analogies are trotted out: comparing the eurozone to Argentina's 1990s dollar-pegging, and the EU to the US A true giant of modern ...

Topics: European Union , Eurozone , debt

Germans, French eye plan to create jobs for young

The Associated Press 2 days ago

BERLIN — Germany and France are preparing to launch a drive to combat the problem of high European youth unemployment, which officials in Berlin say ...

Topics: European Union , Eurozone , austerity , debt

Are Equity Investors Pushing The Gas Pedal Too Hard?

Seeking Alpha 2 days ago

By Franklin Templeton Investments: Whatever previous reticence investors may have had about equities last year seems to have evaporated and, with ...

Topics: European Union , Eurozone , austerity , bailout

New EU climate policy unlikely before 2015: Poland

Climate Change Headlines 1 day ago

Source: AFP - The European Union is unlikely to hammer out its new policy on global warming ahead of a global climate deal that could be clinched in ...

Topics: European Union , Eurozone , debt

Lloyd Blankfein is wrong about Europe

Fortune 3 days ago

The desperate patchwork of fixes for Europe is deluding the best financial minds, including Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein, into believing that the ...