Category: Europe


Radical options for EU reform

Slí Eile 16/03/2010

Slí Eile: In a thoughtful, radical and no doubt controversial assessment of EU economic policy Irish Left Review has cited a report: Eurozone …

Options for future economic policy in the EU

Slí Eile 16/03/2010

Slí Eile: I very much agree with Paul Sweeney, writing on this blog site recently It seems to me that we need more effective EU institutions. We …

EU 2020 Strategy

Paul Sweeney 01/03/2010

Paul Sweeney: The European Commission’s Europe 2020 Strategy is an important long term plan. It replaces the Lisbon Agenda, another long term plan. …

EU calls on Greek population to tighten belts to support wealthy Greek tax dodgers

Michael Burke 19/02/2010

Michael Burke: Tactical manoeuvring is continuing among European governments to decide exactly how much of the bill will be picked up by who for the …

With friends like these (once more on Greece)

Michael Burke 13/02/2010

Michael Burke: There are widespread reports including here, that the meeting of European Finance Ministers will agree to a series of measures aimed …

Greek strikes and protests

Michael Burke 13/02/2010

Michael Burke: The scale of the action by Greek unions is evident even from this short clip. ADEDY is the main public sector trade union which …

Spring Alliance ...

Paul Sweeney 10/02/2010

Paul Sweeney: In 2009, the Spring Alliance was established with the four key civil society groups within the European Union: the European …

Greek Tragedy II - and the tax dimension

Michael Burke 02/02/2010

Michael Burke: In today's Financial Times, two economists from the Breugel think-tank in Brussels argue that the best course for Greece is to call in …

...but what kind of capitalism do we want?....

Slí Eile 01/02/2010

Slí Eile: Speaking, last week, at the World Economic Forum (WEF at Davos), French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in big picture mode discussing the …

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