Category Archives: Euro

Nov 15 2013

The Rift Over Germany’s Trade Surplus

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By Henrik Müller At first it was just the US administration that criticised Germany harshly for running high external surpluses. Now even the European Commission is starting an investigation in the context of the eurozone’s imbalances procedure, as Commissioner Olli … Continue reading

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Nov 5 2013

Five Minutes with Anthony Giddens: “The European Social Model Can and Must Survive the Crisis”

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What does the Eurozone crisis mean for the future of Europe? In an interview with our colleague Stuart Brown, Managing Editor of EUROPP, Anthony Giddens discusses the content of his new book, Turbulent and Mighty Continent: What Future for Europe? … Continue reading

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Oct 5 2013

The Missing Crisis – European citizens, the media and communication about the crisis

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By Johanna Möller If one takes into account media coverage on the various European crises, one could easily assume that citizens’ trust in the European project is being severely eroded. The news media do not only routinely present a scene of … Continue reading

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Aug 20 2013

Emerging Themes from the First Six Months of Euro Crisis in the Press

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By the Editorial Team The Euro Crisis in the Press blog began as part of a wider LSE-based research project on media representations of the Euro crisis across European states. The aim of the blog has been to provide a … Continue reading

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Aug 6 2013

There is a significant divide in how countries of the Eurozone’s north and south react to changes in monetary policy

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By Matteo Barigozzi The European Central Bank (ECB) is charged with maintaining price stability across the Eurozone, which it does via its monetary policies. While the euro has had some success in smoothing out the asymmetries within the Eurozone, Matteo Barigozzi … Continue reading

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Jul 25 2013

The Symbolic Crisis of the Euro: Trust and Distrust in Currency as an Identifying Medium

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By Johan Fornäs The European unification project has in a way always been in crisis. It was born out of experiences of disastrous divisions and wars, and a sense of balancing on the brink of an abyss has accompanied European … Continue reading

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