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Tag Archives: Euro crisis
Jul 12 2017
Renaissance or Decline? Europe‘s Crisis of Solidarity
2 CommentsBy Federico Nicolaci It is plain, and painful, to see: Europe’s existential crisis, which broke out almost eight years ago, far from gradually finding its solution, is worsening month by month. Not without a certain amount of irony, the disintegration … Continue reading
Posted by: July 12, 2017
Tagged with: EU, Euro crisis, refugee crisis, Solidarity
Feb 20 2017
The European Union at a Crossroads
5 CommentsBy Roberto Orsi The European Union is approaching a moment of difficult decisions which will determine whether it will manage to survive in the near future or whether it will enter the final trajectory of its dissolution. In the past … Continue reading
Posted by: February 20, 2017
Tagged with: Angela Merkel, Crisis, Decline of Europe, EU, Euro crisis, Europe, European Central Bank, European Union, Euroscepticism, Eurozone, Italian decline, Italian economy, Italy, Renzi
Oct 4 2016
The Great Stagnation
1 CommentBy Marion Labouré and Juergen Braunstein The recent Brexit vote, as well as high uncertainty around a number of upcoming elections (e.g., the 2016 US and 2017 French presidential elections), are only symptoms of a larger underlying problem. Voting for … Continue reading
Posted by: October 4, 2016
Tagged with: Euro crisis, Inequality, recession, stagnation, Sweden, top 1%
Feb 18 2016
Socio-Economic reflections on the Euro Zone
Comments Off on Socio-Economic reflections on the Euro Zoneby Lucas Juan Manuel Alonso Alonso 1.Austerity Policy: Social Costs and Achievements Is it possible for Europe’s Mediterranean countries—considering the current and projected economic growth—to pay interest and debt amortization and, if so, at which cost? It would be interesting … Continue reading
Posted by: February 18, 2016
Tagged with: austerity, Bailout, debt crisis, Euro crisis, Europe, Greece, Quantitative easing
Jan 6 2016
To be, or not to be: Europe under siege
Comments Off on To be, or not to be: Europe under siegeBy David Held and Kyle McNally It has been a tough year for Europe. Greece, mass migration and terrorism are among the many factors which have unsettled Europe in a profound way. When the EU is seen to stutter and … Continue reading
Posted by: January 6, 2016
Tagged with: Crisis, EU, Euro crisis, European identity, European Public Sphere, Euroscepticism, immigration, refugees, UKIP
Oct 6 2015
#aGreekment in the Twittersphere
4 CommentsBy Max Hänska and Stefan Bauchowitz To what extent does twitter provide a platform for the emergence of a European public sphere? Around 47% of Europeans use social media at least once a week, making it a potentially important source of … Continue reading
Posted by: October 6, 2015
Tagged with: Bailout, Euro crisis, European Public Sphere, Europeanization, media, Socialmedia, twitter, twittersphere
Aug 7 2015
God in Berlin, Newton in Brussels: On the Power of Linguistic Images in the Eurozone Crisis
4 CommentsBy Hans Rusinek The limits of our language are the limits of our world, famously observed the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. For him, word and fact are in a representational relationship: a word is only an image of a fact, but we … Continue reading
Posted by: August 7, 2015
Tagged with: believer, Blame, creditor, debt, Euro crisis, Eurozone crisis, Germany, Greece, Greek economy, guilt
Jul 10 2015
Is the BRICS Bank an alternative for Greece?
Comments Off on Is the BRICS Bank an alternative for Greece?By Konstantinos Myrodias and Panos Chatzinikolaou This article concerns Greece’s potential accession to the New Development Bank established by the BRICS and examines whether BRICS Bank provides an alternative for Greece to rescue its economy in such a crucial moment of negotiations among Greece, … Continue reading
Posted by: July 10, 2015
Tagged with: BRICS Bank, Euro crisis, Grexit, Russia
Jul 9 2015
The Greek Referendum: Popular Verdict or Foregone Conclusion?
3 CommentsBy Eleftherios Antonopoulos It is easy to blame the yes campaign but hard to account for its 38.69 per cent in a snap referendum framed as foregone conclusion In the early morning hours of Saturday June 27, Greek TV programmes … Continue reading
Posted by: July 9, 2015
Tagged with: Democracy, Euro crisis, Greek Referendum, Grexit, IMF, Tsipras
Jul 5 2015
So this is how it all ends…
5 CommentsBy Vassilis Paipais Since almost the outbreak of the Greek debt crisis in 2009, speculation began as to whether this would be a turning point announcing the end of one of the longest periods of peace, stability and democratic … Continue reading
Posted by: July 5, 2015
Tagged with: Euro crisis, Greek economy, Greek politics, Greek Referendum, Grexit, leaving the euro, sovereign debt crisis