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BusinessWeek January 26, 2004 |
Another Battle Over European Union Rules The European Commission put its credibility on the line on Jan. 13 when it asked the European Court of Justice to review the controversial November decision by European Union Finance Ministers not to punish France and Germany for breaking the EU's financial regulations. |
Knowledge@Wharton March 26, 2003 |
Europe's Budget Battles Argue for a Kinder, Gentler Fiscal Pact The euro's recent rise against the dollar disguises deepening strains in the fiscal foundations of the single European currency that argue for a rethink of the rules governing the finances of participating nations. |
BusinessWeek July 21, 2003 David Fairlamb |
Germany: Putting the Stability Pact in Peril Despite widespread expectations that Germany will breach the Stability & Growth Pact for a second straight year in 2003, German Finance Minister Hans Eichel says his tax cuts won't threaten efforts to keep the 2004 budget deficit below the 3% of gross domestic product limit. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
Ever More Divided, the European Union Tackles Expansion The European Union faces 2004 with a full agenda. It must finish the constitutional process and confront the changes that will be caused by its expansion from the current 15 countries to 25 countries in May. All of this will take place in an environment of growing tension among EU members. |
BusinessWeek June 6, 2005 Jack Ewing |
Squeezed By The Euro Europe's single currency has not promoted growth. It has also failed to spark needed reforms and fiscal discipline. |
BusinessWeek May 20, 2010 Peter Coy |
Commentary: Come Together The euro zone's crisis can only be solved by unity, says ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet. So why is everyone talking about blowing it up? |
BusinessWeek July 26, 2004 |
A New Fight Over Deficits In Europe? Chalk up one victory for small countries in Europe angry at big nations such as France and Germany for bending the rules. |
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Ewing & Rossant |
Fiddling While Budgets Bulge Europe's leaders are using accounting tricks to fix deficits. That won't cut it. |
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 |
"Central Bankers Have to Explain the Need for Reform" How will Jean-Claude Trichet run the European Central Bank? Bank watchers are poring over his comments for clues. Here, in excerpts from a BusinessWeek interview and in testimony given to the European Parliament, are his views. |
BusinessWeek December 10, 2009 Peter Coy |
Greece Rattles the Euro Zone Athens' budget deficits are damaging its credit rating and will test the solidity of the EU's monetary union. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2006 Camilla Andersen |
Navigating Unchartered Waters An interview with Otmar Issing, the first chief economist of the European Central Bank, on being cautious about claiming victory for monetary union. |
BusinessWeek February 17, 2010 Peter Coy |
Germany's Merkel: She's Got the Whole Euro in Her Hands Angela Merkel, the EU's most powerful leader, has to save Europe from itself. |
HBS Working Knowledge December 6, 2011 |
Greater Fiscal Integration Best Solution for Euro Crisis European ministers and central bankers are preparing for a summit this week to save the euro and the euro zone by solving the debt crisis that threatens the world economy. |
Finance & Development September 2010 Kevin Cheng |
The Long Run Is Near France, like many advanced economies, confronts the expensive needs of a rapidly aging population |
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004 Stewart Fleming |
He'll Need The Luck Of The Irish As Charles McCreevy heads for Brussels, the economic infighting is deafening. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2012 Milton Ezrati |
The Anti-Austerity Movement The political shift in Europe has certainly rewritten the script on the debt crisis. Up until a few of weeks ago, the Germans seemed to have forged a consensus in favor of fiscal austerity. |
Finance & Development December 2011 Florence Jaumotte |
Fixing the Flaws in EMU The euro area's long-term survival requires a fundamental transformation of policymaking |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2010 Jordan DiPietro |
Is This the Collapse of the Eurozone? Disagreements between EU members over Greece could result in an eventual break-up of the union and the collapse of the euro. |
Finance & Development June 2009 Charles Wyplosz |
Viewpoint: The Euro's Finest Hour? The euro has proved a safe haven for countries lucky enough to have made it into this exclusive club in time. |
On Wall Street April 1, 2012 Milton Ezrati |
Europe Needs to Focus on Growth The threat of contagion in Europe has subsided. More important in securing this relief than the recent Greek rescue deal is the change in European Central Bank policy. |
BusinessWeek December 8, 2003 Cooper & Madigan |
Spain: This Bull Is Outrunning The Euro Zone Since 1996, under the conservative People's Party and Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, Spain's economy has blossomed, growing at an annual rate of 3.4%, well above the euro zone's 2%. |
BusinessWeek February 10, 2010 Peter Coy |
Greece: How the Bond Vigilantes Left It in Ruins Now, Europe is under pressure to rescue the Greeks while keeping other EU members in line. |
BusinessWeek July 15, 2010 Simon Kennedy |
Germany Reaps the Euro's Reward Despite voters anger, Germany's businesses have benefited from the common currency. |
On Wall Street February 1, 2011 Milton Ezrati |
Europe's Debt Crisis Continues, Despite Ireland's Resolved Debt No one will find a way to rest easy about european finances for a long time to come. |
Knowledge@Wharton September 24, 2003 |
The Euro's March to... Where? In the case of the euro, one can never overlook the political agenda. |
BusinessWeek January 26, 2004 Power & Crock |
Spain's Aznar on Breaking The Franco-German Grip The Prime Minister looks back on a year that raised Spain's maverick profile. |
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 David Fairlamb |
The ECB's New Boss Is Jean-Claude Trichet the central banker Europe needs? |
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Fairlamb, Rossant & Kline |
Europe's Beleaguered Central Bankers Rate discord dents European Central Bank president Trichet's credibility as scandals undermine central banks in Italy and Germany. |
Finance & Development June 2009 Barry Eichengreen |
Viewpoint: Stress Test for the Euro Countries tempted to abandon the European currency face formidable barriers. |
On Wall Street August 1, 2010 Milton Ezrati |
The EU Big Fat Greek Problem Greece likely will be a long-term problem for Europe, but what will the effects be in other parts of the world? |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2005 Michael K. Evans |
Evans On The Economy -- Next, Scrap The Euro Europe's common currency and its trappings are retarding growth. |
BusinessWeek January 27, 2011 Brown & Meakin |
Where Have All the Euro Bears Gone? With Germany talking tough about backing the euro, shorting the troubled currency is no longer the sport of the day. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2010 Tim Hanson |
The End of the Euro? Why a major currency could collapse, and what it means for the rest of us. |
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Carol Matlack |
For Europe, Opportunity Knocks Why the votes against the EU constitution may strengthen Europe. |
BusinessWeek May 3, 2004 Fairlamb et al. |
Say, Let's Sell Some Gold Europe's governments are eyeing their gold stocks as a quick source of revenue. |
BusinessWeek February 9, 2004 David Fairlamb |
It Won't Be Easy To Rein In The Euro The EU needs unanimity to intervene, and right now it doesn't exist. |
BusinessWeek December 2, 2010 Peter Coy |
Can the Euro Survive? The euro zone -- born of cultural similarity -- is threatened by its economic inequalities. It doesn't have to be. |
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 John Rossant |
How Europe Could Grow Again The European experiment was supposed to deliver prosperity. It hasn't. But with less reform than you might think, a healthy new economy could emerge. |
Finance & Development September 2011 Celine Allard |
More Europe, Not Less The euro area is learning from its debt crisis that it needs a more centralized approach to fiscal and financial policies. |
BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 David Fairlamb |
Tax Harmony, EU Fracas Germany and France are raising tempers by pushing for a minimum corporate tax. |
BusinessWeek November 3, 2003 David Fairlamb |
A Family Feud Could Hobble The EU In the European union's corridors of power, the four biggest and economically strongest countries -- Germany, France, Britain, and Italy -- have always called the shots. Those days, however, may be gone forever. |
On Wall Street December 1, 2011 Milton Ezrati |
Europe's Ultimate Solution: A Long, Painful Adjustment Quite aside from how the Greeks vote or not, Europe's recent agreement, though it will help the debt situation, remains entirely inadequate. |
On Wall Street August 1, 2011 Milton Ezrati |
A Greek Default Spells Woes for Rich Euro Nations However much European Union officials deny it, default forms the basis of virtually every headline on European finances. |
On Wall Street April 1, 2011 Milton Ezrati |
No Easy Answer to Euro The only solution, apart from dissolution of the euro, may be a long, painful adjustment in the economic fundamentals of Europe's periphery. |
BusinessWeek October 6, 2003 Cooper & Madigan |
Germany: Half-Hearted, but a Rebound Nonetheless Germany's recovery from recession will be slow and uneven, casting doubts on structural reforms and solutions to the rising budget deficit. |
BusinessWeek May 13, 2010 Ott Ummelas |
Estonia: Ready for the Euro Club The Baltic state knows how to pinch pennies, leading the European Commission to back its bid to join the euro zone. |
The Motley Fool October 7, 2010 Eric Dutram |
Thursday's ETF to Watch: Vanguard European ETF The European Central Bank meeting today puts this ETF in focus. |
BusinessWeek June 16, 2011 Brendan Greeley |
How Sweden Steered Clear of the Greece Fiasco The case for national sovereignty: By staying out of the euro, the Swedes have steered clear of Greece's mess. Brussels, take note. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2000 Robert A. Feldman & C. Maxwell Watson |
Central Europe: From Transition to EU Membership The Central European countries have made considerable progress with the transition to a market economy and now face the challenge of developing macroeconomic policy frameworks on the road to EU accession. |
The Motley Fool April 28, 2010 Jordan DiPietro |
Note to the EU: Time Is Running Out The EU only has so long before the entire stack of dominoes fall. |