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All items tagged EU economyGlobal Must Read ArticlesJune 8, 2010 | EU Public Debt: Not Out of the Woods YetEurope needs sustainable productivity growth and above all job creation in order to leave the public debt crisis behind it. ++ A reduction of public debt levels is absolutely imperative. ++ “While it is true that appeals for fiscal austerity do not reinforced the popularity of decision makers, one should not underestimate the instinctive wisdom of the citizen.” ++ Only if structural reforms are ... MoreFebruary 12, 2009 | Do Not Upset the Internal MarketThe motor force behind the development of the EU has been economic interdependence and the creation of a common internal market. ++ If member states respond to the crisis by putting their national interest first, measures like state aid — especially banking and automotive industries — will upset the workings of the internal market and put European prosperity at risk. ++ The review process of ... MoreNovember 26, 2008 | Eastern Europe Needs Financial Protection TooAs EU banks have been stabilized, east European subsidiaries have been discarded because some don’t want to use taxpayer money abroad. ++ As a result, investors are fleeing the “wrong side of a financial Iron Curtain.” ++ The EU ignores eastern Europe’s significance to their own prosperity. ++ If the crises remains in eastern Europe, production across Europe will slow, ... MoreNovember 18, 2008 | Europe's Economy Needs Cooperative EffortsTo answer the G20’s calls for budgetary stimulus, Europe needs a three-part recovery program. ++ EU member states must pledge to equally share the burden of recovery. ++ Because many countries will exceed EU deficit limits, budgetary boosts need to be accompanied by an agreement to strengthen the EU’s fiscal framework. ++ Member states should make a commitment to avoid borrowing at ... MoreOctober 29, 2008 | But Words Can Never Hurt My Financial SystemEuropean financial schadenfreude and finger-pointing directed at the US might be premature crowing. ++ Not all roots to the crisis stem from New York, rather mainly from London and Frankfurt. ++ Blaming the US and calling for a new global financial order is “an excuse to restore European statism as official policy.” ++ History, especially Japan’s, has exhibited the superior ... MoreMay 20, 2008 | Detrimental Protectionist European Trade PoliciesThe defense of the European economy “against unfair international trade policies” needs to be critically examined. ++ In reality, defensive measures such as anti-dumping duties often negatively affect European companies. ++ The traditional concept of trade no longer applies in a world where products are often developed, manufactured, and assembled in separate countries. ++ Businesses that ... MoreCommentsMarch 12, 2010 | After the Lisbon teaty and the ongoing... |
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