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All items tagged Van RompuyOpen Think Tank ArticlesDecember 8, 2009 | A Big Fat Greek Financial WeddingC. Fahrholz & A. Kern: Greece’s stated intent of selling treasury bonds solely to foreign investors, as a means to push through fiscal reforms, could result in a full-blown drama, at the expense of European taxpayers. Greece is taking this bet, under the assumption that the IMF and the Euro area will come to its rescue. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesMarch 11, 2010 | European Economic Government WantedWhat used to be inconceivable, is today desirable and even essential. ++ As mentioned by the President of the EU, a European economic government should be the centre of all the EU efforts and attention for three reasons. ++ First, the crisis revealed the lack of coordination among national member states’ economies; second, the failed Lisbon strategy proved the EU needs to ... MoreMarch 3, 2010 | The EU Has a Voice, FinallyEU’s President Herman Van Rompuy gave his strongest speech to date last week. ++ Economic governance and strengthening ties with emerging powers were identified as the main areas to improve Europe’s role in the world. ++ Surprisingly enough, Europe’s difficulties as well as challenges were mentioned, including the damaged EU-US relationship ++ “In spite of current impressions, ... MoreNovember 20, 2009 | Blandness Dominates EU AgendaThe final selection of Herman Van Rompuy and Baroness Catherine Ashton in the two major EU positions created by the Lisbon Treaty couldn’t be blander. ++ The need to please everyone has again stunted Europe’s standing and led to appointments of compromise. ++ Angela Merkel and Nicholas Sarkozy were said to favour the “lightweight” Van Rompuy for fears that a high profile candidate ... MoreCommentsMarch 13, 2011 | The question of the American view of Europe is... |
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