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German proposal: Suspend Greek sovereignty as price of financial aid
January 31, 2012Germany's Role in Europe and the European Debt Crisis The German government proposed last week that a European commissioner be appointed to supplant the Greek government. While phrasing the German proposal this way might seem extreme, it is not unreasonable...
No More Work Restrictions for Romanians in Italy and Island
January 01, 2012By Valeriu Gonta / Moldova.org / -- As of today, the Romanian citizens can freely work in Italy. The decision was taken by Italian government at the end of 2011. The Romanian Ministry of Labor welcomed the decision. “We are glad of the Italian...
European Crisis: Precise Solutions in an Imprecise Reality
October 05, 2011By George Friedman -- An important disconnect over the discussion of the future of the European Union exists, one that divides into three parts. First, there is the question of whether the various plans put forward in Europe plausibly could result...
Germany: Nuclear power plants to close by 2022
May 30, 2011Germany's coalition government has announced a reversal of policy that will see all the country's nuclear power plants phased out by 2022. The decision makes Germany the biggest industrial power to announce plans to give up nuclear energy. Environment...
Nuclear energy firm RWE sues German state of Hesse
April 02, 2011German energy giant RWE is taking legal action against the state of Hesse after being ordered to shut down a nuclear power plant for three months. The order came soon after an earthquake and tsunami caused a nuclear emergency in Japan. RWE said the...
Where are markets heading to? Two scenarios for 2011
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February 03, 2011Mutual relations, which characterize markets (to others these may be economic aggregates) allow us to define likely tendencies in specific areas. Firms use these to make strategic decisions regarding the scale and place of production/provision of services...
China bans German pork and eggs in dioxin scare
January 13, 2011China has banned imports of German pork and egg goods after tests last week had revealed levels of dioxin at 77 times the permitted level in animal feed. The country has ceased imports of "German-produced edible pork and egg products" China...
Eurozone economy suffers growth slowdown
January 09, 2011The eurozone's economy grew by 0.3% in the July-to-September period last year, less than previously estimated. GDP in the 16 countries using the euro was revised down from the 0.4% reported earlier by the EU's Eurostat office. That represents a big...
Financial crisis roiled euro zone in 2010
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December 09, 2010Europe's single currency, the euro, was supposed to merge European countries into one robust monetary union. But the euro zone is as weak as its weakest link and that's a reality that can't be ignored as 2010 comes to a close. The financial crisis tested...
Germany's chancellor expresses confidence in Euro's durability
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November 26, 2010German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed confidence the 16-nation euro currency will survive the continent's debt crisis, and that no member of the eurozone risks having to restructure its debt. Ms. Merkel spoke Thursday in Berlin, seeking to...