The Dark Underbelly of Spain’s Jobs Recovery
Where did all the workers go?… Read More The Dark Underbelly of Spain’s Jobs Recovery
Category: Europe
Macron Cracks Down on French Liberty
France’s photogenic new president seeks to make France’s temporary state of emergency a permanent feature… Read More Macron Cracks Down on French Liberty
Italy Openly Discusses Euro Exit In Parliament: Debt Restructuring Or “Italeave” On The Way?
What is important about this debate is that it is now taking place in public – you can’t be more public than inside the parliament. Italians, not only the Five Star Movement, are openly talking about these issues… Read More Italy Openly Discusses Euro Exit In Parliament: Debt Restructuring Or “Italeave” On The Way?
Many European Banks Would Collapse Without Regulators’ Help: Fitch
Only two things keep these banks alive: “a State willing to support them and a regulator that does not declare them insolvent”… Read More Many European Banks Would Collapse Without Regulators’ Help: Fitch
Eight Reasons Why Emmanuel Macron May Soon Regret His Victory
While Macron’s supporters were jumping for joy at the Louvre and commentators all over the world were hailing Emmanuel Macron’s victory as a triumph for liberal and centrist values, a majority of French people won’t have seen it as a cause for celebration… Read More Eight Reasons Why Emmanuel Macron May Soon Regret His Victory
Here’s Why Italy’s Banking Crisis Has Gone Off the Radar
Just how many banks are insolvent? Turns out, a lot… Read More Here’s Why Italy’s Banking Crisis Has Gone Off the Radar
EU Lawmakers Urge “Federal Union” For European States… Or Else
The leaders of the lower chambers of parliament of Germany, Italy, France, and Luxembourg have called for a European “Federal Union” in an open letter published in Italian newspaper La Stampa on Sunday.… Read More EU Lawmakers Urge “Federal Union” For European States… Or Else
IMF Lent to Greece Knowing It Could Never Pay Back Debt
It’s time for international debtor rights, economist Michael Hudson tells The Real News Network… Read More IMF Lent to Greece Knowing It Could Never Pay Back Debt
What Would it Cost a Country to Leave the Euro? That’s What Everyone Suddenly Wants to Know
Le Pen is campaigning on taking France out of the euro (after holding a referendum) and re-denominating the entire €2.4 trillion pile of French government debt into new franc. Then the government can just print the money it wants to spend… Read More What Would it Cost a Country to Leave the Euro? That’s What Everyone Suddenly Wants to Know
UBS Warns: Spain’s “Most Italian Bank” Runs Out of Options
More bad news for a bank that continues to drown in its own toxic soup eight years after the burst of Spain’s mind-boggling real estate bubble.… Read More UBS Warns: Spain’s “Most Italian Bank” Runs Out of Options
Power & Profit Fuel War on Cash in Europe
Cash’s days as a commonly used payment method may already be numbered. But it could take decades for it to die a natural death, if indeed it does. Cash’s enemies would much rather accelerate its demise.… Read More Power & Profit Fuel War on Cash in Europe
2017: Europe's Year of Rage
After the tumult of 2016, Europe could do with a year of calm. It won’t get one. … Read More 2017: Europe's Year of Rage
