Germany’s Coalition Talks Are Sowing the Seeds of the Euro’s Breakup
Shifting political sands in Germany could end up paving the way to an existential crisis for the EU… Read More Germany’s Coalition Talks Are Sowing the Seeds of the Euro’s Breakup
Category: The Euro Debacle
EU Superstate Tax Plot: Hidden Plan for Europe-wide National Insurance Card Exposed
Brussels is hatching plans to introduce an EU-wide social security number that could pave the way for Brussels to directly tax European citizens in the future… Read More EU Superstate Tax Plot: Hidden Plan for Europe-wide National Insurance Card Exposed
How Merkel’s Win May Hide Rising Discontent
With German Chancellor Merkel expected to win reelection on Sunday, the European elites may celebrate having turned back a populist surge, but their neo-liberal policies continue to fuel discontent… Read More How Merkel’s Win May Hide Rising Discontent
The Only ‘Real Europe’ Is Greece
Sovereignty is not something that can be divided into separate parts, some of which can be upheld while others are discarded. A country is either sovereign or it is not.… Read More The Only ‘Real Europe’ Is Greece
Leaked: EU Plans to Freeze Deposits to Prevent Bank Runs
As the age-old adage goes, desperate times call for desperate measures… Read More Leaked: EU Plans to Freeze Deposits to Prevent Bank Runs
The ECB Morphs into the Mother of All “Bad Banks”
More than just a few “fallen angels”… Read More The ECB Morphs into the Mother of All “Bad Banks”
Did the City of London Just Press the Panic Button on Brexit?
Oh the irony: EU capitals are trying to attract the very institutions that caused some of the worst financial scandals of the last ten years… Read More Did the City of London Just Press the Panic Button on Brexit?
Autopsy of Banco Popular Shows Fragility of EU Banking System
What would a disorderly bank collapse in Spain and Italy have done?… Read More Autopsy of Banco Popular Shows Fragility of EU Banking System
Yanis Varoufakis Blows the Lid on Europe’s Hidden Agenda
The former finance minister of Greece talks about his new book Adults In The Room – My battle with Europe’s Deep Establishment. He also discusses the nuclear option he came close to using to dynamite the ECB’s Quantitative Easing program… Read More Yanis Varoufakis Blows the Lid on Europe’s Hidden Agenda
German Politicians Hammer the ECB, But Only to Get Votes
They know: the Eurozone would plunge into a sovereign debt crisis all over again, only worse this time.… Read More German Politicians Hammer the ECB, But Only to Get Votes
Fear of Contagion Feeds the Italian Banking Crisis
At first, deny, deny, deny. Then taxpayers get to bail out bondholders… Read More Fear of Contagion Feeds the Italian Banking Crisis
In Watershed Event, Europe Unveils Plan To Securitize Sovereign Debt
Less than a decade after various complex, synthetic, squared, cubed and so on securitized debt structures nearly brought down the financial system, here come “Sovereign Bond-Backed Securities.”… Read More In Watershed Event, Europe Unveils Plan To Securitize Sovereign Debt
