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Anti-euro party appeals to president Gauck over costs of crisis 27 Aug 2013 | 11:50 am
Claus Hulverscheidt has an interesting article on the latest attempt by Bernd Lucke, head of the anti-euro party AfD, to get the German government to reveal the costs of the euro crisis. Lucke has wri...
Susanne Holl says no chance for a coalition of the Left in German 27 Aug 2013 | 11:50 am
In an editorial in Suddeutsche, Susanne Holl writes about the scenario in which the German elections resulted in neither a straight win for the current coalition, nor in a win by the SPD and the Green...
French government offers cut in labour costs 27 Aug 2013 | 11:50 am
In the first consultation round over the pension reform, Jean Marc Ayrault reassured trade unions and offered the employers organisation MEDEF a reduction in labour costs that could more than compensa...
Greece sends 12000 civil servants into labour mobility scheme 27 Aug 2013 | 11:50 am
Kathimerini reports that Greek authorities signed off on the move of 12,500 civil servants into a so-called mobility scheme by the end of next month. But sources said hurdles remained, partly due to t...
Mussler says the German debate over Greek aid is misguided 27 Aug 2013 | 11:50 am
Werner Mussler’s excellent comment in the FAZ argues that the whole debate in the German election campaign about whether the Greek finance gap is €10bn, a small double digit number or whether it ‘cann...
German poll sees strengthening of Merkel coalition 26 Aug 2013 | 11:58 am
There has not been much change in the German political polls this month. Here is the latest ZDF Politbarometer. This polls suggests that the present coalition could maintain a waver-thin majority, wit...
French “Ras-le-bol” over taxes 26 Aug 2013 | 11:58 am
After a series of announced tax increases, the hostile reactions multiply in France, where the “ras-le-bol” starts to concern the government. The 2014 budget is set for €6bn tax hikes plus the planned...
Spain's biggest retailer continues to lose revenue and profits 26 Aug 2013 | 11:58 am
The depth of the slump in Spain's domestic demand is illustrated by the predicament of El Corte Inglés, the country's largest retailer. The privately-held department store chain reported for 2012 an 1...
Rajoy faces claims that he lied to Parliament 26 Aug 2013 | 11:58 am
In the “Bárcenas Case”, allegations have surfaced that Mariano Rajoy made false statements to the Spanish Parliament in the extraordinary plenary session held on August 1, the last day before the Summ...
Opposition to IMF/Rehn advocacy of wage deflation mounts in Spain 9 Aug 2013 | 09:10 am
The other controversy of the month of August is likely to be over the suggestion by the IMF and Olli Rehn that Spain should consider a 10% wage reduction to improve employment and competitiveness. Aft...
