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EU summits come and go, and so do EU soccer championships. It seemed like the soccer crown is firmly in the hands of Spain. More so, three out of four teams who reached the semi final were countries of the South of the Eurozone, and thus the conclusion that the South reigns Europe. This opinion [...]
Last week I wrote and coordinated the following open letter to European political leaders: The current eurozone crisis has been an important test for the EU; and it has not done well so far. For too long, Europe’s leaders have simply responded to unfolding events rather than directly confronting the root causes of the crisis. [...]
Open letter coordinated by the European Trade Union Institute For weeks the attention of the financial markets, media commentators and policymakers has been on the Greek crisis. Yet it has rumbled on. The Greek population is being asked to make painful cuts which will only depress incomes, output and employment further, even as interest rates [...]
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