Category Archive: 2.) Europe and Euro Crisis

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74.8 percent of Norwegians Say No to EU Membership

2012-10-14

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2012-10-14

In the latest poll, 74.8 percent of the Norwegian population says no to EU membership, while 17.2 said they would vote yes in any referendum. 7.9 percent have not decided. Seven out of ten voters of the ruling party do not share the party’s views on the EU and would have voted no in a possible referendum, … Continue reading...

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Eurobonds, fiscal or banking union are all pure utopia

2012-08-31

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2012-08-31

Eurobonds dare pure utopia SNBCHF.COM
Germany’s stance in the euro crisis: More than ESM will not be possible for many years updated on August 31, 2012   German politicians and the German Bundesbank believe that the Euro crisis can be only solved by supply side reforms as formulated in the Euro Plus Pact, reforms that were already successfully introduced during the Thatcher/Reagan era in the …

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The End of ECB Rate Cuts or Draghi against Weidmann to be Continued..

2012-08-30

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2012-08-30

Draghi vs. Weidmann
  Even in the unlikely case of a fiscal union, the conflict “Draghi against Weidmann”, between the ECB and the Bundesbank will continue for years. The ECB mandate and european inflation figures do not allow for excessive ECB rate cuts or for state financing via the printing press, but Draghi wants to help his struggling …

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8) Euro Crisis and Euro Macro

We are currently looking for a curator that takes over the euro macro category. The Euro Crisis and its Reasons, details and chronology, German economists ,Eurobonds, fiscal or banking union,Who Says No to Austerity, Says Yes to the Northern Euro Ways to the Northern Euro

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All roads lead to a euro zone break-up

2012-08-10

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2012-08-10

2 solutions for euro zone will work acceptable for Germany
For us all roads lead to a euro zone break-up and multiple sovereign defaults.   Our reasoning can be summarized as follows: Equities are worthless when associated debt becomes encumbered (risk capital takes the  first loss). Equity is not an asset; it is merely the remainder that is left over once debt is subtracted from …

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Otmar Issing’s new book on the euro crisis

2012-08-10

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2012-08-10

Issing Book
  We well remember when the über-bailouter of the Financial Times Wolfgang Münchau claimed that except some old economy professors like Otmar Issing nobody in Germany would like to abolish the euro. According to Münchau the euro can be saved only via a fiscal and a banking union. The response to Münchau’s post could be … Continue reading...

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Dirk Müller: Die Strasse wird das Euro-Aus erzwingen

2012-08-01

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2012-08-01

Dirk Müller: Die Strasse wird das Euro-Aus erzwingen      

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Guest Post: Six Reasons Why Italy May Exit the Euro Before Spain; Ultimate Occupy Movement

2012-07-24

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2012-07-24

Beppe Grillo
Six Reasons Why Italy May Exit Before Spain 1) Rise of the Five Star Movement 2) 44% of Italians view the euro negatively, only 30% favorably. That is biggest negative spread in the eurozone. In Spain more view the euro positively than negative, albeit by a small 4 percentage point spread.

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Diskussion beim IFO-Institut: Die Schuldengemeinschaft und Generationengerechtigkeit

2012-07-15

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2012-07-15

Die Target-Falle: Gefahren für unser Geld und unsere Kinder
Die Aufklärung für den mündigen Bürger über ESM, Eurobonds, Schuldengemeinschaft und Generationengerechtigkeit. Nehmen Sie sich die Zeit und Sie können die kommende Politik Merkels und den weiteren Verlauf der Eurokrise voraussehen, möglicherweise sogar mit ihrem Investment .

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German constitutional court needs 3 months to decide about the injunction

2012-07-11

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2012-07-11

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The German constitutional court will need up to 3 months for the injunction. Weidmann's critic on the ESM in detail. Estimations of German liability between 900 bln. and 2 trillion EUR.

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Update vom Deutschen Verfassungsgericht 11. Juli

2012-07-11

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2012-07-11

esm bundesverfassungsgericht 2
Deutsches Verfassungsgericht braucht 3 Monate für seinen Eilentscheid, der nun eine halbe Hauptsachenentscheidung ist. Die Wahl im Gericht zwischen der system-relevanten Bank ESM und dem "Herausschmeissen" der Südländer aus dem Euro und vieles aus dem Verfassungsgericht.

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German constitutional court injunction decision on ESM and the potential referendum

2012-07-10

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2012-07-10

Gruppenfoto Zweiter Senat beim Bundesverfassungsgericht in Karlsruhe
What is the injunction procedure of the German constitutional court exactly about. What are the arguments of the Anti-ESM and the Pro-ESM fractions ?

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Only 17% of German voters in favor of Eurobonds

2012-07-04

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2012-07-04

  Voters are strongly against many other European utopias The newest poll of the Forsa institute, here in the left-wing Stern and the conservative Welt, shows that Germans are strongly against Eurobonds and many more European “utopias”, as we called it. The German chancellor Angela Merkel recently connected her life with the fulfillment of the voters wish to …

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Wolfgang Münchau, FT: Merkel was the winner of the Euro summit

2012-07-02

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2012-07-02

Wolfgang Munchau
  Wolfgang Münchau endorsed many of our arguments Wolfgang Münchau, Financial Times, has endorsed many of our arguments of our Friday's opinion  about the Euro summit where we stated that there was nothing really new. Münchau even claims that "The real victor in Brussels was Merkel."

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At the Euro summit there was nothing really new. What was the party about ?

2012-06-29

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2012-06-29

Europart2
At the euro summit today there was essentially nothing what was really surprising. We wonder what markets are so excited about.

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Merkel: ‘No Eurobonds as Long as I Live’, Hollande: ‘Eurobonds will take up to 10 years’

2012-06-27

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2012-06-27

Eurobonds
  German chancellor Angela Merkel today confirmed the content of our article that Eurobonds are pure utopia. She vows  "No Eurobonds as Long as I Live".

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Can Merkel stop the Eurobonds ? German “Der Focus” on Eurobonds

2012-06-24

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2012-06-24

Eurobonds2
  The German "Der Focus",one of the most successful weekly magazines, titles "Can Merkel stop the Eurobonds ?" Der Focus claims that Eurobonds have the following issues:

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Eurobonds, fiscal union or banking union are all pure utopia

Eurobonds dare pure utopia SNBCHF.COM
Eurobonds are light years away.Germany wants the following order: 1) Euro Plus Pact 2) Fiscal Compact 3) ESM 4) Political union 5) Fiscal union 6) Eurobonds

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History repeats: Bismarck & the customs union with Austria-Hungary (in German)



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