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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Eurobonds, fiscal union or banking union are all pure utopia
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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The German supply-side reforms or will German companies take over the PIIGS ?
Words heart on German street in 2010 during the first Greek bailouts were that Germany should obtain the Greek islands as collateral if Greece is not able to pay back the debt to Germany. But even today German n-tv is reporting about many Greek real estate brokers that are currently delling islands. If it is not that type … Continue...
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Why the Euro Crisis may last another 15 years
Abstract In the following article we will explain which types of crisis occur in the euro area and will argue that this crisis will last at least another fifteen years. (1) Competitiveness crisis: Before the euro introduction peripheral countries regularly saw their currency depreciate against the German Mark and helped them to increase their competitiveness. …
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Jürgen Stark’s resignation and the ECB 2005 warning about labor cost divergence in the Euro-zone
The Wirtschaftswoche reports about the real reasons of ECB Chief economist Jürgen Stark’s resignation. The reasons are rather political, namely a protest against European governments:
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The Spanish Ailing Car Industry
Extracts from Think Spain. October 2005. Foreign companies who manufacture cars in Spain are facing a fresh crisis. In addition to the problems of VW subsidiary Seat, various others are being forced to take decisions about the renewal of a number of different models which are reaching the end of their life-cycles. While …
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