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13Nov/17

IMF warns of ‘disruptive’ Brexit threat

November 13, 2017BrexitBrexit, Brexit negotiations, Business/Finance, Ciara, Ciara lee, Continent: Europe, Country: United Kingdom, Currency, Decades, Disaster preparedness, Economy of the European Union, Euro, European Union, Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom, Eurozone, Global politics, International Monetary Fund, May, Music industry, Negotiation, Organizations, PETER ROSENSTREICH, SWISSQUOTE BANK, United Kingdom, Withdrawal from the European Unionsmbale

Europe’s economy is now hitting its stride, according to the International Monetary Fund. But, as Ciara lee reports, a disruptive Brexit could result in “appreciably” lower growth for Britain and the euro zone. Continue reading →

08Dec/16

25 years after Maastricht, European Union in existential crisis

December 8, 2016BrexitBrussels, Continent: Europe, Continents, Currency union, Decades, Denmark, Douglas Hurd, Economic and monetary union, Economic integration, Economy of the European Union, Euro, European Economic Community, European Union, Eurozone, Greece, International macroeconomics, International relations, Jacques Delors, Janis Emmanouilidis, Jannes, Maastricht, Maastricht Treaty, Maastricht University, Netherlands, Paul, Political philosophy, South Limburg, Spain, United Kingdomsmbale

Twenty-five years after European leaders concluded the Maastricht agreement on the funding of the ‘European Union,’ new challenges threaten the 28-member bloc.

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13Jul/15

Greece reached euro zone deal

July 13, 2015WorldAlexis Tsipras, Angela Merkel, Berlin, Brussels, Coalition of the Radical Left, Countries, Donald Tusk, Euro, Europe, European sovereign debt crisis, European Stability Mechanism, European Union, Eurozone, Germany, Greece, Greek government debt crisis, Hellenic Parliament, International relations, January 2015 Greek government formation, May 2012 Greek government formation, Panos Skourletis, Politics, Politics of Greece, Syrizasmbale

(EBS) – Euro zone leaders clinched a deal with Greece on Monday (July 13) to negotiate a third bailout to keep the near-bankrupt country in the euro zone after a whole night of haggling at an emergency summit.
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13Jul/15

IMF’s Lagarde says agreement found on Greece

July 13, 2015EconomyBelgium, Brussels, Business/Finance, Christine Lagarde, Donald Tusk, Economics, Economy, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, Eurozone, Eurozone crisis, French people, Government, Greece, Greek government debt crisis, International development, International finance institutions, International Monetary Fund, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Late-2000s financial crisis, MANAGING DIRECTOR, Multi-speed Europe, Organizations, Politics of the European Union, Sports, United Nations Development Groupsmbale

IMF Managing Director says on leaving mammoth talks in Brussels that an agreement has been found to move forward with a third Greece bailout deal.

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12Jul/15

Ministers hope for progress as ‘difficult’ Greek debt talks resume

July 12, 2015EconomyAlexander Stubb, Alexis Tsipras, Athens, Belgium, Brussels, Council of the European Union, Economy of the European Union, Euclid Tsakalotos, Euro Group, Eurogroup, EUROGROUP CONSULTING FRANCE S.A.S., Europe, European Stability Mechanism, European Union, Eurozone, Eurozone crisis, finance ministers, Finland, Government, Greece, Greek government debt crisis, Greek withdrawal from the eurozone, Helsinki, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Politics, Valdis Dombrovskis, Withdrawal from the European Unionsmbale

Eurogroup ministers gathering in Brussels hope for progress as “difficult” Greece negotiations resume and the European Union’s president cancels a planned summit of all 28 EU leaders that would have been needed in case of a “Grexit”.
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06Jul/15

Greek No vote “catastrophic scenario” for markets, says analyst

July 6, 2015FinanceArnold Scarpaci, Continents, Debt crisis, Decades, Euro, Europe, Eurozone, Eurozone crisis, Financial crises, France, Government debt, Greece, Greek government debt crisis, Jean-Pierre Depasse, montaigne capital, Olivier Briand, Paris, Withdrawal from the European Unionsmbale

A ‘No’ vote by the Greeks is a “catastrophic scenario” for markets, an analyst says while on the streets of Paris, people say the Greeks may have voted in a “selfish” way.

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05Jul/15

European Parliament President doubts Greek banks will reopen, warns of ‘dramatic’ times ahead

July 5, 2015PoliticsAACHEN, Austerity, Countries, Decades, Euro, Europe, European Parliament, European Union, Eurozone, Eurozone crisis, Fiscal policy, Geography of Europe, Germany, Government spending, Greece, Greek government, Greek government debt crisis, Greek withdrawal from the eurozone, Humanitarianism, Macroeconomics, Martin Schulz, Politics, president, Public finance, Withdrawal from the European Unionsmbale

European Parliament President Martin Schulz doubts Greek banks will reopen this week, calls for emergency humanitarian aid for Greece and demands the government make meaningful proposals on its debt to stave off ‘dramatic’ times.

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01Jul/15

UK stock markets calm despite Greek default

July 1, 2015FinanceAlexis Tsipras, Bill Blain, Business/Finance, Decades, ECB, Economic history, Economics, Economy of Greece, Economy of the European Union, Euro, Europe, European Central Bank, European debt crisis, European sovereign debt crisis, European sovereign debt crisis timeline, Eurozone, Eurozone crisis, Financial crises, Government debt, Greece, Greek government debt crisis, Greek withdrawal from the eurozone, History by period, Humanities, International Monetary Fund, Ireland, Italy, Late-2000s financial crisis, London, Portugal, SIMON SMITH, Spain, Stock market crashes, United Kingdom, Units of time, Withdrawal from the European Unionsmbale

UK traders consider the consequences of a possible ‘Grexit’ on the European markets.

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15Apr/15

Protester disrupts Draghi news conference

April 15, 2015EconomyCentral bankers, Confetti, Draghi, Eurogroup, Europe, European Central Bank, European Union, Eurozone, Frankfurt, Group of Thirty, Mario Draghi, National Virtual Observatory, presidentsmbale

(BVO , NVO) – European Central Bank president Mario Draghi got the surprise of his life on Wednesday, when a woman in a black T-shirt jumped on his desk shouting ‘End the ECB dictatorship’. She also threw confetti over his head.

The news conference in Frankfurt was briefly adjourned as the woman was carried from the room.