Has David Cameron put Britain offside and off-shore in Europe? In his failed last-minute quest for special treatment over financ ial regulation, it would seem the Prime Minister has taken Britain out of the room where decisions on the future of Europe will be shaped. The consequences could well be a prolonged, bitter parting of [...]
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HAS CAMERON ISOLATED BRITAIN?
December 15, 2011CAN THE GREEK ECONOMY BE SAVED?
November 4, 2011The global financial crisis left the Greek government, which had spent and borrowed heavily but had not collected enough tax, without sufficient funds to pay its bills. Bail-out plans came with unpopular reforms; some had feared a “No” vote on a proposed referendum would have forced Greece from the euro leading to another financial crisis. [...]
CAN EUROPE BE SAVED?
October 27, 2011In a critical do or die summit in Brussels, European leaders only came up with a partial solution to their debt crisis. The leaders agreed to the broad outline of a trillion euro plan to end the continent’s two year old financial crisis. But they remained deadlocked on how their plans will work, when they [...]
