Tag Archives: European Union

Sun Tzu

Greek Pitch for Second Bailout Bombs

From Reuters: Reuters image Greek political leaders said they had clinched a deal on economic reforms needed to secure a second EU bailout, but euro zone finance ministers demanded more steps and a parliamentary seal of approval before providing the aid. The EU and the International Monetary Fund are exasperated by a string of broken promises by [...]
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Peter Schweizer

Euro Crisis: The Selfishness Of Welfare Economics

The Euro Group has laid down a marker to the Greeks:  You need to meet our demands and reform your economy,  or you will have to declare bankruptcy. It’s a game of brinksmanship and the deadline appears to be March,  at least according to the European press.  But missing from the debate is the inherent [...]
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John J.  Xenakis

23-Jan-12 World View — Report: Israel Will Attack Iran Without U.S. Permission

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Welcome to the Year of the Dragon! Yemen’s president Saleh comes to U.S. for medical treatment Arab League tells Syrian president Bashad to step down China’s Octomom gives birth to national scandal Greece’s bailout talks remain deadlocked Croatia votes to join the European Union in 2013 Report: Israel will attack Iran without U.S. permission Welcome to the [...]
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John J.  Xenakis

18-Jan-12 World View: Turkey Issues Nationwide Terrorist Alert from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Dramatic confrontation builds between EU and Hungary Report: Greece is nearing a deal with a 68% haircut for investors Turkey issues nationwide terrorist alert from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Indonesia will use concrete balls to keep people of train roofs China and India set up a PR ‘working mechanism’ on border management Dramatic confrontation builds between [...]
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Peter Schweizer

Europe Today: Merkel The Mistress, Sarkozy The Butler

There’s a new hit on Youtube that tells you more about the mood in Europe than anything you can read in the newspaper or read online. It’s a German video clip (below) which is a spoof of a 1963 comedy sketch “Dinner for One.”  A German satirist has digitally placed the head of German Chancellor [...]
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Avi Jorisch

Enforcing Existing Sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran

In recent years, the United States has imposed a punishing sanctions regime on Iran’s banking sector. To further increase Tehran’s level of financial pain, a great number of Congressional and advocacy groups have repeatedly called on the White House to blacklist the Central Bank of Iran (CBI). Doing so, the thinking goes, would seriously hamper [...]
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Peter Schweizer

Eurocrisis: Invite Great Britain To Join NAFTA

Great Britain is fighting hard for its place in an increasingly troublesome European Union (EU) by standing for sovereignty and national independence.  How to fix it?  Economist Clyde Prestowitz makes this brilliant proposal in Foreign Policy: invite the Brits to join the North American Free Trade Area (NAFTA.  This would make sense on so many [...]
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Sun Tzu

Markets, Credit Ratings Agencies Show Little Confidence in New Eurozone Deal

PARIS (AP) – Enthusiasm for riskier assets such as stocks and the euro faded Monday as investors worried that Europe’s new pact aimed at fixing the continent’s debt crisis would be insufficient. Markets had rallied on Friday, when the European Union adopted a new fiscal pact meant to prevent a repeat of the financial fiasco [...]
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Sun Tzu

Central Banks Rush to Rescue Euro With Cheap Dollars; China Eases Reserve Requirements

In a bid to save the European Union economic zone from a credit crisis resulting from worries about government debt, central banks around the world–including the U.S. Federal Reserve–have made borrowing dollars cheaper for European banks. Euro: is the bling back? (Image: Steven Goedhart & Kristin Berckmans) China was also involved in the rescue effort, lowering capital [...]
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John J.  Xenakis

3-Nov-11 World View — Fallout Spreads From Greece’s Call For Referendum

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Israel approves 2,300 new settlements as punishment for Palestinian Authority * Israel receives harsh international criticism for settlement approval * Israel’s Netanyahu says that the settlements are a ‘basic right’ * Syria claims to have accepted an Arab League peace plan * New Gaza flotilla expected tomorrow * IMF will hold back Greece’s bailout [...]
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