crisis

Lucia Martin: Spanish youth are ‘you can see them coming’ generation

Stigmatisation and pity were the two main attitudes towards today’s youth until the 39-year-old Spanish journalist opted to say ‘enough’. This generation of young Europeans are drowning in short-term work contracts, never-ending internships and minimal salaries. Yet aren’t they just ‘precarious’ in a society which is brutally competitive?

by Cristina Cartes @ // 18/08/11

crisis, españa, europe, students, jóvenes, 'indignant citizens' movement, spain

God, banks and the EU financial crisis

As European markets are fleeced by the US mortgage yak, institutions plunge, member states show levels of 'unEuropean' solidarity and citiziens scramble for their savings. 'The only solid reality is the word of God', Pope Benedict pipes in - we might just be finding out this autumn. Amen

• Read the special edition God, banks and the EU financial crisis
• No bonuses for bankers in Paris, London and Milan
• Expresso: Europe's hard core at the G4 in Paris
• The 2008 economic crisis explained
• Dublin’s shops, restaurants and media dress for recession
• Nicolas Véron: 'Using money to save financial institutions is still a shocking concept'

José Manuel Barroso on the financial crisis: 'national borders mean little'

Pulling together; the official word from the president of the European commission, which hit Europe's national dailys on 2 October

by José Manuel Durão Barroso @ // 02/10/08

crisis, eudebate2009, economic growth, financial crisis, bank, european central bank, money

Brussels, collateral damage in the Belgian conflict

Neither Flemish nor Walloon, Brussels is the battlefield of choice for the divisive struggle that is plaguing Belgium. Faced with a situation that does not seem to be getting any better, some residents of Brussels have decided to form a new political party. We meet one of them

by JSeb 2.0 @ // 20/08/08

crisis, belgium, fiamminghi, brussels, valloni, flanders, europe on the ground