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Economic crisis: how G20 summit in Pittsburgh will go down in history
On 24 September, heads of state and government of the 20 leading industrial and emerging countries come together in Pennsylvania to sketch out a new global financial order. The French, Spanish, Luxembourgish and Swiss press hopes for the best, but voices few expectations for the G20 summit
banks, euweek, politicians, fiscal paradise, g20, united states, financial crisis
EU elections on 7 June in Belgium to contend with crisis and regional elections
On 7 June there will be two kinds of elections in Belgium: European and regional elections. In December 2008, prime minister Yves Leterme’s resignation ended the political crisis in Belgium. So what's really at stake in this context? Can a European issue emerge among the omnipresent discussions on its future?
banks, eudebate2009, fortis, herman van rompuy, vote, belgium, guy verhofstadt
No to eastern European rescue package
The EU countries want to better co-ordinate their national bank rescue plans and economic stimulus programmes. At an informal summit meeting in Brussels on 1 March, protective measures for individual industries and an aid package for eastern Europe were rejected. Reactions from Denmark, Portugal, Romania and the Czech Republic
banks, finanzkrise, economy, hungary, central and eastern europe, eurotopics, politics
