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From elections to christmas, same old campaign in Spain
Spain’s recent congress and senate elections on 20 November bombarded our tired eyes and weary spirits. Now we are hit with another inevitable bomb shell: christmas. We face another equally exhausting and worrying campaign
bank, money, democracy, angela merkel, crise, elections, society
Social lending: Noba.hu and the problematic Hungarian 'peer to peer' system
Since their emergence in 2005 'person to person' or 'p2p' lending platforms have become an increasing global alternative to conventional banking. But Hungary's version of the online banking model has found its ability to make the concept financially appealing to potential clientele stifled by Hungarian law
bank, eucrisis on the ground, money, cities, hungary, budapest, economical crisis
The bleak Greek crisis: Europe's hardship sic Europe's hope
Good morning, Europe! Will you be saving the debt-mired Greece today? We're going to find out at the EU summit, which takes place in Brussels between 25 and 26 March. The Greek crisis has divided the European political and media landscape because it most prominently plays on the future of the sixteen-member eurozone. It also represents a fine threat for the young Greeks who are currently feeding the debate, and are a symbol in themselves of a Europe of PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain). The consensus is clear: somewhere, sometime soon, mentality has to change before the Greeks can make a stab at a new start
- Read the special edition The bleak Greek crisis: Europe's hardship sic Europe's hope
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- PIIGS unwelcome in the EU parlour: war of words rocks Eurozone
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- Greece crisis: how your average Greek yacht-owner is clamping down
Slash your bonus wrists: what bankers want for christmas
Quite a remarkable christmas list found its way into my hands recently in France. 'Basically, Father Christmas, I just don’t know what more I can do to get decent payment for my hard work and the hard work of my brothers and sisters. That’s why I’m counting on you to change things.' At first glance, who would you assume these people were? Unemployed young people hit by the recession? Generation precarity? Underpaid interns?
bank, money, labour, london, youth, best of cafebabel.com, economical crisis
Calling Europe’s anarchist class 2008-2009: no need to smash bank windows
Today, anarchy has nothing to offer the public; a five-year-old sat in McDonalds could think of a better way to govern the people. Those that push it – the protesters on Europe's streets, as most popularly depicted in the media - are merely self-serving fools who ignore what democracy has done for us, and who are driven by some sort of warped fantasy of idyllic life
bank, protest, g20, world financial crisis, london, culture, anarchy
Albert Pintat: 'Yes, Andorra is a tax haven, but...'
At the end of 2008, Andorra organised a summit on the future of Europe (from 27 to 28 November). Prime minister Albert Pintat has initiated an economic metamorphosis and has since had to face pressure from France to reform his fiscal system. This interview takes place on the eve of the legislative elections on 27 April
bank, european elections 2009, fiscal paradise, andorra, economical crisis, elections, nicolas sarkozy
British Baroness to 'trade' for EU
...after Peter Mandelson resigned on 3 October to return to the UK. Meanwhile the European council on the Lisbon treaty, Polish energy and Brussels bashes out road - and purse – safety - the weekly news from Brussels
bank, lisbon treaty, poland, environment, european parliament, euweek, baroness ashton
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
bank, crisis, money, economic growth, national, eu president, josé manuel barroso
