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How the EU Got Its Mojo Back--19 Summits Later

How the EU Got Its Mojo Back–19 Summits Later

July 2, 2012 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

LONDON— By my count it took 19 European Union summits since the Greek economy began to crack three years ago, but EU leaders have finally finished dithering. At the summit in Brussels last week, we can now look forward to…

EU Crisis: This Week Could Change the Global Economy

EU Crisis: This Week Could Change the Global Economy

June 25, 2012 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

LONDON—This looks like “the week that was” for Europe, as it prepares for a European Council summit in Brussels this Thursday and Friday. As of Monday evening, a 10-page draft document will begin circulating among EU leaders, outlining a new,…

The Greek Debt Deal: Austerity on Steroids

The Greek Debt Deal: Austerity on Steroids

March 12, 2012 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

What a week to be Greek—or Spanish, or Portuguese. The debt-swap deal that most of Greece’s private creditors accepted last Thursday evening is of historic importance. Greeks now have at least a fighting chance of digging themselves out of debt…

Euro Zone Debacle: This Week Could End the Crisis

Euro Zone Debacle: This Week Could End the Crisis

December 4, 2011 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

This could well be the week the eurozone crisis advances toward a credible resolution. We have heard this before, so it is too soon to exhale, but if all goes according to plan, a way through Europe’s currency and economic…

3 Reasons to Bet the Euro Deal Will Work

3 Reasons to Bet the Euro Deal Will Work

October 31, 2011 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

Global stock markets today are reflecting the many uncertainties that still surround the eurozone rescue package European Union leaders announced in Brussels late last week. It is not yet clear how some of the EU’s plans will be financed, and…

High Global Anxiety as Europe Still Has No Plan

High Global Anxiety as Europe Still Has No Plan

October 17, 2011 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

Get ready for a tense week—yes, another one. If Europeans meet their own deadline, by the end of next weekend, when a summit of European Unionleaders is to convene in Brussels, we will see Europe’s proposed solution to its debt…

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