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PATRICK LAWRENCE: It Was Kim That Walked Away

PATRICK LAWRENCE: It Was Kim That Walked Away

March 4, 2019 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

There are two sides to the story about why the second North Korea peace summit fell apart last week, writes Patrick Lawrence. The abrupt and unexpected failure of the second Trump–Kim summit last week raises many questions. Let’s get one…

EU Budget Brawl Follows Its Failed Summit

EU Budget Brawl Follows Its Failed Summit

November 26, 2012 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

Europe will get its multi-year budget passed–and that’s a “shave my moustache” prediction—in spite of the fact that the European Union failed to reach a budget agreement at a summit in Brussels last week.  We do not know the timetable…

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 Eurozone’s Biggest Challenge: Fear and Panic

The Eurozone’s Biggest Challenge: Fear and Panic

May 28, 2012 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

It did not take long for the euroskeptics and lemmings to re-emerge in Europe. In a matter of days after the Group of 8 industrial nations met to pledge growth as the Continent’s “imperative,” we now seem to be a…

Will Germany Swallow Inflation to Save the EU?

Will Germany Swallow Inflation to Save the EU?

May 21, 2012 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

This weekend’s G-8 summit at Camp David, the U.S. president’s retreat, marks a big step for Europe in several different ways. After a couple of weeks of waffling, German Chancellor Angela Merkel now appears ready to deal on a new…

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