Timely Greek lessons on the eurozone crisis
The potential of our economy is vast.As growth resumes and tax collections rise, recent tax rises can be reversed, writes George Provopoulos
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As storm clouds blow towards Italy, Germany has taken the helm in a definitive test of Europe’s containment strategy
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Eurozone private sector returns to growth
Purchasing managers’ indices for the 17-country bloc rose unexpectedly sharply in January, driven by robust output growth in Germany
Berlin ready to see stronger ‘firewall’
Merkel prepared to let existing EFSF, which has about €250bn in unused funds, run in parallel with successor, the €500bn ESM
Lagarde calls for bigger eurozone firewall
Head of the International Monetary Fund says measure needed to prevent Italy and Spain sliding towards default
Greek bondholder deal rebuffed
Eurozone finance ministers fail to reach agreement with private debt owners in order to avert a disorderly default
EU regulator urges Cameron to ‘play the game’
Commissioner criticises safeguards for UK financial sector sought at December’s EU summit, arguing they would endanger single market
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Forget the empty chair: Cameron needs a seat at the table
Perfidious Albion has something to offer. It happens to be the eurozone’s largest market, ahead of the US and China, writes Philip Stephens
IMF should stay out of the eurozone crisis
Considering how rich the eurozone is, the request to involve the fund in a hypothetical rescue is morally reprehensible, writes Wolfgang Münchau
Grand Duchy exposes eurozone fault lines
Behind Luxembourg’s claim to a seat on the ECB executive board lies a widening north-south divide over the central bank
Monti and Papademos see their paths diverge
Italian prime minister gains approval but his Greek counterpart is squeezed between eurozone lenders and debt holders
Greek unknowns feed contagion fears
Regardless of any debt deal, uncertainty will still grip the region as three issues remain of deep concern before contagion fears can be laid to rest
Downgrade the rating agencies
Why, after their ill-starred role in bringing the financial house down, does anyone still take them even faintly seriously, writes Philip Stephens
Why the super-Marios need help
The costs of failure are so large that the possibility of domestic and eurozone reform must be kept alive, writes Martin Wolf
The wishes and worries of a parenthetic revolutionary
Italy’s technocratic prime minister has no criticism of ratings downgrades – just of persistent policy weakness at the European level
Rating risk and Greece loom over bonds
An Athens default and further sovereign downgrades could intensify Europe’s debt crisis by sending bond yields sharply higher
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Speaking truth to German power
To help Mario Monti, Berlin must agree to make swifter and more effective use of the European Financial Stability Facility
A scratch in euro’s sovereign varnish
Mr Sarkozy still has cards to play as a bridge between the core and periphery in the eurozone
Whole world needs Europe to grow
If the ECB cannot stimulate growth, governments must do so, and fast. Surplus countries must pull the continent out of stagnation
An ugly prospect for the eurozone
It has become apparent that the details of the supposedly agreed treaty are vague, and that whatever people think may be agreed will not go down without resistance
Europe fails to reach summit
Friday’s deal falls short of the real, comprehensive fiscal union needed to restore faith in the euro and end the crisis
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Iceland and the euro
A mere three weeks into her new role as finance minister, Oddny Hardardottir has made it clear she wants the island to ditch the krona and adopt the euro
Italy: game on for super Mario
If Italy wants to convert those pessimists who want to be optimists, it is not enough to meet exalted expectations
EFSF/ESM: is a triple A essential?
The EFSF quest for a tripe A rating had more to do with reputation than with financing practicalities. It could be the same with its successor
Eurozone downgrades
The true risk of France not paying its dues is no higher today than yesterday just because S&P says so
Eurozone: German hard core
Not even a resilient Germany can offset a serious eurozone-wide recession this year
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