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Is Europe's Choice Really Austerity or Growth?

Willard Foxton | Posted 17.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Keynesian Economics, Depression, Angela Merkel, Growth, Economic Growth, Merkel, Eu, Recession, Austerity, UK Politics News
Willard Foxton

This crisis is an object lesson in globalisation. National politics - except those of Greece - are effectively suspended until the euro crisis is resolved one way or the other. Here's hoping it's resolved soon.

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In Response to Emma Reynolds and the 'Phantom Veto'

Dominic Raab | Posted 09.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: EU Veto, Prime Minister, Eurozone, Sarkozy, Fiscal Compact, David Cameron, EU Treaties, Labour Euro, House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee, Merkel, Euro, UK Politics News
Dominic Raab

The PM showed leadership in exercising the veto. Labour dithered. Maybe that's the luxury of opposition. But it comes at the price of credibility. This is no time for a fence-sitting, flip-flopping foreign policy.

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Who Put the Euro in David Cameron?

David Schneider | Posted 07.02.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Carlos Tevez, Sarkozy, Brussels, Boris Johnson, Bendy Buses, Summit, Bananas, Merkel, Euro, David Cameron, Eu, UK Politics News
David Schneider

For me, it's clear. It doesn't matter how rich you are, the consequences of not being in Europe can be a devastating blow. Just ask Manchester City.

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The UK Needs an Agenda for Brussels

Iain Anderson | Posted 04.02.2012 | UK

Read More: Merkozy, Eurozone, Sarkozy, Brussels, UK World, UK Politics, David Cameron, French Finances, European Union, Eu, Merkel, UK News
Iain Anderson

So Angela Merkel is set to table a new EU Treaty in Brussels on Friday. A new Treaty means a new kind of EU - one set to bind together the 17 eurozone members ever more tightly.

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The Return of the German Question

Sir Christopher Meyer | Posted 23.01.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Eurozone, Christopher Meyer, Greece, France, Germany, Angela Merkel, Europe, Merkel, UK Politics News
Sir Christopher Meyer

Merkel's obsession with moral hazard at the expense of the German taxpayer is simply another way of telling the world that it's going to be Germany's way or no way.

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PICTURES: Berlusconi's Changing Faces: Bunga Bungle, Ballads And Bribery

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 07.01.2012 | UK

Read More: G20 Summit, UK News, Eu Commission, Sarkozy, Songs, Sex Scandal, Berlusconi, Silvio Berlusconi, Blair, Satire, European Union, Merkel, g20, News, UK News

Silvio Berlusconi: the politician, property and media tycoon who allegedly brought 'bunga bunga' to Britain's shores, has also been one of Italy's lon...

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Greeks Rage At A 'Nazi Merkel' In The Wake Of Eurozone Crisis

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 28.12.2011 | UK

Read More: Eurozone, UK News, Greece, German Chancellor, Germany, Angela Merkel, Financial Crisis, Adolf Hitler, Europe, World War II, Merkel, Merkel Nazi, Greece Bailout, UK News

Greeks raging at Angela Merkel for her handling of the eurozone crisis have seen her dressed her as a Nazi soldier in Greek street posters, a swastika...

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Merkel: the Eurozone’s Much-Needed Manipulator

Josephine Forster | Posted 28.12.2011 | UK Politics

Read More: Europe, Europe Bankers, Eurozone, Merkel, Germain Parliament, Nazis, UK Politics News
Josephine Forster

Godwin's law states that in any internet conversation, no matter the subject, someone will eventually mention the Nazis. It's called the Reductio ad H...

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Sarkozy And Merkel Caught Smirking At Berlusconi's Expense

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 25.12.2011 | UK

Read More: Politics, Eurozone, UK News, Sarkozy, Berlusconi, Silvio Berlusconi, Eurozone Crisis, Financial Reforms, Angela Merkel, Italian Newspapers, Italy, Nicholas Sarkozy, Merkel, Video, UK News

Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy couldn’t resist sharing a knowing smile when they were asked if they thought Silvio Berlusconi would come up with ...

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Obama, Cameron, Merkel And Sarkozy Call On Syria's Assad To Step Down

Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.10.2011 | UK

Read More: Arab Spring, Sarkozy, Clinton, Bashar Al Assad, Assad, Obama, Merkel, Barack Obama, Syria, UK News

The leaders of the US, Britain, Germany and France have called on Syria's president to step down as international pressure mounts on the regime after ...

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The Eurozone Crisis: What Cameron & Osborne Must do Next

David Cowan | Posted 21.09.2011 | UK Politics

Read More: EU France, Eurozone, David Cowan, Merkel, Europe, Angela, Debt Economy, George Osborne, Germany Greece, Nicolas Sarkozy, UK Politics News
David Cowan

The eurozone crisis is both a huge threat to the UK economy and the greatest opportunity for genuine, lasting reform in Europe. Let's hope that the Prime Minister and his Chancellor face down this threat and grasp the opportunity in front of them.

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