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Europe's Rising Social and Political Risks

Daniel Wagner | Posted 05.11.2013 | World
Read More: Gini Coefficient, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Eurostat, Youth Unemployment, Elderly Benefits, Eu27, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung-Forum, World News
Daniel Wagner

It is no longer simply a question of left versus right or nationalism versus xenophobia. Today, the choice in increasingly between old world versus new world, and a future which envisions participation in the EU versus one that does not.

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Eurozone's Hits Sad Milestone

AP | PAN PYLAS | Posted 12.31.2012 | Business
Read More: European Debt Crisis, Europe Recession, Video, Eurozone, Jobless Rate, Unemployment, Eurozone Crisis, Greece Debt Crisis, Eurostat, Spain Economy, Jobless, Ap, Business News

LONDON (AP) — Unemployment in the 17-country eurozone hit a record high of 11.6 percent in September, official figures showed Wednesday, a sign the ...

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Eurozone Hits Awful Record

AP | PAN PYLAS | Posted 05.01.2012 | Business
Read More: Eurozone, IHS Global Insight, Jobs, Jobless, European Union, Spain, European Central Bank, Mass Unemployment, European Debt Crisis, Video, Unemployment, Greece, Inflation, Eurostat, Capital Economics, Consumers, Austerity Measures, Business News

LONDON — Mass unemployment in Greece and Spain, where nearly half of those under 25 are out of work, sent the jobless rate across the 17-nation ...

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Eurozone Unemployment Hit Record High Last Year

AP | PAN PYLAS | Posted 04.01.2012 | Business
Read More: Layoffs, European Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Video, Unemployment, Greece, Eurostat, European Union, Spain, Cyprus, Austerity Measures, Business News

LONDON — Unemployment across the 17 countries that use the euro ended 2011 at a record high, official figures showed Tuesday, a day after EU lea...

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European Retail Feeling The Pain Of Austerity Measures

AP | GABRIELE STEINHAUSER | Posted 03.07.2012 | Business
Read More: European Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Video, Unemployment, Bailout, Euro Bonds, Eurostat, Currency Unino, Portugal, Austerity, Business News

BRUSSELS — Retails sales in the 17-nation eurozone dropped in November, official statistics showed Friday, as consumers felt the bite of austeri...

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The European Crisis Was Predictable and Is Salutary for the Euro

Georges Ugeux | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Italy, Maastricht Criteria, Eurozone, Greece, Germany, Eurostat, Competitive Devaluations, Euro, Europe, Greece Debt, Business News
Georges Ugeux

This crisis is in fact salutary: it was time that the Eurozone members realized that the Euro is a privilege, but that they have to act responsibly.

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Greek Debt Crisis Gets WORSE On Revised Debt Figures, Protests Mount

AP | ELENA BECATOROS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Greece GDP, Greek Protests Budget, Eurostat, George Papandreou, Eu, Greek Debt Crisis, Greek Budget Cuts, Greek Budget Deficit, European Central Bank, Greece Bailout, Business News

ATHENS, Greece — Markets pushed Greece closer to an expensive bailout after the EU raised its estimate of the country's budget deficit Thursday ...

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Greece Evidences the Weaknesses of the Euro

Georges Ugeux | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Eurozone, Bankruptcy, Public Debt, European Union, European Central Bank, Euro, Fitch Ratings, Maastricht Treaty, Jean-Claude Trichet, Angela Merkel, President Sarkozy, Financial Crisis, Imf, Greece, Eurostat, World News
Georges Ugeux

Greece is, once again, on the verge of bankruptcy and, once again, is asking its European partners for help.

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