Eurozone’s Cyprus Gamble: the End or the Beginning?
- By OzkerKocadal
- 17 March, 2013
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The Eurozone countries have finally agreed on a bailout deal for Cyprus, but a certain aspect of the deal appears quite risky for the island as well as for the … Continue Reading →
Ideas, the global financial crisis, and the future of the European Union
- By Jan Pieter Beetz
- 7 February, 2012
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The future of the European Union has once again become a much-debated topic. Claudio Radaelli’s post in favour of a federal Europe might well be seen as a contribution to … Continue Reading →
Greece: A Place Where Dark and Light Meet
- By GuestContributor
- 4 December, 2011
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I have too walked the streets of Greece. Not the sunny paths where topless-tourists meet in Mykonos or Crete, no. I have walked in dark streets where drug addicts beg … Continue Reading →
Slovakia votes no: What does this mean?
- By Jan Pieter Beetz
- 12 October, 2011
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Slovak parliament has voted no to the expansion of the Euro bailout package. This raises several questions for me on different political issues. I would like to pose them via … Continue Reading →
The EU: From Medieval to Modern Empire?
- By Jan Pieter Beetz
- 20 September, 2011
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The Eurozone is in trouble. Commentators usually interpret the currency crisis as partially a result of a lack of central coordination. This diagnosis leads to calls for centralized economic governance … Continue Reading →





