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Let the People’s Party put the break on the autonomic follies in Spain
Monti cuts short Merkozy’s hegemony
By Julia Pastor, in Madrid | The Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti visited Berlin last week to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Monti, who was interviewed by the German newspaper Die Welt did not hesitate, despite his admiration for Germany, to criticise the actions of the Franco-German axis in resolving the debt crisis. “Angela Merkel and Nicolás Sarkozy cannot lead the European Union by themselves,” he said. Moreover, in…
UK investment firms expect a flat 2012
LONDON | Both the FTSE 100 and Dow are expected to make modest gains by the end of 2012, according to a survey of 100 senior representatives of investment firms. The euro is expected to deteriorate further compared to sterling, while the US dollar would increase in value. However, the majority interviewed thought that President Obama’s government had not done enough to stimulate the economy in the US. The survey was…
Evacuation: British trapped in Spain
Emilio Botín says he’s not convinced about the Spanish ‘bad bank’ solution
Fog in the Square Mile, continent’s credit cut off
Theatrical Cameron shocks no one
By Julia Pastor, in Madrid | The British prime minister, David Cameron, warned during the last few days that he would not accept the reform of the European treaties if the assumed modifications harmed his country’s interests. As it couldn’t be otherwise, he kept his promise. Cameron said on Friday that “it was a difficult decision to make, but the right one. What was proposed is not in accordance with…
“EU public debt rate is lower than in the US or Japan”
MADRID | If there is something we all can agree on is that there is too much debt worldwide. We can also agree on the fact that it is the developed countries that are suffer this high level of debt, after more than ten years of excesses. This is the opinion of Jose Luis Martínez Campuzano, chief strategist at Citi inSpain, who has expressed his views for Consenso del Mercado. “When…
European Monetary Union members better learn from Algemesí’s Muixeranga
