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EU faces its ‘second Refoundation’

MADRID | By Claudi Pérez at El País via Presseurop | After five long years, the economic crisis has left a deep imprint in the EU, increasing mistrust between member states, but also cementing the belief in a common destiny. It’s time to bring renewed political leadership.


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ECB’s Meeting: More Liquidity With Conditions

MADRID | By The Corner Team | With the holiday season around the corner and following higher-than-expected inflation data last week, nobody is expecting the ECB to lower rates on Thursday. The hottest issue on the table is whether to launch a third LTRO. Of course, markets are uncertain and we might suddenly be shocked by some unexpected news.


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“Spain’s Growth Averaged 2.5% a Year For the Last 3 Decades”

MADRID | By Jaime Santisteban at The Corner TV | Economic growth in Spain is still weak and there is a risk the EU deficit goal could be overshot as both the public debt and the unemployment rate are too high. We discuss the current outlook and necessary reforms with Chairman of The Corner and former head of the Madrid Press Association Fernando G. Urbaneja.


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UK Populism Trumps Practical in Migrant Debate

BRUSSELS | By European Voice via Presseurop | UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to withhold benefits from new migrants betrays his lack of moral courage and a propensity for the populist, rather than admitting the reality that Britain’s economy needs immigrants.


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Steady for now: the ECB and the euro area

LONDON | By Laurent Fransolet at Barclays  | While the debate about the ECB policy options and the state of the euro economy continues, and euro area financial markets have been stuck in a tight range recently, some important monetary, activity and inflation data have been released in the past few days. Overall, they point to the recovery proceeding, in a low inflation environment, and the ECB staying on hold for now.


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How to call fear of bubbles? Paranoia maybe?

MADRID | By Luis Arroyo | The shadow of deflation looming over the euro zone economy have seemingly gone away on Friday. The statistical office Eurostat anticipated an estimated 0.9% yearly inflation rate, two percentual points under last October registers. However, being afraid of deflation is not a nonsense because next banking recapitalisation points that credit is to tighten.


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Germany can no longer serve as an example to Europe

BERLIN | By Presseurop| The contract for a new grand coalition government between Angela Merkel’s Christian democrats and the Social Democratic Party, which was presented on November 27, has not met with much enthusiasm in the German press. For some, the long-awaited deal is too generous to the left, while others argue that it fails to take into account the interests of Europe.


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Italy: The burdensome legacy of Il Cavaliere

ROME | By Barbara Spinelli at La Repubblica via Presseurop | Silvio Berlusconi has been expelled by his peers from the Senate and stripped of his immunity in a long-awaited vote on November 27. Despite no longer being in Parliament, Il Cavaliere has indelibly left his mark on this era and society, writes Barbara Spinelli.


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EU gives us a gift before summit

RIGA | By Virginia Dumitraş at Adevărul Moldova via Presseurop | On the eve of the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius the European Commission has proposed to abolish visa requirements for Moldovan holders of biometric passports.