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Deutsche Bank’s shares have fallen so much that speculation is rife it will be like the 2008 Lehman Brothers collapse all over again.
Give Europe time to come around.
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With patience and a degree of moral ambivalence, the UK may find an EU that is increasingly open to the idea of free trade without free movement of people.
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The ranks of a ‘new urban poor’ in Europe are swelling.
The IMF has criticised itself, but it’s a grey wash.
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A report into the IMF’s handling of the euro crisis carefully avoids blame, while attempting to reclaim influence.
Greece has seen a spike in poverty levels.
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New research shows how the financial crisis led to a dramatic shift in poverty across Europe.
Pleading with the EU: Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi.
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The Italian banking system is on the verge of a crisis. Direct state intervention is needed to solve the problem.
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Uncertainty over the outcome of the EU referendum has sent currency markets into overdrive.
About turn.
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How research led one academic to change his mind after standing against the euro and other elements of EU integration.
Enough scaremongering.
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There is good reason to fear Brexit, but voting to stay in the EU is also a chance to restore the vision of the founding fathers.
Eyeing up the future.
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There are three main types of forecast when it comes to the economic effects of Brexit – here’s how to tell the difference between them.
Greece needs genuine European support.
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Economic sense has been largely irrelevant in the unfolding Greek drama. Instead, morality has been at its heart.
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Greece is facing two major migration problems. As thousands of migrants arrive, Greece’s young professionals are on the way out.
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The ECB has introduced a slate of bold measures to counter low growth and the threat of deflation.
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Scrapping €500 notes would inconvenience money launderers; it would also help the European Central Bank to make interest rates more negative.
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Cyprus is successfully exiting its bailout at the end of March after three years.
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The evidence that €500 notes are used by criminals are strong. But there is no guarantee that scrapping them will crack down on illegal activity.
The influx of refugees into Europe has put pressure on the structures of the eurozone itself.
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Troubles in the eurozone can be viewed as a continuing fallout to the 2008 global crisis.
Climate change is not top of countries like Greece’s agenda right now. Maybe it should be.
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COP21 is an opportunity for countries like Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal to reinvent their economies along environmentally friendly and sustainable lines.
Protestors took to the streets in Brussels to send a message.
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New research shows texting combined with rising levels of youth unemployment were primary drivers of the unrest that has unsettled Europe.
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The Bank of England has emphasised the overal benefits that membership of the EU brings Britain. But also warns of its risks.