Brussels builds grandiose memorials to itself and the sovereign bond situation calms down in the south. Is the situation getting better?
European council will have new headquarters. Planned expenses were hiked from 240 million to 327 million...
May 23, 2013 1:24 pm / 3 comments
European Union was intended to bring peace and prosperity to Europe. Eventually, EU even received Nobel Peace Prize for it. Recently, it has not been very successful in any of the stated objectives, quite the contrary seems to be true. Economy...
May 8, 2013 12:34 pm / 467 comments
Commission president Barroso proclaimed recently that austerity has reached its limits. Since money doesn’t come to budgets, just like a gift from heaven, the conclusion is simple: you will have to contribute more to your governments.
A Slovak...
May 2, 2013 12:44 pm / no comments
Cyprus still counting. Slovenians and Greeks got more time. Netherlands turned around. Try the Central Banker simulator.
In the last issues of Fiat Euro we promised that we would leave Cyprus alone, but the guy always comes back with some interesting...
April 28, 2013 11:03 am / no comments
INESS released the Receipt for Government Services for 2013. The annual price of the state for Slovakia increased by EUR 322 (7.3%) and reached EUR 4,704 per citizen.
The Receipt has been distributed by Slovak major opinion making daily SME...
April 25, 2013 12:39 pm / no comments
For the southern European states, the crisis this summer will become as characteristic as sandy beaches, the sun, or frutti di mare for dinner. And maybe some northern neighbours will join the party too.
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April 17, 2013 12:32 pm / 1 comment
Crisis on Cyprus brought new tailwinds in the sails of the crisis in Europe and fully opened the question which had only been cautiously considered behind the scenes until now – how to deal with European banks? But first things first.
Nearly...
April 6, 2013 2:07 pm / 5 comments
The crisis was hidden in Cyprus. We broke two different taboos. Moscow-Cyprus: booked out.
During the last months we have been listening to the eurozone leaders repeatedly saying that the crisis is over. Spanish banks rescued, Italian and Spanish...
April 2, 2013 9:23 am / 1 comment
Economic think tank INESS – Institute of Economic and Social Studies – based in Bratislava, Slovakia, has started accepting donations also in digital currency, Bitcoin, as one of the first European think tanks. INESS’ Bitcoin account...
March 29, 2013 12:52 pm / no comments
Is Germany pro-growth? Spaniards learned the trick. Many meetings in Cyprus. Irish celebration.
Good news! We have new rules for the rules on the rules! The European Parliament approved another set amending the existing rules, this time under...
March 21, 2013 11:36 pm / no comments