Europe’s soaring public debt levels should prompt governments to rethink their role in delivering essential services to EU citizens, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which sees an urgent need to impose shock measures on economies that would overturn the famous European model. In a study published on Tuesday, November 4 (“Regional Economic Outlook …
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The strategy of de-dependence of Europe on oil and natural gas, respectively, from Russia
European Union energy ministers have backed the bloc’s proposals to phase out imports by January 2028. The EU wants to gradually phase out Russian oil and gas imports in an effort to “deprive the Kremlin of the revenue it uses to finance the war” in Ukraine. The punitive measures are considered temporary and could be …
The ECB is secretly rescuing France, while in 2010 it threw Greece into the jaws of the markets
The European Central Bank (ECB), especially after the Greek adventure, has a long history of intervening in government bond markets in order to contain yields during periods of turmoil in the debt market. However, this is not an exercise of monetary policy but an intervention by the Brussels deep state. The most characteristic — and …
Big Mistake! The borrowing cost of Greece and the South of the EU is close to that of Germany and France
How much do bond markets want to drive us crazy, while those who are not involved in the subject give investment advice? At a time when Hurricane Trump has caused international turmoil through retaliatory tariffs and an underground currency war regarding the dollar exchange rate, the once-maligned European South is on the first… shelf of …
Trump brought the EU to its knees – Two trillion are leaving for the USA – Stop subsidies and a welfare state
Markets demand fiscal discipline – US, France, Britain and Italy on the brink of the abyss
The fiscal position of many advanced economies has deteriorated dramatically, it is now a well-established picture. The nightmare of the debt crisis has shifted from peripheral economies like Greece to the major players. Recently, the spotlight has turned to the United States, where the “One, Big, Beautiful Act” has credited the White House with large …
Public revenues directly to the EU – Euro-taxes for “green” transition, weapons, businesses, stock exchanges and crypto
At a time when the economies of the member states are in stagnation, the European Parliament is urgently calling for the creation of new, permanent mechanisms for financing the EU budget in order for the Union to meet its increased financial obligations and cope with the new economic environment shaped by President Trump’s tariff policy. …
The Greek Economy is Moving on Shattered Ground
The Greek economy is starving, unable to breathe, and this is clearly evident from a survey by the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry published last week. The ACC is calling on the government to correct the suffocating situation faced by small and medium-sized enterprises due to government policy. They focus on the following: over-taxation, …
Europe’s Welfare State: expensive and ineffective
European states have the largest welfare systems among OECD members and among the most expensive in the world, symbolizing the post-war social democratic social contract. But all of this has begun to be overturned with the pandemic and later the Ukrainian crisis as a starting point. At the same time, Europe’s economic dynamism has faded …
European Productivity: Slowdown with wage freezes and layoffs
Productivity in Europe is slowing, putting a damper on real wage increases, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found. In its “World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2025” chapter, the ILO highlights that labour productivity has declined since the COVID-19 pandemic. Real labour productivity per hour worked in the EU-27 economies fell by 0.1% per …