Estonia

  • Sep 11, 2013
  • 2 min read

EU legal view may see Tobin tax softened or scrapped

The EU Council Legal Service -- the top legal adviser to EU finance ministers -- yesterday argued...

EU
  • Jul 22, 2013
  • 2 min read

Greece's debt mountain is huge if rising more slowly

The government debt/GDP ratio rose across the EU and the euro-area in the first quarter of 2013,...

Greece
  • Jun 19, 2013
  • 7 min read

EU search for revenues may see 'Tobin tax' by 2014

Under the EU's 'enhanced cooperation procedure', eleven euro-area member states (Austria,...

EU
  • Mar 8, 2013
  • 7 min read

New EU budget will not aid recovery

The European Council's compromise over the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014-20...

EU
  • Nov 8, 2012
  • 2 min read

Low EU growth in 2013 augers more aid, fiscal slippage

The Commission yesterday revealed a more pessimistic outlook for the EU economy in 2013, slashing...

EU
  • Nov 1, 2012
  • 6 min read

Truly common EU defence policy remains elusive

EU member states are slashing their military expenditure by 10-15% on average. For an optimal use...

EU
  • Oct 10, 2012
  • 2 min read

United Kingdom could gain from two-speed Europe

Eleven euro-area countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Estonia,...

EU
  • Sep 7, 2012
  • 6 min read

Structural change is Baltic states' way out of crisis

While much of the euro-area and EU is experiencing very slow economic growth or outright...

Baltic states