Ireland
Euro-area bailouts may threaten democratic legitimacy
Portugal and Iceland this weekend offered opposing examples of how democracies can address...
EUPORTUGAL: Bailout challenges EU, ECB decision-making
Prime Minister Jose Socrates yesterday requested a bailout from the EU. Portugal's request for a...
PortugalIRELAND: Tests fail to reassure on bank crisis
The banking sector will be nationalised following the further recapitalisation requirements...
IrelandIRELAND: Irish debt ownership is key to stress tests
Minister of Finance Brian Noonan is expected to announce today a restructuring of...
IrelandEURO-AREA: Crisis respite may prove temporary
Public sector finance has developed as a part of macroeconomics since the Second World War,...
EUROPEAN UNION: Debt crisis response falls short
At the conclusion of the two-day EU summit on March 24, member states agreed to increase the full...
EURO-AREA: Summit grapples over ECB 'rescue' role
The European Financial Stability Facility, which expires in 2013, and its successor, the European...
EURO-AREA: Debt deal does not go far enough
At the EU summit on March 11, European leaders made mixed progress towards their goal...
