Luxembourg

  • Jun 13, 2014
  • 7 min read

Euro-area growth will stall until euro weakens

The announcement of a substantial monetary easing package by ECB President Mario Draghi on June 5...

EU
  • Jun 4, 2014
  • 6 min read

Commission presidency spat threatens EU policy agenda

To address criticism that the EU has a 'democratic deficit' and increase voter engagement in EU...

EU
  • Oct 31, 2013
  • 2 min read

High unemployment defies European 'recovery'

The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 12.2% in the euro-area and 11.0% in September,...

EU
  • May 15, 2013
  • 6 min read

EU tax transparency push will expose more gaps

The haemorrhaging of fiscal resources in all advanced states since 2008 has generated a much...

EU
  • Mar 27, 2013
  • 2 min read

Luxembourg fears Cyprus 'template' may be misapplied

The Cypriot banking sector is fundamentally different from Luxembourg's, Finance Minister Luc...

Luxembourg
  • Jan 31, 2013
  • 6 min read

Minimal CAP changes will force EU cuts elsewhere

On January 28, Irish Agricultural Minister Simon Coveney, whose country holds the six-month...

EU
  • Mar 1, 2012
  • 2 min read

Merkel prepares U-turn on bigger bailout fund

The prime ministers of Italy, the Netherlands and Luxembourg yesterday said euro-area leaders...

EU
  • Dec 6, 2011
  • 2 min read

S&P downgrade warning will hurt euro-area bailout fund

S&P yesterday put on watch for a downgrade 15 of the 17 euro-area member countries, sparing only...

EU