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EU struggles to stop exodus from impoverished Balkans

EU Active - 6 uren 13 min geleden

Belgium and Sweden are swiftly returning ethnic Albanian and Roma asylum seekers to their country, hoping to avert a wave of exodus triggered by the recent removal of the visa requirement for Serbian and Macedonian nationals.

Politics Cannot Be Fixed

Ludwig von Mises Institute - 7 uren 35 min geleden

What may be breaking are naïve idealistic beliefs that politicians can use a large and intrusive government to serve "the people." And the demise of such beliefs would be a good thing.

The Stimulus Scam

Ludwig von Mises Institute - 9 uren 53 min geleden

Fake booms and their consequent busts are directly linked to financial cycles, which in turn reflect the swings in money creation. Fiat money lies at the heart of this process.

Copernicus and the Quantity Theory of Money

Ludwig von Mises Institute - 9 uren 54 min geleden

Copernicus became the first person to set forth clearly the "quantity theory of money," the theory that prices vary directly with the supply of money in the society. He did so 30 years before Azpilcueta Navarrus.

EU ministers to back 'urgent' climate aid for poor nations

EU Active - 10 uren 12 min geleden

EU finance ministers meeting on Tuesday (16 March) will call for cash to be mobilised "urgently" to help developing countries tackle climate change, according to a draft statement seen by EurActiv.

MEPs unite in call for 'economic governance'

EU Active - 10 uren 14 min geleden

The leaders of the three largest political groups in the European Parliament have joined forces to call for stronger economic governance in the EU.  

EU institutions preparing staff nationality quotas

EU Active - 10 uren 21 min geleden

EU institutions will work hard to fill management posts with administrators from new member states by the end of 2010, European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič said yesterday (11 March), presenting a major overhaul of the EU's recruitment procedure. 

Few EU countries plan to trade renewable energy

EU Active - 10 uren 22 min geleden

Only five EU member states are planning to buy renewable energy from other countries, while the EU as a whole is on track to exceed its 20% collective target, the European Commission said yesterday (11 March).

Air France, Ryanair in spat over aid to local airports

EU Active - 10 uren 23 min geleden

The French company said it has filed a complaint with the European Commission against Ryanair for allegedly receiving millions of euros in illegal subsidies in exchange for using regional airports in France. 

EU rejects US claims of hedge funds regulation rift

EU Active - 10 uren 23 min geleden

The European Commission yesterday (11 March) rejected criticism coming from Washington that plans to regulate hedge funds and private equity in Europe would cause a transatlantic rift by closing doors to US funds.

Chile - OECD Secretary-General congratulates President Piñera on his inauguration

OECD (OESO) - 18 uren 2 min geleden
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría expressed his congratulations to Chile’s new President, Sebastián Piñera, on the occasion of his inauguration, and assured him of the support of the OECD in tackling both reconstruction following the recent earthquake and in relation to longer-term policy challenges.

EU promises 'embarrassment' for countries ducking EU 2020 targets

EU Active - 11 maart, 2010 - 13:57

The official in charge of Europe's new ten-year economic strategy has said the European Commission will rely on scoreboards and public warnings to embarrass national governments into hitting targets on reform and research investment. 

UN launches review of criticised climate panel

EU Active - 11 maart, 2010 - 13:54

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday (10 March) that a group of national science academies would review UN climate science to restore trust after a 2007 global warming report was found to have errors.

EU-US relations hurt by French spat over tanker jets

EU Active - 11 maart, 2010 - 12:48

French Prime Minister François Fillon denounced "serious incompliance" with US competition rules after a European-led consortium was forced to withdraw its bid for a 26-billion contract to build tanker jets, which US rival Boeing is set to win.

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