One day in the life of a Brussels lobbyist
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The reader might know that together with the European Institutions (Commission, Council and Parliament) Brussels is also home to a profusion of associations, law firms, think tanks, consultancies or PR companies bringing interests of any kind...
Accruing better sovereign credit
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Here’s a distinction you tend not to see on the front pages of the sovereign crisis…Cash-based sovereign accounting: recognising a cost only when cash changes hands. Accrual-based:...
Gerhard Mercator 500th Birthday Celebration Sint-Niklaas, Belgium 4 March to 26 August 2012
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The 500th Birthday of Gerhard Mercator is being celebrated this year in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium from 4 March to 26 August 2012. See mercatordigitaal.be. ...
Portugal: health service cuts spark vigils, protests
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Cuts to emergency services and health centres has been met with outrage by medical associations and the public who have staged vigils and protests to show their opposition The most recent focus of anger was the Hospital dos Covões in the municipalit...
Steve Bell on Christine Lagarde's tax arrangements - cartoon
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The head of the IMF, who caused outrage by suggesting that Greeks ought to pay their taxes, pays no tax herselfSteve Bell...
The Closer
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ROUND-UP The European Central Bank unambiguously rejected the Spanish government’s unorthodox plan to recapitalise Bankia. The plan would have consisted of Spain’s...
Laurie Anderson’s ‘Dirt Day’ at the Bozar
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To the Bozar this evening to see the inimitable Laurie Anderson performing her latest creation, Dirt Day, an exploration, via personal experiences and reflections, of such themes as mortality, love, evolution, but also the social consequences of the...
Christine Lagarde: Shoot the messenger ?
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Dear reader,as always the author wants to bring in some 'food for thought' into the discussion. It is not intended to provoke, on the contrary. In order to add some facts to an odd discussion which started last Friday after Christine Lagardegave an i...
RIM, the limbo
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While we are no longer giving quantitative financial guidance…Look, advisors! Leverage something something!, says Research in Motion:To further enhance our commitment...
Ayşe Özer THY grevi üzerine yazdı: “Dik Memeliler”
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TweetShare via emailDik memeliler Saç biçimlerinden sürecekleri ojenin rengine kadar karar verdi THY. Belirli bir kilonun üzerine çıktıklarında işten çıkarmakla tehdit etti. 250 gr fazlası olanı işe bile almadı. Velakin topuklu pabuçl...
Regional Spillovers in South America: How “Systemic” is Brazil?
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We quantify the spillovers from Brazil to other countries in South America. The results confirm that Brazil has a significant influence on Southern Cone countries, particularly on Mercosur partners (Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay), but not on the A...
Did Michael Gove mislead the Leveson Inquiry over News Corp links?
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Inquiry grilled Gove on his links to News Corp subsidiary Claims he never heard of company until Guardian article But spent two days with company boss months prior Despite his close links with Rupert Murdoch’s companies, Michael Gove told the L...
Strictly for the birds?
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology doesn't often get a mention on this weblog, despite its usefulness in the fight against fakes. However, the IPKat thought it would be worth drawing it to his readers' attention, having just been captiv...
The Danish EU Presidency – a Shift from Manager to Assistant
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The Treaty of Lisbon changed the role of the rotating EU presidency and a new post was established, the one of President of the European Council. The ongoing Danish EU presidency demonstrates what this has meant in practice. The Swedish … Conti...
The Danish EU Presidency – a Shift from Manager to Assistant
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The Treaty of Lisbon changed the role of the rotating EU presidency and a new post was established, the one of President of the European Council. The ongoing Danish EU presidency demonstrates what this has meant in practice. The Swedish … Conti...
Will Sweden Go From Best in Class to Below Average?
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At the moment, Sweden is one of the rare examples in the EU with a stable political climate, great public finances, spending savvy citizens and optimistic enterprises. So far, so good. There is one critical variable though that should be … Cont...
Will Sweden Go From Best in Class to Below Average?
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At the moment, Sweden is one of the rare examples in the EU with a stable political climate, great public finances, spending savvy citizens and optimistic enterprises. So far, so good. There is one critical variable though that should be … Cont...
Wahlsieg François Hollandes
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Seit dem Wahlsieg François Hollandes stellt Europa das von Angela Merkel und Nicolas Sarkozy durchgesetzte Krisenmanagement infrage, was die Kanzlerin in die Defensive drängt. Für die SPD ist die Gleichung nicht so einfach aufzulösen: Wie kann di...
Whale precursors
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Reading through a new CreditSights note about the JPMorgan CIO trade fallout and hedge accounting treatment, we came across this historical tidbit (emphasis ours):Back when CEO...
Tocando fondo, Spain is touching bottom
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Aunque sabido es que todo puede empeorar, no es menos cierto que los últimos indicios dramáticos que rodean a la economía española hacen presagiar los mejores augurios de futuro. Estamos tocando fondo, eso sí ayudados por nuestros socios europeo...
The immigrant camp at Ter Apel: The effects of absolute national sovereignty and “Clash” in Dutch domestic policies.
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What country can we send Gerd Leers too? The notion in the international system is that absolutely sovereign of The State should trump the human need to migrate...human beings come second, including the need to migrate away from situation away from h...
The immigrant camp at Ter Apel: The effects of absolute national
sovereignty and “Clash” in Dutch domestic policies.
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[caption id="attachment_3443" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Gerd Leers: "Deport" him to another poor country and see how HE likes it!"][/caption]To hell with absolutely national sovereignty!
On Žižek, Eliot, and the need for an EU Reformation
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Slavoj Žižek often seems to exist to be controversial, and I certainly don’t agree with many of the details of his latest piece for the London Review of Books on the Greece crisis (short version, as ever with old Slavoj: … Continue read...
Hungary’s Central Bank in a Holding Pattern
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The Hungarian central bank’s Monetary Policy Council kept its base rate unchanged at 7% Tuesday as it maintained its wait-and-see stance. The coming month, however, could provide important insight as to what direction the Hungarian economy is headi...
