Why a new European security strategy isn’t needed
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Does the European Union need to redraft its security strategy from 2003 (and 2008)? No, it does not. It would be a largely pointless exercise, leading to the securitisation of more issues that would distract Europeans from their main problem: an inab...
The return of auto subprime lending
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We were intrigued to discover on Wednesday that we are subscribed to something called the Moody’s Auto Navigator report.When it showed up in our inbox Tuesday, we were...
Columbia
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In the early evening we headed up the West Side to meet a good friend, Kate Ascher. Kate has published two authoritative works respectively about the city and its logistics (The Works) and about skyscrapers (The Heights). Currently Milstein Professor...
The Closer
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ROUND-UP The S&P 500 edged up to its highest level in two and a half months. The index closed up 0.67 per cent at 1,372.78, emboldened by a steady earnings season. Honeywell...
Portugal: Troika, government blamed for 25% rise in numbers signing on
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The number of people signing on at job centres in June in Portugal increased to 645,995, a 24.5% leap compared to a year earlier. That’s a rise of 127,250. The Portuguese Communist Party described the figures as ’alarming’ and blam...
Beyond the yellow leotard
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In March, E&M wrote an open letter to the Director General for Enlargement, protesting against an official promotional video which was supposed to encourage young people to support EU enlargement. We wrote the letter together with www.d...
Beyond the yellow leotard
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In March, E&M wrote an open letter to the Director General for Enlargement, protesting against an official promotional video which was supposed to encourage young people to support EU enlargement. We wrote the letter together with www.d...
Die Auszahlungen der Finanzhilfen an Spanien
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Das Bundesministerium der Finanzen beantragt die Zustimmung des Deutschen Bundestages zur Gewährung einer Notmaßnahme der Europäischen Finanzstabilisierungsfazilität (EFSF) für Spanien, deren Laufzeit 18 Monate betragen soll. Das Darlehen zum Zw...
US economic momentum, bullet-point-y version
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Since we found it a useful exercise, here’s a quick, simplisticfied snapshot of the US recovery. Or non-recovery, whatever it is. Not all of these carry equal weight, naturally:...
The hidden ambitions of “NKM”
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While the Copé-Fillon competition for the UMP leadership is taking place, other people hope getting out while the going is good as Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet. The former Ecology minister – nicknaned “NKM” by journalists in France &...
Stop press! There's a non-cool non-infringer about
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... if you're Apple, that is The IPKat has just heard that, following its unsuccessful infringement action against Samsung, iPad creator Apple Inc has been ordered to publish a notice on its website -- and in British newspapers [if anyone still read...
Nehmerländer!
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That’s one unhappy Minister-President of Bavaria venting on Tuesday.Aber was ist der Länderfinanzausgleich, you might well ask.It’s a system of fiscal transfers...
Is a sustainable future within reach?
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See on Scoop.it – The Great Transition John Elkington finds inspiration in the ready and available solutions listed in the Sustainia100 prospectus… Interesting post by John Elkington on the Guardian’s Sustainable Business blo...
M-euro, a lesson in money supply from Kenya
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If Europe = yesterday, the stuff that’s going on in Kenya right could very well = the future.Here’s an extract from a speech by Njuguna Ndung’u, Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya,...
Deal of the Century: Will Chinese Investment Save Congo?
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by Nathan William Meyer Twenty-four trillion dollars. It is a number that beggars the imagination, almost 40% of the global economy, and it is buried in one of the world’s poorest and most violent countries: the Democratic Republic of Cong...
Israeli tourist bus attacked in Bulgaria
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At least seven people were killed in an attack against Israeli youth on a tour bus in Burgus Airport in Bulgaria. Reports claim the attack was most likely carried out by a suicide bomber, who was either next to the bus or who got on the bus.
Circumcision is child abuse – and Giles Fraser supports it
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Above: Fraser: pompous, sanctimonious and ignorant “Yet the circumcision of babies cuts against one of the basic assumptions of the liberal mindset. Informed consent lies at the heart of choice and choice lies at the heart of the liberal societ...
Wednesday Whimsies
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Have you checked the IPKat's Forthcoming Events page recently? A few more events have been added for your delight and your delectation. See you there? Bobby Mukherjee (left) takes over from JamesHayles. The IPKat thinks there's scope fora...
The German Constitutional Court will not stop the euro bailout
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Dr Gunnar Beck On 10th July, the German Constitutional Court started hearings with a view to deciding the lawfulness of the European Stability Mechanism (Treaty) and the fiscal compact under the German Constitution. Its substantive judgment on whethe...
Reports on the changing ethnic environment of Georgia to be published
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The reports of the Changing Ethnic Environment in Georgia-conference are going to be published. The reports are obtainable at the organizer, ECMI Caucasus. Continue reading →...
Burton Women’s Centre and ‘extremism’ claims
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Guest post by Pink Prosecco I first read about recent events at the Burton Women’s Centre on Islamophobia Watch. Bob Pitt reprints this story from the Burton Mail. It explains how the community centre has been damaged by what its Secretary, Kosur...
Romania should face sanctions for failing on EU norms
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It is crucial that threats to democracy in EU member states - whether it is Romania, Hungary or elsewhere - are treated as serious - says Rebecca Harms MEP...
Eurozone seniority, needling du jour
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A one-liner, but from one preferred creditor to another…Directors agreed that the ECB will have to continue to play a role in the crisis response, including through liquidity...
Opposition vs. President?
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The Ukrainian opposition has declared it is going to sue the President of Ukraine V.Yanukovych for misappropriation of additional powers. Oppositional politicians have pointed out the start of collecting Ukrainian citizens’ signatures for the l...
An Analysis Of In Earth As It Is In Heaven
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World religions contain many very serious topics requiring introspection. As they deal with profound aspects of Life, this is only natural. One of those aspects which requires a lot of thought is the phrase: in earth as it is in heaven.
Happy 2nd Birthday, Dodd-Frank
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A year ago, give or take a couple of days, former FT Alphavillian John McDermott asked the question: is it worth giving a one year-old a birthday present?Davis Polk clearly thinks so —...
Vladimir Putin is worried about the huge gap between rich and poor in his country
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Russia´s lifetime president and dictator Vladimir Putin has according to the Moscow Times spoken about the great gap in his country between the super rich and the poor: President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia's rich-poor div...
