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Germany’s New Currency: the “Merkels”

July 15, 2011 Economy 1

First I though it was a joke, but now slowly I believe it might be true: Germany is about to issue its own currency, the “Merkels”! However there is disagreement on the design of the new German “Merkel” coins and banknotes, as the Chancellor cannot decide on the banknotes colours …

Greek PM to FT.de: Default or Not Default?

July 14, 2011 Economy 1

I don’t understand the Greek government. Most likely the Greek government doesn’t understand itself. More than often one has to read contradictory statements and diametrically opposed views that cancel itself by several government ministers and officials that leave a bitter and confused senses on one’s lips. Worst of all it is …

Greek PM: It’s an insult to ask islands or monuments as loan guarantee

May 14, 2011 Politics 2

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou describes as ‘insulting’ the demands by some EU countries to put islands and monuments as guarantee for a new loan. Speaking to Italian newspaper Corriera della Sera, Papandreou underlines that privatization is top priority and express hope that a new loan or bailout won’t be …

EU Council Van Rompuy to Greeks: Unavoidable reforms for better tomorrow? You don’t say…

April 12, 2011 Economy Comments Off on EU Council Van Rompuy to Greeks: Unavoidable reforms for better tomorrow? You don’t say…

Oh these EU technocrats, percentage calculators and professional politicians. Especially those from the far away Brussels who take crucial decisions for the fates of the European taxpayers who enable them to live in glass cocoons. European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, currently in Athens, urged Greece to continue with unavoidable, ‘painful but necessary’ reforms and said it was vital …

Greek PM: Restructuring Could Bring Banks’ Collapse

March 24, 2011 Economy Comments Off on Greek PM: Restructuring Could Bring Banks’ Collapse

Restructuring Greece’ss debt would probably cause the collapse of Greek banks, Prime Minister George Papandreou was quoted on Wednesday as saying, Reuters reported. “A restructuring would probably lead to the collapse of Greek banks,” Papandreou said in an interview to German Stern weekly magazine. “Even German banks could collapse and …

What does Angela Merkel imply with this symbolic gesture? (photo)

March 11, 2011 Economy Comments Off on What does Angela Merkel imply with this symbolic gesture? (photo)

There it is, the interview German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave to populist daily newspaper BILD. Populist questions gets normally populist answers therefore if you can read German read what Bild readers have commented below the interview. However as the interview is long and I’m rather lazy to translate it, you …

Greek PM: We don’t sell our islands!

February 24, 2011 Economy Comments Off on Greek PM: We don’t sell our islands!

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou stressed that Greece will not sell any of its islands to reduce the country’s debt, according to Reuters. “Anything like that is ruled out,” Papandreou told German newspaper Bild, when asked about selling islands. “You΄ve simply got to understand how important these islands are for …

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