World View: Grexit Risk: Greece May Refuse Another Round of Austerity
Contents: Grexit risk: Greece may refuse a new round of austerity; Greece will evacuate 75,000 people in Thessaloniki to defuse WW II bomb
Jeroen Dijsselbloem
Eurogroup Boss Says Europe ‘On its Own’ in Trump Era
BRUSSELS (AFP) – Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem warned Thursday that Europe was “on its own” after protectionist Donald Trump took over as US president, but said it could be an opportunity to strengthen the EU.
World View: Greece Calls Its European Lenders ‘Ebenezer Scrooge’
Contents: Greece evokes Dickens’ Christmas Carol, calling its lenders ‘Ebenezer Scrooge’; European lenders relent and unblock the frozen bailout loan
World View: Fearing More Brexit-Like Votes, EU Abandons Fiscal Rules for Spain, Portugal, Italy
Contents: Portugal and Spain will not be fined for breaching deficit rules; Italy’s Monte Paschi bank gets 5 billion euro bailout from other banks; Earnings fall, but central bank liquidity floods markets, pushing up stocks
Juncker’s Remarks On France Damage Credibility Of Commission – Dijsselbloem
BERLIN (Reuters) – Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem (pictured above) has criticised European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker for saying that the European Commission has given France leeway on fiscal rules “because it is France”. “If the Commission President says that things
World View: Pope Francis in Paraguay Alludes to 1860s War of the Triple Alliance
Contents: Pope Francis in Paraguay alludes to 1860s War of the Triple Alliance; Distrust of Greece dominates indecisive Eurogroup meeting on Saturday; France and Italy welcome Greece’s proposals
World View: Greece’s Government Will Confiscate Cash Reserves from All Public Institutions
Greece’s government will confiscate cash reserves from all public institutions; Greece’s people face the future with anxiety and dread; China speeds up its military takeover of the South China Sea; Vietnam and the Philippines establish a strategic military partnership to counter China
World View: Houthi Airstrikes Bomb Aden as Yemen War Widens
Greece’s Alexis Tsipras threatens Europe with ‘jihadists and terrorists’; Eurogroup chairman suggests capital controls in Greece; Houthi airstrikes bomb Aden as Yemen war widens; Kerry: US is ‘deeply disturbed’ by Syrian regime’s chemical weapons
World View: Putin Brags About How He Lied About Russia’s Invasion of Crimea
Vladimir Putin brags about how he lied about Russia’s invasion of Crimea; Europe to Greece: Stop wasting time and get serious about reforms
World View: Hezbollah Backs Down from War with Israel
Hezbollah backs down from war with Israel; Clashes between Nusra front and Free Syrian Army spreading in Syria; Jundallah takes credit for massive mosque attack in Pakistan; Egypt’s military begins ‘wide military offensives’ in North Sinai; Greece clashes with eurogroup ‘No more bailout, no more troika!’; In Denmark you are now paid to take out a mortgage
