Austerity in Europe: a change of course?
By Marion Cochard and Danielle Schweisguth On 29 May, the European Commission sent the members of the European Union its new economic policy recommendations. In these […]
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The euro zone in crisis: challenges for monetary and fiscal policies
By Catherine Mathieu and Henri Sterdyniak The 9th EUROFRAME conference [1] was held on 8 June 2012 in Kiel on issues concerning the economic policy […]
AAA, AA+: much Ado About no+hing?
by Jérôme Creel The loss of France’s AAA rating on Friday the 13th ofJanuary 2012 was a historic event. It poses three questions: should the […]
What new European austerity plans await us in 2012?
By Eric Heyer To meet French commitments vis-à-vis Brussels to a general government deficit in 2012 of 4.5% of GDP, the French Prime Minister Francois […]