The European House is not in a well-ordered state. Several problems jeopardize the Economic and Monetary Union: a tighter tone between the representatives of different nations. How can Europe deal with these difficulties? How Germany should respond to the problem situation? These issues are discussed below with reference to three future scenarios. Readmore…
Suppose that come with it every other text in the volume of 475 pages by chance once before, that a thought is expressed in words, over the same across an entire paragraph with the exception of single words, the phrase of a paragraph, which elsewhere has been published before. Then the probability of cheating, something that in any such document is 60 times occurs, 0. Readmore…
After Apply since the beginning of new rules for the financing of statutory health insurance, now urges the reform of the financing of social insurance. Again, there is more to pension plans that provide the latest health policy laws work was at best rudimentary.The number of people needing care is likely to double by 2050 to almost 4 ½ million, almost. Readmore…
I.The high inflation of consumer prices at the beginning of the 70s and 80s of last century led to a rethink internationally in the design of the monetary system. It was recognized that high inflation, which was associated with significant social, political and economic costs, is caused mainly by the governments of access to the printing presses. Readmore…
Since his resignation is overwhelmed Bundesbank President Weber of the German press with criticism. He had good chances to become President of the ECB and the Federal Government was stabbed in the back. This criticism is unwarranted, because it is based on false assumptions.Early in the second half of January it was reported from Paris that the French leadership of Weber's appointment would agree under any circumstances. Readmore…
Collaborations between actual or potential competitors have always been an issue, their assessment requires some sensitivity. Now, the European Commission has set new guidelines on horizontal co-operation agreements in force which will complement those of 2001 and concrete. This is a good reason, something fundamental to the underlying themes deal. Readmore…
The economy is concerned about the supply of “strategic” commodities, and economic policy – above all the EU Commission – provides with it. It teaches the historical experience, the perceived or actual shortage trends rather see left eye. Again and again there have been approaches to estimate the consumption of exhaustible resources and figure out when the stores are going to run out of certain raw materials forever. Readmore…
Europe's political class does not learn. The fundamental insight that the reasons must be sought for the ongoing euro crisis is not primarily in the incentive-compatible institutional design flaws of the monetary union, which are documented in states indebtedness and increasing deterioration of the competitiveness of different members of the euro-zone, and this not by expanding liquidity backed rescue systems healed, but glossed over and are perpetuated, therefore, does not have room. Readmore…
Now open opposition of the Egyptian people against the regime of Hosni Mubarak is portrayed in the media as an Internet phenomenon. Of a so-called Facebook revolution since the speech, alluding to the fact that the coordination of protests apparently at least in part on social networks has been. It seems that two things had come together as a trigger for the latest developments: The population in the long widespread, latent desire for a regime change and the successful expulsion of the Tunisian dictator as a concrete and immediate release model. Readmore…
There is nothing unusual when politicians or – as in this case – politicians are trying to snatch each other's issues. But the ministers of the Leyen and Koehler each other trying to snatch the merit of introducing a quota for women executives and board members in companies that already suggests what type of topic it is: for one, do with the proper mood can. Readmore…