The big news in Europe this week is the final ratification of the Lisbon treaty, which provides a new constitutional structure for the European Union. But where’s the euroscepticism gone? Has the EU proved its ‘socialist plot’ claims wrong?
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V for victory in US economic recovery, Europe not looking so peaceful
Conventional economic wisdom is wrong, writes Anatole Kaletsky. The US economy will probably recover fairly quickly from the GFC, while Europe is likely to incur permanent damage to its economies.
Europe’s labour model weathers financial crisis
European policymakers can be a bit smug at the moment over a labour model that has seen smaller unemployment spikes and less drop-off in consumption.
Falling consumer prices flag further economic turmoil
October is emerging as tipping point for the global economy. With the latest US consumer price numbers, Glenn Dyer reports on what we have tipped into.
