Branko Milanović: The Great Convergence

 The European Commission said Wednesday that Croatia had met all the criteria to join the eurozone, paving the way for the country to become the single currency’s 20th member on January 1. Read Here

Berlin debates how to deal with BRICS’ increase in influence. The group admits six new members, embeds itself intensively in the Middel East and weakens the position of the US dollar. Read HERE

Is Le Pen on the way to electoral victory? Read Here Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick Wikimedia Commons / GFDL-1.2