The single currency’s design isn’t perfect. But what’s really hampered its first 20 years, says Adam Tooze, are decisions freely taken by power-hungry men in Frankfurt
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Deregulation
The Guardian: East coast mainline to be temporarily renationalised
Privatisation of Britain’s railways has cost taxpayers and passengers billions of Pounds, thousands of jobs, not to mention the awful service. If this can be done with East Coast Mainline, why not with the other […]
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: New orders in manufacturing in January 2025: -7.0% on the previous month
New orders in manufacturing: January 2025 (in real terms, provisional): -7.0% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted) -2.6% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted) December 2024 (in real terms, revised): […]
Austerity
El País: Brussels urges Spain to reform pensions and jobs in return for EU funds
The European Commission is asking countries to commit to structural changes to address deep-seated problems such as soaring debt and an over-reliance on temporary contracts. That did not take long. They have not even disbursed […]
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