Mathias Maertens

Articles de cet auteur (7)

Vers plus de solidarité et de stabilité dans une Europe en pleine tourmente économique

À la suite de l’annonce faite par la Banque centrale européenne de débuter un programme d’achat d’obligations sous conditions, bien que sans véritables limites, à l’état de l’Union dressé par Barroso dans lequel il annonçait travailler à une intégration européenne plus étroite, à la faillite des (…)

jeudi 22 novembre 2012

Towards more European solidarity and stability in times of economic turmoil

In light of the ECB announcement to start a conditional but unlimited bond-buying program, the state of the union of Barosso in which he announced to work for closer integration, the loss of the extreme Eurosceptic parties in the Netherlands and the ruling of the German constitutional court, one (…)

dimanche 23 septembre 2012

Insane in Spain

Insanity and utter ineptness - no other words are more suitable to describe the continued path of austerity imposed by the EU on Spain. As one of the best pupils in the fiscal class on the eve of the financial crisis, and with a current unemployment rate of 50 % among youngsters, Spain is (…)

mardi 24 avril 2012

Greece : Catharsis or a new act in the drama ?

In the last few days, the private bail-out by banks and institutional funds was welcomed as 85% of the debt was exchanged for long term debt covered by the EFSF system. If Greece is however to regain growth within the Eurozone framework, unconventional measures have to be taken by the Greek (…)

dimanche 1er avril 2012

Syria : “Why have we been abandoned by the world ?”

This outcry for help from the citizens of Homs was recorded in the last piece by Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin. She died two weeks ago with French photographer Remi Ochlik and 21 Syrians after a ruthless attack on their makeshift press centre. The continuing massacre in the city of Homs (…)

mardi 6 mars 2012

Setting the right example in curbing climate change

As of 1 January 2012, the aviation sector is included in the Europe-wide emission trading scheme (ETS) for reduction of greenhouse gasses (GHGs), and not a moment too soon. Not only is the EU finally sanctioning a heavy-polluting industry, but is also sending a powerful political message to the (…)

lundi 6 février 2012

EU summit : how the focus on austerity alone is fuelling youth unemployment

Another summit has passed where the European leaders emphasized fiscal consolidation. Few lessons are drawn from the different austerity plans in place in the EU, even though the informal meeting raised awareness of the need to curb youth unemployment and foster economic growth. Only focusing on (…)

vendredi 3 février 2012
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