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Europeans Rate Their Neighbors – NYTimes.com

May 18, 2013 By in Democracy, Euro Crisis, Germany, People, Politics Tags: , , , , , 2 Comments
German language and ethnicity in central Europ...

German language and ethnicity in central Europe, 1929. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is an interesting article in the Economix blog of the NYT citing recent research. It’s well worth a read. Check it out!

Europeans Rate Their Neighbors – NYTimes.com.

Most significant is the chart entitled “Germans on Different Continent”. The chart provides statistical evidence that German views are widely divergent from the rest of Europe. It’s not really a surprise. However, it is worrying when Germany is pushing for additional federalism modeled on German perceptions of good practice.

Any thoughts?

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Japan Courts Growth While Europe Keeps Up Austerity – NYTimes.com

May 17, 2013 By in Austerity, Cyprus, Euro Crisis, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Politicians, Politics, Spain Tags: , , , , , , , 2 Comments
Subregions of Europe (UN geoscheme)

Subregions of Europe (UN geoscheme) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is a good article from the NYT and well worth a read. Check it out!

Japan Courts Growth While Europe Keeps Up Austerity – NYTimes.com.

Clearly, the pressure is mounting on German policy-makers. This week we have seen the German media challenge excessive austerity.

Presumably, we still need to wait for the results of the German election to get a change of direction?

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