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DO YOU KNOW WHAT SCHMILBLICK IS ?, by François Leclerc
Guest post. Translated from the French by Tim Gupwell
We recently touched on the quartet engaged in drawing up a composite motion, in order to faire avancer le schmilblick (= to move the schmilblick forward, or in other words to make a limited contribution to solve a complex problem). Before describing…
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AFTER THE WORDS, THE MAGIC FORMULA…, by François Leclerc
Guest post. Translated from the French by Tim Gupwell
What can you say when you are in total disagreement? You can always assert, with one voice, the need for a union! This is this perspective that the quartet composed of José Manuel Barroso, Mario Draghi, Jean-Claude Juncker and Herman Van Rompuy (in alphabetical…
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BACK FROM LOS CABOS, by François Leclerc
Guest post. Translated from the French by Tim Gupwell
Given that the G20 has confined itself to mere generalities and that the European Summit on the 28th and 29th June is dangerously close, what can be expected of the meeting in Rome on the 22nd June between Angela Merkel, Mario Monti, Mariano Rajoy…
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A HUNDRED BILLION EUROS FOR SPANISH BANKS, by François Leclerc
Guest post. Translated from the French by Tim Gupwell.
It was no longer possible to carry on. Two and a half hours of videoconference between the Eurozone’s finance ministers (joined by Christine Lagarde on behalf of the IMF) were needed to finalize the scheme, allowing the German and Spanish governments to save face.…
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NEVER CHANGE A WINNING TEAM !, by François Leclerc
Guest post. Translated from the French by Tim Gupwell.
The headline in the newspaper Welt am Sonntag, the Sunday edition of the German daily Die Welt, revealed “a secret plan for a new Europe” put together by Hermann Van Rompuy, Jean Claude Juncker, Mario Draghi and José Manuel Barroso, the leaders of the…