taz-Texte zur Euro-Krise auf Englisch

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Democracy and the Greek crisis Breaking Europe’s Stunned Silence

Kommentar von Eric Bonse

No longer does anybody in Brussels dare to resist orders from Berlin. Do we want a Europe run by decree? It’s time for debate.

17.8.2015

Schäuble’s role in Brussels Merkel’s bogeyman

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s manner over the Greek conflict has been mostly obliging, while her finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble played the role of bad guy.

Von Ulrich Schulte

15.7.2015

After the Euro Summit in Brussels Thus fails Europe

Kommentar von Eric Bonse

Thanks to a loathsome alliance, Merkel and Schäuble have been able to impose all of Germany’s demands on Greece. The result is a regime of sanctions and coercion.

13.7.2015

Economist about the ECB and Greece Like setting off a nuclear bomb

The ECB denying Greece emergency loans would be blackmail, writes the economist Martin Hellwig. A crisis like 1931 could be created.

Von Martin Hellwig

9.7.2015

Germany, Greece and the EU Europe isn’t that German

What kind of a Europe do we want? Surely one that values solidarity. The German course of austerity therapy has failed. It is time to correct the mistakes.

Von Ulrich Schulte

7.7.2015

After the Greek referendum History in the Making

Kommentar von Ulrike Herrmann

The outcome of the referendum is clear. Now more than ever it’s up to the ECB, alongside the Greek government, to come up with solutions.

6.7.2015

Grexit and the Eurozone Destroyed confidence

Kommentar von Ulrike Herrmann

The monetary system is based on confidence, and that confidence has been shattered. The end of the monetary union is dawning – even if Greece remains in the euro.

4.7.2015

Angela Merkel and the Greek crisis Is the Chancellor invulnerable?

Angela Merkel is prepared to push through a third aid package for Athens. The opposition accuses her of wanting to help the Greek banks, not its citizens.

Von Anja Maier

2.7.2015

Crisis in Greece Europe’s helpless leftists

Kommentar von Ambros Waibel

Syriza’s politics was a proposal for the system to show good will. This was both naïve and impassioned.