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ECON Committee: MEPs incensed over Troika crisis management
MEPs laid into top ECB and Commission staff over the working methods of the ECB/Commission/IMF "Troika", demanding details of how Troika decisions were taken and what lessons had been learnt.
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ECON Committee/Bowles: "Troika's overall response to the crisis has lacked transparency and at times credibility"
The EP talked to ECON chair Bowles about how successful the policies of the so-called Troika had been in fighting the crisis in the eurozone's most affected countries.
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NewEurope: Podimata urges Troika, Greece to come together
EP VP Anni Podimata told New Europe that "both sides should demonstrate good faith and constructive attitude and look for the convergence points and not collision points".
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WSJ: Greek officials, budget inspectors discuss aid conditions
International budget inspectors have begun meetings with Greek officials, in a second round of talks aimed at bridging a contentious divide over what more Athens needs to do to secure its next tranche of aid.
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Policy Network/Lialiouti: The '58 Movement' to save the Greek centre-left
Greece's centre-left parties are contemplating regrouping to form a new "third pole" that might challenge the existing polarisation between the Right and the radical Left.
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European Commission meets the Portuguese Government
The College of Commissioners received a delegation of the Portuguese government, led by Prime Minister Passos Coelho, to discuss i.a. the Portuguese adjustment programme and the deepening of the EMU.
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Policy Network/Rodríguez Teruel: Spain - the decline of two-party politics
While the Spanish economy is showing modest signals of recovery, political life is lost within an unprecedented downturn. The two mainstream political parties account for only 60 per cent of the vote in the polls, as economic and political dissatisfaction continues to grow.
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Saccomanni defends Italy's banking system; urges caution with excessive reliance on resolution and bail-in
In an interview with the FT, Italy's finance minister ruled out the risk that any Italian banks would be resolved or that creditors would be imposed losses via a so-called "bail-in".
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Italian politics - "Bickering and back-stabbing"
Dismal economic figures make reform urgent, but political leaders are mired in strife. PM Letta says constitutional reform in Italy is essential to change an electoral system that will only serve to increase populism if it continues.
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German coalition negotiations - slow progress
Two weeks into the coalition negotiations there has been some progress, albeit slow. But big questions on taxation, European policy and the financing of many projects remain open.
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LSE/Beck: Angela Merkel will do whatever it takes to save the euro
Gunnar Beck outlines eight reasons why Angela Merkel will relax her stance on austerity and debt mutualisation, regardless of whether German citizens support these policies or not.
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German parties agree outlines of Europe policy
Talks on a 'grand coalition' in Germany have yielded a tentative agreement on a range of policies to do with the EU. The putative coalition agreement backs a financial transaction tax and a common resolution fund for ailing banks.
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Philip Stephens: Hollande holds key to Merkel's euro plan
Germany believes the long-term future of the single currency rests with France, comments Stephens in his FT article.
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French centre parties unite as alternative to far-right
In France, the two parties of the centre, MoDem and UDI, are merging. The idea is to present an alternative to the Front National, especially in the European elections. (Includes comment by ALDE/Verhofstadt.)
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Reuters: France can bank on EU budget leniency before polls
Economic fragility and fear of a far-right political backlash are preventing a clash between France and the European Commission, when the latter makes first use of its augmented budget supervision powers next month.
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In with reform or out with no influence - UK's CBI chief makes case for EU membership
The Confederation of British Industry has published the business vision for a reformed EU, after an in-depth study of the UK's global future. The CBI argues that the UK must maximise openness to global trade - and the best way of achieving this is as part of a reformed EU.
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Bloomberg: Croatia may turn to IMF as debt grows 'risky', Linic says
The EU's newest member may seek assistance from the IMF, as next year's borrowing needs become "enormous and very risky", Finance Minister Slavko Linic said.
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