One thing I know for certain is that this year the EU elite will go on forcing the peoples of southern Europe to suffer in the name of the euro. No matter how much the Greeks, Italians, Portuguese, Spanish and French suffer, the elite in Brussels, Frankfurt and Berlin will go on telling them that … Continue reading
Economic crisis and mass unemployment in Southern Europe have triggered an exodus of highly qualified jobseekers, many of whom are making their way north to Germany. There, a relatively strong economy and growing shortage of skilled workers makes companies eager to ensure that the newcomers feel welcome. Ziehl-Abegg, a mid-sized specialist in ventilation technology based … Continue reading
After a quiet-ish few months, Euro panic came back in a big way on Tuesday. Spanish stocks hit a three-year low. Spain’s bond yields crept back up above 6 percent. It wasn’t any better in Italy, whose stocks fell 5 percent. That’s a lot of bad news on a day with seemingly no new news. … Continue reading