Regling sees lengthening maturities and interest deferrals for Greece
The head of Europe’s permanent rescue fund ESM, Klaus Regling, rules out a nominal haircut for Greek debt. cep economist Matthias Kullas thinks this is a mistake
...read moreSingle Resolution Fund "needs to be duly funded," ECB's Costa says
The ECB Governing Council member calls on the EU to rapidly beef up the fund
...read moreDraghis says refugee crisis is an opportunity for EU member states
The ECB President stressed, though, that it was important that EU leaders worked together to turn the challenge of coping with refugees
...read morePolish Prime Minister says new laws are in line with EU standards
Still, Beata Szydlo vows to cooperate in the EU Commission’s increased scrutiny of Poland’s rule of law
...read moreCameron ponders boosting British parliament's sovereignty in EU
"We already asserted the sovereignty of parliament back in 2010," Cameron tells BBC. "If it is necessary to do that again ... we will."
...read moreGermany's Spahn: We want to support Britain wherever we can
Deputy Finance Minister Jens Spahn tells Bloomberg Television that British Prime Minister David Cameron is raising “some right questions” in seeking to limit welfare-state benefits for immigrants from other EU member states
...read moreJuncker confident on deal with Britain next month
The cep, however, believes that Britain's Prime Minister Cameron will not be able to push through major reform changes in his negotiations with the leaders of the other EU member states
...read moreEU Commission launches probe into new Polish laws
“Recent events in Poland have given rise to concerns regarding the respect of the rule of law,” the Commission said
...read moreOrban says Hungary would veto any EU sanctions against Poland
Hungary will never support any sort of sanctions against Poland, Hungarian Prime Minister says in radio interview
...read moreJuncker sees little prospect of invoking article 7 regarding Poland
cep legal expert Urs Pötzsch tells Spiegel Online he expects that the EU will grant Poland a generous time frame to get its laws in line with EU principles
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