Blog posts tagged "European Union"

April 21, 2012 7:51 pm 18 Comments

"I am not in, as the chancellor of the exchequer, a daily opinion poll contest and a daily popularity contest. I will tell you what I am engaged in. A daily contest with the rest of the world to make Britain competitive to bring jobs to Britain."

February 21, 2012 11:09 am 9 Comments

Channel 4 News Economic Editor Faisal Islam ruminates on the latest Greek bailout deal secured at a meeting of Eurozone ministers

February 15, 2012 9:29 pm 16 Comments

As the Greek president hits back at criticisms of his country from the EU, it looks like the Greek deal could be unravelling.

February 13, 2012 9:12 pm 9 Comments

Greece has voted in favour of the EU/IMF austerity package. But why is Germany pushing stability throughout Europe - and what is it hoping to achieve?

December 10, 2011 3:27 pm 56 Comments

What did the UK "win" in Brussels that justified deploying the tactical weapon of the veto?

October 25, 2011 7:00 pm 4 Comments

Is the eurozone on the brink? Channel 4 News Economics Editor Faisal Islam is in Brussels.

May 17, 2011 8:46 am 1 Comment

For the first time, a public suggestion that Finance Ministers will discuss with Greece's creditors about lengthening out the repayment of the country's debts. This would change the "structure" of Greece's national debt, but would fall short of "restructuring". Euro ministers appear to be settling on the concept du jour: "reprofiling".

November 15, 2010 4:16 pm 13 Comments

Our Economics Editor looks at Ireland's growing economic ills - and what they may mean for Britain.

May 10, 2010 10:55 am 6 Comments

On top of the decision to make around half a trillion euros available in loans and loan guarantees for Europe's Mediterranean fiscal defences, probably the biggest factor was the Frankfurt based European Central Bank's decision to buy eurozone government debt, writes Faisal Islam.

February 11, 2010 9:42 pm 5 Comments

This political dance around Greece's financial mess is oddly reminiscent of the days preceding the Lehman Brothers' debacle, writes Faisal Islam.