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In 2008 no country, not even Britain, showed more than half its voters hostile to Europe. Now distrust runs 53% (from 28%) in Italy, 56% (41%) in France, 59% (36%) in Germany, 69% (49%) in the UK and 72% (23%) in Spain; but also in a Europhile country such as Poland, the biggest beneficiary from the transfers of tens of billions of Euro’s from ‘Brussels’, the no-trust rose in five years from 18% to 42%. The six countries jointly make up around 350 million of the EU’s 500 million population.

THE WEEK THAT WAS... (May 13, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, May 13, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "What we desperately need is an EU-reality check!"

‘Brussels’ knows that the EU-China relationship has deteriorated in the last two years. And it is possible that if De Gucht does go ahead with his action against the two Chinese telecom companies, China may likely retaliate.

THE WEEK THAT WAS... (May 6, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, May 6, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "Karel doesn’t give up: EU trade war with China?".

It was interesting to read in a ‘secret’ paper, what the coterie of President Hollande thinks of the Bundeskanzler: ‘selfish intransigence’! Such a paper is, without doubt, very helpful in solving the problems.

THE WEEK THAT WAS... (Apr. 29, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, April 29, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "A maelstrom called EU".

"If the Commission thinks that this is a stable situation we have part of the explanation for that rising error rate: complacency is breeding contempt for the public purse”, Philip Bradbourn, Conservative spokesman on budgetary control.

THE WEEK THAT WAS... (Apr. 22, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, April 22, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "Conservative victory: a European Commissioner for budget control!"

It seems that French voters are not stupid. Hollande’s ideas for transparency prompting unease among politicians because of lingering the French taboo over wealth. (France requires with Slovenia the least transparency in the EU from elected officials)

THE WEEK THAT WAS... (Apr. 15, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, April 15, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "Eleven months Hollande: nostalgia for Sarkozy?"

After the Cyprus debacle a Portuguese one seems to be the next. It is horrible, or if you prefer, terrifying to see that European leaders have no common idea and/or approach to the crisis. Cyprus: one bad idea after another. In the meantime the current restrictions in Cyprus are damaging the domestic economy.

THE WEEK THAT WAS... (Apr. 8, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, April 8, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "In the Eurozone: no need to listen to justice!"

A union of double standards, that’s what the European Union is. And, unfortunately, not only in the field of Public Health…

THE WEEK THAT WAS... (Apr. 1, 2013)

By: EBR | Friday, March 29, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "EP out of touch with Public Health in EU"

It seems, that since Christine Lagarde replaced Dominique Strauss Kahn as head of the International

THE WEEK THAT WAS... (Mar. 25, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, March 25, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "Does the dysfunctional Troika miss DSK?"

It seems, that since Christine Lagarde replaced Dominique Strauss Kahn as head of the International

THE WEEK THAT WAS... (Mar. 25, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, March 25, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "Does the dysfunctional Troika miss DSK?"

Cash payments were possible until the machines were emptied. Banks are closed in the weekend and today as well, a Bank holiday. The Government has also put an emergency measure in place to prevent angry citizens from withdrawing their savings, which is set to continue until the issue is solved.

THE WEEK THAT WAS... (Mar. 18, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, March 18, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "Cyprus forced by EU to accept bailout"

For the European Commission the problem doesn’t exist at all. Jonathan Todd, the commission’s spokesman for employment, told journalists during the daily pressbriefing on Thursday that ‘existing EU laws are in place to prevent the mentioned practice’. And ‘the European Commission will ensure that all aspects of EU law concerning the free movement of workers will be respected’ he said.

THE WEEK THAT WAS... (Mar. 11, 2013)

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 12, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "No to EU benefit tourism?"

Reuters reported that the day after the Italian elections European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said "should we determine our policy, our economic policy, by short-term electoral considerations or by what has to be done to put Europe back on the path to sustainable growth?

THE WEEK THAT WAS... (Mar. 4, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, March 4, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "The clock is ticking! We need to act now!"

It is clear, that national Ministers of Finance have their seat in their national capital, but there is only one who decides: a European Commissioner in the Berlaymont in Brussels.

THE WEEK THAT WAS... (Feb. 25, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, February 25, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "The end of Democracy in the EU is not far away"

Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the EP Liberals, had a complete different opinion about the budget deal: ‘Sorry M. Van Rompuy but this is a budget of the past, not the future, a budget for less Europe, not more Europe!’. And that is exactly the problem: the europhile Verhofstadt always wants more money for more Europe.

THE WEEK THAT WAS... (Feb. 19, 2013)

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 19, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "Who is paying the bill?"

for the first time the European Parliament can veto the deal made by the 27 EU leaders. The Socialist Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, said he was not happy with the result. Most of the leaders of the EP political groups are on his side

THE WEEK THAT WAS... (Feb. 11, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, February 11, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "The knives are sharpened…"

This week, two days before the Summit of European leaders in Brussels, EU civil servants are going to strike in a protest against plans to cut €15bn from the EU’s administrative budget. It seems that these Eurocrats don’t know about what has been happening the last years in the memberstates: less civil servants, lower wages, and not only in Greece and Spain.

THE WEEK THAT WAS … (Feb. 4, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, February 4, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "About Eurocrats on strike and an incompetent EU staff selection office"

"Ms Reding′s neck is 100 per cent brass. To credit the quota proposals for these increases, when they have been in place less than two months and have no force whatsoever, is preposterous. Her claim is breathtaking. This continued improvement in the number of women in the boardroom is nothing to do with the Commission or the EU and everything to do with companies doing the right thing voluntarily.”

THE WEEK THAT WAS ... (Jan. 28, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, January 28, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "Reding’s 'preposterous' quota claims"

‘Too many companies and investors have lost money for having blindly and solely relied on the mistakenly considered infallible Credit Rating Agencies. But evidence has shown that they can be extremely wrong’, said MEP Wolf Klinz, who did already in June 2011 proposals for regulation of rating agencies.

THE WEEK THAT WAS… (Jan. 21, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, January 21, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "New credit rating rules not perfect …"

In ‘Brussels’ referendums are anyhow seen as a real phantom. The Danish ‘No’ in1992, the French and Dutch ‘No’ in 2005 and Ireland’s ‘No’ in 2008 on European treaties are well remembered. When, in 2011, the then Greek Prime Minister Papandreou dared to propose a referendum about the austerity plans for his country, he terrified the other EU leaders. He signed his own political death sentence…

THE WEEK THAT WAS... (Jan. 14, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, January 14, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column, January 14. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "Don't mention 'referendum'..."

The Eurozone went into recession in late 2012 and there is no expectation for a quick recovering in 2013. Remarkable then that European leaders didn’t pay much attention to Europe in their New Year messages.

THE WEEK THAT WAS… (Jan. 7, 2013)

By: EBR | Monday, January 7, 2013

EBR Chief-editor’s Monday Morning Column, January 7. This week N. Peter Kramer writes about "European leaders didn’t pay much attention to Europe in their New Years messages…"

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