British business leaders: The economic case to stay in the EU is overwhelming

British business community responded to increasing anti-EU political rhetoric. Does British business community has a potential to significantly influence the debate on the future of UK in the EU and how?

Bangladesh: What can ensure better working conditions?

More than a dozen brands plan to sign a five-year contract that requires they help pay for fire safety and building improvements.

Irregular quote of the day

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble in ”U.S. Advice to Europe Gets Polite Refusal.”

A blow on Portuguese government’s austerity plans?

Portuguese Constitutional Court rejects some budget articles. What kind of impact, if any, the decision may have on the government and on the politics in Portugal, respectively on the austerity measures introduced by government? Read few comments.

How angry will Cyprus be over the Eurozone bailout?

Would you say that the Cypriot politicians will face some real backlash from people or not, and why?

How would you characterize Christine Lagarde’s thinking?

Christine Lagarde is among the 2012 Global Thinkers of Foreign Policy magazine. Which are her strongest assets; which are her weaknesses? Read few comments by Anna Visvizi, Associate professor, DEREE – The American College of Greece.

Economic crisis: Will the single market do the trick?

A bit, at least? The EU has launched Single Market Week.

Will Slovenia ask for some financial assistance this autumn?

By Zeljko Sevic, Professor of Accounting, Finance and Public Policy, Glasgow Caledonian University

U.S. growth is tepid, but it’s the envy of Europe

By Daniel Gros, director of the Center for European Policy Studies in Brussels.

Global poll: One in four thinks that the free enterprise system needs to be replaced

GlobeScan Chairman Doug Miller commented: The broad and deepening sense of economic unfairness seen in this poll will continue to shape the political agenda in many countries and fuel further protests.