euro|topics - François Vidal

: 1. Les Echos - France | 27/01/2012

EU sidelined without stock exchange merger

According to information released on Thursday the EU Commission wants to ban the merger between Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext. That would be a mistake, ... » more

: 2. Les Echos - France | 25/01/2012

ECB head Draghi saves Eurozone

The head of the ECB, Mario Draghi, took up his post three months ago in the midst of the European debt crisis. With one of ... » more

: 3. Les Echos - France | 24/11/2011

German bond fiasco good for EU

Germany has long been considered a safe haven for investors. However the country was unable to sell about 35 percent of the ten-year bonds it ... » more

: 4. Les Echos - France | 13/10/2011

Barroso's plans a burden on banks

In his speech on the state of the European Union on Wednesday Commission President José Manuel Barroso presented a five-point plan for stability and growth. ... » more

: 5. Les Echos - France | 10/10/2011

Just a bank bailout not enough

The German-French plans for a bank bailout are insufficient, writes the liberal business paper Les Echos: "After 18 months of trial and error, the time ... » more

: 6. Les Echos - France | 05/10/2011

Defuse the Dexia time bomb

Three years ago banking giant Dexia managed to avoid bankruptcy only thanks to state intervention, and ever since it has been struggling to survive. Like ... » more

: 7. Les Echos - France | 16/09/2011

UBS scandal: banks still irresponsible

An investment banker at the Swiss bank UBS was arrested in London on Thursday on suspicion of having gambled away around 1.5 billion euros. The ... » more

: 8. Les Echos - France | 13/09/2011

French banks rock solid

Fears over the consequences of the big French banks' strong involvement in Greece caused their share prices to drop on Monday. Since August the banks ... » more

: 9. Les Echos - France | 12/09/2011

Resignation highlights problems

The resignation of stability advocate Jürgen Stark is symptomatic of Germany's problems with the ECB, the business paper Les Echos writes: "It is hardly surprising ... » more

: 10. Les Echos - France | 18/07/2011

Tests ignore sovereign bankruptcy

The criteria used in the stress tests for banks, though tougher that last year's, still ignore the real problems, the business newspaper Les Echos criticises: ... » more

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