Eurozone debt crisis: heading towards a German Europe?

"Europe is facing its toughest hour since the Second World War". Few would disagree with Angela Merkel. But not everyone is easy about the German government's leading role in trying to solve the debt crisis. Merkel wants the EU to have a greater say in how European economies are run, but is that direction now coming from Brussels or Berlin?

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Anne-Marie LE GLOANNEC, Researcher, Sciences Po / CERI;
Yves BERTONCINI, General Secretary, Notre Europe;
Dr. Norbert WAGNER, Director of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Paris;
Richard YUNG, Socialist Senator, member of the France-Germany Group;
Nigel FARAGE, MEP, Co-Chair, Europe of Greedom and Democracy Group.
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François Picard

09/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

Corruption in Africa

It's the third and final instalment in our series on corruption around the world. Having looked at the Middle East and Europe, we turn our attention to Africa, which has been in the spotlight at a World Bank meeting of corruption-busters.

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08/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

Banking system: reform, what reform? (part 2)

Former Manchester United star Eric Cantona urged followers to help him bring down a "criminal and corrupt" banking system by withdrawing their savings. Thousands signed up to the "cashpoint revolution", but after numerous warnings by French politicians and bankers, only a handful of people actually did it. Capitalism remains intact, but the incident has highlighted the level of public anger against bankers. Is that anger justified? And have banking reforms actually made any difference?

08/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

Banking system: reform, what reform?

07/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

Wikileaks, one week on - decoding the cables (part 2)

This Monday the torrent of Wikileaks revelations show no sign of slowing! The publication of tens of thousands of secret communications between the US state department and its embassies around the world has given an unprecedented insight in to how America does business with its allies. The man behind the leaks, Julian Assange, has been hailed as a hero by his supporters and denounced as a terrorist by his critics.