Eurozone crisis: Not so Super Mario? (Part 2)

Not so super Mario: the head of the European central bank fails to reassure investors worried about the eurozone crisis. Stocks fall and borrowing costs for Spain and Italy rise. This was clearly not the big bazooka markets were waiting for. Laura Baines and her panel discuss what it will take to restore confidence.

DEBATE

Thierry PHILIPPONAT, Secretary-General, Finance Watch;
Dany LANG, Economist and Member of "Appalled economists";
Yanis VAROUFAKIS, Professor of Economics Athens University;
Raphael DOUADY, Co-Founder and Research Director Riskdata, research director CNRS and member of Club Praxis Think tank;
Matthew WARREN, France 24 Business Editor.

Watch the first part
Programme prepared and produced by Wassim Nasr, Sara Bertilsson

Presenter

François Picard

21/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

Property : Beware the bubble (part 2)

The global economic slowdown has been accompanied by some pretty horrific real estate stories. From Dublin to Madrid to Dubai house prices have crashed, leaving investors spooked. So is investing in property still viable? If so, where are the next property hot spots? Laura Baines and guests discuss.

21/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

Property : Beware the bubble (part 1)

17/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

The End of Privacy? (part 2)

Time Magazine’s Person of the Year’s changed our lives for good argues François Picard’s panel in the France 24 Debate. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange grabbing headlines with their “tell no secrets” way of communicating. Is it the end of privacy… for all of us?

17/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

The End of Privacy?

16/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

Europe: austerity anger management

Is there a disconnect between Europe's leaders who convene Thursday for a summit...and their citizens who are protesting in the streets? Are we headed for a winter of discontent? How tight should belt-tightening go?