Angel Gurria, Secretary General, OECD

Christophe Robeet speaks to Angel Gurria, Secretary General of the OECD. He reacts to ECB chief Mario Draghi’s bond-buying plan and says there is good news ahead for Spain and Italy. He also discusses the issue of high unemployment in Europe.

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16/03/2013 - TALKING EUROPE

Lucinda Creighton, Irish European Affairs Minister

Ireland currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU. Christophe Robeet meets the country's EU Minister, Lucinda Creighton, who has vowed to put growth and jobs at the heart of her programme.

16/03/2013 - TALKING EUROPE

Italy's political stalemate: no government in sight in Rome

Italy may have a new parliament, but there's still no government in sight in Rome. Beppe Grillo's political tsunami has shaken Italian politics to the core. These are dangerous times for the country: its economy shrank by 2.8 percent last year and borrowing costs have begun rising again amid the political uncertainty. Where is the country heading?

09/03/2013 - TALKING EUROPE

Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of the Republic of Iceland

In 2008, Iceland's three banks collapsed, leaving mountains of debt and a nation in shock. Five years later, the country is growing again and unemployment has fallen below 6 percent (less than half the eurozone average). Olafur Ragnar Grimsson explains how this small nordic island has managed to rise from the ashes so quicky.

09/03/2013 - TALKING EUROPE

Credit Rating Agencies: The new masters of Europe?

Three weeks ago, the UK lost its cherished triple A credit rating for the first time since the 1970s. Moody's now expects that economic growth will be sluggish in the second half of the decade. In our programme, we look at the role of credit rating agencies. Have they become the new masters of Europe? Are their assessments credible?

02/03/2013 - TALKING EUROPE

General Patrick de Rousiers, Chairman, EU Military Committee

The EU’s most senior military official says he wants signals from political leaders that there is a will to invest in European defence. General Patrick de Rousiers, who chairs the EU Military Committee, dissects budget cuts and ponders how nations can still pool resources effectively. De Rousiers also gives us his take on security threats in Mali and Syria.

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