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Eurozone debt crisis: what do we do now?

After a quiet summer, it seems that the debt crisis is back to haunt eurozone leaders. They have embarked on a new round of shuttle diplomacy in a bid to save the euro. But is there a credible plan on the table to save the single currency?

Christophe Robeet speaks to:

  • Sharon Bowles, British MEP, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats
  • Leonardo Domenici, Italian MEP, Socialists and Democrats.

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Programme produced by Salima Belhadj.

Credit Rating Agencies: The new masters of Europe?
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?
General Patrick de Rousiers, Chairman, EU Military Committee
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.
Arctic scramble: climate change prompts ressource race
02/03/2013 - TALKING EUROPE

Arctic scramble: climate change prompts ressource race

As the Arctic ice melts, the battle for natural resources is heating up. Up to a quarter of the world’s oil and gas deposits are thought to lie beneath the chilly seas, and big global players such as China are trying to get in on the act. In our debate, the Norwegian ambassador to Belgium defends the drilling interests of a traditional Arctic power, while a Swedish Green MEP questions Oslo’s stance on the environment.
Victor Ponta, Romanian Prime Minister
23/02/2013 - TALKING EUROPE

Victor Ponta, Romanian Prime Minister

Romania seems to be everyone's favourite whipping boy. It was initially blamed in the horsemeat scandal. The UK has launched a PR campaign to keep Romanian workers away. And the European Commission says the country’s anti-corruption methods are not up to EU standards, even though Romania has been in the EU for six years. We ask Prime Minister Victor Ponta what it’s like to constantly battle an image problem.
European food scandals: mad cow, bogus beef, mutant fish?
23/02/2013 - TALKING EUROPE

European food scandals: mad cow, bogus beef, mutant fish?

Mad cow, fake alcohol, bogus beef and... mutant fish? Has the European food industry gone mad? As if the horsemeat scandal isn’t enough to knock consumers’ confidence, the European Commission is now set to allow animal proteins to be fed to fish.

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