- FRANCE 24

17/05/2012 - THE DEBATE

Make-Up Or Break-Up: Europe at the crossroads (part 2)

As leaders from the world's biggest economies get ready for this weekend's G8 summit in the US, some emerging market countries might be asking themselves if they want to take economics lessons from Europe. Zero (or below zero) growth, crippling debt, and a common currency constantly under threat....Europe's economy is the crisis that never went away. Laura Baines' panel discusses what, if anything, can be done to fix it.

17/05/2012 - THE DEBATE

Make-Up Or Break-Up: Europe at the crossroads

15/05/2012 - FRANCE - GERMANY

France, eurozone stagnate in first quarter

Official figures show the eurozone was flat in the first quarter of the year, though it did manage to avoid dipping into a recession. France also stagnated, whereas Germany posted a surprising 0.5 % growth.

15/05/2012 - EU

Wilkommen in Deutschland, Monsieur le Président!

After his inauguration on Tuesday, Francois Hollande will head to Germany for his first official visit. The new French President is meeting Angela Merkel for the first time and they have much to discuss, especially on the issues of budgetary discipline growth and growth in Europe. Hollande and Merkel have distinctly different ideas on how to end the crisis. So is the new Franco-German couple doomed to fail?

14/05/2012 - THE DEBATE

No Grexit (part 2)

As Greece’s political impasse pushes Athens closer to the brink of a euro exit, François Picard’s makes the distinction between tough talk on the part of Europe’s leaders and the shared fear of a domino effect.

10/05/2012 - FRENCH ECONOMY

French growth to stagnate for second consecutive quarter

The French economy will post zero growth in the second quarter of 2012, its second consecutive quarter of stagnation, the Bank of France predicted on Thursday. The French economy grew by 1.7% in 2011, with growth slowing to 0.2% in the last quarter.

10/05/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Greece - the first thorn in Hollande's side

Has Greece already ruined François Hollande's chances of building a European policy based around growth? And is the right-wing UMP party going to fall apart in the upcoming parliamentary elections?

10/05/2012 - ECONOMY

Exporting the German model?

The debate about growth in Europe is in full swing - with more and more talk of growth, rather than austerity. In Germany, many say growth can only be found through structural reform - such as labour market reforms passed by Gerhard Schröder's government a decade ago. These so-called Hartz reforms are widely credited with gradually reducing unemployment - but many say they have caused problems as well, with low paid part-time jobs becoming the norm.

05/05/2012 - TALKING EUROPE

Philippe Maystadt, Honorary President, European Investment Bank

Christophe Robeet talks to Philippe Maystadt, Honorary President of the European Investment Bank, who has just published "Europe: The lost continent?" He explains that for him, Europe will not be a lost continent if in the future there is a strategy to increase the growth potential of the European economy.

05/05/2012 - TALKING EUROPE (Part 1)

Return to recession: More growth, please!

As more and more EU countries are plunging back into recession, European leaders are calling for a growth pact. But will it be a European Marshall plan? Or liberal market reforms?