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Economic ignorance: Angela Merkel and the German media on poverty reduction

By Heiner Flassbeck

5. October 2015 I Economic Policy, Europe, General Politics, Globalisation and Development

This article was published September 28 in German.
Germany has discovered a fabulous new theme: let’s fight global poverty. Last week, at the UN Summit in New York (see here), Angela Merkel pledged to work to abolish absolute poverty. It seems that the never-ending influx of refugees has the positive effect of reminding the German media that there is a world out there about which we know very little and don’t want to know too much. …

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The lies of the ruling circles and the inner logic of the crisis

By Heiner Flassbeck

11. July 2015 I Economic Policy, Europe, General Politics

When Angela Merkel declared last Monday that ‘Europe survives because of its ability to compromise’ – a statement that, given the current situation, sounds like a Monty Python joke – the so-called Vice-chancellor (SPD) spontaneously backed her (see here). The German Minister of Foreign Affairs (also SPD), …

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Hinweis auf einen offenen Brief an Angela Merkel (including an English version)

By Heiner Flassbeck

7. July 2015 I Economic Policy, Europe

Im Tagesspiegel ist gerade ein offener Brief erschienen, den ich zusammen mit einigen internationalen Kollegen an die Bundeskanzlerin gerichtet habe. Hier der link.
Und hier die englische Version:

Dear Chancellor Merkel,

The never-ending austerity that Europe is force-feeding the Greek people is simply not working. …

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The Sleepwalkers

By Heiner Flassbeck

3. July 2015 I Economic Policy, Europe

On the 25th of January 2015, a little more than five months ago, the Greek electorate used its right in a free election to make a choice about the destiny of their country. The result of the election conveyed that a majority of the Greeks voted against austerity and SYRIZA came to power. …

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