O momento da Zona Euro (III) ou Tragédias gregas (mas não só)

• Europe Watches as Portugal’s Economy Struggles - NYTimes.com

• FT.com Germany Rescues Greece but Demands its Pound of Flesh | Brussels Blog | FT.com

• Greek drama : Core Economics(Australia) Via The Irish Economy

• Better Greece than Iceland | Dan Roberts | Comment is free | The Guardian: "Europe's politicians will have to complete the project they began 18 years ago in Maastricht. ­Monetary union (a single currency and interest rate policy) will now need to be followed by much greater fiscal union. No longer will German taxpayers ­tolerate fiscal free-riders, but no longer will Berlin and Paris be able to ignore the plight of the periphery."

 

 

• How bad is Greece's debt? | FP Passport  (gráficos acima - clicar para aceder a uma versão maior).

• The Big Picture » Blog Archive » Insolvent European vs American States: (gráfico acima).

• At Long Last, A Crisis-Driven “Big Leap” To European Integration? | Brussels Blog | FT.com: "Whatever form the assistance takes, one thing is certain. Greece’s budgetary and economic policies will be subjected to more rigorous surveillance by its fellow eurozone member-states and by the European Commission than any EU country has ever had to endure. We mustn’t jump the gun until we see the details of the rescue operation. But it is not surprising that some see this as one more “big leap” in European integration of the kind that has so often in the past followed a momentous crisis in Europe - just as the exchange rate turmoil of the early 1990s galvanised the original push for monetary union."

• A Europa e um governo económico comum | Francisco Ferreira da Silva |  Económico:  [...] Até agora, os países têm sido soberanos na definição das respectivas políticas económicas. A ideia de um governo económico comum surge como consequência da ineficácia dos Programas de Estabilidade e Crescimento, mas também como a possibilidade de garantir medidas efectivas no futuro. A concretizar-se essa ideia que, para já, parece remota, será mais uma perda de soberania dos Estados-membros, sobretudo dos mais pequenos,[...]"

• The Eternal Conjuring Trick of Greece’s Public Finances | Brussels Blog | FT.com As anomalias que caracterizam o problema grego.

• The Eurozone debt crisis: Facts and myths | vox - Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists: "The latest turn in the global financial crisis has ensnared the debt of some European nations. The fact that these nations are members of a monetary union has generated much confused comment. Here one the world’s leading experts on Eurozone monetary and financial matters sets the record straight, debunking 10 myths and setting forth 10 frequently overlooked facts."