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In Europe, economic meltdown tears at unity

USA Today, October 12, 2011 By Jabeen Bhatti and Nikolia Apostolou. Sumi Somaskanda and Nurhan Kocaoglu in Berlin; Jason Walsh in Dublin; Meritxell Mir in Barcelona. ATHENS – There’s a ditty being passed around in Greece these days that captures the mood of “lazy” Southern Europeans toward their “saviors” to the north.

EU integration is the last thing we need

Spiked, September 19, 2011 No matter how crisis-ridden and corrupt the EU becomes, the elites’ solution is always: ‘More EU!’

Is mortgage apocalypse on the horizon?

Blog, March 11, 2011 By Jason Walsh New figures from the Financial Regulator make for depressing reading: Irish banks, now owned by the public, are owed €8.6 billion in mortgage arrears. Will repossessions have to be stepped-up?

Why are rents rising despite an oversupply of property?

Blog, February 8, 2011 By Jason Walsh A recent survey showed rents in Dublin have started to rise again, despite a downward trend nationwide and the sense that the boom left us with too many houses. What’s going on?

Is the Iceland route the wrong one for Ireland?

Blog, January 15, 2011 By Jason Walsh It is a truth universally acknowledged that Iceland did the right thing by burning its bank bondholders and devaluing its currency – but is this really the case?

Economist says bailout numbers don’t add up

Blog, November 22, 2010 By Jason Walsh A top economist has said Ireland’s bailout needs will reach €150 billion.