Government Workers of the World Unite!
While union density in the private sector is declining, government workers are increasingly unionized across the developed world.
While union density in the private sector is declining, government workers are increasingly unionized across the developed world.
France’s far right is prospering in the polls. It may well doom Nicolas Sarkozy’s chances for reelection.
The European Central Bank points out that the effects of excessive stimulus spending have been negligible.
“Right across the north of Europe there stretches an alliance of common interests,” said the British prime minister.
Capitalism, not legislative intervention, ended child labor in England.
The prime minister says Britain cannot afford to put off public sector reform.
Germany resists plans to expand the European Union’s bailout fund.
How can two of Scandinavia’s welfare states rank among the economically freest countries in the world?
The Liberal-Conservative government’s announced labor market reforms are a step in the right direction and will likely boost employment.
In the words of Jean-Claude Trichet, “monetary policy responsibility cannot substitute for government irresponsibility.” Europe has to cut spending.
In coalition with conservatives, Britain’s and Germany’s liberal parties are trailing in the polls.
Six months after federal elections, Dutch and French speaking parties are still far apart.
At a time of considerable upheaval in the eurozone, one small Baltic nation remains anxious to join the currency union.
From France to Hungary to Ireland, European governments plunder private retirement savings.
The Italian prime minister lives to fight another day.