Thinking about challenging the crisis and starting a business next year? One of the classic first steps is the SWOT analysis: it will only take you about 20 minutes to list your company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The more you’ll think out of the box, the more interesting results you’ll get…
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Europe, from war to peace: a deserved Nobel Prize?
The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the European Union. “The Union and its forerunners have for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe.”
The time has come for rating agencies
The text provides for “civil liability in the event of intent or grave negligence.” In a bid to prevent conflicts of interest, it also forbids investors from owning more than 5% of the capital of two different agencies.
We give you Europe’s economic engine: small businesses
Senior policy analyst Angela Steen introduces euronews Business Awards, in collaboration with Google.
Some choices to sort the Greek out
How will the Greek debt be reduced to bearable levels? There are only two simple solutions. Either Interest payments for the outstanding public debt should be paused for a period of 5 years, or the ECB directly funds any financial needs Greece has.
Strasbourg is one home too many
The number of European members of the Parliament is increasing against the expensive and wasteful practice of having two seats for the EU chamber. Official estimates show that approximately €1.2 billion will be squandered during 2014-2020.
US Thanksgiving in figures: turkey, crazy sales and fiscal cliff
A country divided about economic uncertainties and foreign affairs issues is indulging in oversized family dinners this Thursday. Thanksgiving Day revives the Pilgrims’ legacy of the XVII century, the feast that became national holiday on 1863 thanks to President Lincoln. And it is also considered the Super Bowl of the big boys of retail.
Monsieur Hollande’s Crisis
LONDON | George Irvin, University of London | Just look at Club-Med before dismissing this option: the only way for France (and the EU) to grow is by increasing spending, particularly public spending which is the largest component of French aggregate demand.
How to turbo-charge the European tech scene and compete with Silicon Valley
CEO of Wayra Global, Telefónica Digital’s accelerator programme, Gonzalo Martín-Villa, knows what Europe needs to arise its own Silicon Valley.
Obama’s undeserved European love
Democrats just took again the White House for the next four years, but President Barack Obama-starstruck Europe must face the facts: it is no longer considered a strategic priority or asset by the United States.




